Vanisia (1987)
by Creed

Vanisia is a classic composition in the styler of the older Creeds using superb quality ingredients. The fragrance is beautifully executed as well. Supposedly made for (inspired is more like it) an acquaintance of Marie Antoinette and it smells that way. Vanisia is an ambery oriental in the style of Jicky and others. There is a bit of orange in the opening and then a brief floral heart of Bulgarian rose and jasmine. The base is an ambery sandalwood. If there florals were more persistent I would like it better. Somehow scents with strong amber bases burn through the top and heart notes on my skin.

3rd December, 2011.

I'd have to agree with AzulitaSola on this one. It does have a similarity with Tabu, I guess, in that, if you do not like Tabu, you probably won't like this one either. Opening notes are very strong and heavy and oily -- hardly any vanilla going on there. It calms down, and one can smell the vanilla more after about an hour, but still oily and heavy. It's got a "powdery" feel, similar to Tabu. And after sniffing closer, I can swear there is some kind of animalic in it -- maybe civet -- which makes it smell just ever so faintly vaguely poopy.

I had this one pinned as a vanilla oriental. But it's not a vanilla oriental like Pink Sugar. No no, this is an "older" kind of vanilla -- one that Paris Hilton or Katy Perry wouldn't be caught dead selling if they still wanted to be considered "cool" by the hoards. Vanisia is definitely not a vanilla for those who prefer candy-floss vanillas.

Sillage is moderate on me. It's not nuclear, which is nice. But it's no wallflower either.

12nd February, 2011.

Created for a spanish queen this smells expensive ,classic. Woody , amber powdery ,sweet with vanilla and floral all at once.Subtle but lasting. Beautiful . I could wax lyrical about this perfume for some time ...but I won't. It's simply an exquisite 'french' classic.

25th May, 2010.

This does not smell like vanilla, per se, thank goodness. And there's enough of the "barbershop" effect to make this both sultry and sexy for women, and wearable for men. Very nice. A definite thumbs up.

24th May, 2010.

I personally do not care for this fragrance there is not enough sweetness to add depth to it.

20th May, 2010.

Vanisia smells like Ivory soap dressed up with a load of talcum powder and a dash of lavender. The vanilla takes its time emerging, and the generic soap note never really goes away. Utterly disposable.

5th January, 2010.