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Which vanilla do you prefer: Guerlain - Spirtueuse Double Vanille or Serge Lutens - Un Bois Vanille?

Poll Results: Which Vanilla Fragrance do you like better?

 
  • 80% (38)
    Spiritueuse Double Vanille - Guerlain
  • 19% (9)
    Un Bois Vanille - Serge Lutens
47 Total Votes  
post #1 of 33
8/13/11 at 9:10pm
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Which of the two vanilla fragrances do you like better?
I Prefer Spiritueuse Double Vanille over Un Bois Vanille.
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post #2 of 33
8/13/11 at 9:17pm
I voted for SDV. I love both these houses. Unfortunately, there's something in Un Bois Vanille that just doesn't appeal to me.
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post #3 of 33
8/13/11 at 9:28pm
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SDV by far! UBV is cloying on my skin.
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post #4 of 33
8/13/11 at 11:21pm
Spiritueuse Double Vanille
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post #5 of 33
8/13/11 at 11:41pm
SDV....Serge Lutens Vanilla requires you to be in precisely the right mood. SDV is more versatile.
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post #6 of 33
8/14/11 at 2:51am
Guerlain Vanille. I find Serge Vanille's too simple and predictable.
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post #7 of 33
8/14/11 at 2:56am
None of them,

Mona di Orio - Vanille - Les nombres D'or, beautiful, spiced, and with a final touch of Rum



Or Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille - Gourmad, rich and sexy

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post #8 of 33
8/14/11 at 8:06am
Well if I could secure a bottle of THAT with 'all Ms. Mona's love', then my SDV answer may change.nudgenudge
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post #9 of 33
8/14/11 at 8:14am
I'm not a personal fan of the Lutens, but Guerlain's is AWFUL, so I picked UBV.
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post #10 of 33
8/14/11 at 8:17am
If I had to choose, then it would be Un Bois Vanille - mainly because I found SDV to be quite a major disappointment.
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post #11 of 33
8/17/11 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by volley2 View Post

I voted for SDV. I love both these houses. Unfortunately, there's something in Un Bois Vanille that just doesn't appeal to me.

I don't enjoy the wood notes in Un Bois Vanille, it really drags down the fragrance IMO.
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post #12 of 33
8/17/11 at 2:56pm
For me, the Guerlain is better.
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post #13 of 33
8/17/11 at 7:34pm
I prefer SDV's booziness.
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post #14 of 33
8/17/11 at 7:48pm
Neither appeal to me, I'm sorry to say.
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post #15 of 33
8/17/11 at 8:00pm
I'd say SDV is smoother and more restraint, while UBV is a sweet vanilla powerhouse. For this reason, I looooove UBV to sniff, but to wear, I prefer SDV.
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post #16 of 33
8/17/11 at 8:13pm
The Lutens is the friendliest of the two, I have a bottle and dig it out occasionally. SDV is a bit heavy and relentless for me, I'm afraid, a problem I also have with the Tom Ford TV once the tobacco opening has dispersed. When it comes to vanilla I prefer Shalimar Ode a la Vanille & Vanille Galante, they both have a lightness to them - this also might be partly because they don't rely on synthetic vanillin.
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post #17 of 33
8/18/11 at 6:20am
of the two SDV. Lartisan's Vanille smells much better than UbV.
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post #18 of 33
8/18/11 at 7:29am
Two heavy hitters, neither are my choice for vanilla fragrances and IMHO would probably work better as candles. I like and own Havana Vanille by L'Artisan as well as Jacques Cavallier's excellent Vanille Noire for Yves Rocher. Their vanilla notes are much more transparent, which prevents them from becoming cloying.
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post #19 of 33
8/18/11 at 10:26am
Montale vanille absolut is better then both! Reminds me of winter and Xmas time.
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post #20 of 33
8/19/11 at 12:00am
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Originally Posted by dredmahawkus View Post

Montale vanille absolut is better then both! Reminds me of winter and Xmas time.

Too bad Montale is not sold in the US, i really want to try their vanilla fragrances.
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post #21 of 33
8/19/11 at 10:36am
Vanille absolut is just a desserty plain vanilla. Boise vanilla is like Tom ford Arabian wood. Like a vanilla woody weird citrus. Very Arabian smelling. Not much vanilla except to smooth out the citrus and wood combo. The chype vanilla is a sweet floral wood fruity.
You are in Cali. Luckyscent has montale.
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post #22 of 33
9/8/11 at 6:21pm
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Originally Posted by dredmahawkus View Post

Vanille absolut is just a desserty plain vanilla. Boise vanilla is like Tom ford Arabian wood. Like a vanilla woody weird citrus. Very Arabian smelling. Not much vanilla except to smooth out the citrus and wood combo. The chype vanilla is a sweet floral wood fruity.
You are in Cali. Luckyscent has montale.


I agree with this completely, chypre vanille compares better to un bois vanille....just as SDV compares favorably to Vanille Absolut....the latter just smells like a cookie.

I still favor Tobacco Vanille, as my choice for Best Vanilla scent.
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post #23 of 33
9/8/11 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by Bonoanimoes View Post

None of them,

Mona di Orio - Vanille - Les nombres D'or, beautiful, spiced, and with a final touch of Rum



Or Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille - Gourmad, rich and sexy



Dude!!! I just blind bought A Taste of Heaven on the strength that your top 10 is 2 bottles off from mind....lol
too funny thanks for the unintended recommendation!!
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post #24 of 33
9/8/11 at 6:30pm
SDV, no contest.
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post #25 of 33
9/8/11 at 6:55pm
SDV but only on my GF
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post #26 of 33
9/8/11 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer View Post

Too bad Montale is not sold in the US, i really want to try their vanilla fragrances.

What? Did this happens since yesterday?
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post #27 of 33
9/8/11 at 7:54pm
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Montale was never sold in retails in the US.
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post #28 of 33
9/8/11 at 7:55pm
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Originally Posted by N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer View Post

Montale was never sold in retails in the US.

Ahh. Retail. I gotcha.
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post #29 of 33
9/8/11 at 7:59pm
I love them both but SDV wins by a small margin. I wonder if I'm biased because I paid so much more for SDV....
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post #30 of 33
9/8/11 at 8:59pm
from an overall enjoyement level - SDV
which I would be more likely to buy (although not that likely to be honest) Serge Lutens

While I do like SDV, I think it's ridiciculously overpriced
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post #31 of 33
9/8/11 at 9:00pm
I like SDV way more than Un Bois Vanille, but both get a thumbs up. I just think SDV is the definitive vanilla scent.
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post #32 of 33
11/4/12 at 12:11am
Must go for Serge Lutens as I get a distinct mint smell in sdv.....weird.....but my nose does not like mint in fragrance that I have on my body......strangely I do not see mint listed in sdv, but cannot argue with my nose as it wins every time..!!
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post #33 of 33
11/4/12 at 2:27am
Of the two mentioned, Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain.
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