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L'Artisan Vanilla Absolument

post #1 of 18
1/5/13 at 1:34pm
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I'm a big hater of leather, which this fragrance has. Is it prominent? Will I hate this scent?

So far, I've only smelled the opening, in a store. Mouth watering to say at least.. What's the drydown like?
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post #2 of 18
1/5/13 at 1:49pm
I have not tried it. I've heard all sorts of things about this fragrance, like it smells like wet cardboard, pumpkin, egg nog etc. Others say it's mouth-wateringly gorgeous. Created by B. Duchaufour so i'm definitely anxious to try it. I recently considered blind buying it when L'artisan had their 70% off sale, but in the end I decided against it.
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post #3 of 18
1/5/13 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by JiveHippo View Post

I have not tried it. I've heard all sorts of things about this fragrance, like it smells like wet cardboard, pumpkin, egg nog etc. Others say it's mouth-wateringly gorgeous. Created by B. Duchaufour so i'm definitely anxious to try it. I recently considered blind buying it when L'artisan had their 70% off sale, but in the end I decided against it.

70% off sale?!?!? How could I miss that?
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post #4 of 18
1/5/13 at 2:13pm
Not on me no...I don't remember getting any leather at all, but I'll give it a wearing tomorrow and we'll see.

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70% off sale?!?!? How could I miss that?

70% off is definitely worth the price in my opinion.
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post #5 of 18
1/5/13 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by MikeDropIt View Post

70% off sale?!?!? How could I miss that?

Just checked, it's actually still on, and its up to 75% off (Vanille is 50% off). You can get the 50ml for $60, and the 100ml for $83.

http://www.artisanparfumeur.com/shop/sale-usd.html
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post #6 of 18
1/5/13 at 2:23pm
Very nice scent. Worth it IMO.
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post #7 of 18
1/5/13 at 4:57pm
I don't get any leather at all from this. To me it smells like vanilla custard with the barest hint of brandy and maybe a touch of tobacco in the drydown. It's a pretty linear vanilla but it's very nice and quite unisex. Although it's initially very strong I find that it doesn't project very well after about 45 mins; then it becomes a skin scent.
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post #8 of 18
1/5/13 at 5:01pm
Don't enjoy this for some reason
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post #9 of 18
1/5/13 at 5:05pm
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Don't enjoy this for some reason

What reason might that be?
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post #10 of 18
1/5/13 at 5:41pm
No leather to my nose either ... It's a dark, booze-y vanilla laced with tobacco. I like it a lot.
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post #11 of 18
1/5/13 at 5:44pm
I bought this and Coeur de Vetiver from fragrancenet. They have these and some other L'Artisans $64 for 50 ml and $94 for 100 ml. Use the 20% off coupon and you get it even cheaper. I used ebates and got an additional 12% when they had that deal though right now they are only offering 6% cash back.

As for the fragrance itself I really like it and don't get any leather out of it at all.
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post #12 of 18
1/5/13 at 5:49pm
On the UK site you can buy VA for 47 pound, considering the delivery from UK should be cheaper compared with USA.
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post #13 of 18
1/5/13 at 7:25pm
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Originally Posted by AZsmells View Post

I bought this and Coeur de Vetiver from fragrancenet. They have these and some other L'Artisans $64 for 50 ml and $94 for 100 ml. Use the 20% off coupon and you get it even cheaper. I used ebates and got an additional 12% when they had that deal though right now they are only offering 6% cash back.

As for the fragrance itself I really like it and don't get any leather out of it at all.

Does the opening last throughout the scent life? If not, how is the drydown like? Thank you for your comment
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post #14 of 18
1/5/13 at 8:23pm
Have to check that one out.

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Have to check that one out.
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post #15 of 18
1/5/13 at 8:53pm
Honestly I don't get much leather in it. Theres a prominent vanilla boozy note that remains throughout the whole of the fragrance and is quite smooth but it's roughed out by some spice. Theres lots of dry fruits coming in the mid and then tobacco which felt like it was trying to take over the boozy vanilla but didn't quite work out. It's a long lasting fragrance and is nice but I felt it was missing a lot and could have been so much more. The notes seem kinda meshed together and it just didn't live up to expectations, especially with the notes listed. I'd only get this if I saw it go for an amazing offer but quite frankly wouldn't use it much as it's hard to wear and seems fit for certain occasions. Solid frag just didn't live up to my needs so to say.
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post #16 of 18
1/6/13 at 12:33am
I find it reminiscent of Frapin 1697. Vanilla Absolument and 1697 have both boozy openings with dried red fruits. I find them rather hard to wear because of their challenging nature. Btw when Vanilla Absolument dries down, it gets better and becomes a mild vanilla scent.
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post #17 of 18
1/17/13 at 7:15am
Beautiful, utterly wearable work of art. Unfortunately, and much to my dismay, it's being discontinued THIS soon-thus the sales on both bottle sizes. They make these bizarre "business" decisions that are rather annoying-makes them look as if all they want to do is sell, rather than provide interesting works of arts for diverse perfume lovers. This "intelligent", gorgeous perfume is NOT at all "similar" to your old favorite vanilla scents, so you would do well to buy a bottle at these great prices while you can (I purchased a full size bottle myself just days ago, even though I still have my old "Havana Vanille" bottle.)

R.I.P. Havana Vanille

(Though it was never my thing, Coeur de Vetiver Sacre is out as well-an even newer scent. Fleur de Liane too, as unique and beautiful that "green" fragrance is.)
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post #18 of 18
1/17/13 at 9:02am
I'm selling my 1.7 bottle 80% full with box for $70, if you or anyone else is interested. PM me
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