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solidAntelope2
One of my long-term love affairs and pure bliss in a bottle.
Jean-Claude Ellena is commonly described as creating haikus with scents, conveying tremendous complexity despite the superficial lightness or the ephemereal quality of whatever he is playing with at the time. His creations are beautiful watercolor drawings in my mind, sometimes as big as murals and despite their light brush strokes. I like thinking that if he were a visual artist, he would be a master of light.
Enter bananas and other guilty pleasures of Vanille Galante. Simply everything is so surprising here, so pulled out of regular contexts that I am used to and brought together in a playful world of constucts. Vanille Galante is a lesson in deconstruction and reconstruction.
It opens with a strong cognac note on me. Then I get just a whiff of sweet tobacco, light and natural like blonde tobacco. Nothing dirty or animalic on my skin. I would expect this to turn into one of those thick, honeyed, boozy scents but no. It nicely cools down and becomes an airy, light vanilla. And then I get bananas! On some days, it is quite a ripe banana along the lines of the opening. On some others it is more fresh. I love how playful this is. (And I also love the banana of Patou so I’m not shocked).
From here onward, the watercolor drawing of Ellena begins. Fresh (but not screechy), florals on a thin, non-gourmand vanilla background. Like a light lilac coloured brush stroke on a pastel yellow. So ephemereal but deep with the airy impression of stems and flowers – like lilac or hyacinth- all in watercolour. Airy floral vanillic sweetness without thick, yummy, edible vanilla. I don’t get any spices but there is a very light, suede vibe.
The drydown is this beauty going on. It becomes a light blend of all the impressions encountered on the way without ever becoming just a vanilla.
To me, Vanille Galante is a smiling, approachable, confident and comfortable perfume that doesn’t need the usual suspects of elegance, class, whatever you name it to be impressive. It does what it wants to do with an unexpected blend of notes and still smells delicious without any hint of childishness.
I have gone through bottles of it and it is a keeper.
OK sillage – wears close to skin but people definitely notice it. Lasting power is not long, but I’m OK with it here.
cautiousCheetah7
As the odd male reviewer on MakeupAlley I must say… I love this fragrance! And it is weird because I normally despise vanilla fragrances. They are a throw back to this period in the 90’s where everything was vanilla scented. But when I wear this magnificent fragrance by Hermes, I smell the pure scent of… a birthday cake or a buttery French madeleine. It makes me so happy to wear it and I feel like I have this sugary, happy coating enveloping me against the harshness of city life. I find this fragrance truly unisex. When a man wears it, it throws everyone off because they can’t locate what it is. A true pleasure.
cockySnipe7
Over the last few months I’ve become interested in sampling fragrances from Houses/companies that I’m not very familiar with. Hermes fragrances are well reviewed on MUA and Fragrantica so I’ve become particularly interested in sampling them. The first two fragrances I sampled which introduced me to the brand, Eau des Merveilles and Mediterranee, were so amazing that I immediately jumped on them and purchased full bottles. After success with those, I wanted to try more Hermes, specifically from the Hermessence line, and I called Hermes to ask that samples be mailed to me since I live no where near a Hermes store. They were very kind and immediately mailed two generously-sized samples Amber Narguille and one sample of Vanille Galante, free of charge.
The opening is fresh and light. On my skin I get cucumber, banana and white lillies as top notes. As it dries down I get light vanilla, musk and honey. I don’t know if these are the actual notes that are officially reported by Hermes, but that’s how I describe this scent. VG is such a transparently fresh vanilla, not a sugary sweet vanilla, which is what makes it so unique. Something about this fragrance reminds me of Chanel Beige. which is on my wish list. Now, it looks like I’ll be adding another fragrance onto my wish list, Vanille Galante. It’s such a lovely, light scent. I recommend. I would give it 5 stars, but the high price is what gives me pause. Such a transparent scent does not last long, and maybe I shouldn’t expect it to since it’s a toilette, but I expect more longevity for the price.
ashamedWildfowl6
I am a huge fan of unusual vanillas and a self-confessed Jean-Claude Ellena groupie. But, until the life-changing moment I tried Vanille Galante, “Ellena” and “Vanille” were two words that didn’t belong together in the same sentence. My brain would short circuit and collapse before I could make any sense out of that: vanilla is a creamy note, and JCE, the king of the transparent scents. Its launch was awaited with the sort of morbid anticipation one can experience when looking at a car crash: “this can’t be good, but I have to look into it”. Do I need to say that I fell in love?
Since the Hermessences are not exactly inexpensive fragrances, my first contact with Vanille Galante was through a four small bottles discovery set, in which I ordered two Ambre Narguilé (the only one I sniffed before ordering the set), one Iris Ukiyoe and one Vanille Galante. Needless to say that, while the two Ambre Narguilé remain almost full (I still love it, but don’t reach for it very often) and the Iris Ukiyoe slowly goes down while I ponder if I like it or not, the Vanille Galante was drained in just a few days and I had to bite the bullet and order a big bottle.
I still can’t explain why Vanille Galante reached the obsession status it reached for me. The notes list include: ylang ylang, green notes, spices, lily, salicylates, sandalwood and vanilla. I like all of these, but still, nothing earth-shattering. I can only explain it through JCE’s talent: the man is a genious.
Vanille Galante is, as expected, a transparent vanilla. It is definitely sugary, but nothing like the traditional cupcake smell you can get from most of the current vanilla based perfumes. I don’t know how Monsieur Ellena managed that, but he did it. There is something about pairing the ylang with the vanilla that gives it a fruity undertone (think about bananas). The lilies are more present in the opening, but still noticeable in the drydown. It is borderline watery, but I don’t know if it has calone in it (though I prefer to think it doesn’t).
The projection is almost nonexistent: it will stay close to the skin, no matter how much you apply (and believe me when I say I’ve tried). The longevity is also not one of its best features. I don’t know if it’s really fleeting, if I have a blotter skin, or if it’s just olfactory fatigue. But it seems to disappear after one hour or so. And then it returns, out of the blue, making me try to sniff my wrists and unable to locate where is that wonderful smell coming from. Does this keep me from wearing it? Absolutely not! It is a perfect all year round scent and even if it’s more like a walk around the block instead of a road trip, there is nothing that compares to Vanille Galante.
giddyMacaw1
LILIES! beautiful lilies cascading down on you. Not at all foody TG, and appears to be evanessecent but you keep getting faint whiffs of it for hours later, how do they do that? Fairylike and ethereal, perfect for a wedding. God Bless JCE!
spiritedBuck6
This is a poem in a bottle. No, a haiku. Of all perfume I’ve ever smelled this is the one masterpiece that like all brilliant creations is simple and genius.
And yet the simplicity is deceptive. The subtle non-edible vanilla, the salty sea water and the gentlest of white flowers that reigns in a thoughtful and delicate way is the height of sophistication. There is something Oriental about the overall feel and message of this. Simply brilliant. Ellena, the creator of this loveliness, is an artist.
worriedOil6
This is not something for foody, gourmand vanilla lovers. It is a beautiful, elegant, tender and subtle gardenia scent with just a hint of vanilla. Very demure and feminine, cosy and innocent and somehow exotic. But for the outrageous price and the weak sillage I wouldn’t consider buying it.
dopeyPie7
I tried this perfume in the boutique, spraying it liberally over my hair and jacket. I though it smelled “great,” but I did not buy it. I came back to work and hung my jacket in my father’s office. After I finished a day of work, I went back to get the jacket and was stunned with amazing fragrance. The notes were indistinguishable, maybe with an exception of a whisper of white lilies, but the sheer beauty and feeling of beauty that this perfume created was undeniable. It was almost weird to encounter such gorgeous-ness in an office setting. The notes of sheer aquatic vanilla mingling with scent of white lilies and all of them wrapped in this blanket of warmth and tenderness at the same time created amazing effect. So, I put that jacket back and made another trip to boutique to purchase my beautiful bottle with white leather cap. Sold.
puzzledBuck6
Vanille Galante is exquisite. A sister of Osmanthe Yunnan! Instead of being sunshine in a bottle like Osmanthe Yunnan—- Vanille Galante is that first spring day … warm , rejuventaing and inviting you to come outside! That freshness that you can’t quite put your finger on when you open the window and let the rebirth of the world fragrance inside! The notes are three simple ones, ylang ylang, vanilla and sandalwood, but when they mingle they yield a deliciously, addictive and delightfully pleasing fragrance that could become a signature scent for any woman. This is definititively a woman’s fragrance. For some of the Hermessense line is unisex, but not Vanille Galante. It’s all female and empowering. Ylang Ylang, long associated with the divine feminine, is mystified as an aphrodisiac; I have no doubt about that quality in Vanille Galante. It’s very sexy, but wearable for any situation. Sillage is lovely upon application, that does morph into a skin scent that stays close. I can smell it about 3 hours after application and then nothing. But I adore reapplication as it’s so fresh and vibrant upon spritzing. Jean Claude Ellena has done it again with a gorgeous addition to the Hermessense line.
The bottle and cap are clad in gorgeous white embossed leather…. very pretty and elegant.
betrayedLion3
This is AMAZING. It reminds me exactly of the freshly blossoming honeysuckles my grandma used to have growing in her backyard in North Florida. Also reminds me of when I was little, sitting outside next to a bush of yellow jasmine in my neighbor’s yard, just so I could be outside in the sun and the breeze, smelling the flowers all day.
It is perfect—– this could never be too strong, it smells real, like I am there. I am transported to that perfect place, back in time, all the memories are coming back because it is so real. The essence of this memory for me is captured perfectly in this scent. The honeysuckle is wafting to my face in the breeze, I am smelling a fresh yellow jasmine- but it is captured in reality- this does not smell like a perfume, it smells like I am enveloped in a warm, breezy garden.
Completely blown away. I get no vanilla, lilies, nothing like notes or scent or perfume. I am just taken back to this place. I was searching for this for SO long. Maybe my entire life. Wow. Unbelieveable!!!!
I already bought the full bottle unsniffed, I was a little uncertain, but now I realize this is heaven in a bottle for me. Maybe my grandma is looking down on me right now enjoying this and smiling.