Honore Payan Vanille
How it smells
Main smell: vanilla and gourmand. It opens with cedar and copahu balm, moves to amber and cedar and dries down to benzoin and musk.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Vanille notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Honore Payan Vanille
Honore Payan is the house behind Vanille.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Mugler A*Men lasts longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like benzoin and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
How far Vanille spreads
Projection is soft: people must be close to smell it. If you want others to notice it, use a few more sprays. Coty Vanilla Musk and Zielinski & Rozen Vanilla Blend unisex spread further.
The style of Vanille
The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by gourmand and powdery. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and gourmand smells and notes like amber and benzoin. Less obvious notes include vanilla flower, licorice and patchouli. Perfume fans rate it 4.01 out of 5.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to fall. Ranked by season: winter, spring, summer and fall. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Other Honore Payan perfumes
The house has 20 perfumes here, led by Patchouli Antique unisex, Patchouli 1854 unisex and Jasmin.
If you like Vanille, try these
Similar picks to try: Coty Vanilla Musk (9 shared notes), Zielinski & Rozen Vanilla Blend unisex (9 shared notes), Mugler A*Men (8 shared notes) and Clinique Cocoa & Cashmere unisex (8 shared notes).
Questions people ask
Can men wear Vanille?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Can I wear Vanille to work?
It is more of an evening scent, so it may feel too much for the office.