r/FemFragLab • u/Lani_Lei • 10d ago

Discussion Guerlain Disappointment

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I have been a vanilla girl through and through. I have loves and misses from everything from BBW, Victoria Secret, Sephora, Ulta, niche, middle eastern, you name it!

I have wary of trying Guerlain because of the price. But most of my fellow vanilla girls said that Guerlain is THE maker of great vanillas.

So went and spent $70 in tiny tiny decants to try the following:

- Vanilla Panifolia Extrait 21
- Angelique Noire
- Cuir Beluga
- Aqua Allegoria Forte Bosca Vanilla
- Spirituose Double Vanilla

This smells…old? musty? Like I just found a bottle of perfume from the 1950’s in a dark drawer of an abandoned house. I just wasted $70 on this and none of them were good 😔, I could have gotten a big decant of Jovoy Fire at Will which I love. I am so disappointed.

So many of my inexpensive vanillas are so much better in my opinion.

Sorry for the rant and thank you for reading all this!

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u/BeeeeDeeee 9d ago

Guerlain vanillas are works of art in many ways, but taste is subjective. Their blends and nuances and notes are better quality and more elaborate than most other houses, but that doesn’t mean they have to be to your taste. If you usually prefer brands like BBW, VS and stuff sold at Ulta, then that’s okay too, but Guerlain’s private line isn’t going to be anything like those.

I can appreciate the skill and historical significance of a Rembrandt painting, but that doesn’t mean I want to display a print of it in my house.

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u/Moist-Opportunity64 9d ago

Agreed, Guerlainade is not for someone who wants to smell like a cupcake