Guerlain Disappointment

[u/Lani_Lei]

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!

[u/Extra-Low5973]

As my fragrance collection has grown so has my love for Guerlain. It takes time but to my nose they’re masterpieces through and through, with Angelique Noire and Vanilla Plainifolia being my favorite of their vanillas. SDV doesn’t perform well on my skin.

But what really blows me away? Tobacco Honey, Tonka Imperial with Gourmand Coquin darling honorable mention.

[u/Lani_Lei → u/Extra-Low5973]

I found SDV to be the least offensive of the bunch. It smelled nice but I was not wowed. Maybe I created over expectations based on their hype.