I am digging this. A slick, sensual and buttery affair dressed perfectly for the luxe sarong, Vanille Des Afriques Intensivo is an ideal holiday perfume for sundown on the terrace.
Beginning with a surprisingly animalic, floral fresh funk of jasmine absolute, osmanthus and magnolia oil segued with coriander and pink pepper, as the vanilla beneath makes its self known immediately richly swimming in a slow, amberesque ooze of orris butter, vetiver, sandalwood and musc : the effect, opulent, a little dirty, is like fresh ylang ylang flowers plucked at their most pungent directly from a tree (I still wish we had gone to the island of Nosy Be in the north of Madagascar, when we had the chance, where the vanilla absolute for this perfume is sourced)
D lived for a while in Tanzania, and would like to take me back there one day to show me his old haunts. I would love to too, especially to visit all the spice fields on the island of Zanzibar. It sounds fascinating. I have no idea what an African sunset is like – the vibe that Ormonde Jayne is hoping to evoke here- but there is a sultriness and dark sweetness to the scent that reminds me of Chopard Casmir; Scherrer Nuits Indiennes and Patou Sira Des Indes; all erotically inclined sandalwood ambers for the sybaritically rich and idle taking indolent advantage of their glorious surroundings. Well put together, huskily voiced: a little self satisfied : sexy.
I’m all a bit vanillaed out but this sounds like it’s elevated above a straight up vanilla.
Vanilla is seemingly the note of 2024.
Unfortunately, most of the new vanilla releases are of the cloyingly candied variety- is this the dark yet floral “adult “ vanilla that I’m looking for?
Not quite sure – still is buttery, but not candy cloying
definitely worth a sample try !