What They Say: "Elegant and refined, this powdery fragrance has sparkling top notes of bergamot soothed with the richness of rose, jasmine, iris, and patchouli.

Notes:
Bergamot, Rose, Jasmine, Vanilla, Iris, Opoponax, Patchouli.
Style:
Mysterious. Refined. Seductive."

Melissa's DeLush Downlow: I've been reticent of vanilla for much of the past few years. I mean, I'm a fan generally, but something about that whole drugstore variety of pungent and overly-powerful vanilla that swept some of the female population a while ago just turned me off for a while. I was meandering through Sephora the other week, though, sampling some fragrances when I came across the line from La Maison de la Vanille. Uh-oh. I was worried. I wanted to try them out, but I've been let down by vanilla-laden fragrances before.

Vanille Noire du Mexique somehow appealed to me so much that I had to go ahead and get it. I think it's the way the vanilla is complicated nicely with some of the other notes. It's a warmed-up vanilla - not too sweet, a tad bit spicy and powdery. You don't need much (a little goes a long way), but the bottle is a nice size (100 ml) also, so this should last you a long while.

Retail Price: $35.00 (sephora.com - sorry UK readers, I tried VERY hard to find a place for you to purchase nearby!)

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