Vanilia Edt By L'artisan Parfumeur - Review

May 15, 2010 - PRLog -- VANILIA EDT BY L'ARTISAN PARFUMEUR

Launch: 1978 (RIP)
Perfumer: Jean François Laporte
Olfactive Family: oriental - floral
Olfactive notes: lavender, ylang ylang, spices, vanilla, amber, sandalwood
Description: SENSUAL, WARM, RICH, FLOWERY
Silage: medium
Fixation: good compared to other fragrances of the brand
Rating: ❃❃❃❃, Where:
❃❃❃❃❃ - Outstanding vanilla
❃❃❃❃ - great vanilla
❃❃❃ - good vanilla, but I have seen better ones
❃❃ - cheap vanilla
❃ smells like something you would even not eat

Not sold by the brand anymore due to the fact that Vanilia EDT was discontinued.

Some curiosities about vanilla: It is a native plant from Mexico, from the orchid family, originally cultivated by Pre columbian Mesoamericans (wiki.). And in 1590 Hernan Cortes introduced it to the Europeans. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice after saffron, due to the quantity of labor applied to grow and treat its beans (seed pods) and it takes approximately 10 months for the beans to be ready to be harvest. Five types of Vanilla are offered in the market: Bourbon, Madagascar, Mexican, Tahitian and West Indian. And Madagascar is responsible for half of the world production of vanilla...

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