I figure I'd try something new! I'll do it every now and then when I find some new amazing stuff. It's easy to fit it in since the only thing that's changing is the media.
Oriental/Gourmand:
Guerlain's Spiriteuse Double Vanille
Perfumer: Jean Paul Guerlain
Release : September 2007
Today I get to try this fantastic and
supposed limited edition fragrance from the legendary house of Guerlain. SDV opens with a gorgeous blend of Bergamot and Pink Peppercorn. Pink Peppercorns are not true pepper but are actually dried berries from Brazilian or Peruvian Pepper shrubs. As such, it's slightly sweet and fruity instead of being exclusively spicy. Once the top fades, a resinous dark vanilla crawls out beneath a floral accord due in part to Bulgarian rose and Ylang-ylang. What you get is a deep and sombre vanilla with the florals, not being bright, but almost lending a sepulchral aura. The vanilla in itself has a very thick and syrupy feel reminiscent of true vanilla extract. This beautifully well done heart dies away to be replaced by wet cedar, earthy patchouli, and dry frankincense haunted by a sweet, faint echo of vanilla.