Tahitian Vanilla
Tahitian vanilla has a soft vanilla character with pronounced floral, anisic and almond-like facets. It can feel more perfumed and powdery than a straightforward rich, dark vanilla accord.
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It adds a distinctive floral sweetness to musks, almond notes and creamy gourmands. Woods and restrained spices can bring a drier balance to that rounded effect.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Vanilla tahitensis is a distinct botanical type. The material’s scent also depends on origin and extraction; the note name in a perfume does not confirm a particular natural extract.
Related notes to explore
Almond →
Almond can suggest sweet marzipan, the sharper aroma of bitter almond or the warm skin of a toasted nut
Heliotrope →
Heliotrope suggests soft powder, almond, vanilla and delicate floral petals
Musk →
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth
Sandalwood →
Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets
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