Vanille takes its cue from Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille, a fragrance built around the pairing of dried tobacco leaf and thick, dessert-like vanilla. The character here is warm, sweet and gourmand, closer to a cured pipe tobacco tin than a floral vanilla, with ginger adding a faint bite and tonka bean rounding things into something soft and edible. It suits anyone drawn to rich, cosy scents for cooler months.
How Vanille smells
Vanille opens on rich tobacco leaf, ginger and warm spice, developing through a creamy, sweet-spiced heart of vanilla, cocoa, tonka bean and tobacco blossom, and settling into a dark, lingering finish of dried-fruit accords and sweet, sappy woods.
Warm and enveloping rather than fresh, Vanille feels more like a cosy jumper than a spritz of citrus. It reads as rich and slightly smoky-sweet without tipping into cloying territory, making it a comfortable, grown-up wear that sits close to the skin rather than announcing itself from across a room.
When to wear it
Particularly suited to autumn and winter evenings, this is a scent for low light rather than bright mornings. It works well for dinners, date nights or simply staying in and wanting to smell deliberate. Its heft can feel like a lot in a hot office or midsummer sun, so it’s a strong choice for the colder half of the year.
Concentration: Extrait de Parfum (35-40%)
Size: 50ml
Fragrance character: Vanilla, sweet
Best suited to: Evenings, autumn/winter, cosy occasions
Why choose Scentleys?
🇬🇧 100% British-made, crafted in small batches at our Manchester headquarters
🌱 Cruelty-free and suitable for vegans
⏳ Extrait de Parfum concentration (35-40%) for long-lasting wear
✨ Made using carefully chosen fragrance ingredients
♻️ Recyclable packaging as part of our commitment to sustainability
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Choose Vanille if you enjoy warm gourmand sweetness, a hint of tobacco depth and scents built for cold-weather evenings. £25 for 50ml, made in the UK.
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