Guerlain Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21

Guerlain Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 is part of the Les Extraits Signature collection release in 2023. This collection was created by Delphine Jelk and Thierry Wasser. It is a tribute to the origins of the Guerlain heritage  - Guerlinade -  broken down into each of the six raw materials that comprise it, but they are each complete on their own in these extrait formulations. Putting them together in different combinations is magic. A rich spiced vanilla, it is not a straight up sweet vanilla, it leans much more heavily on amber and spices.  Notes of vanilla, spices, opoponax, amber and musk. Guerlain Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 is an extrait (pure parfum)

From the brand - "Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 reveals vanilla in its most perfect olfactory expression at Guerlain, unveiling a truly delectable signature from within. Pushed to its farthest limit, an overabundance of vanilla is tinged with that Guerlain je-ne-sais-quoi that turns it into a magnificent fragrance, in an ultimate concentration of 30%. The Guerlain Perfumers have multiplied the headiness of vanilla by punctuating it with spiced notes. At the base, it is swathed in notes of musk and the famous opopanine, the legendary ambery accord favored by Guerlain."

Reviews of Guerlain Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21

Fragrantica - "OMG! This is so good! Finally a vanilla blend that smells refined, non-cloying, and so effortlessly smooth!!! It has that Guerlain thing, almost feeling like a stripped down version of Bois D’Armenie—smoother, more linear… it just feels really nice and undisturbed. Also it lasts for a full day on my skin. I guess the price tag does piss a lot of people off but this is really good if you are particular about your vanilla."

Fragrantica - "This may have eclipsed YSL Babycat for me as the most sensual, full bodied and comfortingly sweet vanilla. It is the smell of someone who has lived a life and has decisively chosen to forge ahead with the beauty of connection, empathy and forgiveness rather than steely convictions and "boss b*tch-level up" trendy memes of so called success. This is a strength so sure of itself that it wholeheartedly leans into vulnerability and humility. Exquisite. Tihota and SDV are in the same family but live on the other side of the planet. I never not want to smell like this. I have over 280 niche perfumes. This one lives on top shelf for life."

Fragrantica - "fire + vanilla? idk how or why, but this actually smells like fire. i automatically thought that it was gonna resemble shalimar millésime vanilla planifolia bc of the name, but nope. this to me is a firy/smoky/woody vanilla. also, the lasting power is insane."