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5.0
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6 years ago

One of my long-term love affairs and pure bliss in a bottle. Jean-Claude Ellena is commonly described as creating haikus with scents, conveying tremendous complexity despite the superficial...

About reviewer (766 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesHazel



5.0
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10 years ago

As the odd male reviewer on MakeupAlley I must say... I love this fragrance! And it is weird because I normally despise vanilla fragrances. They are a throw back to this period in the 90's where...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

Over the last few months I've become interested in sampling fragrances from Houses/companies that I'm not very familiar with. Hermes fragrances are well reviewed on MUA and Fragrantica so I've...

About reviewer (179 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Tan, Warm

HairBrown, Relaxed, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

I am a huge fan of unusual vanillas and a self-confessed Jean-Claude Ellena groupie. But, until the life-changing moment I tried Vanille Galante, “Ellena” and “Vanille” were two words that didn’t...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

LILIES! beautiful lilies cascading down on you. Not at all foody TG, and appears to be evanessecent but you keep getting faint whiffs of it for hours later, how do they do that? Fairylike and...

About reviewer (325 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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14 years ago

This is a poem in a bottle. No, a haiku. Of all perfume I've ever smelled this is the one masterpiece that like all brilliant creations is simple and genius. And yet the simplicity is...

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesHazel


4.0
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14 years ago

This is not something for foody, gourmand vanilla lovers. It is a beautiful, elegant, tender and subtle gardenia scent with just a hint of vanilla. Very demure and feminine, cosy and innocent and...

About reviewer (148 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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14 years ago

I tried this perfume in the boutique, spraying it liberally over my hair and jacket. I though it smelled "great," but I did not buy it. I came back to work and hung my jacket in my father's office....

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Fair, Neutral

HairOther, Other, Medium

EyesGreen


5.0
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15 years ago

Vanille Galante is exquisite. A sister of Osmanthe Yunnan! Instead of being sunshine in a bottle like Osmanthe Yunnan---- Vanille Galante is that first spring day ... warm , rejuventaing and...

About reviewer (636 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Other, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

This is AMAZING. It reminds me exactly of the freshly blossoming honeysuckles my grandma used to have growing in her backyard in North Florida. Also reminds me of when I was little, sitting...

About reviewer (255 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Other, Warm

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


5.0
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15 years ago

I've waited a while to review this, wanting to give it a fair chance. My problem is that I think it's a well-done and high quality scent. However, I just don't like it. I love that JCE did a...

About reviewer (46 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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15 years ago

I love vanille scents but this is something else.Starts out fishy then strong bananas that stay around for about 20 minutes.Then the part I like alot gorgeous white floral thats very unique, wish...

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination

HairRed

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

A very interesting fragnance but not my favorite from hermessence line. Smells like salty vanilla if that makes sense. For those who dont like vanilla in fragnance to be very sweet. It is subtle...

About reviewer (46 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesGreen


5.0
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15 years ago

Gorgeous light fragrance with substance. Watery with touches of white florals combined with carmalized burnt banana. Awesome.

About reviewer (249 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


2.0
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15 years ago

I have tried and tried to love this scent. After reading Chandler Burr's "The Perfect Scent" I was in love with JCE - I desperately wanted to try and love everything he did! I do love Ambre...

About reviewer (533 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

I was initially very excited about trying Hermes Vanille Galante. Then I started to read the reviews and my enthusiasm waned. Aquatic notes? Melon? No Vanilla? I almost opted for a tiny sample...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

I was worried about trying this as I struggle to wear either aquatics or vanilla fragrances, they can go horribly wrong on me but I loved this. Its a very elegant vanilla and lily fragrance that...

About reviewer (196 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesBlue


2.0
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16 years ago

I was so excited to try this. How would Jean Claude Ellena make vanilla different, exciting and subtle in a way worthy of the Hermes label? I sort of wish he would have done things differently...

About reviewer (58 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther

HairBrown

EyesHazel


3.0
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16 years ago

Neither vanille nor galante. More like a waterlily with sweet watery base.

About reviewer (98 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Fair

HairRed

EyesBlue


3.0
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16 years ago

I was excited about this fragrance because I love Vanilla. But this is not what I was expecting. It is a nice scent, a lot like UJALM. An Hermes-y floral. I will use my sample but wouldn't...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Other

HairBrunette

EyesBrown