Vanilla, 2010s: Taha’a / Tahitian · 590
Choose Vanilla by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Taha’a / Tahitian” in 2010s titles that note, and 2010 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. One spray at the sternum; sillage is not a contest.
Vanilla sits in the Warmth group of this atlas. Resin and dessert — amber, spice, gourmand, vanilla, tobacco and leather. Bean, smoke or vanillin — the note everyone thinks they know until it turns woody or sacred. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more. Cool to cold, close to skin. Overdose reads as bakery. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter.
IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet. Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose.
On the blotter, keep 2010s, “Taha’a / Tahitian,” and 2010. Without them Vanilla blurs.2010s
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 2010s
- Figure kept
- 2010
- Scent
- Vanilla
- Trial line
- Taha’a / Tahitian