Vanille Insensée Atelier Cologne (2011)

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Vanille Insensée is a perfume by Atelier Cologne for women and men and was released in 2011. The scent is sweet-powdery. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Perfumer

Ralf Schwieger

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Russian coriander, Key lime, Italian citron
Heart Notes	Slovene oakmoss, Egyptian jasmine, Haitian vetiver
Base Notes	Amber, English oak, Madagascan vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.3 (264 Ratings)

Longevity

6.8 (205 Ratings)

Sillage

5.8 (212 Ratings)

Bottle

7.0 (200 Ratings)

Submitted by Louce, last update on 16.07.2019

Reviews

12/03/2018

8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0/10

Augusto
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Augusto

Greatly helpful Review 8

A cologne for real powder puffs!

Augustas nose is scented with a sweet vanilla, so I think, no - please not vanilla croissants. But what did I actually expect...?!
Then citrus and coriander set in, it becomes tenderly fresh and tangy green, and that immediately loosens the carefully formed vanilla dough again before he can even think about baking, and it disappears again. Even a resin smell is blowing by now, maybe something like pine, then the vanilla melts with soft mist and becomes - powdery! Very very powdery!

I have to think briefly of such wonderfully full-bodied vanilla powder bombs as Boudoir. But the boudoir door opens only a very small crack and closes again immediately. We'll stay out tonight, on the clean side. Powdery, powdery. Did I already say that the fragrance already has an incredibly powdery effect after a quarter of an hour? And not too cute at the same time. A hint of vanilla in the baby powder, a hint of cosmetics, makeup, with a too thick powder layer, so that you can smell it yourself after applying. Powder puff full. But balanced in such a way that despite the excess powder there is nothing to cough up. On the contrary, when you inhale the fragrance you feel a light coolness that counteracts the warmth of vanilla in a pleasant way.
A light silver sheen is created. Oak moss adds cool elegance. Vetiver is also listed. A soft, clear green shines through when the powder cloud settles somewhat. That is the special feature of this fragrance.

And now, unfortunately, I have to sneeze. So take for a moment someone this constantly too dusting powder box aside!

The base gets warmer in the end, a little spicier and smells really very good on warmed skin. Not much, but good. All in all, it remains within the framework of the AC style that I appreciate, somehow airy and carefree. And totally powdery. Powder cologne. What the...? At least one for real powder puffs!
I liked to try it. Hatschi.

3 Replies

05/13/2018

Clarabella
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Clarabella

Greatly helpful Review 14

A fine touch of familiarity

Very short, sweet-citric start, after 5 minutes the pulp of the vanilla pod, unsweet, natural and very distinctive fragrant, after 15 minutes the spicy coriander seed comes, after a total of 30 minutes vetiver joins in - now it becomes quiet and gaanz slightly smoky, rather dry powdery and restrained.

All in all vanilla all the time, spicy, powdery, dry without freshness and very quiet, yes quiet, a hint...
A hint of gourmand, discreet, intimate and close perceptible, careful, restrained, quietly whispering, a little more than a hunch and yet persistent, constant, reliable and tender, for hours.

Lime and lemon lemon are evaporated so quickly in the first few minutes.
The spicy, powdery vanilla always perceptible.
I would have guessed here however also on Iris.

For me the fragrance is the Light- Version or the L'Eau of the familiar Cuir Beluga of Guerlain.

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09/16/2015

MasterLi
367 Reviews

MasterLi

Helpful Review 3

Light, refreshing Vanilla...

This is a vanilla that is in keeping with the spirit and direction of Atelier Cologne in that it is an eau de cologne with a vanilla aspect to it. That means that it is not a perfume with a heavy vanilla note. Instead it is one which is surrounded with citrus notes.

The lime and oakwood are the main notes, along with the vanilla, are what make this. I also detect the citron backing up the lime, and the subtle jasmine, giving a dirty quality to the mix.

I think this is a vanilla for people who don't like vanilla in perfumes. A very wearable vanilla for men and a unique, refreshing choice for women. Not bad at all!

08/23/2015

5.0 2.5 2.5 4.0/10

WRoth
153 Reviews

WRoth

Vanille Insensée

This fragrance opens with an unusual vanilla note. Dry and not sweet at all, its delicate aroma is immediately transformed by an incense accord into something resembling the essential oil vapors found in a Turkish steam bath. I appreciate the idea of the accord: a non-sweet, light vanilla paired with smokey and salty notes of woodsy nature, but to my nose the end result is not nice. Eventually the accord settles into something more pleasant: a cured sheer vanilla which I admit could be an excellent base for layering. This scent has tremendous tenacity: it lasts more than 8 hours on my skin.

02/03/2014

8.0/10

stephaniek
44 Reviews

stephaniek

Very helpful Review 4

Clingy Slinky with a Touch of Lime

I purchased Vanille Insensee from Sephora, in the roller-ball size spray, and while I loved the cozy cling, FARINA memories amped up with a sophisticated filmy wood, like a lazy Sunday in, wearing his over-sized shirt, or in your gray sweatshirt draped over a shoulder in nubby wool socks, with your legs hanging over the edge of an over-sized chair, the silage wasn't big enough and the scent stayed too close to my skin.

However, I recently revisited the perfume in the fuller size and was more liberal with my application, making sure to spray my clothes a bit, too. My constant monologue? "Holy vanilla beans is this good."

I am in love. I think this perfume is perfect for fall and winter (not because it's heavy but because it's cozy and comforting), a snuggle scent. Even my 6 year old son remarked, "Don't leave now," after a bedtime story, "you smell too scrumptious." A lighter girls' nights out, I'd layer this with a feminine rose scent like Rose de Rosine Roseberry. Love, boozy, acoustic music, arousal. Buying the bigger bottle now.

11/03/2013

10.0 10.0/10

Happygeisha
34 Reviews

Happygeisha

a lovely dirty vanilla

this reminds me of warn oak floor boards... and then i smell vanilla but like BARELY, you know what i'm saying? its just earthy and warm and sort of sweet but like, the sort of sweet that's been asleep on the floor of a smoky tobacco filled bar for hours. its already muted when you put it on, like you've been out all evening lazy dancing in some humid, speakeasy... and then i catch a hint of lime... ermahgerd. love.

08/27/2013

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Helpful Review 5

vanilla edc

Non-cuddly vanilla. More woody than spicy or dessert-like. Papery, actually. Citrus notes at the top tell you that the vanilla won't be either warm or sweet. Ambery and smoky notes are accents rather than dominant notes, and let the vanilla keep its crisp edge.

The Atelier line purports to reinvent the cologne genre. Without much sillage, strength or endurance Vanille Insensee doesn't step far out of the range of dynamics of the eau de cologne, but the composition certainly isn't the classic citrus edc. It has similarities to l'Artisan Parfumeur Vanille Havane, Serge Lutens Bois de Vanille and Parfums de Nicolai Vanille Intense. Atelier's vanilla shares the coolness of the other vanillas, but is airier, less radiant and more matte. It's the unlikely goldilocks between the contemporary woody vanilla and the classic eau de cologne and a successful refashioning of the edc genre.

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