Vanille Insensée
Atelier Cologne (2011)

Dry vanilla incense, like the actual thing from an incense shop. I do like it, but it's extremly dry, to the point of dusty. It doesn't quite make me cough, but I do think it's very simplistic and needs some tempering notes for my chemistry.

A great clone or alternative to Eau Duelle by Diptyque. However, I'm not sure if it's worth discussing any further since Atelier Cologne has suspended operations in North America. Eau Duelle is still the king, and it's readily available for testing, so go with that one.

Lime-forward vanilla. What you are promised is what you get. Light, easily wearable for work, completely inoffensive, and therefore versatile. Not really interesting, and quite linear, this is a safe scent. It's nice to have a vanilla that isn't sweet, and this is completely unisex. I have used up a 7.5mL that came as part of a sampler pack, and a further 2mL or so sample. Both were fine, but nI will not buy more of this.

Vanilla-infused turpentine. Musty, moldy antique wood furniture. I like it... I'd say this is a rather dark, woody vanilla, bordering on boozy at times. This house rarely impresses me. I find their fragrances rather mainstream, pedestrian, or boring. This one, intrigues me.

Wooden vanilla fades into a creamy, almost ice cream flavor later on, with sprinkles of pencil shavings. Ha! An unusual vanilla scent for sure...

This is lovely. My association with vanilla is that it's usually sweet and gourmand, but this is darker, more like smelling an actual vanilla bean, maybe with some dark rum. Subtle, not intense. If it didn't sound so cheesy, maybe it would be called "Vanille Noir."

A thoroughly cheap-smelling synthetic vanilla mixed with some smokiness; it's both bland and off-putting.

I'm inclined to be especially harsh here because of the absurd and disgraceful pricing. This is transparently cheap, nasty stuff being sold at entry-level niche pricing.