Vanilla Vibes
Vanilla Vibes opens with salt, a choice that immediately recontextualizes what follows: vanilla in this composition is not the gourmand sweetness most vanilla fragrances deliver. The salt note gives the vanilla absolute a mineral quality, the two materials creating an accord that smells like warm skin at the beach rather than a pastry case. Orchid in the heart adds a floral-vanillic warmth before tonka bean, sandalwood, and benzoin settle into a base that is rich without being heavy. Romano Ricci's answer to the vanilla category, seasoned.
Why We Carry This
The salt-vanilla combination in Vanilla Vibes is the compositional decision that makes this a Juliette Has a Gun fragrance rather than a generic vanilla: it repositions a familiar note into something genuinely interesting. The benzoin-sandalwood base gives the salt-vanilla accord staying power, and the orchid heart keeps it from being a one-dimensional composition.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Peach, Cassis
Heart notes: Vanilla, Heliotrope, Jasmine, Rose
Base notes: Vanilla, Sandalwood, White Musk, Benzoin
Character
Accords: Vanilla, Gourmand, Sweet, Powdery, Floral, Musk
Perfumer: Romano Ricci
Launched: 2019