Sweet things to start the new year

Even if the holiday season is already over, winter is here! From chinked champagne glasses  to mountains of chocolate knowingly savoured, it is time now to slip on sweaters and others in order to warmly tackle the New Year! You may still dream of the sound of crackling embers in the fireplace, of the smoothness of a hot chocolate and of the turpentine smell of the Christmas tree. But don’t worry, some houses of perfumery have thought about the nostalgia which could invade us in this new year beginning, and give us some olfactory jewels, filled up with sweetness.

Because sweet, strong or spicy Vanilla is one of the raw materials that has been in the spotlight these last months, including in these three pefumes, recently launched:

Havana Vanille - L'Artisan Parfumeur
Creamy and smooth, this new reference from l'Artisan Parfumeur depicts a suave and spicy vanilla. A journey to Cuba, where sweet rumy intoxication is mixed with strong and woody tones. A small dried fruit note tickles the nostrils in this fragrance created by Bertrand Duchaufour, without falling into any sweet accord. A beautiful oriental composition to smell without any moderation.

Vanilla & Anise - Jo Malone
Green and fresh, here is a vanilla which changes from sweet or oriental accord! A sparkling aniseed note will first surprise you, followed by floral and citrus notes. A composition that could almost be likened to a Cologne. But a sweet vanilla delicately and discreetly supports the whole fragrance. An amber and spicy heart harmonizes nicely with the crunchy and vegetable top notes.

Orchidée Vanille - Van Cleef & Arpels
In the ‘Collection Extraordinaire’, let’s choose… Orchidée Vanille! No reason to go without a vanilla a bit sweeter than the others! There is a little something floral and rosy in this composition, but which does not take anything out from the voluptuous and powdered nobility of Lady Vanilla. One of the 6 perfumes of the Van Cleef & Arpels  ‘Collection Extraordinaire’, created by the perfumer Randa Hammami (Symrise).