Tangier Vanille
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2016 | Year | 2020 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | ££ |
Oud Blanc
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Which Should You Buy?
This vanilla is a bit of a Marmite situation - you'll either adore its warm, powdery embrace or find yourself in a Play-Doh-induced headache. It's a love-it-or-hate-it kind of scent, sophisticated to some, mundane to others, but never boring.
Anne Flipo's 2020 contribution to Van Cleef's Collection Extraordinaire: a sweet, creamy white-oud built around a date-and-almond opening, an incense-rose heart, and a vanilla-musk-oud drydown. Often called Oud Ispahan's polished cousin at a friendlier price point.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 8% | 7% |
| Floral | 12% | 10% |
| Fruity | 0% | 2% |
| Green | 1% | 0% |
| Sweet | 37% | 31% |
| Warm | 20% | 15% |
| Woody | 19% | 21% |
| Earthy | 9% | 11% |
| Animalic | 19% | 15% |
| Fresh | 6% | 10% |
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Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.
Occasions
Its warm and comforting, yet often intimate, projection makes it ideal for dates and casual outings where close contact is common. While elegant enough for formal settings, its sweet creamy nature could be too dominant for some office environments. It's definitely not one for sport.
Seasons
The oud-vanilla-musk-incense composition is firmly cool-weather; community reviewers explicitly note the perfume can feel cloying in heat. Winter is the strongest fit with fall close behind; spring is plausible in cooler weeks; summer is uncomfortable.
Occasions
A sweet, polished oud-vanilla reads strongest for date and evening contexts. Office wear is plausible at conservative dosage given the polished VCA register; formal contexts welcome the warmth. Sport is a non-starter for any oud composition at this density.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Vanilla, Amber, Musky accords and Rose, Musk notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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