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Love Notes Vanilla Suede - 494

Name: Love Notes Vanilla Suede - 494 Eau de Parfum
Brand: The Essence Vault

The Essence Vault Love Notes Vanilla Suede - 494 is an Eau de Parfum. Love Notes Vanilla Suede - 494 opens with Pink Pepper and Pear, settles into a heart of Suede, Heliotrope, and Vanilla, and dries down to a base of Musk, Amber, Sandalwood, and Vanilla. The Essence Vault's Love Notes Vanilla Suede - 494 carries a Favourite verdict, a sweet-led wear.

A gourmand-leaning stand-in for Bath & Body Works' Vanilla Suede. It pushes the vanilla and suede accord much harder and sweeter than the airy, laundry-fresh original, which reviewers often describe as more linen than dessert - so this reads as a cosier, more indulgent version rather than a faithful match, with softer projection and shorter wear time.

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Cozy
Sweet
Soft
Romantic

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Inspired by

Vanilla Suede by Bath & Body Works

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Pear62%

Pink Pepper38%

Heartas listed

Vanilla44%

Suede31%

Heliotrope25%

Baseas listed

Vanilla36%

Musk24%

Amber21%

Sandalwood18%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Community season votes for Bath & Body Works Vanilla Suede, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and summer.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Office Casual Sport

Wearers put Bath & Body Works Vanilla Suede, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for the office, casual wear and sport.

Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

No. 494 takes the vanilla-suede idea and leans fully into the gourmand side of it, opening with a soft pear and pink pepper sparkle before settling into a creamy vanilla orchid and heliotrope heart wrapped around a plush suede accord. That is a warmer, sweeter read than the actual Bath & Body Works original, which many wearers find surprisingly linen-forward and only faintly vanilla-scented once it settles. This version keeps the comfort-scent promise the name suggests, closing on a cashmere musk, amber, and sandalwood base that is genuinely cosy and easy to wear, if simpler and less textured than a fine-fragrance suede accord would be. Performance is soft: it sits close to the skin from the first hour and needs a heavier hand or a top-up for anything beyond an afternoon. Best suited to anyone who wants a straightforward, wearable vanilla-suede comfort scent rather than an exact clone of the source.