Vanilla Sin
Vanilla Sin by Ellis Brooklyn is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum in the designer price tier. It opens with black cherry, hazelnut and vanilla, moves into freesia, almond, frangipani and cocoa and dries down to bourbon vanilla, incense and peru balsam. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Black Cherry Darker, boozier cherry. Reads more grown-up.
- Hazelnut Roasted, buttery and nutty. Warm and dessert-like.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
Heart
- Freesia Crisp, slightly peppery floral. Clean and a bit synthetic in a good way.
- Almond Marzipan and cherry-stone. Sweet with a bitter undertone.
- Frangipani Creamy tropical floral. Suncream adjacent.
- Cocoa Dry, dusty chocolate. Bitter rather than sweet.
Dry-down
- Bourbon Vanilla Richer, boozier vanilla. Darker than the standard version.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
- Peru Balsam Vanilla and cinnamon resin. Deep and syrupy.
Smells like this
- Ellis Brooklyn Sin
- BDK Parfums Vanille Caviar
- Kerosene Vanilified
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