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seroff2981 – :
I got a sample of this expecting it to be a heady vanilla and instead it turned out on my skin to be very heavy on the iris, everything that Margiela’s Lipstick On was supposed to be and wasn’t on me. Not sure I want a full bottle but I do love it.
Hnxlknmscc – :
Felanilla isn’t like most vanilla scents, or at least not like any I’ve tried before – there’s really not much warmth or sweetness to it at all, let alone an edible factor. The first time I tried it, I couldn’t even understand why it was named after the vanilla note for the first few hours. That’s how long it takes to pass through the nice but unexpected waxy lipstick opening and a much longer phase of mostly cold, dry iris – and before the vanilla starts creeping in slowly, very slowly, until it finally takes over entirely and the name begins to make sense: this smoky, mature, borderline animalic green vanilla turns out to be the star of the show after all.
In terms of projection this is a pretty light scent after the first half hour or so, but this daylong transformation makes it the very opposite of fleeting and one-dimensional. I like it a lot, but it’s the kind of scent where sampling alone doesn’t seem enough to really get to know it and make it your own. So I’m intrigued, and I guess it’s another one for my long (decant) wishlist…
dhr338intitytek – :
Felanilla has a nice, smoky vanilla drydown. The rest is all boozy iris, that didn’t quite work for me.
hicclmwgyfy – :
Felanilla is an iris-heavy oriental perfume from 2008. It came on the heels of two other irises in the Parfumerie Generale Line: Iris Oriental (née Iris Taizo) in 2006 and Cuir d’Iris in 2007. The three were part of the ‘new iris’ trend of the mid-’00s that blurred the line between mainstream and niche. The Parfumerie Generale perfumes and other independent perfumes like Frederic Malle Iris Poudre, Acqua di Parma Iris Nobile and Ormonde Jayne Orris Noir were matched head-to-head by Dior Homme, Prada Infusion d’Iris and Gianfranco Ferre Ferre EDP.
Felanilla hit the scene at a very particular moment for iris. Niche perfumery was exploding and designer brands were keen to steal niche’s fire (and revenue). Guerlain, Cartier, Hermès, Dior, Chanel and the like were investing heavily in new ‘exclusive’ luxury sub-lines to lure niche customers out of LuckyScent, Osswald and Les Senteurs and into their own boutiques. Niche brands had always viewed themselves outside the mainstream. They were better than ‘ordinary’ perfumes because more inventive and more daring. The new high-end designer lines reversed the logic of the indies focusing on exclusivity rather than inventiveness. These new premier lines didn’t phrase themselves as outrageous or even as much different than their department store counterparts. They were simply more select and therefore more desirable. They were just better.
Iris was the perfect note to bridge the divide. (This was a heartbeat before oud.) Historically, orris denoted luxury and prestige. On a practical level, iris had an affinity with berry and chocolate notes on one side, sheer woody notes on another and powdery floral notes on still another. The versatility of the note created an effortless range from the sweet tooth of Guerlain Iris Ganache to the restraint of Chanel 28 La Pausa. The flexibility allowed for new sophisticated styles of gourmand perfumes at a time when a large cohort of young women were outgrowing the syrupy fruity-florals and cupcake gourmands they had worn for the past 5-10 years.
Felanilla veered away from the sweet end of the spectrum, but with a focus on vanilla it did comment on gourmandism, if obliquely. From a certain angle it smells like a dessert recipe that forgot the sugar. Like cough-syrup flavored buttercream icing. But the lack of sweetness had a point. It seems to say, ‘if you’re looking for sexy, the curves are in the vanilla, not in the sugar.’ From start to finish vanilla sits unadorned at the center of the perfume. It is fairly austere at the outset but gradually loosens its posture and settles into a more relaxed stance. A potent saffron note marks Felanilla as ‘of its era’ as much as the iris does, but the slight metallic touch it creates suits the overall firmness of the composition.
The iris and vanilla pairing might be a nod to Shalimar, but Felanilla skips the citrus lead-in and the sweet, smoky, powdery circus of the Guerlain classic. It freeze-dries the bulky classic oriental structure and shakes off the ornamentation, pairing down to essentials without a hint of nostalgia. Seen as an oriental, Felanilla doesn’t seem to fit any particular trends of the time. It does, though, compare interestingly to the ‘new irises’ that independent perfumers were devising at the time: Histoires de Parfums 1889, Serge Lutens Bas de Soie, le Labo Iris 39, l’Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha, Parfum d’Empire Equistris. Guillaume had previously placed iris in a woody, savory-gourmand setting in Iris Oriental and against a sweet-leather backdrop in Cuir d’Iris. Felanilla continued the investigation of iris, focusing on the woody-balsamic range that Guillaume and the Parfumerie Generale line would become well-known for.
The state of the perfume market in the mid-late ’00s left me on the fence. I disliked the cynical trend of price-jacking that the exclusive lines fostered, but I loved the innovation that lead to exciting new approaches and styles. The trend of ‘new-irises’ might have been co-opted by the luxury houses, but it also gave us a broad range of imaginative and gorgeous perfumes. Guillaume’s irises capture the up-side of the time and have survived the test of time extremely well. 10 years later they compare favorably to any iris perfumes that have come along since.
mbb440Unlogrere – :
Felanilla is a combination of feline and vanilla. It’s a seemingly relaxed arrangement of saffron, vanilla (two rare and precious varieties: Bourbon and Taihitian), hay and sweet woods but it’s a feline prowl of a scent. This vanilla is for grown-ups and is neither girly nor smells of patisserie. A precious, generous and racy combination of three absolutes (hay, iris and vanilla) resting on a fruity woods base.
serg321123 – :
Felanilla is both a dark and earthy green vanilla. I mainly notice the vanilla, whereas the iris is hiding in plain sight, like a filter over the whole experience that adds a powdery dimension. Instead of being airy and clean, it’s dusky and almost smoky. The vanilla is liqueurish and comforting. I think this is a good alternative for Shalimar EDT.
марко – :
Felanilla is a boozy, spicy vanilla on my skin. The iris makes a brief appearance but is not a key component to this fragrance. To my nose it’s a cross between Musc Ravageur and (weirdly) Dolcelisir, even though the notes are completely different.
If you love dry vanilla scents, and you’re looking for an autumn/winter fragrance, this would be a good choice.
hard176 – :
I don’t like the opening (saffron?) but it passes quickly and decent powdery vanilla takes the center stage. There is a similarity to Shalimar. Luckily this is not as feminin as Shalimar.
Longevity is OK. But its a skin scent. Even my wife can’t smell it when we cuddle each other. But I love how I smell for like 4 -5 hours.
I love the use of iris together with dry vanilla pod. Also it does have banana leaf undertones to my nose, too. Wish it projects but no not even a bit. My first and last 30 ml bottle.
agn – :
Shalimar’s softer, fluffier cousin opens with a big blast of powdery iris which is later warmed up by vanilla, amber, and spices. The vanilla becomes sweeter with time, almost gourmand, and the hay adds a fluffy feeling that makes this airy and open like a cloud. Sillage is soft to medium. I would like this if the iris wasn’t as prominent, it adds a sterile element I tend to dislike. Make sure you like iris if you plan on buying a full bottle of this.
bardak759 – :
I too, detect cinnamon here, though a very soft one, that blends really well with the vanilla and amber. I don’t even get any florals though the sweetness may come from the iris. Also something sharp spicy next to what I detect as the cinnamon…pepper maybe? Very nice autumn scent, one that wraps you around nicely like a warm blanket!
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mamukag123 – :
I can’t think of anything more suited to Autumn now it’s getting chillier.
I’m immediately reminded of Shalimar, and Musc Ravageur, though this is softer than Shalimar and less animalic than Musc Ravageur.
The saffron and hay bring it into more contemporary realms, the iris adds to these smooth, dusty dry background effects. I also notice cinnamon, possibly clove though they’re not listed here.
The drydown is a lovely toasty vanilla/amber and I also notice the banana leaf more in dry down, subtle though it is, which makes it all slightly gourmand, perfect for eating out on an Autumn or Winter evening I think. Lovely on skin or emanating from a cosy wool scarf.
What I most like about this perfume is that it has a warmth and tingly presence without being heavy or obvious – no loud spiciness as in Opium or Coco, no patchouli/fudge.
It’s inspired, easy to wear, quite ‘come hither’ in its cosy warmth – full bottle worthy as we say here on Fragrantica!
KaJIaI_I_InikOFF – :
Iris blast right off the bat. Soapy, intoxicating, but also soft somehow, and intimate.
An hour in, the iris is still the main character of this scent story. It’s slightly softer and creamier and I can now clearly detect vanilla and amber behind it, but everything revolves around this iris. You have to love this note, and florals in general, to enjoy this. Because the fragrance projects quite a bit and there’s no escaping it if you’re unsure.
Two hours in, it fully blossoms into a creamy, vanilla ambery iris and stays that way for a few more hours before it leaves my skin.
timofm – :
A very lovely Shalimar-esque type of fragrance! I’m really liking this. It’s a mossy, greenish-fresh sort of vanilla but it’s still holding on to that vanillic warmth. A little bit herbal, a little bit ambery, I get a tiny bit of grass or hay. It’s softer on the woods, but altogether it’s very well rounded. The dry down is a delicious and slightly spicy ambered vanilla. Although I really like this one, I’ll stick with my Shalimar in the end. Others may like this if they find Shalimar is too much and are looking for an alternative. And if you like Shalimar, try this one too!
phaduache – :
One of the most beautiful vanilla based fragrances I’ve ever tried. I get the lipstick note, but is seems not strong at all when spraying Felanilla from the bottle. Iris, dark vanilla, warm spice with a tiny pinch of Aomassai hay – a truly amazing fragrance.
Not amazing in case of projection and longevity – 4h, close to skin. 9h+ on fabrics – or maybe, after treating myself with 8 -10 sprays I simply cannnot smell it anumore? The weakest L’artisan has a better performance than Felanilla 🙁 Well… but even that did not stop me from getting a full bottle – there in nothing else out there like Felanilla. A must try for gourmand and vanilla lovers.
mihei666 – :
Beautiful oriental spicy vanilla. Intriguing. In Shalimar style. Now I want to buy Shalimar. Thanks.
DrJekyll – :
Listen up men: You have got to give this a try! I thought this smelled great on me, but my husband just sprayed some on and it smells AMAZING on him. His chemistry amped up the saffron and while this smells like a woody spicy vanilla on my skin, on my husband it smells like a spiced leather. A true chameleon.
vitalik puzyrek – :
So many wonderful reviews on here. I love this one and the whole line. It is an exquisite vanilla and saffron with a beautifully blended amber. It is elegant and comforting at the same time. Pleasure to wear.
Oxide – :
Finally a PG I like! To me this is mostly a “cosmetic” (you know the one) iris paired with an inedible vanilla/musk combination but there are subtleties that make it pretty unique!
The Carmex comparison is definitely accurate . It has this strange depth to it that I’ve come to recognize as the scent of petroleum jelly or vaseline. The saffron is also subtly detectable and it adds a much needed spicy tinge that keeps this from smelling like a vanilla-mint flavored urinal cake.
To me the most interesting aspect of Felanilla is the opening’s contrast between the cold, almost mentholated Iris and the fuzzy, warm musky vanilla. It quite literally smells cold on top and warm on bottom. It’s like hugging someone in the fall. Your body feels the warmth coming off the other person but your face is cold from a breeze flowing over your coat.
Eventually the warm notes beat out the iris and it enters a pleasant vanillic amber drydown. I LOVE the opening to this, and I appreciate the drydown but it does make me miss the action in the beginning. In a way its a bit top heavy, so I can’t justify a full bottle but It is ideal for a decant!
It has great longevity and about average sillage on me. 8/10
sbkor – :
I got a big lipstick note out of this one. It smelled very realistic, as if I had taken a very high end lipstick (with a high grease content) cut it in half, and just inhaled. There was defiantly some musk floating around there, but it was tame musk. I found myself smelling sample a lot, but was never quite sure if I actually wanted to wear it. Then when I accidently spilled the whole sample out, I found myself missing it more than I expected to.
vov3278 – :
I love Felanilla. Someone below described this as Shalimar on Xanax and I completely agree. If you took Shalimar and stripped some of the growling, animalic leather out and amped up the iris note you’d get Felanilla.
For those of you who don’t have Shalimar as a handy reference, here’s what Felanilla smells like: a dry vanilla mixed with a cool toned, chalky and papery iris note, a bit of opoponax (smells like Carmex lip balm) which is not listed in Felanilla but is certainly present, combined with a note of softly indistinct amber, polished woods and a spicey saffron.
Certainly unisex, I could see men who love Dior Homme Intense kicking it up a notch and making this their signature just as easily as I could see uber-femme women wearing this with red lipstick. Superb!
ETA: I’ve worn through two whole sample vials of this now. I’ve got to say that this really, really smells like a spicier, smoother Carmex lip balm scent.Very medicinal smelling but I love it.
Update 7/26/15: I finally gave in and bought myself I bottle of this beauty. I have to say I’m surprised with people’s references to the cosmetic iris note. To me it is very distinctly a spicy vanilla perfume with cool iris hints and has nothing to do with makeup.
xkq787speagoessenda – :
Oomph! Very dry. To me, the same iris note as in the dior homme line, paired with smoldering amber. Good, but tiny bit nauseating. Doesn’t change much as the hours pass.
If you’re hungry for a gourmand, this isn’t it. I guess there’s vanilla in here since it’s voted top note but it sneaks right by my nose.
vioxianeoni – :
Shalimar on Valium. I mean that in a good way.
The first 10 seconds of this, I absolutely hated. I got a strong plastic smell that nearly made me reach for the nail polish remover (I’ve found it’s great for removing unwanted perfume smells – just press some to the perfume and hold for 20-30 seconds). But it lasted only seconds, then I was hit with the most beautiful burst of saffron and vanilla. So, so pretty.
I don’t think I get much of the iris, this is predominately vanilla and saffron to me. I’m not that familiar with banana leaf, so I’m going to guess it’s the creamy sunshine I smell lurking in the background. Tiny whiffs of hay are a very interesting addition.
This is a very wearable vanilla, but not in the slightest bit boring. It’s not sickly, it’s unisex and it’s got enough going on to keep your nose interested for the duration.
Fairly soft sillage but insane longevity. This is the second PG perfume I’ve tried and both lasted overnight.
My usual “perfect vanilla” is Atelier Cologne’s Vanille Insensee. I sometimes think there’s no need for more than one vanilla perfume. But I’ve changed my mind and want a full bottle of this.
smirnandr – :
A lot like most perfumes by Parfumerie Generale–a little challenging at first. It smelled like fluffy vanilla marshmallow and plastic dolls. Rather quickly, the plastic doll scent nearly vanished, and the vanilla took on a delicious quality that reminded me of a syrupy, dark vanilla liqueur heated up with a generous dollop of softly whipped cream on top. I’m drooling….
gbvuzwoypnd – :
I find it really musky…surprising that the notes-pyramid doesn’t contain musk…
Didn’t wear it often, now a year ago the last time and today I thought, uhff spicy musk, amber, sugar and hay…..probably the hay is the musky quality in it…
I understand the comparison with Musc Ravageur..
It is full-bodied and satisfying, but still not my kind of scent.
Moreprior – :
Shalimar’s leaner and furrier cousin.
auh719speagoessenda – :
Mild vanilla, not too sweet, not too strong.
Opens up like bitter, sweet & salty, plastic vanilla and it stays like this for a while. I like the part when it settles to beautiful, linier vanilla + hay, saffron on the background. I really don’t smell iris here. To me, his fragrance is all about toned down vanilla. Nice!
Tjuljumdzhi – :
Felanilla: a feline vanilla. At least that’s what the PG website claims. This vanilla fragrance is multi-dimensional, but I wouldn’t go far as to say that it’s animalic.
When I first applied Felanilla, I was a little overwhelmed with a cottonmouth feel. It felt rather pithy and white, and on checking the notes I see it contains banana. According to the notes here, banana leaf, other websites state banana wood. In any event, it feels underripe, or like the white inside part of a banana skin.
After a little while, the pithy feeling subsides and saffron warms the composition with a gentle golden spiced glow. Iris and hay together bring warm earthy air without being powdery or billowy.
Occasionally the green pithy note resurfaces and presents an almost synthetic/plastic vanilla note. Occasionally it even feels as though there is a touch of medicinal opoponax resin. Because of this Felanilla vacillates between being a smooth, wearable Oriental vanilla, to something teasingly jarring with notes of woody familiarity.
I do like that there is very little sugar in this fragrance, just inherent sweetness from vanilla and subtle flowers. Overall, Felanilla is a pleasingly intriguing woody vanilla fragrance.
vanlandy – :
This is an awesome fragrance! It’s a non-sweet, dry, unisex vanilla with really good lasting power, and with a moderate sillage. I have a 5ml decant of this, and after I run out I have to buy more. This is worth trying out if you don’t like sticky sugary sweet vanilla perfumes. It’s really nice to wear on a cold day, especially a rainy one. It lifts your mood.
andrushaz – :
This is one of the first PG scents I’d actually consider buying a FB of out of the few I’ve sampled. I tried it months ago and loved the soft caressing vanilla, hay and iris dry down but then promptly forgot about it. On a recent iris scent quest I re tried it and found the opening oddly repulsive. I’d don’t remember disliking the top notes so much before but this time I find the markedly unsettling. Too much saffron and banana leaf creates an odd sweet savoury clash which is a little sickly. I don’t like saffron notes at the best of times and banana leaf on me always smells very synthetic and too sweet. I feel a perfume with such a cosy comforting dry down should have a bit of brightness or citrus in the opening so as to give a bit of freshness to contrast with the ambery drydown. I guess that’s what makes this unusual (which is a good thing in my opinion) is that it’s a drydown/base notes fragrance that shows of the beauty of a drydown of itself alone. But I do think the opening notes rather smother and suffocate you with sweetness untill you submit to the softness and depth of the middle and base notes. So the question is to buy or not to buy? The top notes do only seem to last 15 minutes but is this fragrance too forgettable to be worth a full bottle?
demonnoid – :
I don’t like the opening (saffron?) but it passes quickly and decent powdery vanilla takes the center stage after 10-15 min. There is a similarity to Shalimar. Luckily this is not as feminin as Shalimar.
Longevity is OK to me (around 5 hours). I also don’t think it is a skin scent.
My wife likes it and she believes it has menthol and banana leaf notes on my skin! Not sure with menthol but it does have banana leaf undertones to my nose, too.
Soon I might consider buy a 30 ml bottle once I finish samples.
Edit: I bought a 30 ml bottle unfortunately I gotta wait till Spring/Summer pass as I think this one is for fall/winter daytime wear.
revaz1995 – :
I adore it.
Very comfortable and luxurious.
Where Alfarom describes Felanilla as “kinda incomplete or inconsistent”, I kinda like it for its openness (if that makes any sense).
Lovely amber and hay, warm vanilla, beautiful iris and bananaleaf!!…
Absolutely irresistible.
Unfortunately I have to drown myself in Felanilla to keep the vibe going.
Worth its money?
The smell: Undoubtedly
Sillage: Only if you love close-to-skin sents
Longevity: Medium
Result: Not yet sure if I will buy a bottle.
Im_ka – :
A VERY skinclose scent on my skin. Nice scent – with a hint of some soft spices, maybe the Saffron and hay that makes that illusion.Timeless – both girl and women can wear this one. Like the Ambertouch in it. Perfect for office.
En VÄLDIGT hudnära doft på mig. Trevlig doft – med en aning om kryddighet, kanske mixen av Saffran och Hö som gör det. Tidlös- både tjejen och kvinnan kan bära denna. Gillar den mjuka Ambernoten. Perfekt för kontoret.
valeok_2009 – :
I’m shocked that no one has mentioned DHI… this smells totally like DHI to me! Powdery iris and vanilla, it doesn’t get more DHI than that. Poor longevity on me with average projection during the few hours that it lasts. I prefer DHI over this, no doubt about that.
sgouriev – :
At first I could immediately smell the same hay note that is found in PG’s Bois Blonde, a perfume I own and love. It’s almost like a wilted lettuce/rotten vegetable scent, but I happen to like it. The scent was also quite powdery. I wondered what gave me the impression this would smell like vanilla, it was so far from vanilla.
Yet within several minutes I began to pick up a light vanilla caramel. Quite gourmand for something that didn’t start out gourmand at all. The notes I thought I smelled were vanilla, caramel, iris, amber, and orange. While there is no orange listed in the notes, it’s hard for me to believe there is no citrus in this perfume. I also felt like I’d smelled something like this before and became a bit nostalgic for whatever that scent might have been….
I glanced at some of the reviews below and saw Shalimar Initial mentioned a couple times, and it made sense why this perfume seemed so familiar. I used to own Shalimar Initial, but I found it too weak for my taste. I also didn’t love the “Guerlainaide” that some people talk about, which tends to give Guerlains an old-fashioned smell that doesn’t suit me. I’m sure I’m not alone in that regard.
So I have to agree–this is Shalimar Initial (improved). Felanilla is more interesting with the green hay note floating around. Sillage and longevity are both very good. My shirt smelled amazing the next day, with strong traces of the perfume still lingering. I wasn’t tired of Shalimar Initial, it was just the sillage that annoyed me…so I would consider Felanilla as a worthy replacement.
vovchic888 – :
As a cat owner, I can definitely say this starts out smelling like a brush full of old cat fur, or like someone’s house who keeps too many cats.
It then (thankfully) fades quickly into a spicy vanillic amber.
The transition from musty kitty fur to spice-cake dessert makes me a little queasy.
cvl411JeomiWogkig – :
I’m puzzled by the “spicy” categorization. This is very definitely vanilla based and it’s interesting but unless hay is now considered a spice (strictly speaking it would have to be a herb but that’s beside the point) there’s nothing spicy about this. My first thought when I smelled it was Dzing!–this was visceral enough that I had trouble finding the connection–I finally decided it was the amber-hay notes that I smelled first. After several hours I’d call this “interesting”, well made, highly unusual but not something it would occur to me to pick up and wear again. One thing very much in its favor: if you like it it stays fairly close to the skin so it can very much be your small private pleasure if you work in a place that has aromaphobics.
Sillage: close, nuzzle distance
Longevity: 2-4 hours
Fabulosity: dancing bear
Value to price ratio: mediocre
7/10
ogv888 – :
I don’t agree on most comments on this vanilla to be not sweet. The more the amber emerges, the sweeter it gets until the point, where I find it nearly vile. The iris-amber combination, which makes it sweet powdery, is alluring and repulsing at the same time. I imagine on a man that might smell very very nice, but I don’t like it on women. Maybe because Felanilla reminds me somehow of playing with Barbie and of old fashioned male bath cosmetics (iris!).
And folks, let us not forget this awful opening! Ok, it’s a funny smell, but for no money in the world I want to smell like wet cardboards. To smell Falanilla out of curiosity and the fun in it is one thing (and for that purpose really an experience), but to go in public is something totally different. Try before you buy.
Also, the comparision to Musc Ravageur is?? Where does that come from? To my nose they have nothing in common, don’t be fooled that if you love one, you automatically love the other. I warned you! 🙂
Also no cat in general or Shalimar in particular to me.
After all Felanilla is very unique and it’s really a lot of fun to explore it. A must try, not necessary a must wear, imho.
aauris258 – :
This is perfect if you find the citrus and incense of Shalimar difficult. Felanilla is an unusual take on vanilla, it is “dry” and predominantly “cool”, the latter due to the iris but the hay absolute adds a warm sweetness but it never quite enters into gourmand territory. The banana wood is subtle and it brightens the iris, and as Luca Turin says, allowing it to “smile” . The opening is a little medicinal (saffron?) but this fades quickly and the scent develops into a sleek and sensuous adult vanilla-amber with a delicious earthy-woody powderiness, Felanilla has won me over, very quietly and slowly, but insistently. This cat has got the cream. Puurrrfect.
submitred – :
Wow! An opening that some alcoholic in a few seconds and following Initial remembered Shalimar initial EDP, but without the citrus notes. This leaves less acid Felanilla. But opening it is a stick! Another difference is that powerful vanilla PG 21 seemed drier. The iris is also evident in the opening.
Spending a few minutes the opening notes soften and begin to enter the woody amber with a touch slightly bitter (must be the note of hay), approaching the region and the nose spray, he could feel slightly bitter in the central region of the tongue, but was something very subtle. Do not bother me.
Perfume totally unisex, maybe even a little more feminine than the Initial Shalimar initial EDP. I really liked
aksenyuk10111979 – :
This is a scent that doesn’t take itself to seriously, starting with the whimsical name. It is very feline in the way it twines around you, like a cat sinuously winding around your body. As it settles it is more of a langorous stretch after a cat nap, soft and slinky. This is not a predatory cat, but a playful one who can be aloof and purring at the same time.
It starts on me with a medicinal/astringent note that fades very quickly into the heart notes that are a very efferevescent vanilla, woody, ambery concotion. The final drydown for me is the same as the heart but with a bit more of the wood notes and the iris coming out to play, adding the powdery note, just a bit in the backround to give it a softness. Good longevity for me about 7-9 hours. This scent wears close, but it does project enough to have a curious passerby inquire as to what you are wearing. I like that this fragrance is playful and chic all at the same time. If you don’t like foody vanilla perfumes this one is a must try.
Gnat – :
This is an interesting Fragrance, It starts of very sparkling on me like champagne!! the vanilla, musk and amber is there – I agree with others its not sickly sweet. Its warm, musky, powdery, honey, sparkly with saffron and Iris – makes it interesting and very wearable – there is a softness. I think it is unisex. Like it but think i would like it more on my man or on my clothes/bedding, not so much on me. Maybe I should try it again in winter.
cifulica – :
This comes out of the gate as an obvious gourmand. There is a note that reminds me of either a root beer or coke float. I can’t quite put a finger on it. Ah hah… It reminds me of the coke flavored Slurpees from 7-Eleven that I would frequently get as a child 30 years ago. This scent is a mixture of coke and vanilla with a bit of woody fizzyness, perhaps some malt. As it settles I get a distinct vanilla cupcake accord. I am disappointed this isn’t richer and more spicy or more resinous based on the notes listed. I usually love Parfumerie Generale but this doesn’t get close to being on the purchase list.
PekSonnaAtono – :
When I first sampled this one I had a contrasting feeling. On one side I thought it was a pleasant warm vanilla, on the other side I thought it was too similar to FM Musc Ravageur but without FM power. I gave it a second chance and got a another sample. Well, I still think Maurice Roucel is much better than Guillame, I still think Felanilla lacks something but I can definitely say it is an incredibly addicting and very comfortable scent.
Here follows my review based on the first sample I got:
I quite like this one but, to be honest, it striked me as a sort of mash up between Musc Ravageur and Acier Alluminum. Well, actually I think Musc Ravageur has a stronger personality and Maurice Roucel is much better than Pierre Guillame, but that’s another point. Felanilla is surely a well crafted warm vanilla scent, filled with top quality ingredients, with an acceptable sillage and a no more than reasonable lasting power but IMO it lacks in depth. It has a nice opening with a lot of amber and a hint of banana wood somewhere and a much better drydown that turns the scent into a confortable and quite close to the skin amber/vanilla but it still lacks in something…I still have to decide if I really like Pierre Guillame’s creations or not but my suggestion to him, would surely be to reduce a little the reange of his productions and maybe focus on just a bunch of fragrances and complete them. I love Cozè, Intrigant Patchouli, Aomassai and find Papyrus De Ciane absolutely fantastic (unfortunately the latter doesn’t match with my skin chemistry, but on paper is delightful) but my impression is too many of Guillame’s fragrances (not all of them) are kinda incomplete or inconsistent. A nice scent, anyway.
Rating: 7.5/10
sonatoz – :
First of all, I have to put on tons of it to make it stay on my skin for longer than 3-4 hours. It seems as if my skin just swallows it.
Second, the vanilla is drowned by the amber on me at least. Although I love the opening and the first hour is just magical, after that I can only smell deep, warm amber of the finest quality with a tiny bit of hay and vanilla. No banana for me and it certainly does not belong to the foody vanillas’ family. It’s elegant and comforting at the same time.
I’d say that due to the lack of sillage and longevity it’s not FB worthy for me but a. I love it too much at least for while it lasts and b. having bought Cadjmere, I found out that the PG bottle juice is usually much stronger than the sample. So, the jury is stil