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boxiwideokyrs – :
All I could smell was something so strong like “incense”…more incense…and then some more incense…like I was trapped in a store that sold just…incense sticks and incense room freshener. Must be from the bundle of “loukhoum” combined with vanilla…!?!? I got headache from sniffling it on my wrist. Not missing this one at all. Definitely NOT a fragrance for everyone or for blind buy.
I used to work for a Turkish lady and this cologne reminded me of her shop, very Mediterranean, Middle East style.
Just happily sold mine 🙂
romchik887 – :
I recently bought this as a blind buy, knowing that it was discontinued but having seen a recommendation from someone on youtube that has a very similar perfume collection to mine. I randomly saw someone selling one second-hand at a great price, and it finally arrived. My thoughts? It opens with the only bit of rose you will find, and quickly moves on to something that seriously reminds me of incense. The vanilla note is lost on me, which is very rare. I can’t stop smelling my wrists, but I also can’t decide if I enjoy wearing it… I figured I would at least add my review here to anyone else who happens to find this discontinued fragrance.
natiqwsx – :
It’s been about two years since I tested this fragrance, and I just found a decant someone gifted me a long time ago. I don’t know what I thought was rosy about this the last time around. It’s not really a loukhoum scent…I get orange blossom with a touch of petitgrain (I hate the bitterness, it’s one of my least favorite notes). It’s got a powdery, dry, smokey vanilla accord, which is nice. I do like it, and it would work well for cooler weather, but I definitely won’t be buying it. It’s just not special enough for me to justify the cost.
flexachka – :
This is beautiful … On me it’s a very creamy Turkish delight, not overly sweet, with superb longevity ( over 12 hours) and moderate sillage. It’s a very comforting perfume, which I prefer on cooler days. The beginning is rose water, but the intensity increases as time goes.The dry down retains the Turkish delight but becomes way more powdery. Its a gourmand thats not that sweet and in that respect its unique. i don’t like to mix it with anything else, it’s perfect as is. I can imagine though its one of those you either love or hate, so refrain from blind buying it. What a shame they discontinued this!
zdeymiks – :
One of the best scents from jo malone!! So sad it is discontinued!!:-(
bobka.73ru – :
Wow so amazing,never have I ever fell head over heels for a fragrance as I have for this,wow,soft creamy not overpowering, but inticing.
You can softly smell light hints of Rose, and creamy vanilla,blended well,this goes with my chemistry,so if it works great,i have read some of the other reviews here, everyone is different.
myveres – :
Sweet and a bit spicy with not a lot of rose in it. Quite a comforting smell. I always say I don’t like gourmands and then the odd one will “turn” me, and this could be on that list. Great longevity for a JM (I’ve found that even some of the cologne intense range just vanishes on me).
burdey1 – :
I have been a JM fan for several years. I’ve built quite a collection; it would be easier to name what I DON’T have, instead of what I do. JM’s Rosewater and Vanilla is one of my favorites within the JM line or by other makers.
RWV is VERY versatile. I tend to wear her alone and she gets a lot of exposure in the winter, especially around the holidays. But I’ll wear her any time of the year, any time of day. She’s not my pick for super casual, sloppy days, but for just about any other occasion, including bed time, I think she wears well.
She stands out in a crowd, but not be being loud, by being different, beautiful and confident. She brings sweetness and a tad bit of something spicy. She’s beautiful from application through her dry down and long after that, on clothing. She goes from bold to a whisper, but her whisper is clear and strong, definitely understood.
kypelov – :
The lasting power just blew me away! 10 ours!
This is a beautiful jewel, don’t understand why it is discontinued!
At fist this perfume opens a bit fresh rose-like,an half our later i smell a beautiful mix of caramel, vanille and rose with i little hint of spicy musk. This is a very comforting scent wich i love like an hidden candy-love!
replicaw33034 – :
If you can imagine the tail-end whisper of Montale’s Sweet Oriental Dream with a breath of L’Artisan’s Seville A’Laube, you have a pretty spot on idea of Rose Water and Vanilla. I find the orange blossom in this is stronger than the other notes, but the powdery rose and vanilla smoothes any indolic edges. The Loukhoum aspect is very restrained, its more like inahling the scent of the box, or the tissue paper it comes in, rather than the treat itself, which is simply ethereal. While its a very soft scent, the lasting power is very reasonable, 6+ hours at least. I keep getting gentle wisps of it greeting my nose quite often throughout the day, which is a fabulous pick me up without affecting the environment around me. A very office-friendly scent and layers beautifully with Red Roses.
JAZUWEY – :
Tryed this morning: good scent, at the beginning it smells like a candy and dries down as a cake. Vanilla is the main note which I appreciate because in this fragrance I get original scent. I don’t get any rose note.
yaq337intitytek – :
This was my amusing train of thought on blind testing:
“Instant youthful memory here: burnt sugar, something… something… candy, yes. Not very tasty. It’s like bad burnt sugar for confections, almost homemade. Carnival? Cotton candy…ROCK CANDY. Some type of rock candy, wow they made that into a scent??” After wearing it more than once or twice though my nose was easily able to distinguish that there were creamy, orange blossom-eque florals here with a gently powdered edge similar to being dusted with frangipani, plus vanilla of course. Still not getting any rose but delightful nonetheless.
At first I didn’t care for it but wouldn’t you know it, now I find myself craving it? Must be childhood nostalgia! Also helps that my boyfriend thinks it smells delicious. It really is powerful on projection, especially for a Jo Malone! Unfortunately I don’t get the good longevity along with that, but my skin eats most scents.
Serious sweet tooth fodder, right here. My nose/mind still switches back and forth between thinking “rock candy!” and “creamy sweet orange blossom” when I wear it. And I kinda like that, it’s like two scents in one for me.
rosti11 – :
Burnt leaves and artificial vanilla. I think Malone has never tried loukoum or other Turkish delights in her life. This is how cheap hookah lounges smell on the outskirts of middle-eastern town. Too smoky, too heavy, migraine inducing and cloying indeed. Some of my friends tried to wear this fragrance too and we all agreed it smelled like a home diffuser, not a perfume…
I know, criticizing Jo Malone is kind of mauvais ton these days, but almost everything Malone makes feels too mediocre (especially considering the price) to me.
sir.timofeev – :
I was curious to try it, as it gets so many good reviews, this is sweet, spicy sweet. I agree like a dessert of some kind.I don’t get the rose upfront, just a hint of it , it is a dark rose, well hidden within the vanilla, which isn’t a gourmand vanilla per se, more a boozy vanilla, with a hint of smokiness. As for me, not my type, but it is interesting in a way…you won’t smell like everybody else wearing it, for sure…
It smells more like firewood as it progresses, it opens up in a woodsy way, at least on me. Must be the petit grain, which isn’t a favorite note of mine..all in all, very well done..
NYZ – :
This is primarily a warm, custard-y vanilla with a hint of smoke. I honestly don’t get any rose from this at all in the opening stages, but it does smell lovely and sweet like some squares of turkish delight covered in powdered sugar. The impression of a rose is there without actually having a definable rose note, which is definitely different. Actually, it reminds me a bit of this lovely rose-flavored gelato a shop in a nearby town makes. Petitgrain is my fragrance kryptonite. It’s sharp and bitter, and adds a green twinge to the fragrances it appears in that grates on my nose. Luckily this note is only present for the first few minutes. My overall impression of this is of a very nice dessert vanilla that isn’t too heavy; you can wear it in spring or fall as well as winter. I think the price is too much for a vanilla–I might have considered buying it if this were available at the same prices as the scents in their normal lineup. I think for now I’ll just be satisfied with the decant MarillaV sent me 🙂
katjapotchep – :
I definitely have a soft spot for Loukhoum inspired fragrances and so I was quite interested in Jo Malone’s take on this classic perfume inspiration. I consider Keiko Mecheri’s Loukhoum Parfum du Soir to be my favorite iteration of this Middle Eastern confection. Jo Malone’s take on it was quite different, but lovely and intoxicating in its own way.
I am used to Loukhoum fragrances to being a honey/almond/rose affair with a generous dose of powder. And on me, this combination is dynamite. But how would the normally restrained house of Jo Malone translate this? It seems they decided to go in a different direction, by choosing a creamy, custard like vanilla and putting that at the heart of this fragrance. The rose is a sheer, slightly green rose that is needed to balance out the sweetness of the vanilla. This makes Rose Water and Vanilla more of a rose water ice cream or custard than true Loukhoum.
Which is actually fine with me as I find it different enough to have in my collection alongside Keiko Mecheri’s masterpiece. The Jo Malone is more sheer, less dense, and highly wearable. The longevity is quite good, at least 6 hours on my skin. The sillage is moderate. The greenness of the rose keeps the vanilla from being too cloying even in very hot weather. I find this to be strangely addicting and have squirreled away a few back up bottles because it is discontinued. And I don’t believe I have smelled anything like it. A truly unique offering from Jo Malone and one I will be wearing for years to come.
DonHerbarni – :
I love rose scents but the only problem is that the majority of them smell like bathroom freshener which is not exactly the angle I am going for. This is one of the exceptions.
A water soft rose with a vanilla and green blend that is wearable, intense, yet doesn’t blast your nostrils into the back of your head, as many perfumes do with the word “intense” in the their name. I’ve also tried Jo’s Red Roses but for me it suffers from Curse of the Bathroom Spray. Don’t be put off from trying this one if aren’t a fan of Red Roses.
Lasts a long time with a persistent but not obtrusive scent. My other favorite rose scent is Stella, so if you like that one too but are looking for a change this is a must try.
jefas – :
This smells like laughter. Immature school girl giddy laughter. And I love it.
Tasty pastel candies that melt in your mouth.
Bought the last bottle on the spot at Nordstom today.
That is all.
moguchiy.13 – :
Sweet almonds and vanilla praline rose! Quite gourmand and edible , many comparison to the Turkish sweet treat and vanilla ice cream in a waffle cone. All of it is very accurate and ROSE WATER VaNilLA is certainly a creamy rosy vanilla perfume , very feminine and very different compared to your regular JoMalone. Having said that the whole intense line is different and quite lovely, owning three of them and right now my favourite scents of my wardrobe . Natural, unique and simple with a twist, perfect for day and night , Jo Malone did it again. Great fragrance !!! This one is comparable to Montale , chocolate greedy and other Montales , sweet oriental dreams and some of their other vanilla based scents. I prefer this Jo Malone but the Montales are indeed somewhat similar. One disappointing thing about this fragrance; it has been discontinued.
Miamorez – :
At first sniff I wasn’t sure. I thought it was too sweet, too young, too sickly for me. I am late thirties. But then I left it for two days. Sprayed just once on my left wrist. And now I am strangely addicted to it. It’s a gourmand for sure. It’s creamy and sweet, but not in a cheap, mass market way. It smells like the Turkish delight I used to buy my father in Harrods’ Food Hall. It is delicious. Don’t get me wrong, it is seriously sweet. I would normally shun an overly sweet perfume but this is different somehow. Sweet but with depth. I get patchouli and tuberose in the dry down. I won’t wear this every day, but it will make a nice change from time to time.
samurai12 – :
It smelled like a beautiful, sweet cloud of vanilla and rose when I sniffed from the bottle, but as soon as I put it on my skin, I got a dominating bitter green/woody scent over all the other notes. It lasted for an hour until I washed it off. I’m thinking that my chemistry amped the petitgrain or something. It’s a shame, I want a sweet vanilla/rose frag!
proletarka – :
Today 13 Dec. 2013 I was at the Jo Malone counter in Nordstrom’s, and the rep told me that Rose Water and Vanilla is going to be discontinued. I ordered a bottle right then (I haven’t tried it yet, it has been difficult to get a sample), and from what I know it is still available on the website. I’ve had pretty good luck with the JM fragrances that I like, so I’m not too worried whether it will be compatible with me or not. I want one before this fragrance disappears. I mention this so that for those of you who love this fragrance, you can take action.
Edit: I’ve worn this a few times since my bottle arrived, and I like it but at the same time it scares me a little. This is super sweet, but my poor old brain can’t distinguish “sugar” sweet over “vanilla syrup” sweet, with this fragrance. The rose weaves in and out of the sweetness, and I like how those two players talk to each other, in a back and forth conversation. I’m still glad I bought it. If I were about twenty years younger I’d flip over this. It is pleasant enough, but wow is it sweet! On days where my fragrance “sweet tooth” area of my limbic system is screaming at me, I spray this on (very nice longevity, btw)…and no more than two sprays, mind you…and it satisfies my “sweet” cravings. I’ve heard of Turkish delight but have never tasted some. Now I’m curious.
jokeone – :
me gusta mucho esta fragancia,la compre y no la use hasta unos meses después y la verdad estoy encantado, la vainilla es mi aroma favorito,es dulce limpio sexi y totalmente erótico ademas es se usa desde los principios de la perfumería así como la rosa.
pseumegisee – :
Gourmand lovers – check this one out! I was nosing around my local Jo Malone counter the other day testing the recently-discontinued Black Vetyver Café (based on a dear fellow Fragrantican’s recommendation) and the savvy saleswoman asked me enough questions to determine I love gourmands. She steered me toward Rose Water & Vanilla and I backed away as if from a nest of wasps exclaiming, “Oh no no no. I despise florals. Especially rose and orange blossom!” Gentle and persistent, she convinced me to give the bottle a cautious ‘sniff.’ Sweet! Like the smell inside a homemade candy store! I tested and sprayed and wow – this is delicious, sweet stuff! Where Kilian’s Sweet Redemption and Love by Kilian are death by sweet florals, this has just the right mix of vanilla, rose [gasp!] and orange blossoms [double gasp!] to create something gourmandishly wonderful! A sort of Turkish delight powederd sugar confection – similar to a loukoum. It IS sweet, but I didn’t find myself choking (like on the aforementioned Kilians).
The sillage was moderate and I could still smell it on my skin over 7 hours later. It is an artfully blended candied fruity “floral” (not a fruitchuli, not a linear fruity body mist) that is more akin to Pink Sugar than Serge Lutens Sa Majeste la Rose. It’s no wonder all my floral loving friends are disappointed in this one. Their loss is my gain!
9375365510 – :
I never expected that a straight-laced label like Jo Malone would release such a heavily conceptual fragrance. It really is a work of art, albeit a challenging one. Cologne Intense Rose Water & Vanilla does posses a distinct almost incense-like powdery green rose water note. However, this rose is then paired with a planet-sized jawbreaker of ambiguous sugar-shock sweetness. Smelling this made my face numb. It’s just ridiculous. Intense!? You’re not kidding.
A more apt name would have been, “Rose Water & Five Tons of Easter Candy”. It’s like sticking your head into an Easter basket, and smelling all the pastel chocolate and jelly beans at the same time. The vanilla in the name does not do this juice justice. In fact the “vanilla” here does not hold any resemblance to an actual vanilla that I can detect. It just smells like a truck load of assorted candy, or rose-tinged spun sugar. The longevity and projection are exceptional.
RW&V is so sweet, it is actually grotesque. That said, I kind of like it. Not to wear in public, near my vanilla-hating boyfriend, or when I am feeling emotionally stable. But every once in a while, I do like to test my sweetness threshold, and nothing is a better challenge than Jo Malone’s Rose Water & Vanilla. Except maybe Cadbury Cream Eggs and Marshmallow Peeps, but those are seasonal and they make a big mess.
Use with extreme caution.
IVAN-MAN – :
Jo Malome Rose water&Vanilla is mostly a vanilla scent with a hint of rose in the opening. The rose note vanishes so quickly that you have to check again the bottle and see if the perfume that you tested is called ”Rosewater&vanilla” or just ”Vanilla”!Sickly sweet and sticky like a candy floss!!Smells like pastry!Lasting power is average.If you crave for a VERY sweet tooth you may try this!
drswat – :
I bought it on my trip to Paris; I so wanted to buy a French perfume and bought an English one instead, but no regrets whatsoever.
This is intoxicating indeed: I get more orange blossom than rose, it’s very sweet and syrupy, but not even remotely disgusting or overwhelming (and I wore this in summer). I find it delightful, the drydown is especially nice.
I did not get any turkish delight in this, and it is not like middle eastern rose fragrances, either. In fact, I have difficulty comparing it to other perfumes, I haven’t tried anything very similar to this…I’m thinking of Kilian’s sweet redemption, or perhaps Mancera’s rose greedy, but no. Jo Malone is more aromatic and green than straightforward gourmand. I think it’s a very unique vanilla scent that is at least worth a try.
Mox28 – :
Took a sniff of this, and I figured it was for women. But then the rose in this mixed with the vanilla made me like it. It is powdery as well. Unisex? Ah, perhaps if you want to smell sweet then that’s fine. Over all a nice scent.
nzv936elipseskism – :
Sweet, powdery and comfortable, i’m a LOUKOUM, yeaaahhh
zwwers – :
I’m not impressed with this fragrance. There are almost not roses and the vanilla note is far from the best.
I prefer more deep roses fragrances, so I prefer Velvet Rose & Oud to it much more, besides it’s really more interesting.
As a rose lover I’m disappointed.
Nir67 – :
This is one of my ultimate favourites! Always get loads of compliments, mainly from men saying I smell like white chocolate!?!?
nikasi – :
Love it! Happy this works with my skin chemistry; can’t stop sniffing my wrist!!! Beautiful from beginning to dry down…
dizel52 – :
This is supersweet and for gourmand fans only. Pure sugar and rose, the sillage is decent and longevity is about 5 hours.
Jasonp – :
I’ve tried yesterday at the airport – but it’s not my cup of tea like all rose fragrances paired with vanilla either. Too sweet, too synthetic, too much.
lyudvik – :
smells sticky. i felt like needing to wash up 10 minutes after sampling this. i didn’t hate but i sure hated those woody middle notes, ruined the whole ‘turkish delight fantasy’ i was having about this
Печенькооо – :
Just a bit of rose water and tons of vanilla make this a sweet, warm and very comfy fragrance. I thought it too suropy the first time I tried it, but on second try I began to really appreciate it; it seemed deep, heady and not as sugary as I first thought. It lasts very long on my skin and if you’re into grown up vanilla fragrances, this is worth trying.
viciva – :
Intense it is! Starts indeed as mothballs mixed with artificial vanilla and dries down as super powdery vanilla. I don’t smell any rose whatsoever.
Lasts all day.
jakakaka – :
YUCK!!! Hideous synthetic vanilla and mothbally rose … the price this bilge is going for is ridiculous … why is it that when Estee Lauder takes over a company everything goes to hell in a handbasket? (MAC is a perfect example.) Jo Malone’s Tuberose was probably one of the best in the business. Discontinued around the time that Lauder took over they probably didn’t need the competition for Tuberose Gardenia … more bilge!
BernaGameti – :
I was so excited about this one – loving rose and vanilla and Jo Malone in general. But wow was this syrupy sweet! Not even remotely like the middle eastern fragrances it was meant to be inspired by but it does smell EXACTLY like Turkish Delight. But it does have great sillage and longevity and the dry down is nicer.