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Nona38 – :
Oh my God. My sister has expensive and good taste in fragrance and told me she wears this, so I ordered a sample. I was so surprised and delighted to experience Skin Musk all the way, baby! Just much more expensive ingredients and a tad more vanilla.
I wore this as a college student, and the smell is very dear to me. And yes, back then, I felt a 1 oz bottle was on the high side at $7 at the drugstore, lol. People told me my cat smelled of it, aww. You can still get it, made by a different company than Bonne Bell but a pretty good reformulation. Said to be beloved by Sarah Jessica Parker whom I hoped would make something in this vein, but alas, she did not.
Aerin Lauder was born in 1970 and HAS to know of this scent. I beg you to try them side by side and report back. TV dries down to a more familiar lovely vanilla. Why is a big bottle almost $200?
disirk – :
My mum loves the smell of vanilla and so does me. And when it comes to fragrances, Tangier Vanille was our signature scent. It has irresistibly mouthwatering vanilla with warm lovely amber and comforting musk.
It’s perfect for everyday.
eyj837Negeltzex – :
I really wish I liked this but it smells exactly like Play-doh to me.
I am a huge fan of vanilla / powdery/ woodsy but I think Tangier Vanille is just awful PLAY-DOH 100%. But I def suggest Amber Musk. That is in my top 5 fav scents. 🙂
Myrka1983zz – :
A very beautiful, though ordinary vanilla scent. I understand the play dough note, also, as I’ve experienced something very similar in Hypnotic Poison. Amber, sandalwood, vanilla… average longevity… medium projection. Not worth the price tag, worth asking for a few samples of it though.
roman212 – :
I get a play dough scent on the paper strip but it’s probably better on skin. Update: it smells identical on my skin but its also very pretty. It’s just a little vinegary.
simpl – :
Tangier Vanille is so exceptionally beautiful. I love it. And I didn’t expect much of it, I suspected it would be some simple overpriced vanilla, also I often read Aerin’s fragrances were all thin and weak. Oh, what a lovely surprise this was! I already loved it on the test strip, and on my skin it smells almost a little better.
I can smell all the listed notes in Tangier Vanille. Vanilla and sandalwood are the main players, musk and balsams round the scent and rose and bergamot add some fresh and uplifting notes. But the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
This is very warm, creamy and balmy, deliciously vanillic and very feminine. It’s sweet and alluring, not like baked goods and candy, but like a really good vanilla oriental. It has a great projection without being intrusive. A very refined scent with that certain clarity that makes it smell expensive, like high quality ingedrients that are blended together virtuosically. It doesn’t have a huge developement, but it doesn’t need to, it just smells lovely from the start until the end.
Sadly this is not exactly a bargain, but I will definitely get a bottle of this elegant beauty one day.
argurrertapok – :
This is good vanilla smelling perfume but very strong on me. I gave away my decant because I got a bad headache of it. I got headache every time I tried it.
Dr_Zolberg1 – :
Ugh, I got the playdoh experience. Extremely strong playdoh. Isn’t it funny how some scents strike people very differently? I wonder whether this one is a case of body chemistry or simply perception. I for one could not wash it off fast enough! XD
Wundermann – :
To me, this scent started out smelling like a gently vanilla but after about 5 minutes it had intensified so much that I couldn’t breathe. This is some very powerful perfume! It was too much for me, in the end I didn’t like the synthetic vanilla/ playdoh/plastic smell. About an hour in I had to wash it off but if you like your perfume seriously strong give this a try. Major sillage and major longevity.
dsb7777 – :
Beautiful opening and then Tangier Vanille smells like plastic. The opening is gorgeous, but if you buy a sample definitely wait until it dries down and settles before you push the full bottle purchase button online.
herachi88 – :
I got so excited during the first couple minutes because it smelled enough like PCAYY to be a suitable replacement, but then it quickly dried down to a simple vanilla-centric, citrus-ambery affair. Disappointing. In stark contrast to PCAYY, which is a complex floriental with an ambery base.
maxsimus2010 – :
I admit I have been a fan of Estée Lauder since I was a teenager. So I try anything branded Lauder, that includes Aerin. My absolute favorite is Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia but as I used to work in the perfume industry, I was often offered perfumes. That’s how I got Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang.
Now, about Tangier Vanille. I immediately thought of PCAYY when I first smelled TV. I liked it as it’s a warm and easy, yet elegant vanilla perfume. I had to buy a bottle. So I did that little test and sprayed both perfumes on me at the same time to realize they were the same perfume!!! My nose just told me the drydown in TV seems a little richer. I like to wear it on a rainy day here in ATX.
xpert821 – :
The only one from the Aerin line I dislike. This smells like play doh all the way.
xss253Diobtetty – :
This is a very nice soft vanilla scent that I really, really think is growing on me in a big way. I normally don’t go for vanilla anything. I got this in a coffret set and I love this one! Its a very soft, sweet scent that is just so cozy and nice. Like a warm, creamy desert that is not too rich. I need this.
scouddess – :
I needed to write out my thoughts on this one only because I don’t want others to be misguided like me… Plus I feel that I’ve tried, tested and have been collecting a variety of scents now and know what I’m talking about at this point.
This seems to be a very popular vanilla scent in the fragrance community but to me, it’s simply unappealing and unsettling. It actually made me slightly nauseous even. I feel the vanilla is neither mature nor classic, it’s just gross. If you’re looking for a vanilla scent, I would highly recommend Un Bois Vanille by Serge Lutens (smokey & mature) or even Burberry Brit EDT. For those looking for an exciting vanilla mix, I would suggest Hypnotic Poison by Dior (vanilla and jasmine). I feel that wearing Tangier Vanille would actually offend people around you!
LeraMig – :
When I read Tangier (city in Morocco) I was expecting Arabian spices. Nothing about this is very exotic, unfortunately. It’s okay but it’s nothing more than a quiet vanilla play-doh.
resident09_93 – :
I was excited to try this when I saw so many people compare it to one of my long-time favorites, EL Private Collection Amber Ylang-ylang.
On first spray, it smelled like salty play-doh. On drydown, it smells like dried out play-doh. I can’t really add anything else, because that is ALL I smell. It smells nothing like EL Amber Ylang Ylang. Not even a little bit. Just play-doh.
rru888Bessinepome – :
On me, this is the longest lasting Aerin perfume, with about 8 hours of soft vanilla. I get the sandalwood, a bit of citrus, and the occasional whiff of plasticky vanilla, like a child’s toy or play doh. However, that plastic smell does not last and thankfully this is mostly pleasant. I like my sample, but Aerin’s prices prevent me from buying a full bottle.
ETA: After a spray at about 8 pm, I woke the next morning with my cleavage smelling of a citrusy vanilla meringue. My body heat and chemistry turned this into something spectacular. Still won’t buy a full bottle when I get the same effect from Atelier Vanille Insensee, but I can appreciate how nice Tangier Vanille can be.
ETAA: Wow…12 -15 hours…okay I may have to change my mind about this one. My ginger cat, Leo, was just licking my wrist, so longevity and cat magnet, this one has it all. 🙂
Bozmane – :
If I really sniff this one, I can smell a bit of muskiness, some sandalwood and quite a bit of amber and vanilla. Not getting much rose or bergamot. That being said, if I’m not sniffing my heart out trying to decode the scent, all I get is play doh. I was so surprised, but reading through the reviews, I guess I’m not alone.
chigik19 – :
This literally does what it says on the bottle, its a tangy vanilla, but don’t be at all put off if your not overly keen on citrus fragrances, its very much a beautiful vanilla with a mild tang, lovely
skehyhophycle – :
One of the nicest vanilla fragrances.
At first spray it’s soft and musky, the musk is quite powdery and light, like baby musk.
But it doesn’t smell immature at all.
As it dries down the amber and sandalwood intensify and it really warms up
and becomes much more sultry.
The quality is the best and throughout the day this leaves a sweet trail of vanilla around you.
A few people have already complimented me on it too.
This one is a big love for me.
edit: lasts over 10 hours and the dry down is a beautiful warm vanilla that is soo addicting
Art1981 – :
It’s gorgeous!!! Delicious oriental deep perfect vanilla!!! I LOVE IT!!!
jamilia – :
Tangier Vanille is superb. It’s my second favourite of all perfumes. I think it’s so beautiful. It’s so soft and creamy, lovely Madagascan vanilla, softly spicy and dark, with the most elegant rose, tangy bergamot, luscious sandalwood, smooth and light musk, and dreamy amber. It’s a lovely oriental, with a hint of magical secrets. It lasts gently on my skin and in the air around me forever, and everyone loves it when I wear it. I get heaps and heaps of compliments all the time. More than most of my other perfumes. It’s amazing. It’s such a dream of a perfume.
I also have the body cream, and it’s also divine. So soft and very creamy. It makes my skin feel ravishing. The scent is soft, delicate, and comforting.
Айдар1990 – :
This is my very favourite perfume of all time!! I Love it – so much! It has become my signature scent. I fell totally in love at first sniff (which was about a month ago), and have been falling more and more in love with it ever since. It has completely taken me over – all other perfumes have become NOT right anymore – even the most favoured. I just can’t wear anything else now. It’s completely me. It’s the one I feel the most happy and comfortable in. I feel at peace – at rest. At home. But I keep thinking, surely I need a change? Usually I change perfumes often, as I get bored quickly, but, no! Every time I put something else on…….nah! I want my Tangier Vanille!!! God! It’s never happened to me before! I love it sooooo much.
It’s so smooth and creamy and delicious. So yummy, so comforting, and has such fabulous smells of rose and bergamot, and amber and musk and sandalwood – they all show themselves beautifully as the day goes on – but it’s the heavenly Madagascar vanilla that is the angel of this wonder! It gives me such a feel of the Orient – Morocco – the fabulous bazaars, and the palaces and gardens, the splendour of all the smells and colours. It’s such a rich and chocolately vanilla; so sweet but not at all sickly. Deep and sensual; slightly spicy. Warm. Womanly. It’s simply the most perfect perfume!!!!!
bdd041speagoessenda – :
This is a great perfume. Very elegant, demure, rich and smooth. It’s very lovely, simple yet complex in the feelings it evokes; it has an air of mystery – of things hidden – of secret places of pleasure. The vanilla is deep and dark, softly spicy. The rose is rich and smooth. The bergamot offers a crisp refreshing lift. The amber binds everything together beautifully. And the sandalwood does it’s usual sensual and comforting thing. I don’t agree at all that this perfume shows that Aerin doesn’t like vanilla; in fact I believe it actually expresses quite the opposite – that she highly respects the essence. She has shown it in a very romantic light. It’s exquisitely womanly, exotic and alluring. It draws people to one. I find I’m always having people come close to sniff me, and saying how attractive and gentle and captivating my perfume is.
I think it’s quite perfect.
cni539Diobtetty – :
I absolutely ADORE this gorgeous perfume!!!! I fall more in love with it, every minute of every day (I got it a week ago, a blind-buy, and I CAN’T wear any other perfume now!!). At first, with the very first spray, I thought it was very nice; lovely. But as the day went on, I found myself liking it more…..and more…..and HAD to wear it the next day, and the next………ad infinitum!!!
It’s so beautifully and mysteriously oriental, soft, creamy, delicious, rich dark vanilla, deep rose, a crisp tangy bergamot, soft comforting musk and sandalwood, and meltingly smooth amber, melding the whole glorious, simple but fulsome concoction together. It definitely has a mysterious, secret, hidden-depth feel, and all the ingredients come to the surface in various ways, at various times, giving one a gentle thrill each time.
My husband adores it too, and can smell me a room away. Anyway, it now permeates our whole house, beautifully, gently, which we both relish. It has a delightfully gentle but far-reaching sillage, and lasts and lasts so well!!! I spray it on around 4am, and can still smell it beautifully in bed after 11pm!!!!!
And everywhere I go, people tell me how beautiful I smell!!!
It’s my favourite perfume at the moment. By far. I think I’m addicted to it!!!
And God I also adore the cute little bottle! It’s such a lovely, aesthetically pleasing, well-crafted design: so solid, and has such smoothly rounded edges; the label is exquisite; and the cap is fabulous! Lifts off and clicks on in the most perfect way, and is the perfect colour representation of the ‘feel’ of the fragrance – it looks like a beautiful chocolate-coloured gemstone – in fact that’s also apt, because the perfume does have a softly chocolate smell!!! Everything about it is perfect!!
God I LOVE LOVE LOVE Tangier Vanille!!!!! I never want to be without it. Ever!
севирус – :
I got a set of samples for several Aerin perfumes. This is the first one I tried because I love vanilla fragrances. However, the moment I applied it, I got a PlayDoh scent. I decided to let the fragrance develop and see what it was like throughout the night. It didn’t change one bit. It started as PlayDoh and is still PlayDoh….no development whatsoever. The only plus of the fragrance is that it seems to be fairly long-lasting, but who wants to smell like PlayDoh for hours on end?
fooll12345 – :
This smells like straight up playdough To me. I love vanilla as well, but not this one.
DoctorAlbert – :
Eau De Playdoh comment is right. I smelt a strip of this in a magazine and it just smells like so many other vanilla fragrances to me. It’s just meh. I wouldn’t pay the price for something that reminds me of $5 vanilla body mist. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good vanilla but this isn’t anything groundbreaking. On the plus side, it’s a nice, safe and inoffensive scent.
sedoi6068 – :
If the mystery of Morocco could be bottled, this is what it would smell like—a warm blend of Italian bergamot, Madagascar vanilla, tonka bean, amber, and sandalwood.
svt_2007 – :
I saw this in the department store and sprayed some on as I was walking out. A few minutes later I turned around and went back to the store as I needed a bottle of this in my life. I tried to purchase the 100ml bottle but they only had the 50ml so I bought it straight away and ordered the 100ml. This is a gorgeous vanilla, very easy to wear and so elegant and stunning! It reminds me of Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang (which I think is discontinued now??)… so if you liked Amber Ylang Ylang and you miss that one, you have to try this new one from Aerin. It is worth the money! LOVE IT.
игор – :
You can tell immediately whether a perfume maker loves or hates a particular note, and this fragrance screams that Aerin Lauder doesn’t particularly like vanilla, but felt like she needed a vanilla scent for her line. The scent itself doesn’t stick around long, and the vanilla, which is buried under rose, musk, and amber is around for an even shorter time. Fades so quickly, it seems embarrassed to have showed up in the first place. As an unapologetic lover of gourmands, I don’t like vanillas that hang their heads in shame. And with the longevity of a body spray, the price is ridiculous.
zwo858speagoessenda – :
Tried it today, very much like Amber musk with vanilla in the mix, it is nice , it is also soft, and doesn’t really project….it is refined in a way, but for the price, it is not exciting enough …if you are looking for a skin scent with a vanilla base, it is a nce option, but nothing real exciting there…typical Aerin Lauder scentt, refined, a bit formal.
h0ff – :
Curiosity killed the cat so I had to try this. It’s a lovely scent with a cookie dough fragrance melded together with Vanilla. I’m a fan of Aerin Lauder’s collection and this one is nice but not entirely convinced that it’s a must have.
Sillage and longevity are both above minimal but fades quickly.
vladislav1942 – :
I got to try this one on Sunday. It’s very similar to amber musk, but kind of has a playdoh/powdery vibe going on. It dries down to a vanilla ice cream.
Love it!!! Even though I own Amber musk and I find these similar, I would still enjoy owning this one.