Gourmand

Floral

Vanilla blossom smells like sweetness caught in a delicate, almost powdery embrace—imagine walking past a vanilla orchid in bloom, where the heady creaminess you'd expect from vanilla is instead wispy and ethereal. There's an almost tender floralness here, reminiscent of tuberose or gardenia's lushness, yet softer. It's less "vanilla pudding" and more "the scent of vanilla pods picked at dawn, dusted with pollen." The sweetness feels sophisticated rather than gourmand, with subtle green, almost honeyed undertones that make it feel both innocent and mysteriously sensual.