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Vanille Bourbon vs Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 590 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Vanille Bourbon takes 4 of 7 categories.

  • Vanille Bourbon

    Choose it for a floral and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear.

  • Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon

    Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter.

Vanille Bourbon4/7
Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon3/7
Ratings & consensus
Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon
Community sentiment
Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon
Longevity
Vanille Bourbon
Sillage & projection
Vanille Bourbon
Value for money
Vanille Bourbon
Versatility
Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Vanille Bourbon

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
Vanille BourbonIl Profvmo
Osmo Scents Vanille BourbonIl Profvmo
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
3.86/ 5 · 304 votes
Have 36%Had 19%Want 44%
4.20/ 5 · 286 votes
Have 30%Had 24%Want 46%
Category winnerOsmo Scents Vanille BourbonRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
35%Love
35%Like
18%Ok
12%Dislike
0%Hate

92 votes

41%Love
48%Like
1%Ok
9%Dislike
1%Hate

286 votes

Category winnerOsmo Scents Vanille BourbonMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity75
〰 Sillage56
♥ Love / hate77
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage55
♥ Love / hate80
Category winners

LongevityVanille Bourbon

SillageVanille Bourbon

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value54
¤ Price value46
Category winnerVanille BourbonBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
floral100%
sweet92%
powdery84%
woody77%
amber69%
vanilla61%
vanilla100%
powdery88%
sweet77%
white floral65%
amber53%
floral42%
Scent match67%Closely related · both powdery, sweet and vanilla

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Cedar Needles
Heart
OrchidHeliotropeTiare Flower
Base
Palisander Rosewood
Top
Lemon Blossom
Heart
HeliotropeOrchidTiare Flower
Base
VanillaPalisander RosewoodAmbergris
InformationalShared notesOrchid, Heliotrope, Tiare Flower and Palisander Rosewood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring75
Summer36
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night67
Spring74
Summer61
Fall96
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerOsmo Scents Vanille BourbonMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men3
Unisex27
Women70
Men0
Unisex24
Women76
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,676

PerfumerSilvana Casoli

Launched—

Reviews66

Overall rank#6,489

PerfumerSilvana Casoli

Launched—

Reviews40

Category winnerVanille BourbonHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Vanille Bourbon is a soft, intimate vanilla that many people describe as powdery, clean, and slightly soapy, with rosewood and a gentle woody edge. On skin it can read like watered down boozy vanilla or even vanilla ice cream, more personal than loud. Performance is divisive, some get an all day skin scent, others los…

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Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon is a vanilla-forward scent that many people describe as creamy, warm and gently sweet, with a soft powdery floral veil from heliotrope and tiare. On some skin it stays very close, almost like a vanilla skin scent, while others get a sharper, more synthetic dry-down that can read like “drugs…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Vanille Bourbon or Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon?

Vanille Bourbon takes 4 of 7 categories. Vanille Bourbon is rated 3.86/5 from 304 votes; Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon is rated 4.20/5 from 286 votes. Choose Vanille Bourbon for a floral and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, daytime wear. Choose Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and versatility. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Vanille Bourbon or Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon?

Vanille Bourbon lasts longest (Vanille Bourbon 75/100, Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Vanille Bourbon or Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon?

Projection is very close: Vanille Bourbon 56/100, Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon 55/100 for sillage.

Do Vanille Bourbon and Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, sweet and vanilla accords. Common notes include Orchid, Heliotrope, Tiare Flower and Palisander Rosewood.

Is Vanille Bourbon or Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon better for summer or winter?

For summer, Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon is the stronger pick. For winter, Vanille Bourbon is the stronger pick. Vanille Bourbon suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Vanille Bourbon and Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon?

Vanille Bourbon has top notes of Cedar Needles, heart notes of Orchid, Heliotrope and Tiare Flower, a base of Palisander Rosewood. Osmo Scents Vanille Bourbon has top notes of Lemon Blossom, heart notes of Heliotrope, Orchid and Tiare Flower, a base of Vanilla, Palisander Rosewood and Ambergris.

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