Guerlain Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 50ml – L’Art & La Matière Vanilla Extrait

Some vanillas whisper. This one settles into the room and stays. Vanille Planifolia Extrait 21 is Guerlain’s most concentrated reading of the vanilla bean, built by Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk for the house’s L’Art & La Matière collection, and it wears like liquid gold on skin. If you have spent years collecting vanillas and still feel like none of them told the whole story, this is the one that does.

Why you will love this vanilla extrait

An extrait is the richest concentration a fragrance house makes, so a single press at the pulse point is enough for the whole evening. The oil sits close and glowing rather than shouting, then slowly opens into something warm, spiced and unmistakably Guerlain.

• Extrait concentration, so it lasts far longer than a standard eau de parfum
• Real vanilla bean richness, not the flat sugary vanilla of cheaper scents
• Unisex warmth that works just as beautifully on men as on women
• Made for Egyptian evenings, where warm spicy scents come alive in the dry air
• The faceted gold-capped bottle is a dressing-table piece in its own right
• A genuine signature scent for weddings, engagements and winter nights out
• 100% authentic, shipped across Cairo, Giza and Alexandria with cash on delivery

The scent

It opens on vanilla in its purest form, dense and creamy, with a lift of warm spice that keeps it from ever feeling like dessert. Underneath, Guerlain’s signature opoponax amber gives the whole thing that resinous, balsamic depth the house is famous for, and a soft musk carries it into the skin. Hours later you are still catching it on your scarf.

Who it is for

For the collector who wants the reference vanilla rather than another interpretation of it. For anyone who reaches for warm, amber, oriental scents in winter. And for the person buying a serious gift — an anniversary, an engagement, a milestone — who wants the box to mean something when it is opened.

How to use it

Press one or two touches onto the pulse points at the wrists and the base of the neck. Do not rub the wrists together, as it crushes the top of the fragrance. For a longer trail, apply to unscented, moisturised skin and let it dry naturally before dressing.

Key details

• Brand: Guerlain, Paris
• Collection: L’Art & La Matière
• Concentration: Extrait de parfum
• Family: Oriental vanilla, amber, warm spicy
• Notes: vanilla, spices, opoponax amber, musk
• Gender: unisex, for women and men
• Perfumers: Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk
• Authenticity: original, sourced sealed

Size

50 ml extrait de parfum in the faceted Guerlain bottle with the gold rope collar.