Vanille Havane by Les Indemodables
Men Women 2020
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
8,418 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
1,648 votes
Season
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1,823 votes
Time of day
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993 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Vanille Havane
Vanille Havane by Les Indemodables is an oriental vanilla fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2020, the nose behind this composition is Antoine Lie.
Spices Musk, amber and animalic Flowers
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
825 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
815 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
896 votes
Value perception
Leading answer A little expensive
778 votes
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Community reviews
9 reviews
Share what you noticed: opening, drydown, sillage and the moments when it works for you.
A perfumery jewel. It opens powerful with an acidic touch, anchored by tobacco and nuts. Then the cacao and liquor explode, with every note feeling perfect. Ideal for super-elegant gentlemen.
It’s a perfumery masterpiece. The opening is powerful and slightly acidic, I believe due to the tobacco and nuts. Then the cocoa and liquor unfold, with every component feeling perfectly balanced. Ideal for super elegant gentlemen.
Not bad, but I have better options in this line. It’s certainly a challenging scent. Very well crafted: an intoxicating, alcoholic opening with tobacco… hard, dark, and not for everyone. As it dries down, it mellows and sweetens, becoming ambered, vanillaised, and spiced, though the dry, sour tobacco remains ever-present. Good longevity and sillage; it comes close to a beast.
Personal opinion: the liquor opening is complex, but the dry-down reveals a spectacular, velvety base of rum, cacao, tobacco, and amber. Today is my favourite; it doesn’t cloy and I want to wear it all day. Fabulous, lasting a full day with just one spray.
On my skin, the smoky touch is very noticeable and the sweetness quite subdued. It reminds me of a remix between Chergui, Ambre Sultan, and rum. The vanilla is spicy, the kind that makes you cough if it lingers in the throat. I think the name does it a disservice; it’s a fine aroma. Performance after 3-4 days is correct. It’s a personal bubble fragrance with high persistence. Try before you buy.
It opens masterfully: dry tobacco, nuts, and a hint of rum, slightly sweet. An autumnal delight, unisex, seductive, and evocative. The problem is it fades quickly; by an hour it’s very skin-close. As it dries, it loses the nut note that captivates at the start, settling into a very faint, comfortable sweet tobacco. For the price, there are sweet tobacco fragrances a hundred times better.
Definitely not for me. Ultra-sweet, very aged alcohol, and burnt tobacco. I got a headache and had to move away from the sample. DO NOT buy blind. Try it first.
Definitely not for me. Ultra-sweet, with a very aged alcohol and burnt tobacco. I got dizzy and had to walk away from the sample immediately. DO NOT buy blind. Test it first.
In no time it becomes my favourite for very cold days. It opens quite boozy; initially it clashes, as if someone has splashed you with a Cuba Libre. It lasts a couple of minutes before a pleasant tobacco emerges, blending with vanilla, cacao, a subtle leather, and a smoky, dark touch. It doesn’t list smoky notes, but I sense them and others do too. It has reminiscences of Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford, but comparing them, they aren’t alike: in TF the vanilla stands out more. This is darker and more intoxicating, with more tobacco and cacao. Personally, I don’t like Tobacco Vanille, so if you don’t either, give it a try. For those who like tobacco/vanilla combos or perfumes like Angel’s Share or Tobacolor, this is a must. Suitable only for cold weather. Atomic projection for the first hour, then it decays to arm’s length and stays there for hours. I tested it before bed and upon waking, after breakfast, it was still detectable in the room. I see it as unisex, but I think it suits men more than women. If you like ‘Boozy’ perfumes, tobacco/vanilla combos, or types like Angel’s Share, you are obliged to try it.