Coeur de Vahine by Comptoir Sud Pacifique
Women 2004
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Description
Coeur de Vahine: A Gentle Island Floral from Comptoir Sud Pacifique From Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Coeur de Vahine is a women's Oriental Floral that first appeared in 2004. It belongs to the house's escapist world of lagoons and distant blossoms. Sparkling fruit gives way to a creamy bouquet of white flowers, resting on a whisper of vanilla and musk. Expect…
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Key notes
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Top
Blood Orange
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Heart
Tiare Flower
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Base
vanilla
Community
101 votes
- Positive 80%
- Negative 16%
- Neutral 4.0%
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
269 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Like it
101 votes
Season
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49 votes
Time of day
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35 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Coeur de Vahine
Coeur de Vahine: A Gentle Island Floral from Comptoir Sud Pacifique
From Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Coeur de Vahine is a women's Oriental Floral that first appeared in 2004. It belongs to the house's escapist world of lagoons and distant blossoms.
Sparkling fruit gives way to a creamy bouquet of white flowers, resting on a whisper of vanilla and musk. Expect something luminous, sweetish and faintly powdery.
At the opening you will find blood orange, passion fruit, peach alongside bergamot. It feels juicy and invigorating, with a tropical lift that stays clear rather than tart.
The middle showcases tiare flower, orange blossom, jasmine and rose. Tiare lends a sun-warmed creaminess, orange blossom keeps it airy, and jasmine with rose add a soft, talc-like roundness.
Only vanilla and musk form the dry-down. The vanilla is measured rather than cloying, the musk clean and close to the skin, in keeping with its sweet, vanillaed, fresh and fruity character.
Taken together, the fragrance travels from citrus sparkle through fruity white flowers towards a mellow tropical sweetness. It is no heavy oriental but an approachable, feminine composition, averaging 3.95 out of 5 across 102 ratings.
It will suit those who favour easygoing fruity white florals with a holiday spirit. Ideal if tiare, orange blossom and a delicate vanilla are favourites and you like a soft, friendly trail over a bold statement.
Coeur de Vahine endures as a charming means of carrying a little summer with you. Sunny, feminine and reassuring, it offers uncomplicated pleasure without pretension.
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Longevity
Tied for the lead Soft / Moderate
22 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
33 votes
Character
Tied for the lead Traditionally feminine / Balanced
6 votes
Value perception
Tied for the lead Fair price / Good value
2 votes
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Community reviews
3 reviews
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To me it smells from start to finish like a dextrose lolly. Sour, sweet, fizzy and, totally agreeing with Cnidaria’s review, sticky. It doesn’t quite convince me, although I don’t think it’s a bad perfume. Longevity on my skin is about 4-5 hours, the sillage is soft.
Not as tropical as its slogan suggests. Very sweet and sticky, blood orange dominates and overall it reminds me a lot of Love & Luck by Ed Hardy but much stronger, sweeter and less fresh.. honestly I didn’t find it that pleasant, I prefer the L&L.
To me it smells from start to finish like a dextrose lolly. Sour, sweet, fizzy and, totally agreeing with Cnidaria’s review, sticky. It doesn’t quite convince me, although I don’t think it’s a bad perfume. Longevity on my skin is about 4-5 hours, the sillage is soft.