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Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt by Gloria Vanderbilt is an oriental floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1982, the nose behind this composition is Sophia Grojsman. The top notes are aldehydes, orange blossom, pineapple, lavender, bergamot and green notes; the heart notes are carnation, neroli, ylang-ylang, iris root, jasmine and rose; the base notes are vanilla, sandalwood, cinnamon, opoponax, musk, galbanum and vetiver.
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Hello everyone! My name is Apis Mellifera and I am new here. This is my first review because I am always very busy, from flower to flower. Moreover, I haven’t had much luck: for once I go to write what I think, it turns out that EAU DE VANDERBILT is not listed in the database. Anyway, the mistress of my hive told me that GLORIA by VANDERBILT is very similar to it, so I will explain why I like EAU DE VANDERBILT so much, which they say is discontinued. Good heavens! Fortunately I know where to get it: in the VANDERBILT garden where we live. Like a playful bee, I perch on a glossy white orange blossom flower, from which I extract a sweet nectar with something animal, like pheromones that attract me. After a few seconds, I take flight almost drunk by that aldehydic scent that impels me to do somersaults. Our garden is abundant in wonders. I approach the mimosas delicately, whose yellow stamens exude vanilla and honey. The nymphs of the garden prepare aromatic cakes with the mimosa flower, a symbol of friendship. How difficult to choose between the roses in the parterre! Damask rose, without shine but with the quintessential scent. Tea rose, solitary or in groups, with a spicy perfume that tickles me and adds a spicy point to the pollen. Provençal rose, so loaded with petals that it bows like a love-struck gentleman. The hermaphroditic flowers of the jasmine, with their snowy petals, caress me and emit an intense sensual sweetness. Full and satisfied, I return to the hive where my sisters welcome me with joy. When I enter, the scent of EAU DE VANDERBILT floods every corner. From the floral nectar arises the unmistakable scent: a vanilla, flower and honey cake. Sitting in a corner, replenishing myself, I watch with delight the bustle of my dear sisters and feel the happiest little bee in the world, for being able to live in the VANDERBILT garden where all dreams come true.
Although I would wish, it will never cease to be there. I would have to submit to a memory loss treatment, like Jim Carrey in ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’, to not remember its wonderful presence, that feminine embrace of a mature woman with a child’s soul. Gloria Vanderbilt was the queen of the village parties where I went from visitor to neighbour. There, in a small town where everyone looks at you with curiosity and gossip, she appeared one morning in August. Clinging to her neck, she leapt towards me like a beast to steal my breath. I didn’t know her yet, nor her scent. The glory of feeling something so beautiful in my olfactory senses robbed me of my discernment. It was a first encounter that should have ended that very day. How to explain the step from dazzling to the love that later turned into pain and failure. The scents that accompany us have more answers than we do; it’s enough to remember the smell to go back there. To that day where it all began and thanks to Gloria Vanderbilt I started to forget. I couldn’t foresee what would happen afterwards. For everything there is a first time. How to attest that this perfume was present in a land that was not mine. How bitter and sweet a symbiosis of love and fragrance. The perfume became her and she became the perfume. I could no longer separate them. Vanderbilt was always there, tied to her body like a yoke of fidelity. And the day came when I recognised that I loved Vanderbilt more than her. The tenderness of her scent in contrast with her unrecognisable attitude. Despite my memory being tied to those years, I did not cease to admire her ability to reach so deep and produce the spark of dazzling. A surviving perfume of its own spell, like Odette in the Lake of the Swans overcoming death thanks to love.
It’s one of those ‘romantic’ fragrances. Years have passed since its launch and it remains the favourite of many women; we men like to smell it on them. Before it was an oily floral with pollen tints and rich vanilla. Today the scent is the same, but the vanillic note stands out more with a floral blend of white flowers and subtle woods. It’s oriental, but with effluvia of carnations and white roses. Performance has dropped, but for the price you can spray without guilt. Grojsman, an expert in harmonising with rose, created something soft, delicate and with a romantic personality. In its day it was innovative for the sweetness of the vanilla; today it stands out for the floral pollen and powdery nuance that brings memories of a sunny springfield. It suits perfectly romantic, deep women with a formal style. Ideal for a date or to stand out against gourmand perfumes. It has an incomparable quality/price ratio: romance made into scent.
I thought it was the typical perfume for older ladies, but at 35 I was surprised to use it. It is true that it’s dense and intense, but it has a classic, elegant and sensual fragrance, not very typical. It makes a difference, but you have to apply a little because it’s very intense and you don’t want to make people dizzy. Putting on too much ruins the scent by saturating it. Its good price is another argument in favour; it will never go out of fashion.
It’s a powdery floral with incredible longevity and an unbeatable price. It feels a bit heavy to me, although on my mother, who has been wearing it for so long, it smells much better on her than on me. Perhaps it’s a mix of my skin chemistry and that it reminds me too much of someone else, but I can’t stand it. Scent 2/10, Longevity 7/10, Sillage 7/10, Value for money 8/10, Versatility 8/10, Packaging 7/10. Would I buy it again? I didn’t. Edit: Now that my wonderful mother is no longer with us, I see it frequently and it makes me remember her intensely. She always complained that it was terribly reformulated and she was right. I was lucky enough to find a tester from 20 years ago and it is simply sublime, although not suitable for noses sensitive to strong floral notes with spicy and animalic undertones.
I know it’s not listed in the composition, but it’s strange to me because this perfume smells to me like lilac soap! Mmmmm, I love it!
I bought it because it was cheap, I confess. If I had smelled it before, I wouldn’t have bought it. It smells of an older lady, it’s woody and dense. I wouldn’t recommend it for summer or for a young girl. I won’t buy it again.
I had it at the end of the 80s and loved it; I was about 18 or 19 and it suited me perfectly. No smell of an older lady, surely? We must stop having those prejudices. The last time I smelled it in a perfumery, out of nostalgia, it was as if they had sprayed insecticide on my face. I don’t think my tastes have changed, but rather they reformulated it and destroyed it. Something similar happened with the Paris EDT by YSL, which I also used then and was lovely, although I liked it more than Vanderbilt, but it was for special occasions.
I tried it again at the supermarket and Vanderbilt is still there, winking at me. It’s sweet in the old style, floral and powdery, with soft woods and resins. Although the sweetness seems a bit synthetic, it’s enchanting. It has a very marked pineapple and powdery flowers mixed with vanillin, but what stands out most is the scent of old talcum powder. Its dry-down is warm and has a longevity and sillage that expensive perfumes would envy. It’s pretty and cheap, but for now I won’t buy it; I test it from time to time and who knows if it will conquer me little by little. Perhaps it was more beautiful in the past; I remember my friend used it in the 80s and I didn’t pay much attention.
I stumbled upon this perfume by chance in the 80s, thanks to the scented cards that came with Telva magazine. It was instant love: feminine, powdery, and elegant, with those aldehydes that make it unique and a dry-down that smells like creamy pearl necklaces, something I had never felt before. I went mad trying to get my hands on it; the bottle with the carved swan was pure dream. I wore it until, horror, I smelled it on an older lady in a dressing gown at the supermarket. Being cheap, I smelled it far too often, and the magic wore off. Today, with the price even lower, I resist smelling it in the perfumeries, although I notice they may have reformulated it and now it smells more like alcohol than before.
This was my mother’s perfume until recently; we gave her another to change it, and 5-6 years ago my aunt gave it to me without knowing. It smells good, but it is not my style, and at 24 it was much less so, but I love having it and smelling it because it brings me a thousand memories. I see it as the typical lady’s perfume and it is not prejudice; that is how most categorise it, and reading the review makes it clear. I do not think it is bad. The good thing is that it is super cheap, at least here in Spain, and for that price, it is a marvel.
If, according to several, a perfume smells of ‘older woman’, what shall we say of Chanel N°5 that so many young girls wear believing themselves modern? Those who think certain perfumes smell old understand nothing about fragrances and are rude for belittling people based on their age. An older woman does not have to smell bad if she takes good care of herself. Identifying old age with bad smell is absurd, a lack of delicacy, and a lie.
I love it; it is not massified because it is labelled for older people, which makes the price accessible to everyone. It brings me wonderful memories of my youth.
I was about to buy Girl Now by Elie Saab, looking for something oriental and warm, but out of curiosity and the price, I took this perfume instead. Now, in autumn, its warm and sunny notes give an incredible sense of well-being. I felt like a bumblebee hibernating in its nest of nectar and yellow petals. Although it does not appear in the pyramid, I perceive honey and above all creamy ylang-ylang with woods in a delicious cocktail. I keep this great discovery.
Carnation, neroli, and creamy, honeyed ylang-ylang to the max, with an intensity and longevity that are no longer seen. A perfume in the old style, super feminine, powerful, and very sweet. With two sprays, it fills the room for hours. To my taste, it is cloying, but if you like those flowers, are tired of fresh perfumes, and want something with personality, do not doubt it. It has an insignificant price (£7-9) and good quality. Farewell.
Vanderbilt is my guilty pleasure in perfumery: strange and charming. It is sweet and persistent, with an enviable trail, but in the end leaves a bitter and dry note. That mix of sweet and bitter is what hooks you. I feel the mix of pineapple, cinnamon, and sandalwood, like a spice potion for New Year that is exquisite but dizzying. That is why a few drops are enough. Created in the 80s, it smells of an older era and endures for the woman, perhaps inspired by Gloria Vanderbilt’s turbulent life before her glamour. It may not enchant at first; it needs time to be digested, but its durability and singularity are worth it. It is an outdated perfume that, with use, makes you want and appreciate its daily strength.
Something curious happened with this perfume. Years ago, my sister gave me the Vanderbilt Woman in 2001, and I disliked it so much that I blocked the brand, although I always liked seeing the bottle with the swan. Over time and reading online, I learned it was created by Sophia Grojsman and has that floral romantic vibe of Guerlain and Coty. Without hesitation, I bought the bottle and was greatly surprised: they are cousins. Vanderbilt 1982 opens with ethereal pineapple and orange blossom, then ylang-ylang and carnation take the lead. It has that cosmetic sweetness of the Belle Époque and a base of musk, resins, sandalwood, and a touch of cinnamon. It is floral, romantic, and delicate, without smelling old. The fixative is good and it wears softly on the skin. Although I haven’t tested the vintage, I imagine it would be a delight. This review is of the current formula.
With Gloria Vanderbilt, I began my adventure as a perfume lover. What a special jewel, impossible to forget.
This scent has two great advantages: the price and the fact that it blends notes from a golden era. I feel echoes of classic fragrances like L’Air du Temps or Poème, as if it were an instant photo of a bygone success. It contains aldehydes, flowers, lily, and opoponax; it is generous, a taste of everything without being sharp, a mix of several families. Gloria Vanderbilt is evocative, a scent from another era at a toy price.
Lucky for me, this is my birth year perfume, and it possesses such elegant freshness, even in the height of summer. It is the first aldehyde that doesn’t smell like window cleaner like Chanel N°5; it is soft, delicate, and feminine. At 25°C with 8 sprays, it doesn’t overwhelm, lasts about five hours, and the bottle, although without the glass cap, remains beautiful. For under £8.50, it is worth every penny. I use it all year round, from the beach to parties or even funerals; it looks perfect anywhere.
I know this precious gem doesn’t carry violet among its notes, but when I wear it I always have the sensation of being able to smell it. Does anyone else experience this?
Gloria Vanderbilt eau de toilette, it’s a fragrance that is strong at first, aldehydic, talc-like and white-yellow floral with carnation, sandalwood and cinnamon, suitable for people aged 25 and over, cold climates and formal events. It’s a very serious classic, having something similar to Chanel No. 5 but without the vanilla felt in its evolution. Its longevity is 1 to 3 hours and its sillage is moderate.
Beautiful perfume, super feminine. Pineapple, rose and jasmine presented with a vanilla background give it an exquisite touch. When I wore it, I felt elegant beyond the clothes I was wearing. I would use it again as it’s an imperishable classic.
My mother has kept this perfume for some time; I couldn’t resist the temptation to use a little and what a pleasant aroma! It’s floral, spicy, aldehydic and talc-like, one of those eighties and nineties fragrances with so many ingredients it’s hard to distinguish them; I’ll list the ones I managed to perceive most: carnation, cinnamon, rose, sandalwood, pineapple, ylang-ylang and the aldehydes. We’ll keep it stored well, because these scents are hard to find these days.
I think I’ve never smelled a perfume as bad as this; I understand that tastes differ, but I cannot fathom how anyone could like it. A relative gave it to me and obviously I didn’t want to be rude, but it smells so vomit-inducing that it’s impossible to wear. Besides having an exaggerated sillage, I never wore it because just spraying it into the air already smelled awful for a long time. I’ve always felt that the ‘old lady’ smell is subjective and depends on pH, but this perfume would smell of old lady to anyone. Apart from that, it smells very artificial and even dirty; afterwards I found out it contains castoreum, a gland near a cat’s anus, so I’m glad I never sprayed this on myself. In summary, it’s a fragrance that smells bad and gives a headache, with an old lady and even urine-like scent. The only ‘standout’ feature (in quotes, because it doesn’t smell good) is that it has a great trail and excellent longevity, plus it’s economical. I wouldn’t recommend it unless it reminds someone of a specific person; in no case would I recommend buying it, as there are thousands of better and cheaper options.
The year I was born, 1982, I absolutely love it; it’s elegant, a sophisticated classic at a scandalous price. The scent you recognise because your mother or grandmother used it, but not that old and unpleasant smell, never! It’s a lovely, soft, clean, talc-like, tender and elegant fragrance. A perfume within anyone’s reach, which teenagers could make fashionable again and would look brilliant on (though I hope they don’t), and which remains a hidden perfumery gem unnoticed by the masses. The only thing that stands out is its aroma and the fact that nobody discovers this little thing costs under €10, because if they did, it would go viral and lose its charm.
My first encounter with this gem was with a French colleague; it smelled superb, as if she were wearing an expensive perfume. It smells like a very coquettish French lady, but I don’t think it works on all skin types because on mine it seems to be something else entirely. However, it’s very economical, and as a gift it could be a triumph or an absolute disaster.
A well-balanced eau de parfum, very feminine, romantic use. Undoubtedly autumnal. Longevity is more than acceptable. An American perfume gone wild. What environment does it transport me to? To the novel Little Women.
If you’re a lover of vintage perfumes, I recommend this little gem. You must own it; it’s a charm. I was born in 1989 and it reminds me of my childhood and all my primary school teachers. It smells of talc, very feminine, has presence and great originality; if you want to stand out from all those Burberry Her girls around every corner. This fragrance gives you great presence, setting you apart from the commercial and celebrity scents that abound these days. The best thing is that you can wear it in both warm and cold climates.
I dreamt of this perfume before I even owned it; what an aroma! It’s a white-yellow floral that captivates from the very first spray. Aldehydes, pineapple, orange blossom, citrus, ylang-ylang, lilies, jasmine, roses, vanilla, sandalwood, cinnamon, animalic notes, vetiver, and lots of musk. I can’t stop smelling it; it’s like arriving at a grand ballroom, the entrance to a theatre with classic mahogany staircases, an open space with a plush red floor, enormous vases overflowing with yellow flowers and a giant Swarovski lamp. Like a mansion hall with its beaded gold-framed mirror, cherry console and Persian carpet… so warm! It envelops me and perhaps transports me to those places because it invites me to a zone of familiarity and well-being, the path to a dream, home, comfort and the company you choose… He chose me with his essence. 🕯️ 9.5/10.🔥
Pff, too strong. My mother wears this scent and it drives me mad. I can’t quite describe it, but anything with aldehydes on me is amplified significantly and I simply can’t stand it.
A very pretty and well-made perfume that harmonises all the notes beautifully, and on my skin, the pineapple note stands out from start to finish. It’s an excellent option at an economical price, but I don’t recommend it to those who can’t handle aldehydes or civet, as there is plenty of both here. It always makes me feel well-groomed. Its only flaw is longevity; I wish it were a bit longer-lasting.
Lovely memories of a well-made feminine perfume that grabs attention without being complicated. I remember wearing it on an aunt from my childhood; it was so rich, reminding me of L’air du temps.
In my almost obsessive search for scents from my childhood, I came across Vanderbilt almost by chance a year ago while looking for classic women’s perfumes in my city. I’d smelled it countless times: several schoolteachers, some mothers and older sisters of my friends. In the late 80s and much of the 90s, Vanderbilt was everywhere. I didn’t know what it was, but I was fascinated by it like few other women’s perfumes; its scent touched the sublime. When I found out the name and price, I wanted to buy it just to enjoy it at home, spray it on my arm and inhale its incomparable essence of white flowers. I didn’t dare because of its feminine character, worrying about what the shop assistant might think, or above all, what my partner would say upon seeing a women’s perfume in my collection. But nothing stopped that idea, and soon I won the battle. Weeks later, on a spring afternoon, I left the perfumerie with this marvel and felt happy. Gloria Vanderbilt is a work of art for me; since I got it, many nights I’ve slept in its embrace.
It’s a super vintage, yellow floral, powdery and mature scent that transports you back to the 80s. The price and performance are top, but I don’t recommend it for those starting out in fragrances as it’s very dated; better to look for its flanker Jardin a New York, which is more up-to-date. Not a blind buy.
In my opinion, it stinks and overwhelms my nasal receptors.
It’s an excellent perfume, like everything they made in the 80s and 90s: very balanced with harmonious flowers, it’s like walking through a garden in spring. My mother always wore it, and I happened to smell it again today, so I bought it for her; she’ll be happy after so long, as we thought it was discontinued. Everything good or of quality gets discontinued or reformulated, but this remains exactly the same. It’s excellent for any woman or age if they like haunted gardens and flowers; this is the perfume. It bears no resemblance to today’s offerings; they have quantity, not quality.
I tried it in a shop yesterday and at first I thought it was that vintage ‘older lady’ smell, but it dried down quickly and I fell in love; it smells like soap and clean. I liked it so much that I bought it today. I can’t believe such a good and long-lasting perfume costs so little (8€ with hand cream).
People often tell me they don’t like it, but for me it’s a trusted scent of a lifetime. It is strong, yes, that’s undeniable; but it’s a sure bet for winter nights. As an interesting fact, the perfumer behind this Vanderbilt is the same one who created Tresor, so… it was to be expected that it wouldn’t be for everyone due to its intensity.
I absolutely adore smelling it on others, but especially on myself. It is intense, elegant, powdery, sweet, floral, and ultra-feminine to the max, with makeup notes. Its intensity is a surprise for its price and a feat that, 40 years later, continues to sell thanks to its quality. It outpaces almost any modern perfume in complexity and presence. Is it for everyone? No, it doesn’t seek to please everyone; you either love it or hate it, like any good perfume. Is it for any occasion? Not really, it has its season: in summer it’s overwhelming, but in autumn/winter it’s cosy, warm and enveloping, like a good cashmere jumper. Vintage? Yes, but more than vintage, it’s classic. Is it for an older lady? One would have to be very bitter to associate that term with something outdated or musty, as I’ve read online. It’s the infantilisation of society. If you’re curious, give it a try. It’s a scent of love at first sight… or of hatred. Nobody is perfect.