Les Indemodables Vanille Havane Eau de Parfum

Fragrance Family:
Soft Amber

Notes:
Vanilla ‘Mauvais’ Infusion 'Grand Cru' Comoros 9.1%, Jasmine Concrete 'Distillat' 'Grand Cru' Egypt 0.2%, Colombian Cocoa Ultrasound Extract 'Grand Cru' 3.1%

Concentration:
Eau de Parfum

Occasion:
We have yet to find a vanilla fragrance as grand as this, so intoxicating and rich, dark but not sinister. Drawing out its ambery, woody, leathery, and boozy aspects - this is a vanilla dream. A hedonistic blend, but also surprisingly versatile.

Awards:
Fragrantica Best Chocolate Fragrance of the Last Decade 2023 (1st)
Fragrantica Best Niche Perfume of All Time 2023 (4th), 2024 (8th)
Fragrantica Best Gourmand Since 2020 (7th)
Fragrantica Best Tobacco Fragrance Since 2020 (1st)

Made in France

Get to know Vanille Havane in three key ingredients:

Vanilla ‘mauvais’ from the Grande Comores island is a planifolia botanical species, uniquely cultivated on volcanic soil and cured differently. Why mauvais (bad)? This confidential production has never met the quality standards of the commercial vanilla industry exported from Madagascar. Les Indemodables have carried out an in-house vanilla infusion which enhances the unique qualities of this product, with olfactive facets that read as confectionary, powdery, and even slightly milky.

Rare cacao beans from confidential terroirs in Colombia, discovered in partnership with a master chocolatier. This precious material has been transformed in Les Indemodables' partnership laboratory to create a unique collection of cocoa extracts via ultrasound technology, known as acoustic cavitation. “We find olfactory inflections as varied as leather, castoreum, benzoin, honey, and milk” says Antoine Lie, Master Perfumer. The Colombian cacao extract used in the ‘Vanille Havane’ formula has specific facets: red fruits, almond, dark chocolate, and milk.

Jasmine is mostly used as an absolute. In creating Vanille Havane, Les Indemodables developed an exclusive extract that starts with the concrete and distils it (instead of mixing it with alcohol and evaporating to obtain the absolute). This brings a more powerful and facetted extract, noticeably enhancing top notes, which was the request of the perfumer. This technique is no longer used in perfumery, as it is tedious and very expensive.