Vanille Banane

Vanille Banane from the French house Comptoir Sud Pacifique, released in 2003, is a banana dessert of a fragrance for women. Everyone who has described it calls it gourmand, and about a third also notice a spicy, green or citrus side to it.

Banana and whipped cream open together, ripe, soft and creamy, with orange adding a juicy citrus brightness. The heart turns green: banana leaf brings a fresh, leafy note, and clover a light, honeyed, meadow-like sweetness, which is where the green and faintly spicy impressions come from. The base is vanilla and white rum, warm and creamy with a boozy edge, so the finish reads like a banana cocktail rather than plain custard.

Wearers are split between weak and moderate longevity, and most describe the sillage as intimate, so it sits close and fades within a few hours. It is voted overwhelmingly for daytime and for summer: a playful, holiday-minded scent for hot afternoons.

Vanille Banane — unisex fragrance by Comptoir Sud Pacifique (released 2003). Top notes: Banana, Whipped Cream, Orange. Heart notes: Banana Leaf, Clover. Base notes: Vanilla, White Rum. — Parfica open fragrance database