Vanilla Affair

A unisex woody and amber Extrait de Parfum, conceived by master perfumer Nathalie Lorson for D’ORSAY to embody an irresistible attraction.

Here, mystery takes shape, and each note becomes a whispered pact against the skin. A swirl of luminous and honeyed Balkan tobacco rises like a confession no one dares to utter aloud. Then, the vanilla duo reveals its dual nature: one smooth as a forbidden promise, the other raw, almost wild, ready to disrupt the moment. White musks glide over the skin, as light as a shiver one longs to prolong.
In the quiet London of St. James’s Square, in 1821, Alfred d’Orsay first met Marguerite de Blessington’s eye. In an instant, their story veered off course. An intense and mysterious love, defying all convention, bound them together for thirty years. VANILLA AFFAIR rekindles this whisper from the past: the scent of a forbidden encounter from which our perfume house was born.

“I wanted to create a fragrance that embodies desire through a double dose of vanilla. Sweet, white, and enveloping on one hand, it reveals darker, woodier facets on the other, conveying an ultra-instinctive sensuality. It is in this duality that all the mystery and alluring power of this precious and coveted ingredient resides… the one to which all hearts ultimately succumb.” Nathalie Lorson

With a concentration of 35%, the fragrance reveals a captivating duality where tobacco and tonka bean envelop a duo of vanillas, both luminous, creamy, and profoundly sensual. An almost excessive intensity that leaves an ambery, musky, and addictive trail on the skin, to which all hearts inevitably succumb.

D’ORSAY fragrances are unisex, evoking the first historical perfume designed in 1830 by our founder, Alfred d’Orsay, for himself and the love of his life, Marguerite Blessington. D’ORSAY embodies hedonism, transgression, and mastery. We seek pleasure, whether sensory or intellectual; we aspire to surprise and break with conventions; we honor the precious tradition of perfumery and explore an aesthetic that unites both sexes. Lovers of mystery, we cultivate intrigue; The names of our creations raise questions, our products play with chiaroscuro, and our universe seeks to surprise.