Champagne bubbled up through the nick of the bottle & sweet silence came out through the radio.

Susanne Lang Vanilla Champagne

That's right friends, back to vanillas today. Sometimes I think I should have named this blog something to do with vanilla, since it feels, even to me, like 15-20% of my posts are about vanilla scents.

According to Luckyscent, Vanilla Champagne is a

celebrate with chocolate, roses, champagne and the sweet smell of love... bottled! Vanilla Champagne captures the scent of all things romantic: A 30ml Spray combines the delicious scent of sparkling champagne with the essence of dark chocolate and sweet vanilla bean, two scents long considered aphrodisiacs.

Notes: Sparkling champagne, vanilla bean, dark chocolate, essence of rose petals and sandalwood

Vanilla Champagne is a a nice mix of candyfloss vanilla and a peachy liquer. On immediate application, it reminds me a lot of mixing vanilla vodka and peach schnapps, actually, so it's about as girly a shot of liqour as you can imagine. I mean that in a good way, though. Both halves are well-balanced throughout, and over two hours neither half take over completely. I don't get the chocolate much, but I do get the rose and sandalwood very lightly as the scent develops. I think Vanilla Champagne would make a great summer scent and is very feminine; though I rarely say this, I think it would be hard to sell this one as masculine, though I know at least one salsa dancing Latino man who could pull it off. Vanilla Champagne is a nice light scent that I think would appeal to short swishy skirts, big hoop earrings, bright colored tank tops, and strappy, peep-toe platforms. It's a fun scent, and yes, it feels a bit youthful in its innocence, but I also think that for a hot night out on the town, it would make a really nice choice.

You can buy Vanilla Champagne in a 30ml bottle for $50 from LuckyScent. You can also get 4ml of Vanilla Champagne and eight other vanillas in a lovely package for $95 direct from the perfumer. The Scented Salamander recommends both Vanilla Champagne and the box set for the holidays, and I concur.

"You danced across the living room floor,
and you kissed me once and then you kissed me some more.
You had your arms wrapped around my neck and it felt real fine,
and then your ankle knocked up against mine.
And resonating in my bones
was the precise crisp drumming of Mr. Elvin Jones.
God damn it, I love John Coltrane!"
- "My Favorite Things," The Mountain Goats

I could not find any reviews of Vanilla Champagne other than the user reviews over at Luckyscent.