MATIERE PREMIERE
Vanilla Powder Hand & Body Lotion
Perfumed Lotion
Unisex
Sizes
Starting
$80
Description
Matiere Premiere's Vanilla Powder Hand & Body Lotion offers a beautifully soft and enveloping experience, designed to leave skin feeling satin-smooth and delicately scented. It captures the essence of the original Vanilla Powder fragrance, presenting a unique vanilla profile that is both silky and woody, with a subtle powdery character. This lotion is easily absorbed, making it a perfect choice for daily hydration while imparting a sophisticated aroma that lingers gracefully. The scent itself is a masterclass in modern vanilla, balancing dry, sensuous woods with a hint of creamy coconut and a distinctive musky warmth.
Perfumer: Aurélien Guichard
Scent Profile
Silky
Woody
Vanilla
Powdery
Musky
Coconut
Dry
Notes
Top Notes
Coconut Powder
HeliotropeMiddle Notes
VanillaBase Notes
Vanilla Absolute
White Musk
Musk
Palo Santo
CoconutLactones
About MATIERE PREMIERE
Matière Première is a luxury fragrance brand founded by Aurélien Guichard, a perfumer who uniquely grows his own fragrance ingredients including Rose Centifolia, Tuberose, and Lavandin in the Grasse region of France. The brand's philosophy centers on revealing the raw beauty of natural materials by building each fragrance around one central natural ingredient used in high concentration (85-92% natural ingredients), creating bold, linear, and immediately identifiable signatures with lasting sillage.
Perfumer
Aurélien Guichard
Aurélien Guichard, born in Grasse, France, is a seventh-generation perfumer from a family of flower growers and perfumers, including his father who was also a perfumer. He trained at the Givaudan school and built a distinguished 20+ year career creating blockbuster fragrances like Gucci Guilty and Tom Ford’s Soleil de Positano, while working for companies such as Givaudan and Takasago. In 2016, he established an organic Rose Centifolia farm in Grasse, founding Matière Première in 2019 to champion farm-to-fragrance luxury perfumery using his own cultivated ingredients.
Reviews
5.0
Excellent7 reviews
MATIERE PREMIERE
5.0/5 • 7 reviews
Community Insights
Reviewers consistently praise the Vanilla Powder Hand & Body Lotion for its faithful rendition of the original perfume's scent, noting its potency and excellent layering capabilities. Many find it to be a beautifully balanced powdery vanilla with a subtle coconut nuance, offering impressive longevity on the skin.
Pros
Performance excellence: Reviewers highlight its long-lasting scent, often noting it's potent and projects well, especially when layered with the matching perfume.
Versatile appeal: It's considered suitable for various occasions, particularly for close encounters due to its non-overpowering nature.
Quality composition: The lotion is appreciated for its silky, soft texture and how it leaves the skin feeling, while delivering a refined and unique vanilla scent that avoids typical gourmand sweetness.
Cons
Situational drawback: Some reviewers of the perfume note it might be a bit heavy for warmer weather, which could apply to the lotion as well.
Scent profile preference: While generally loved, the unique 'salty' or 'dry' aspect of the vanilla might not appeal to those expecting a purely sweet, gourmand vanilla.
Comparisons
Similar to Vanilla Powder Extrait de Parfum: Reviewers consistently state the lotion smells just like the perfume, making it ideal for layering.
Vibe & Emotions
Comforting warmth: Evokes a feeling of cozy sweetness, like a warm quilt, rather than sugary confection.
Sophisticated elegance: Reviewers describe it as refined and unique, offering a chic and compelling fragrance experience.
Sensual and inviting: The 'silky, woody, vanilla' notes create an alluring and intimate aura.
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