MATIERE PREMIERE

Vanilla Powder Hand & Body Wash

Name: Vanilla Powder Hand & Body Wash
Brand: MATIERE PREMIERE
Price: 70.00 $
Availability: InStock

Perfumed Shower Gel

Unisex

Sizes

Starting

$70

Description

Matiere Premiere's Vanilla Powder Hand & Body Wash offers a sophisticated cleansing experience, leaving skin clean, soft, and delicately scented. This wash creates a rich, easily rinsed foam, infused with a unique vanilla profile. It opens with a dry, woody vanilla intertwined with powdery coconut, steering clear of overly sweet gourmand territory. As it develops, smoky palo santo emerges, adding depth and a refined character, while a clean white musk provides a subtle, lasting finish. This is a vanilla for those who appreciate elegance and a less conventional take on the note. Perfumer: Aurélien Guichard

Scent Profile

Woody

Vanilla

Powdery

Musky

Coconut

Dry

Smoky

Notes

Top Notes

Palo Santo

Coconut Powder

Middle Notes

Vanilla

Base Notes

White Musk

Palo Santo

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.

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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.

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Reviews

5.0

Excellent3 reviews

MATIERE PREMIERE

5.0/5 • 3 reviews

Community Insights

Reviewers consistently praise this hand and body wash for its ability to leave skin feeling clean and soft, with a lasting, pleasant scent. Many appreciate its unique take on vanilla, describing it as dry, woody, and elegant rather than overtly sweet or gourmand.

Pros

Performance excellence: The scent lingers on the skin long after rinsing, providing a subtle and enjoyable fragrance throughout the day.

Quality composition: Users with sensitive skin report that the wash is strongly scented yet gentle and non-irritating.

Versatile appeal: It's considered a minimalist, confident, and unisex vanilla, appealing to those who prefer a less dessert-like aroma.

Cons

Situational drawback: Some feedback on the corresponding EDP suggests that the coconut and palo santo notes can become unpredictable in very hot weather, potentially taking on a buttermilk-like quality.

Comparisons

Unique vanilla profile: Reviewers often highlight that this fragrance stands out from typical sweet vanilla offerings, presenting a more refined and distinctive character.