MATIERE PREMIERE Vanilla Powder Extrait Review (Aurelien Guichard) 2025+ Dark Vanilla Painted White Giveaway

Vanilla Powder Extrait by Matière Premiere

 MATIERE PREMIERE Vanilla Powder Extrait via the brand

Vanilla is a raw material I’ve always wanted to include in the MATIÈRE PREMIERE collection. This fragrance is a refined vanilla: its dark richness is met with an explosion of modern white powders.”©-Aurelien Guichard for ÇaFleureBon on Vanilla Powder 2023©

Aurelien Guichard of Matière Premiere

Aurelien Guichard courtesy of the Perfumer 

For the Extrait, Aurelien increased the perfume concentration of Vanilla Absolue and added tonka bean absolue, as the guest ingredient.

In his own words: “The tonka bean is first ground to powder, before being transformed into an absolute. I use it as a natural powder ingredient. It brings a voluptuous facet to Vanilla Powder and intensifies its character. The locally extracted absolute is obtained from carefully selected beans, grown and dried for nearly 18 months between the jungle and the ocean, on Fair for Life –certified land in northeast Madagascar. It offers the olfactive balance I was looking for. My goal was to create a vanilla like no other. I imagined a dark vanilla bean painted white. In my formula, I have contrasted this rich vanilla absolute with an overdose of modern white powders looking for: a dark, supple vanilla character, not overly sweet, with a salty facet” –Aurélien Guichard, Founder & Creative Perfumer

Main ingredient – Vanilla Absolute Fair for Life Madagascar/ Guest ingredient – Tonka Bean Absolute Venezuela

Notes: vanilla, coconut powder, tonka bean, palo santo, white musks

 

Video Contributor Steven Gavrielatos review of MATIERE PREMIERE Vanilla Powder Extrait

Steven was gifted a bottle for this review. His opinions are his own.

Vanilla Powder Extrait Matière Premiere

Thanks to Twisted Lily we have a 100 ml bottle of MATIERE PREMIERE Vanilla Powder Extrait for a registered ÇaFleureBon reader and the USA ONLY (if you are not sure if you are registered click here (you must register on our site or your entry will be invalid) and Redolessence subscriber. To be eligible please leave a comment ON THIS SITE with what you enjoyed about what you enjoyed about BOTH Steven’s YouTube review of MATIERE PREMIERE Vanilla Powder Extrait and Aurelien Guichard’s introduction  Draw close 9/9/2025. The winner will be announced within 10 days after the close. We will not notify you, so please check.

Available to buy or sample at Twisted Lily.com

Please read Michelyn’s exclusive interview with Aurelien Guichard here. If you would like your comment to count twice, pull a quote that resonated with you from that interview and leave it in your comment.

Please read J’s review of Santal Austral Extrait and Radical Rose Extrait. Watch Steven’s video Encens Suave Extrait Karl on Crystal Saffron Extrait

Please read Karl’s and Michelyn’s Review of Matière Premiere Vanilla Powder here. Vanilla Powder was named Best of 2023 by Michelyn. Aurelien Guichard was Michelyn’s Perfumer of 2022.

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24 comments

  • VelveetaCheetah says:

    Reading over Aurelien Guichard interview it brought back memories when I was gifted Unforgivable by Sean John when i was younger. I’ve always wanted to try Matière Premiere’s fragrances but I never knew where to begin. I loove looove coconut fragrances since my journey begin so long ago when i discovered creed’s virgin island water. Steven mentioned coconut powder and immediately my ears and eyes perked up lol. I’m always searching for the next best coconut vanilla scent. This sounds sophisticated and smooth. I recently blond bought the bew Initio lift me up and i get loads of vanilla and powdery elements to that so i wonder how this smells compared to the initio. Something that I don’t see other people saying about that initio lift me up is how close ot smells like xerjoff white on white (more coconut and fig in that one but same milky vibe) I wanted to try Matière Premiere for a while. I wish there was a raffle to go to Steven’s place just to smell a small fraction of things that He suggests based on what’s in my collection. Fingers crossed! Thank you!

  • Angela Livingston says:

    Steven is one of my favorite reviewers. I like how he describes fragrances and what kind of vibe it gives. I didn’t know that fig wasn’t a real accord. Always learn something. Love this brand also

  • Sybelle16 says:

    Steve says this upgrade version of Matiere Premiere Vanilla Powder is unique from most vanilla fragrances with the inclusion of the coconut powder giving the scent a “fantasy note” element that gives it an essence of fig for him as well as Helvetolide which gives it a warm, musky depth. Overall, he sees it as a well-crafted, beautiful and creamy vanilla coconut that is great for all occasions with increased longevity with the extrait version.
    USA

  • Sandra Prevost says:

    I love Steven’s reviews as he is very descriptive and knowledgeable about fragrances. You almost feel as if you’re right there smelling it with him.
    Aurelien Guichard Description on how he wanted this fragrance to smell gives you an insight into his genius mind about fragrances. I would love to have this as the original one is my favorite.

  • Big bidness says:

    I’ve been waiting for this to come out sense last month. can’t wait to get my nose on it.

  • Michelle says:

    This had all my favorites! Vanilla, coconut, powder, musk. Interested in the sandalwood comment from Redolessence too where he mentions in his review, “And as this dries down you almost get a creamy sandalwood ingredient.”

  • EPTrail says:

    Guichard’s quote “Not everyone can relate to a fragrance” should be my mantra because I’m often finding my favorite fragerances are not often appreciated by those around me some days of the week. Speaking of which, I often will layer his Falcon Leather with my decanter of his Falcon Leather Extrait Matière released last year which brings the birch tar further out is silage. I also have a decanter of his Vanilla Powder that’s been sitting around for more than a year. I would love to sample the extrait version.

    I just finished Burr’s book, The Perfect Scent, and I can see the parallel journeys between Guichard and Jean Claude Ellena growing up in Grasse from that prior interview – two men from two very different generations.

    I’m in the US

  • Yelena says:

    Vanilla is my favorite scent for colder season, sounds interesting to me and thank you for review 🙂

  • soulofaqueen says:

    I found it interesting how Aurelien explained the process of making the tonka absolute. Steven’s review was authentic. I love listening to his reviews, because he always lists his likes and dislikes. He mentioned that this fragrance seemed linear. That is definitely ok with me, because I live these notes.

  • Ramses Perez says:

    The original version of this scent was already a viral sensation and I can only imagine what this new extrait will do. Vanilla happens to be my favorite note in perfumery so I do own lots of it and have experienced different facets of vanillas. I recently learned that the extraits each have a guest note compared to the original ones on top of a higher concentration of oils. Aurélien Guichard was always destined to be an artist and I’m glad he picked perfumery because he’s very good at it. Growing up in Grasse (where fragrances are credited being born) it only made sense for him to be an artists of sorts especially when the parents are always surrounded by other artists wanting to create unique ways of artistic expression (taken from the article). I must experience this one myself because Steven it’s getting a sort of fig scent which is a very interesting take on it. Also reading that the extraction process of this specific vanilla bean took 18 months only adds to the intricacy and uniqueness of how Aurelien approaches his creations. Many thanks to Twisted Lilly for the giveaway and to Steven/Michelyn for always imparting their knowledge onto us. I’m located in the USA.

  • Steven A says:

    It was interesting to read when Aurelien said he imagined a dark vanilla bean painted white. The video said this fragrance can last ten hours. I recall in an interview Aurelien said he was “raised between the fields of jasmine and roses that belonged to my grandparents in Grasse”. US

  • Brandy says:

    I can’t wait to try Vanilla powder extrait. I love Steven’s description of all the notes.I like how he explained that there are different type of vanilla scents and how the vanilla in this fragrance almost comes across as a fig vanilla. A quote from the article that I liked is “I still cherish this diversity and boldness in creation today.” Thank you for the opportunity.

  • Erin Wilson says:

    I love “I don’t feel like my approach has changed, but it has certainly broadened.” This shows you don’t have to change to br successful, just learn and grow

  • Noelle S Robinson says:

    I like the fact that both the article and the Redolessence review highlighted the fact that there is a difference between the two fragrances due to the change in a few of the notes as well as amping up some of the original notes. Although I did appreciate the og fragrance it was too coconut forward for my taste. I had to let it go to a home where it would be appreciated for it’s beauty and presence.

  • John Thornton II says:

    I recently discovered Matiere Premiere fragrances and fell in love with the original vanilla powder. At the time I didn’t see an extract available so it’s great to see that one has been made around the time I first put my nose on it. I don’t own any from the brand yet, but vanilla powder extract is one that I have my eyes on!

  • clota112 says:

    Thank you for this review. I love the notes that are in this fragrance. I would love to smell this mysterious fig note in this fragrance. This would be a different fragrance in my collection. Excited to get my nose on this perfume!!!

  • Karla Sosa says:

    This sounds so mesmerizing!! I had no idea that coconut powder could give off the illusion of fig, which I love!!! Amazing review!!!

  • Karla Sosa says:

    I’m also so excited to see Aurélien’s interpretation of the “dark vanilla bean painted white!

  • reyessence89 says:

    I always enjoy Steven’s reviews. He dissects the fragrance in terms of composition, performance, and sometimes history, which together give an accurate context to the perfume. What got me thinking though, after listening to his review is the concept of extraits, and whether that means the perfume is not finished after all. Why not make the perfume extrait in the first place? I’m sure there is a logical explanation to this…

    As for Aurelien’s introduction, what caught my attention was the great deal of care put into growing, harvesting, extracting, etc. that goes into Matiére Premiere materials. Combined with Airelien’s skills and experience, the house produces strong offerings.

    Quote from the interview – “When I do not work, I love wearing perfumes made by other perfumers, because I do not know the formula behind… it is such a pleasure when the creation is beautiful!”
    Sometimes, it’s better to just enjoy it without overthinking how a perfume is made.
    I live in the US.

  • Cynthia Donate says:

    A quote that resonated with me was Aurelien cherishing the diversity and boldness in creativity. With his outlook and appreciation for those aspects, I am certain Vanilla Powder Extrait will stop me in my tracks at first sniff!