Roses Vanille vs Cedrat Boise
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Opens with a lush, jammy rose spiked by raspberry and peach — sweet and ripe without tipping into candy. The heart settles into a creamy jasmine-rose core anchored by patchouli, keeping the fruitiness grounded and slightly earthy. Vanilla drives the dry-down, wrapping everything in a warm, soft sweetness with sandalwood adding quiet depth underneath. Projection is generous without being aggressive; the sillage lingers long after you leave the room — Fall and winter evenings, best on someone who leans into unabashedly romantic, cozy femininity.
Bergamot and lemon hit hard in the opening — bright, almost metallic citrus with real presence rather than the polite spritz most fresh fragrances offer. Cedar moves in quickly, adding dry woodiness that anchors the citrus before it can fade. The heart settles into a cedar-patchouli pairing that reads slightly smoky and leathered without going dark. Amber and musk in the dry-down soften the whole thing into something warmer and skin-close, with projection that stays noticeable without dominating a room — good sillage, not aggressive. — A daytime crowd-pleaser for someone who wants fresh-woody with enough depth to feel intentional; strongest in spring and fall.
How they overlap
Roses Vanille and Cedrat Boise share 2 notes (patchouli, musk). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (6 unique to Roses Vanille, 4 unique to Cedrat Boise) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Cedrat Boise is the cheaper original at $120 compared to $175 for Roses Vanille — about 31% less. Roses Vanille is built for fall/winter; Cedrat Boise for spring/summer/fall. Pick by when you'd actually wear it.