A Thousand Layers by Vanitas Parfums bottle
Vanitas Parfums

A Thousand Layers

5.0/5 · 2 votes Unisex 2025
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Fragrance notes

Top notes
Heart notes
Puff Pastry
Base notes
BranDecalepis hamiltonii

Character

Longevity4.0/5
Sillage3.1/5
Day50
Night25
Fall100
Spring50
Winter25
Summer0
Our take

A Thousand Layers arrives with a heavy hand. The opening orange and lemon feel pressed too hard, their bright oils leaning sharp and almost abrasive against the skin. It is a loud start that threatens to tip the whole composition into an unbalanced, cloying excess before the first minute passes.

You are standing in a sunlit courtyard where the air is cool but the stone walls hold the day's warmth. Inside this space, the sharp citrus softens into a table set with puff pastry, honey, and crushed pistachio, the may rose adding a soft floral dust to the nuts and bran. Peru balsam, frankincense, and cinnamon wrap the scene in a woody, balsamic smoke, while oakmoss and vetiver ground the sweetness with an earthy, powdery depth. The mimosa and immortelle glow like late afternoon light hitting a wooden table, and the amber, musk, and sandalwood settle the room into a quiet, aromatic stillness.

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