Velvet Vendetta Sarah Baker: A Vanilla Born in the Wild West
The inspiration behind Velvet Vendetta was to reimagine vanilla as something untamed — a dark, sensual outlaw rather than a sweet, comforting note. Perfumer Margaux Le Paih-Guérin envisioned it as a fragrance born in the Nevada desert at the end of the 19th century, evoking the raw heat, dust, and danger of that world. She wanted to create an olfactory journey through tobacco smoke, bourbon warmth, and sun-baked wood, capturing a mood that feels both animalic and seductive.
Olfactory Notes
On skin, Velvet Vendetta opens like a spark in the dark — a burst of pink pepper and nutmeg igniting the air with smoky, gunpowder tension. Then, the heart reveals its true character: forbidden vanilla wrapped in bourbon warmth and the unexpected salinity of black olive, evoking a sultry desert night. As the fragrance settles, it turns deeper and duskier, blending tobacco, resins, and black vanilla into a soft, velvety haze that lingers.
Olfactory notes: Spicy Amber Vanilla
Fragrance Family: Oriental Vanilla
Top Notes: Gunsmoke, Pink Pepper, Nutmeg, Dried Fruits
Heart Notes: Forbidden Vanilla, Bourbon, Black Olive
Base Notes: Tobacco, Deadwood, Molasses, Resins, Black Vanilla
- Concentration: Extrait de Parfum
- Made In United Kingdom
- Perfumer: Margaux Le Paih-Guérin
- Year of Launch: 2025
If you're wondering about how long "Velvet Vendetta Sarah Baker" will last, Fragrantica says you can expect it to linger for about 8 hours.
Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Limonene, Linalool, Coumarin, Eugenol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, Cinnamal, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Geraniol, Benzyl Cinnamate, Isoeugenol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone.
