Vanhera, from Laboratorio Olfattivo was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Luca Maffei. It has the top notes of Bergamot, Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Sichuan Pepper, and Vanilla, middle notes of Cashmere wood, Cinnamon, and Sandalwood, and base notes of Amber, Ambrocenide (Symrise), Musk, Vanilla, and Woody Notes.
I wrote an IG review where I just said quite a lot about this, usually it's on here I let loose, I hope that's not a trend though because I've been letting my Fragrantica duties slip of late. Anyway... This is an instantly incense infused amber vanilla perfume. I think it's nicely made and there's a fizzy, olibanum in that amber accord in the foreground which smolders (smoke included) briefly in the spicy opening. The vanilla is apparent straight away and could become something I wouldn't enjoy very easily but stays the right side of saccharine. Oh and however put Z&V This is Him down below as a comparator, yes....well done, when it's dried all the way down it does in fact conjure that musky/vanilla/sandalwood/incense of that stellar designer release. Crucially I'll just say that the rest of the time it's not that similar. It's also reminiscent of Antoine Lie works to me, stylistically speaking, but I've learned that it's Luca Maffei who nosed this one, and actually a recent Gallivant I thought was interesting. Do I love this, No. Do I think it's well made/smoothly blended? Certainly. Do I like this brand? I actually do!!! Would I buy this or be excited to wear it again? Not really. If you like that juxtaposition of fizzy and bright resins, warm amber tones, ambroxan and hollow woodiness, sweet but smooth vanillin backdrop, then sure you'd probably love this perfume and you could do much worse that investing in this one. Just not quite for me.