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Sarah Baker Va Va Vanilla
Espresso martini, saffron, forbidden vanilla
Va Va Vanilla is the brand's adults-only vanilla, an Extrait de Parfum from 2026 composed with perfumer Margaux Le Paih-Guérin. The idea is that danger buys you a drink, and the notes follow: espresso martini, cinnamon and black cherry open it, saffron, coffee, nuts and rum fill the heart, and a milky forbidden vanilla lies over leather and woods.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Espresso Martini
- Cinnamon
- Black cherry
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Heart notes
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Base notes
- Forbidden vanilla
- Guaiac wood
- Leather
- Hot skin
- Sandalwood
- Silky woods
- Character
- Strong
- Occasion
- Concentration
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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The first round
Espresso martini opens as a bittersweet impression of coffee and liqueur, with cinnamon adding dry warmth and black cherry a dark, juicy note. It is an opening from a cocktail bar: roasted, boozy and a little glossy, before the sweetness arrives.
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Rum, nuts and coffee
The heart stays at the bar. Saffron, coffee and crushed nuts give a roasted, slightly leathery spice, rum adds a warm, sweet-boozy glow, and the Manhattan cocktail note keeps the drinks theme going. The vanilla is not in front yet, but you can feel it coming.
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Forbidden vanilla
Underneath lies the vanilla, which the brand calls forbidden and milky. It rests on guaiac wood, sandalwood, leather and a note named hot skin, so the sweetness stays warm, dry and a little smoky rather than sugary. Silky woods smooth the finish.
Wearing it
When, who and why
After dark
Va Va Vanilla is an evening scent: dinners, bars, winter coats. One or two sprays are enough, because vanilla, leather and woods are dense in an extrait. In warm weather it will feel heavy, so keep it for autumn, winter and cooler nights.
Who it is for
Lovers of vanilla who find most vanilla scents too sweet and too innocent. It suits fans of coffee, rum and leather notes, and people who like a gourmand with a grown-up, slightly sinister side. If you want something fresh or light, this is not it.
Why choose Sarah Baker Va Va Vanilla
The brand introduced Va Va Vanilla as its new fragrance in February 2026, created with perfumer Margaux Le Paih-Guérin. Like every Sarah Baker perfume it comes with a character and a setting, here a speakeasy where danger buys you a drink.
At a glance
- House
- Sarah Baker
- Perfumer
- Margaux Le Paih-Guérin
- Year
- 2026
- Size
- 50 ml
Questions
Frequently asked
What kind of vanilla is it?
Not a plain, sugary one. The brand calls it adults-only: a milky vanilla over leather, guaiac wood and sandalwood, with coffee, rum and saffron in the heart.
Which drink notes does it contain?
Espresso martini and cinnamon at the top, rum and a Manhattan cocktail in the heart, alongside coffee. Towards the base it moves from drinks to vanilla, leather and woods.
Does it work as a gift?
For someone who likes vanilla with an edge, yes: coffee, rum and leather keep it far from a sweet dessert scent. The bottle holds 50 ml and comes in the brand's hand-stamped box with an art-nouveau illustration.
The house
About Sarah Baker
Sarah Baker Perfumes is a small studio in East London, started by the American-born artist Sarah Baker as an art project. Every perfume is a collaboration with a different independent perfumer, credited on the bottle, and each is presented as a character in an ongoing fantasy world.
- A small studio in East London, started by the artist Sarah Baker as an art project
- Co-owned by Sarah Baker and Andy Hsu and run as a family business
- Every perfume is made with a different independent perfumer, credited on the bottle
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