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Ciel

Concentration not recorded

Vanilla · Powdery · Iris.

4.20 / 5Rating · 431 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Ulric de Varens — Notre histoire · Checked 2026-09-21
The brand’s official history dates its start to 1981 and identifies it as a brand of French creation.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

YearNot recorded
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Ciel by Ulric de Varens has a listed vanilla, powdery, iris profile, with notes of Vanille, Iris, Rose, Amber.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bht, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Hexamethylindanopyran, Juniperus virginiana oil, Linalool, Santalol, Santalum album oil, Vanillin, CI 19140 (fd&c yellow n°5).

Official perfume ingredient declaration. Body fragrances, deodorants and other related formats are not substituted. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Ulric de Varens official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.86 / 5

237 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

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31
2
45
3
102
4
44
5
15

Projection

1.99 / 4

266 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
94
2
109
3
36
4
27

Value perception

4.28 / 5

169 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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10
2
1
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12
4
54
5
92

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

635Own it
267Previously owned
532Want it
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5
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32
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27
4
176
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191

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Iris. Explore Ciel’s vanilla direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Amber and Rose. Explore Ciel’s vanilla direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Ciel smell like?

Ciel by Ulric de Varens has a listed vanilla, powdery, iris profile, with notes of Vanille, Iris, Rose, Amber.

Who created it?

A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.86 out of 5, from 237 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Ciel?

Its listed notes include vanille, iris, rose, amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Ciel

Ulric de Varens

Ulric de Varens Ciel bottle
Leading accords
vanilla
powdery
iris
rose
violet
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Vanille · Iris · Rose · Amber

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