Comptoir Sud Pacifique · 1993
Vanille Abricot Eau de Toilette
Longevity
2–6 h60% of 19 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 45 people
Season
Summermost worn
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
skin-close
Apricot fruit candy with soft vanilla cream
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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What the community says
Often worn in summer
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 72 describe how long it lasts, 45 how far it projects and 81 how it smells. Most other posts only name Vanille Abricot.
How long it lasts72 people
2–6 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 2–6 hours. From 19 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4.5 h).
40% Fades quickly
25%
35% Long-lasting
25% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Mixed reports on wear time
How far it projects45 people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it stays close to the skin
about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly
In words
Reports are mixed: about half say it stays close to the skin, and about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Summer
most worn
Summer
Good to know
Fades quickly for manySniff firstof 72
say it fades quickly, 35% say it lasts a long time
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
10%
10% of people who wear it get compliments (126).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
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Summary in words
Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Abricot: what people say about it.
In short: Often worn in summer.
Most often worn by women.
60% of people get 2–6 hours of wear (19 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4.5 hours).
About 40% of 72 people say it fades quickly (mixed reports on wear time).
Mixed reports on projection (45 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it stays close to the skin, and about 1 in 3 say it projects strongly.
Of the 22 mentions of a season, about 2 in 3 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer.
Fades quickly for many: 40% of 72 say it fades quickly, 35% say it lasts a long time. Worth a sniff first.
10% of people who wear it get compliments (126).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Sweet Vanilla by Montale (84% of voters); Vanille by Outremer (63% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 200+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Abricot smells like Apricot fruit candy with soft vanilla cream. It opens with apricot, jackfruit and papaya, moves into rock sugar and settles on vanilla. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
It works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days, the office and date nights. Released in 1993.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for casual days.
- Sample first if: gourmand is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike sweet fragrances.
Around $38.
Explore more: Gourmand perfumes · Apricot perfumes · Vanilla perfumes
Concentration
Eau de Toilette
Occasion
Casual · office · date
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
- Date
The Brand
Comptoir Sud Pacifique
This page gathers 44 Comptoir Sud Pacifique perfumes, from about $30 to $146. The picks are vanilla desserts with fruit, from apricot candy and banana cream to a plain, powdery vanilla pudding.
The most discussed Comptoir Sud Pacifique perfumes
Across community talk Scendira follows, Comptoir Sud Pacifique comes up mostly for Vanille Abricot, Vanille Banane and Vanille Extreme.
Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Abricot, an Eau de Toilette from 1993, smells like apricot fruit candy with soft vanilla cream, opening on apricot, jackfruit and papaya above vanilla.
Vanille Banane (Eau de Toilette, 2003) is a banana cream dessert with vanilla rum, with banana and orange at the start and vanilla and white rum below.
Creamy vanilla pudding, softly sweet and powdery, is the sketch of Vanille Extreme Eau de Toilette, a 2005 release built from vanilla sugar and heliotrope over vanilla absolute.
Comptoir Sud Pacifique is one of many houses on Scendira. See the complete house list, or browse gourmand perfumes and vanilla perfumes.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Apricot fruit candy with soft vanilla cream. It opens with apricot, jackfruit and papaya, moves into rock sugar and settles on vanilla.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days, the office and date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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