Coeur d'Ylang

A pure summery floral goodness. The blend of ylang and frangipani is really nice in this one. I'm not sure what the bergamot is here for neither, but don't expect to smell it even for a few seconds after spraying it. The vanilla is also very subtle. I smelled Peru balsam only once in my life for a few seconds and unfortunately it was of poor quality, but I think these two ingredients are what accentuate Coeur d'Ylang's round, sweet and comforting scent. The longevity is really good, more than 10 hours on me. The fragrance becomes a skin scent after 5-6 hours. I find that the more I wear this, the more I'm addicted to this scent. Although very rich and heavy, it smells very summery thanks to its floral duo. A very sensual summery fragrance. Edit 03/18/23: I have 40-45ml left out of my 100ml bottle, up for sell or swap. I still think it's a fantastic scent but I now crave different perfumes for the spring / summer. Message me if you're interested :)

Such a dreamy fragrance. Like gathering around a breakfast table in the summer. Starts off fresh and elegant but settles to a more creamy vanilla sunscreen, soft serve ice cream, heat coming off the pavement kind of vibe. The bergamot is subtle and short lived. But it helps take the edge of the heady sweet vanilla. Beautiful ylang. Would be great to layer with ylang ylang by molton brown either lotion or edt if you want more of a ylang hit. Since this settles into a warm creamy sophisticated vanilla on the skin.

Ok so I tested this in a store and fell in love, bought it, got home and my bottle was sooo unbalanced I almost sold it. I’m so glad I didn’t though because when I tried it again after a month it had changed completely. Apparently this one needs to sit for a bit. It’s now a delicious, luxurious, rich floral. Has a slight suntan lotion vibe which I adore. It’s amazing and sophisticated. Super underrated!

Creamy balsamy vanilla. This is a heavy perfume but instantly likeable. Amazing quality perfume. This fragrance is creamy sweet not sugary sweet. The vanilla and frangipani are very detectable but I can't really smell the bergamot at all. It's buried right from the beginning under all the other strong notes.

This is very similar to Mancera's Holidays without the marine note. It's holidays but much better. Excellent staying power too for a CSP. Love this and will always repurchase. A summer staple!