Shéliane

I am so glad that I read the recent article about Detaille, or I would have never tried this delightful fragrance! Sheliane (beautiful name) is a gem. Each time I wear it, I grow more fond of it. It lifts my spirits. I love the spiciness and the soft amber incense (which, to me, acts as a natural sweetener to the mix. When I say "sweet" I mean like brightness, not like sugar or syrup). There is a sparkling freshness to it, and for some reason after I spray it on I want to eat fresh plums! This also makes me think of France; I want to just chuck everything and visit that beautiful country for a while (and I will take a friend who speaks French with me, so that our travels don't have to be limited to tourist places only). Finish school? Nah. Don't you have a job to go to? Any responsibilities? Nope, I'm going to France! Whee! That's how lovely this perfume is. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

Beautiful, nutmeg-infused floral with bergamot, clove-infused lemon and ylang-ylang creating a classic french beauty. It's quite original, though, and unlike anything else I have. I get a powdered, ambery note in the heart which creates a rich, oriental atmosphere guaranteed to please me. Coriander surges up after about 10 minutes and I do love coriander, although it has the effect of thinning the oriental fug; the olfactory equivalent to opening a window the morning after a decadent night. There's plenty of incense after half an hour, but it remains floral-rich and warm throughout. My only issue is that the coriander creates a lessening of the perfume's impact, so it fades to a thinner version of itself than the incense, amber and vanilla deserved. It feels romantic to me, rather than opulent. Lovely. Distillation: nutmeg-infused cloves ylang-ylang and coriander warm oriental

Warming chypre fragrance with nice species and balsamic base. It’s also quite powdery and creamy due to bright ylang-ylang note and some iris. It’s nice, but still smells quite dated. Reminds me of a couple classic French fragrance from before. My ig: scent.guide

Sheliane is fresh and spicy, but not "fresh spicy" if you catch my drift. Ylang-ylang is not listed in the note pyramid, but this is the most prominent note in Sheliane, to my nose. It's a heady ylang-ylang with a slight banana nuance, giving Sheliane an exotic twist. Lemon and bergamot balance the clove well and keep it from going too spice rack. The base is a deep, ambery, old school oriental.

I have had a sample of this fragance for some time but was waiting for the right season to wear it. This is so beautiful! I love the aldehyde opening note throughout. To me this smells like a 'more delicate' Opium (if I can compare both), and is definitely full bottle worthy!