Figa

-Let's make a fire. -Let's put out the fire with rose and jasmine petals. -Let's collect the embers and build a fragrance atop the ashes. That's Figa. Not at all feeling the thrifty bottle but LOVE the content that's inside. This is the most direct, straightforward, honest, lying, deceitful fragrance I've come across in quite some time. The opening is like some sort of marmalade rose combo that will immediately have you checking your Wells Fargo account for sufficient funds. How beastly this would have been if there were more smoke involved....sighs. It's still a great fragrance though. The base is scarcely powdery which could be the violet or possibly the rose. It's hard to tell. Cedar as a base? Again...hard to tell. I'm gonna give that one the absentee slip. Speaking of absent, there are a lot of notes listed but a lot of notes undetectable(which sheds light on my aforementioned oxymoronic description). That can either be a good thing or bad thing depending on why you paid admission. The sillage is a little on the "I wonder if anyone can smell me" side therefore you might want to buy a fragrance primer for this one. Notes that are not present: Amber, Patchouli, Bergamot, Cedar, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Labdanum and Amyris.

From the En Voyage website: "Talismans offer protection from evil-doers, and are worn by many cultures to overcome evils in the world. Figa Eau de Parfum is the fragrance equivalent of the powerful Figa amulet. It celebrates strength, power, vision and success. Containing precious oils, selected for specific energetic protective qualities, In the face of tough contemporary political issues, Figa is specifically designed to wear for personal protection from evil, be it from people or governments. Fragrance Family: Figa is an outlier whose sui generis fragrance doesn’t fit into any established perfume family traditions. It is designed for both men and women."

The Figa referred to with this perfume is, I suspect, the figa talisman that you see all over Brazil as a way to ward off the evil eye. I thought the word in Italian was fica with a "C"? Given the talismanic nature of this project, clearly Shelly W. is referring to the Brazilian NOT the italian.

Yes, Figa is one of the slang world to say "pussy" in Italy, but it also means very sexy woman, or it is used for classify a snob/posh girl, not in an aristocratical language obviously. I do not understand the intentions of this brand for such name. Pussy An Olfactive Talisman... well it match.

Certainly, you must be Italian to fully appreciate how deep is this Figa. Curiously, in the olfactive pyramid animalic notes are missing.