Malanj

This is a romantic aroma. Make-love-to-me-under-the-stars-on-the-beach perfume. You just want to keep smelling, and smelling and smelling. Consistently charming. :)

This wears quite strange on me. At first, my skin picks up a lot of litsea cubeba which is like a dark grassy lemony lime scent, like citronella. Then it takes at least half an hour for anything else to surface. A very faint whiff of wood and nutmeg perhaps, then a little ginger--no lillies. Next, a little resiny benzoin that lends a drop of sweetness. Finally, sandalwood with a touch of coffee make a long awaited appearance, and lastly a little softened clove--rather discordant and disorderly with still a lot of that citronella vibe going on. I really don't understand this at all and think it's a concept fragrance that tried to be too many things at once. Or perhaps Melange lives up to its name if the intention was to be incongruous.

Is this house still in operation? I'd love to have a bottle of this, but can't seem to locate a website link that works. If possible, please post a link.