Île Bourbon

This fragrance is BEYOND wonderful and has instantly shot up to my pantheon of favourites of all time. It's warm, chocolatey, vanillic, deep, resinous and has all the elements I adore in a perfume. I can't get enough! I was so excited to receive my bottle mid-February - when this was a Xmas present and took FOREVER to arrive! The only thing with this fragrance is that it's quite hard to find and sells out quickly - not surprisingly. Even though few know about it and no one seems to be raving about it on YouTube. I really shouldn't be writing this review as I'm just setting up competition for my back up bottle. 🤣

Rich, thick, addictive chocolate vanilla combination. Quite close to althair (same parfumeur) although this one is a bit thicker and more chocolaty/incensy! Very long lasting and strong projection! If you like gourmands and are not afraid to make a statement, this might be just for you! Most definitely a parfume you should try on skin, that’s where the magic happens.

Delicious! A chocolatey version of Althaïr as they are made by same perfumer. They are noot similar but in same family. Love it. Spicy, dark chocolate scent. It's so sophisticated, advanced. Moderate longevity, projects around 3 hours than sits close to skin for few more hours. Most chocolate scents are not great in performance, so this one is acceptable.

It's sweet gourmand style but unique. The warm spicy nature is alluring, it's blended really well. To my trained nose, I detected cloves with cardamom instead of cinnamon+cardamom idk why. It's performance is excellent, on a cold day I could get a whiff of it even after 7hr, I sprayed 4 times. But I wouldn't buy a whole 100ml bottle. Overall 7.5/10

Love it. Similar to by the fire place, but I like Ile Bourbon better. It has more vanilla, cardamon and is more interesting overall. Soft and unisex. Great find for winter evenings. Longevity and projection could be better.