Immortelle Tribal

I more or less had to buy this at some point, as a lover of immortelles. I have had my bottle for only a day, and so far, am also underwhelmed. I do not like it as much as Atelier's Blanche Immortelle, but I suppose that's a good think as I have 14 ounces of that and only 1 3.3 oz bottle of this. It opens very fruity (too sweet for my personal taste) and there is a skanky note which I can not identify which I find somewhat offputting. My opinion may change over time, as this is the first time I have worn it, but I suspect I will be reaching for the Atelier more. (I wore it to sleep for a long time). I also have Like This (I did say I like immorteles) Those 2 are also sweet, but not like the fruity blast you get in the opening of tribal.I think it is easy to wear but do not like it as well as my other Givenchys (III and mademoiselle) though those are an entirely different vibe, or my other immortelles esp Guertlains edp du 68 (which I ration)..

I couldn't pinpoint what made it so good at first, then I realized it was the sweet sandalwood, so I naturally sprayed Serge's Santal Majuscule and bingo! Most store reps agreed that they're quite similar (not necessarily the notes, but the vibe), and most (including my friend and I) chose this over Santal Majuscule; to me it's a little more balanced with a brighter top (honeyed immortelle) and a woodier base that's less sweet compared to SM's overly creamy rose-chocolate combo. A small drawback is that Immortelle Tribal has a salty-spiciness which makes it almost foody (a step beyond gourmand) like one review mentioned.

Now I've been very nice about this line but in truth there's only really two/three of them that are truly interesting and this is one of them. This is not typical of immortelle at all, it's not as leathery but has the lightly floral, honied touches with a mixture of fresh fig and mild coconut nuances of fig leaves. For me this is a combo that works brilliantly and I don't recall smelling anything like it. For that reason I rate this perfume highly, but I haven't worn it properly or lived with it so I'm not going to commit entirely. Very impressive though from what I see as a bit of a fringe private collection scent.

It's a dry earthy fig, with green notes around, perfect interesting round accord, and well articulated development. I'm not going to share it with my man :) I usually wear woody fragrances, and this one sounds as a woody fruit to me. I believe that on some types of skin a fig can turn sweet. If so it still is reserved and wise fig, as there is good balance with sandalwood and immortele. But you really need to reserve some time to test it. ps. love it, what a beautiful fragrance, it opens in the best way in daytime in spring +17, and sound more dry in evening. Very comforting, not heavy, perfect.

Butterscotch . Capricorn caramel corn . kettle corn . Sandalwood . exotic . seductive . creamy . my favorite niche perfume I purchased so far . have to sample this 100% . But I will guarantee you you will fall in love with it . hopefully you can find it for cheaper price but do I dare say the price is worth it ?