7:15 AM in Bali

Long ago, I sold my Kenzo 7:15 am in Bali on EBay. I thought it was too strong with crazy longevity on me and "flat" vanilla. At that time, I was wearing Chopard Casmir, so you can see why the poor Kenzo didn't stand a chance. I recently swapped for it, and I got it back into my collection. At the same time, I swapped for a 5ml decant of L'Elephant. I thought I really would learn more by wearing these two Kenzo vanillas side by side, so the left wrist has the L'Elephant and the right wrist has the 7:15 in Bali. Both are creamy, but not sweet vanillas. I use mexican vanilla when I cook because it's much better quality and has almost no alcohol. Kenzo vanilla is like that. It's rich and creamy pure vanilla pared down. So, what the house of Kenzo does, is add other elements to that vanilla base to change it up. The L'Elephant has a dry leaves and hot dirt in the sun feeling. Because I also have Dzing!, which has the horse note, this Kenzo does have a dry elephant skin note at the very opening! I really don't know how they managed that, but I love it. This fragrance DID remind me of my safari in Kenya. It had the wide open skies, the airy vast feel, the dry hot earth in the sunshine (not wet damp dirt like Demeter), and sunshine all on top of that cozy vanilla. The citrus notes with the vanilla actually smell like sunshine! I feel like this really would be the perfect fragrance to wear on safari when you're in the hot sun in those open air jeeps watching all the beautiful elephants walk by. It's making me feel so happy I could cry. The 7:15am in Bali has that same vanilla base, but with soft palm fronds layered over it. I also got a very very light orchid smell, which I would like to amplify. This one also reminded me of Bali. Bali is probably the lushest, greenest, most floral place I've ever been. One of my favorite things to do in Bali is to go to the spas. There are so many spas in town where you can get a massage, bath, and scrub. One place I feel in love with had little cabanas in a circle around a carved teakwood garden setting. You'd go into your little cabana and get into a warm bath with a ton of floating orchids, then you'd get a sugar scrub and a massage. After the massage, you go sit on a teakwood recliner in the flower garden to relax. Kenzo has managed to bottle all that!! The only note that I didn't get much of was the orchid flowers, but I can layer it in. The 7:15 in Bali has the green palm fronds from the garden, with the vanilla smell that I love, with a hint of the warm woods. I can't believe I couldn't smell this when I first owned it, and now, I am completely head over heels in love!

Instantly recognizable as a Kenzo fragrance Almost like it says "I am Kenzo, be prepared. You know who I am, let me welcome you to the experience." It is sweet like candy, but not the kind of candy you find usually in fragrances. It's not like cotton candy, gummy bears. Not like a celebrity scent appealing to teens who want to smell like a sugar bomb. It's more of a sweet, soft, slightly creamy sweet made for adult taste. Imagine planning your dream trip to Bali, expecting what it would be like. Things are rarely what you imagine them to be, but your trip to Bali is exactly what you expected and wanted. That feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment mixed with pure joy and relaxation is what is evoked in me when I smell this - my expectations are reality. So first of all, when I see grapefruit in a fragrance, I avoid it. The fact that 7:15am in Bali also has passion fruit only further pushes me away. The scents I have tried with this combination always, ALWAYS result in an acidic, pungent, sour quality that I just do not like and it does not work on me. However, 7:15 leaves only the most sweet, creamy, and friendly aspects of these fruits, though their signature qualities are still there. They are perfectly balanced with florals of jasmine and orchid which soften it even further. Lastly we have this delicious, warm, creamy vanilla that wraps everything up and slowly sinks in through the notes, blending beautifully as our journey of 7:15am in Bali continues. As we come to the end, like a memorable vacation, the sweetness I initially experienced returns quietly as a reminder, until this scent slowly disappears and sinks slowly into warm vanilla, until you're left with nothing but a lovely memory of 7:15am in Bali.

Another great find by the House of Kenzo. And as usual, I always fall hard for LE's fragrances and this is now very hard to find. I don't know "notes" too well, but this is an exotic blend of familiar smells. This is a lovey tropical with orange vanilla and some coconut cream yet it's not foody. I love orange in the warmer months and usually find vanilla better in cooler months. But this is done in such a way I'd prefer it warmer months, but will wear it year round. The orange is the perfect citrus fruit that's not bitter like grapefruit or tart like lemon. The vanilla is not a warm vanilla but more like vanilla ice cream. And the coconut gives it the creaminess and exoticisim that tropical quality. I will wear this when i go on vacation . . . whether it is for real or just in my imagination. Simply lovely.

a molti questo episodio di viaggio non piace, abituati a considerare kenzo una garanzia di originalità (sarà poi vero, a parte qualche felicissima eccezione) nella ideazione di profumi. io, al contrario, sono intrigata da questo accordo che si ispira ad una mattina o ad una colazione, fate voi, balinese, e che riporta semplicemente note esotiche di vaniglia, orchidea e frutto della passione su una bella base di pompelmo. Nulla di originale, nulla di spettacolare, soltanto la sintesi, nel senso chimico del termine, delle 7,15 a Bali. Esotico senza essere fastidiosamente carico di tiarè e simili, fruttato senza essere sciropposo, discreto quanto basta per immaginarsi lontani senza strillare. bello e fuori produzione.

I got a small sample from this wonderful fragrance and when I tested, I knew: I will buy a whole bottle. The fragrance is soft, not too strong, but fit to my skin very well. When dries down, I feel vanilla and orchid, and - it’s interesting - feel some coconut notes (although not contains coconut). It’s not similar, but the character of this fragrance on my skin reminds me to JLO Miami Glow. When I wear, my feeling is the same: hot summer nights at the sea. I'd rather name it 7:15 PM in Bali.