Caligna

Recently bought a spray sample of this and it is simply stunning. Uplifting and beautiful. Perfectly unisex. Fresh and herbal without a hint of anything sharp or harsh to irritate my nose. (The majority of fresh/herbal/cologne type scents are hard for me to tolerate. For example, someone mentioned Vetiver Fatale in comparison to this, and while I basically like that fragrance, it is harsh to me.) I'm mostly a vanilla/iris/tonka/amber lover, but I also like fig. The opening says "mint" to me but that's probably because I'm not familiar with clary sage. The conifer component is there but in a soft, subtle way. Sillage and longevity are both pretty weak, but I'm ok with that. It can be had for a very good price per ml, and I like the subtlety. Don't need it to shout. Tried this after being absolutely wowed by Dzing!, and this is, while very different, just as pleasing. I'd be curious to hear if anyone has experience with the new bottle style versus the old--whether the scent seems to have been changed. Both are readily available at the moment. A couple of other reviewers said it better than I can... LANIER: "Caligna to my nose is light and soft on my skin and the notes blended into a pure tingling effervescent pop of spring. Lovely and bright, luminous in fact, Caligna is really the perfect uni-sex perfume for springtime or even in the cold months to recall the joys of May in bloom in the south of France." empathyboy: "Caligna is a quiet masterpiece. This perfume could almost belong to the Jardin series by Hermes, particularly Jardin Monsieur Li. It is soft, light, minimalistic, exquisitely executed and utterly beautiful." apentias: "...it is a masterful, acrobatic balance between opposites. It's both fresh and warm, uber chic and sexy, both smooth and piquant. How can something so discreet be so powerful? This juice elates and grounds you at the same time. "

Clary sage is one of my favourite pure essential oils. I love to place a few drops on my pillow to invoke lucid dreams. The clary sage in Caligna is most definitely natural and of the highest quality. I love this scent so very much. As a perfume it is extremely light, and like others have mentioned, it sits very close to the skin. That is how I like my scents. Whomever is lucky enough to greet you with a warm embrace could be in for a beautiful journey. They will be instantly transported to somewhere, elsewhere. A place that is comfortingly familiar like a long forgotten memory; a dream within a dream. Never before have I found clary sage so well presented or complimented (by the inspired addition of the jasmine marmalade accord). Caligna is a quiet masterpiece. This perfume could almost belong to the Jardin series by Hermes, particularly Jardin Monsieur Li. It is soft, light, minimalistic, exquisitely executed and utterly beautiful. I would say that although unisex, this leans slightly towards the feminine side but that does not concern me personally. Edit: I have already grown so fond of this that I've bought a back-up bottle. I know once Spring is here again that Caligna will be my favourite fragrance to wear when the sun is peeping through the branches of trees that are clothed with new life. One of my very favourite L'Artisan's. Edit 2: oops. Two back up bottles now. I've gotten in a habit of substituting putting real clary sage oil on my pillow with spraying Caligna on my pillow instead. Sweet dreams are made of this.

This is hands-down the best blind buy I've ever made, I only regret not ordering another bottle for backup. WOW. This is a rare concoction IMHO, a gem. Not only because it's beautifully formulated (I get clary sage and jasmine marmalade, absolutely, but also hints of tea, white pepper and bergamot?), but mainly because it is a masterful, acrobatic balance between opposites. It's both fresh and warm, uber chic and sexy, both smooth and piquant. How can something so discreet be so powerful? This juice elates and grounds you at the same time. It evokes the French campagne perfectly but is also skin-like. This is not Philosykos for me (as other reviewers mention), another old favourite of mine. I understand how comparisons would arise but this is an entirely different beast altogether. It is a lot richer and deeper but equally fresh, another contradiction. Very satisfying longevity and sillage. How to describe it in one word without overselling it? Masterpiece. Sorry, can't help myself. EDIT: I know this is borderline sacrilege, but (when no one's looking) I spray this on top of MFK's Baccarat Rouge 540. They are meant for each other, I swear. They play off each other's notes and solidify into a multi-layered accord that lasts and lasts and lasts. Heaven.

I've seen Caligna described as a fig scent for people who don't particularly like fig scents, and I can see why, although as a bonafide fig lover, I adore it too. Personally, I'd bathe in fig scents if I could - I love everything from the sharp green scent of the leaves and branches of the tree, over the earthy fruitiness of the real fruits, to heavily sweet interpretations of fig nectar. But I can understand how any of those can easily seem "too much" for those less in love with this note, and Caligna does seem like a great option for them. It's definitely still a fig scent - really, the fig is as juicy, sweet and delicious as any I've smelled. But it's quite subtle: there's no sharpness here at all, and no heaviness: the fig is balanced wonderfully by the softer, herbal sweetness of sage and pine. Very natural, and so uplifting! A clear summer scent, but just as lovely now, in the darkest days of winter - reminds me that there's better days ahead.

Mint, Peach Tea dreams on a warm summer day, in the woods. This to me is the most beautiful of fragrances. It's everything I want Keiko Mecheris' Peau de Peche to be, but just quite isn't. So, here's my little secret to making this THE hands down, most perfect fragrance that I've been searching for all my life. I won't tell anyone but you, Fragranticans, and only because I know I can trust you and that you'll appreciate it and not tell a soul...one spritz Caligna, two spritz Philosophies Fresh Cream. Minty, woody, sugared peachy goodness, AND you smell real real expensive and mysterious yet totally transparent and mesmerizing...and all that good stuff you expect from your perfume. Hey it ain't cheap to smell like a goddess, but at least you can buy ethereal beauty in a couple bottles of juice and become the girl (or guy) of your own dreams.

It's a natural scent. The most natural perfumes I’ve ever smelled so far belong to l'artisant parfumeur line. It's a green herbal clary sage cloud with an accent put on young milky and not rape green figs. Resembles to a clary sage medicinal decoction used for prevention of some health problems. Resinous basis (mastic) is quite strong in the very opening and hopefully then gets down and melts with airy jasmine. This resinous basis accompanies other notes all long and quite detectable at every stage including dry down. I think it adds an unisex caracter to this fragrance. Quite a good mixture of ingredients but not so long lasting. Lasts all the day with 5-6 sprays. Pleasant and quiet perfect for summer hot days.

Unisex, bright lemony fresh fragrance. This is the best,most natural, and one of the brightest citruses I have ever smelled I do not find this particular fruity or having a lot of figs. I get the smell of banana peel or the essence of fruit and the muskyness of figs. It is unique,quality, something with understated complexity, like serge lutens froide has. I think this is a brighter and more tropical kumkwat wood, where this manages to be full or rounded without oiliness,sweetness, resins, or woodyness somehow. That is a magic act if I ever smelled one I recommend this over bergamote 22 and I get 5 or 6 hours with good to fair projection.It really lingers on clothes too A masterpiece !!!

I am very fond of herbal/aromatic perfumes. I find that they do not get boring so quickly as, let’s say, citrus or floral scents. Of course, it all depends on the composition, balance of the notes, etc., but ‘Caligna’ is a great example of a masterpiece when it comes to aromatic types of fragrances. Opening greets you with a soft clary sage, a slight hint of fig, but it is very delicate. Then some floral notes come into the picture, but in a very subtle way. This perfume is very well-balanced. Soft, green, not loud, unisex fragrance that would smell beautifully on everyone. Don't expect incredible longevity or sillage. But I do not care. For me, it is a piece of art!

Beautiful! Not a straightforward fig fragrance like philosykos or premier figuier, I get more floral notes, something almost water-y like fresh cut lilies or tulips. There's still a warmth, a subtle sweetness of the the fig and honey and soft woods which keeps my nose glued to it. It's a delicate and pleasing fragrance, unlikely to offend despite being unique. For those commenters disappointed by the sillage and longevity, I think they're just going nose blind. My wife applies in the morning before work and I can always tell when we go to bed that night if she wore it or not (she applies lightly- just two sprays and no reapplication).

I have quickly finished a small sample of this. At first I thought "Oh, a fruity floral. It's very pleasant", but then I gave it a little time and I fell in love! My favourite part is the dry-down. Picture a stoney mountain path, baking sun, dry earth, a white-hot sky, aromatic herbs crushed underfoot as you climb the hill, dust in your throat, inhaling the fragrance of the parched herbs, sea shimmering in the distance. I don't get spring though - it's high summer for me (mind you I do live in Scotland )! Highly evocative. I love it! Busy saving up for a full bottle.

Wow...such a great fig/sage scent. I think this one leans more green and the sage is more prominent than in other scents (like in Ferrari Noble Fig, Figuier Eden by Armani, etc). It isn't milky or coconutty like other fig scents. I actually prefer the greener side of fig. So I am a huge fan of this. If you prefer fig scents overall, and like the greener side of fig, this is a pretty safe blind buy. L'Artisan has never let me down...and while I don't like everything they produce, there is a sense of quality throughout.

Beautiful herbs like juniper and sage, crushed pine needles, fragrant woods, and sweet yellow mimosa. Such an uplifting and happy scent. It somehow took me back in memory of time spent with family on a summer vacation in Big Bear. We went for a hike in the mountains. The evergreens were lovely, and the air and dirt were dry. There were lots of wildflowers. This perfume is delicate like the columbines, bouncing on the air, and the sun was shining brightly. Great memories, great perfume.

such a lovely scent. fig is the star here, it a milky green fig. It’s not your usual fig, it’s very green and floral comes out later. Pine needles come around once on skin for about 5 to 10minutes. I overspray this so longevity is not an issue. Sillage is good and projects more than an arms length. Definitely an everybody fragrance. Highly recommended 10/10 fig is the star in this one and recently I heard someone say fig is the new “star note” coming up!

Caligna is the smell of a hot August afternoon in a mediterranean countryside. The insects fly around and the burning sun heats up the trees, everything slows down like a typical summer afternoon, the lazyness, the figs on the wood table in the kitchen of the summer house, the mosquitos flying around them, your nap on a deckchair under the pine tree. Caligna, why are you so beautiful?

I wore this for a week straight by necessity--I had been traveling and decided to limit my luggage as much as possible. In the New Orleans spring, Caligna blossomed. The freshness of the clary sage, combined with the succulent, almost fleshy sweetness of figs, beckoned the promise of warm days under the sun. I felt confident, grown, and entirely natural. A very successful blind buy.

I blind bought this beauty and it is rocking. my. world. If you love breezy, green, natural, and sweet smells this one is one of the best that I've tried. The fig here is prominent but is comes off gentle. The scent is sweet and closer to skin. I agree with commenters that I get more leaf than fruit. But wow, what a beauty. I am in love.

This is really nice. You get a really nice fig note somewhat reminiscent of Atelier's Vetiver Fatal, but I actually like this one better. This one seems more natural and smoother. The dry down has a very clean vibe to it that lingers all day. All in all I am very pleased with my purchase and would rate this a strong 9/10.

That’s a very unique scent! It might not be pleasant for all, because of the unusual combination of notes: aromatic herbs, tart fig leaves mixed with some airy saltiness and a bit of sweetness. I think it’s a stunning summer scent. It gives the sense of mountain dew freshness. Follow me on ig: scent.guide

Caligna is a wonderful scent for summer and spring. It ́s very optimistic, light, aromatic and sensual. It forces you to smile :) The most I smell fig with clary sage and hint of citruses. If only price would be lower I would immediately buy it!

Bought as a blind buy. I generally enjoy fig scents but they don't do much with my chemistry. It smells like rotting grapefruit peels on my skin - I'm assuming that is the sage & another note doing something funky together. Not for me.