Escale En Indonésie

Escape en Indonésia is utterly pleasant fresh scent without any sharp or harsh nuances. I'm not a fan of citrus scents but I have always been enjoying to wear this one. It's so so soft, not crispy and rather comforting than energising which is rare if we are talking about the citrus category. Neroli and Jasmine are pretty yet gender neutral. I don't think this leans into green but it stays bright with beautiful salty and sensual touch from Ambergris. It's not animalic in any kind of way, it just makes this citrus scent more than just a fresh citrus perfume. Sandalwood helps to keep the aroma smooth and silky but it never gets thick nor creamy. I'm wondering why women haven't found this scent since there is nothing masculine nor feminine character in this one, it's totally neutral. Escape en Indonésia is absolutely a great choice to wear in hot temperatures but it doesn't feel unsuitable for colder weather either, it's great office scent as well. It doesn't last all the day and a sillage is minimal but I don't see that it's a problem in this kind of perfume. You can easily overspray it, bath in it and you get a gentle veil over you and it's like your second skin. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Magic!!! Finally got to try the colognes from Les Indemodables and they didn't disappoint! Well this one certainly didn't. It's a really fine study on grapefruit, sharp in the opening but with a sweetness and sherbert fizz to it. The midsection is a kind of mossy wood but it's not really bitter like some citrus/oakmoss things and that's not to it's detriment. Citrus and fresh white florals is a pretty well trodden path but this has some very good, naturalistic vibe to it, the sweetness I mentioned likely coming from jasmine. I noticed some comparisons in the 'smells like...' and I get that there's an ambergris quality to this perfume so comparing it to the Ambre from this brand is entirely valid in one sense...it probably uses their excellent, ultrasonic extraction/tincture thingy, which I've tried on it's own and is excellent, however probably slightly misleading to say smells like...but anyway. It reminds me ( a little bit when it's dried down) of vintage Dior Eau Sauvage, I think there might even be a rounding sandalwood accord in there. It's wonderful. Really, I mean it should be hard to get excited for a perfume which is basically a citrus cologne but I respect that citrus is one of the hardest things to do as a perfumer, ad this is elevated by great materials and world class compounding, so it deserves praise.

A rush of bright citric Bergamot and Pettigrain. A delightful blossoming of Neroli and Jasmine. An undercurrent of brackish Ambergis. Modern with a glance backwards at colognes of the past, Escale En Indonésie is a beautifully clear, sparkling, well structured fragrance, each element seguing into the other with graceful ease. Gorgeous. Purchased after trying the full sample/discovery set ( excellent value BTW), my actual bottle arrives tomorrow. The minor concern is that the Ambergris in the sample isn't as dense as I'd like, and from reading a few other reviewers, maceration/oxidisation seems to help boost it's potency after a few months. So, my big gamble is that Ambergris performance will amplify over time. Fingers crossed. Longevity from tester is roughly four to five hours, with sillage being a close bubble/skin scent. Hoping I can update in a few months regarding effects of masceration. Update - 4 months later, and yes, the ambergris is already showing an amplified strength, with the citric nature receding a little. Amazing after a good bladed shave. Love it, and I think when it's gone I would have to purchase again.

First let's talk about the elephant in the room. This is 99% natural and on top of that, it's an Eau De Cologne. So don't go into this expecting "beast" performance. It's also not a mass appeal fragrance (by todays standards). Now, let's talk about the good. This is a 99% natural fragrance that has real ambergris featured prominently! The ambergris was found in Sumatra and is used in 5% concentration. I wish I could get a 2 liter of this cologne and dump it all over me but it's expensive. I have many Italian colognias that I love but this is French and it feels like a vintage French gentleman's cologne. Tangy lemon and bergamot and green petigrain over a bed of salty ambergris with a slight animalic tinge. Petigrain lends a touch of green. Astringent, but sandalwood and jasmine softens it up. This is so good I close my eyes and spray it on my face just so I can smell it longer. Reminds me of the ambergris in the vaulted Creed Chevrefeulle! Performance is similar to chevrefeulle as well. Addictive. Absolutely Beautiful. Scent 10/10 Performance 2/10

Very nice, very natural-smelling, very Creed-esq scent profile. Evidently this has natural ambergris, so it's not a surprise that it evokes similarities to Creed's house DNA. I get the comparisons to Creed Chevrefeuille. I sprayed this Escale Indonesie pretty heavily on clothes. Yes, I wish this was in a higher concentration than EDC. But as I was getting subdued whiffs off my shirt hours into the drydown, it became apparent which other Creed this reminded me of: Vetiver Geranium from its Aqua Originale line. Now, Escale Indonesie doesn't list a Geranium note, and the geranium in Vetiver Geranium is amped way up. The note structure is different but it certainly evokes a similar profile to my nose. Some may be put off by Vetiver Geranium's 11 O'Clock geranium, but Escale Indonesie is a subdued, well-blended and extremely pleasant scent.