Full Ylang Ylang

I will never regret not trying the other “full” variants from the collection. I just had to grab this instantly to try it and babes I was never wrong about my fragrance choices. Ylang and I were match made. Ylang is my best friend. Ylang is my favorite floral. This one caught my eye because as I was reading the other bottles from the display, they just seemed to be fragrances I’ve already smelled just by reading and without testing them 😭 *read, ugh dismiss, read, dis.missed, read, ad nauseam blah blah* And finally I grabbed this and sprayed it ONCE on my wrist. One sniff was all it took to proclaim that I’d be in love with this fragrance 60 mins after (I was right). It first started as a fresh and slightly bitter banana blossom like smell, it then proceeded to develop into a balmy banana peel, and lastly the fruit in its ripe-sweetness. As it dried down, it started smelling like a pleasantly dirty ylang-ylang. You know how ylang-ylang can smell like straight up cat piss? Well, it wasn’t exactly that but there were some indolic and pissy nuances in it. Ylang-ylang is best when it’s borderline creamy yellow floral and dirty, otherwise it’ll just smell like a sharp urinal cake or worse, straight up cat piss. The more it developed, the better it performed. Projection? Impressive. Longevity? Great. Just when I thought I hated the smell of jasmine, this perfume proved me half-wrong bc this dried down to a very jasmine-like smell with a slightly peppery vanilla + let me just commend how these notes were hella well-blended. Noooowww, I didn’t purchase a full bottle simply because I have a perfume coming up, which is the chloé nomade naturelle. Surprisingly, some people voted ylang in gold as a similar perfume to full ylang, and yes, another perfume that people voted similar to the perfume i mentioned is nomade naturelle. FINGERS CROSSED I HOPE THEY WILL SMELL SIMILAR or else I’ll have to spend for a full bottle of this 😭 (help) anyways, lovee loveeee this perfume so much. Balmy, banana, sweet vanilla, and a dash of pepper. Caramelized jasmine? Umm maybe?!

This is gorgeous!! Full Ylang Ylang is the longest-lasting fragrance from the Full Flower Collection at The Body Shop, in my experience. It’s a sweet, creamy floral vanilla with a slight spicy note that gives it a little “mystery”. I imagine an ancient Egyptian goddess would smell like this! It’s such a relaxing scent too - I constantly want to breathe it in while wearing it to smell it. It’s addictive and gives me the same calm, content feeling as my other favourite from the collection, Full Orange Blossom. Beautiful year-round, but especially perfect on hot days. It also doesn’t smell synthetic to me, which I really appreciate because artificial-smelling fragrances can trigger headaches or nausea for me. This one is soft, elegant, comforting, and completely non-offensive. Absolutely love love love this scent! I truly hope the Full Flower Collection stays forever because I’d be devastated if it disappeared!

Blown away. Finally a gorgeous ylang ylang without overwhelming tuberose or coconut. This one is fabulous, truly wonderful. I love ylang ylang and sometimes wear pure essential oil. However, it can get cloying and it can irrititate my skin. Besides this one I adore PMC Nosy Be, JPG Divine, and CH Good Girl Blush Elixir for their amazing use of ylang ylang. This one is certainly up there with them. Ylang ylang, somehow woody pepper, and a smooth vanilla, not at all too strong on the vanilla. Beautiful job, Body Shop.

This perfume lifts my mood and makes me feel pretty. It's a vanilla and Ylang Ylang scent, but after about half an hour I get a subtle peppery note on my skin. It lasts at least 6 hours, though after the 5-hour mark it turns more into a skin scent. It also lasts for one or two days on clothes. Simple, but beautiful in it's simplicity!

My mistake. Thought I liked Ylang Ylang, and the perfume smelled so good on the tester ribbon. But, it's way too sweet on me and just doesn't seem to suit me :( Will/might try it a few more times but we'll see. Edit: smells like my mum's perfume. Love it. Hope it suits me in an 'on-a-man' way.