With Last Call to Ibiza, I embark on the first test of a fragrance from LEN. The brand is quite rare to come across and thus also rarely under the nose. Probably the most well-known in the line is the "Just Roulette | LEN - Histoire Privée" due to YouTube propaganda. But even this one has not yet come under my nose, and I had no intention of actively testing the brand.
Now, however, I happened to have a sample in a package, the Last Call to Ibiza. The notes listed on the sample box sounded quite interesting and piqued my curiosity. Especially the combination of fruity notes and hallucinogens seems completely new to me. Usually, the "grass" note is known in herbaceous fragrances like
Black Afgano Extrait de Parfum.
So, no long talk, off with the skin and press the sprayer firmly onto the sprayed spot.
It doesn't take long for the massive wave of sillage to start working. The clouds clearly float around and envelop me as the wearer with a lot of fragrance. Right from the start, it becomes clear how good the performance is.
The Fruity Note:
Fruits are present here in abundance. Right from the start, there’s a play of juicy and citrusy nuances that well supports the weave of notes and always maintains the upper hand. All other notes develop under this fruitiness and form the basis for an interesting interpretation. After a few minutes, you notice that the juicy fruit notes become more pronounced, and you smell peach and raspberry. The sweet and juicy fuzziness of the peach combined with the tart note of the raspberry. Everything fits together so well and surprisingly lasts long on the skin. I can't think of any fragrance that could project fruit from the skin for so long, thus expanding the top note.
The Floral Note:
The second component of the fragrance is the bouquet of flowers and blossoms. Although they always remain on the level below the fruits as described above, they also come through quite noticeably. At first, it starts with white flowers, which I attribute to the listed freesia. Over the next two hours, it slowly transforms, becoming wilted and then arriving at a delicate rose that smells quite good but avoids the often created heaviness. A true blessing for me, who has an aversion to this note. I also blame the flowers for the fact that the fruit from the top and heart notes lingers very well on the skin.
The Finish:
Gradually, you recognize certain notes of the base that stabilize all the notes of the upper layers and provide quite a long pleasure. Here, light notes of vetiver and patchouli come through, which need no further explanation.
The Rest of the Party:
In the fragrance pyramid, notes of coffee, passion fruit, and our favorite hallucinogen were also mentioned. You can rest assured, you won't experience hallucinations while wearing it, and the note itself is not actively perceived. It is quite possible that there is a slightly herbaceous note hidden somewhere in the start, but I cannot perceive it at least. The coffee is also not perceived in any form. With the passion fruit and its exotic touch, one could certainly debate whether a certain juiciness is contributed at the beginning, but again, nothing with 100% certainty.
In the end, a quite interesting fragrance that surprisingly comes off as fruity for a long time and has distinct floral undertones. For me, it was a bit too floral, but this is surely in the nose of the beholder.