Banana vanilla with dash of cognac
Has something of that watery note I recognize from Apres la Mousson that smells like cantaloupe note that kind of tingles the corners of your mouth. Sweetness at the edge of overripe, like a fruit salad that’s a little too cantaloupe forward and just beginning to turn. A little sunscreeny, seashore with salt in the air. Went from a curiosity to one of my favorites over a few wears, and I sprang for a 10ML travel size. That signature Jean-Claude Ellena transparency, somehow, keeping things light and sippable!
Compare to Olympic Orchids African Orchid, which has a richer, boozier (but also beautiful) take on this banana-vanilla. Infinitely preferable to most of the gourmand or rubbery vanillas for me.
Compare to Olympic Orchids African Orchid, which has a richer, boozier (but also beautiful) take on this banana-vanilla. Infinitely preferable to most of the gourmand or rubbery vanillas for me.