A fragrance with vanilla in the base and I - vanilla hater no. 1 before the Lord - think it's good! Sappalot and gosh, how could that happen...hell freezes over. Maybe it could be because the terrible pod doesn't make its mark fragrance-wise, even though it's listed?
But let's start from the beginning. After my recent love-at-first-sniff experience with
Celadon, I remembered that I have four other samples from the company lying around. And my -positive- experience with Sisley has shown that when brands manage to create 1-2 really good unisex fragrances, the rest are often quite usable. No pressure :)
Design victim that I am, I liked the bottle (simple, elegant, minimalist) and the scents were neither the dreaded "sweet" nor "fruity", so the chances were good.
Hydra Figue is a little overwhelming with its extensive "there's something for everyone" fragrance pyramid.
My currently somewhat hay fever-ridden nose couldn't really tell the difference between the top and heart notes. Citrus, yes - tending towards bergamot/ginger and the successful duo of cardamom/sage is also right at the start. And now to the fig - I smell fig, but not the fruit but rather fig leaf or green, young figs. No ripe, sweet fig flesh/juice. The scent remains wonderfully unsweet, is even slightly tart/spicy (due to the salt?) and reminds me strongly of
Ichnusa or
Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne + fig green. On my skin, the florality is also absent and it transitions rather seamlessly into creamy-woody. Ambroxan is not too annoying for a change and my pet hate, vanilla, is conspicuous by its absence. Yay!
Fans of creamy green should get their money's worth here. Don't ask me why, but fig+wood+musk always reminds me of the Palmolive olive+milk products. Definitely, fresh & clean and also good for summer aka warmer temperatures.
I think it can be worn well by both genders if you like softer scents. The 2/3 versus 1/3 split here reflects this quite well. If I had to complain, it would only be about the longevity, which could be a little better (it's fine on clothes, but I don't like it that much). Not a silage monster and that's a good thing. Effective range of good body lotion freshly applied.
Yes, nice - now I'm afraid to test the other three, if I like them just as much I'll have to sell body parts again. Menno...
Top Notes 
Bergamot
Ginger
Ouzo
Cardamom
Citron
Greek saffron
Lemon
Heart Notes 
Sea salt
Fig
Marine notes
Sage
Belle de nuit flower
Tuberose
Base Notes 
Musk
Ambroxan
Benzoin
Amber
Oak wood
Sandalwood
Vanilla
