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Trayee Neela Vermeire Créations 2011

8.1 / 10 242 Ratings

A popular perfume by Neela Vermeire Créations for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is spicy-oriental. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Resinous

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Blackcurrant

Elemi resin Basil

Basil

Cinnamon

Cannabis

Ginger

Heart Notes

Cardamom

Egyptian jasmine

Sandalwood Clove

Clove

Jasmine sambac Saffron

Saffron

Base Notes

Mysore sandalwood Myrrh

Myrrh

Vanilla

Amber

Cedar

Frankincense

Haitian vetiver

Java vetiver Oud

Oud

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Perfumer

Bertrand Duchaufour

Ratings

Scent

8.1242 Ratings

Longevity

8.0174 Ratings

Sillage

7.2169 Ratings

Bottle

8.1144 Ratings

Value for money

6.546 Ratings

Submitted by Igraine, last update on 06/10/2025.

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Reviews

18 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/08/2012

7Scent

Ineverwas
45 Reviews

Ineverwas

Top Review 9

Finally, A Sexy Incense

Trayee is absolutely gorgeous and quite probably my favorite incense/olibanum perfume. Every note in it is in perfect balance with the rest of the composition, a charming orchestra on which the smoky-sweet incense and spicy ginger dance together a flawless waltz.

The myrrh and incense here are not reminiscent of a church interior, like most perfumes featuring these notes tend to be. This incense is playful, sexy, spirited and has none of the solemn heaviness of Roman Catholicism. The myrrh is soothing and inviting, almost sensual and the ginger is spicy and mischievous as always. All in all, the effect is surprisingly sexual, in the best of ways.

A harmony of aromatic notes give character and ampleness to the whole composition: jammy blackcurrant, fresh cedar, rooty vetiver, aromatic basil, nutty cardamom, bitter saffron, sour oud... all singing together in perfect accord until the drydown, which reveals the amber and vanilla at the very base.

Trayee is a brilliant creation - Bertrand Duchaufour is surely a genius of perfumery! I whole heartedly recommend all 3 perfumes from Neela Vermeire, each of them is a wonderful work of art. But I think Trayee is probably my favorite and a must try for all perfume lovers.

01/26/2013

7Scent 5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Very helpful Review 7

A Fine Effort With A Rough Price Point...

Trayee opens with a relatively strong black current with a slight ginger and watery Oud undertone. During the heart phase of the scent the black current and Oud recede as a combination of clove, cinnamon, saffron and cardamom spice meld with a strong incense accord that dominates the scent's further development. Underpinning the spiced incense is slightly sweet amber rising from the base that couples with relatively sweet sandalwood. As the scent reaches the later stage of its dry-down the spiced balmy myrrh-laced incense remains though in a much more subdued state, pairing with traces of non-powdery vanilla. Projection is above average and longevity is average at about 8 hours on skin.

Trayee has a lot of notes in its scent pyramid and you can tell the composition is indeed extremely complex. The mildly ginger spiced black current open really did not do much for me, but as the scent moved to its key heart stage the spicy incense accord that emerged gradually won me over. Also notable is how Duchaufour deftly folds the vanilla, amber and myrrh from the base into the spiced incense balancing the scent rather well without causing it to enter "too sweet" territory. The bottom line is I know I like Trayee plenty, but I'm on the fence as to recommending it due to its $260 price tag for a 55ml bottle. At nearly $5.00 per ml, I could think of any number of better values out there. That said, composition-wise it is hard to fault this very good smelling 3.5 to 4 star out of 5 effort from the house of Neela Vermeire.

12/14/2012

9Scent

Digindirt
47 Reviews

Digindirt

Helpful Review 7

Good to the last drop

Trayee is a very calm and composed fragrance. I am reminded of Serge's Cherugi with a good heaping of the old candies "red hots" while testing. The woodiness is rich and full of flavor with a little sprinkle of cinnamon that keeps it from being too serious. There is nothing loud, in your face, harsh or citrus here. Incense is what they call it, oh it's classy alright.

The quality of the ingredients is front and center. The woody notes combined create a bold and deep elegance while the vanilla levels the smoothness. This would be completely wearable on a cool and sunny winter's day.

I think this would be a good fragrance for a casual social gathering, maybe game night at your best friend's house or for a second date on a picnic in the park. Since these types of settings don't happen ever day it could be reserved for special occasions.

This fragrance reminds me of the way my dad used to smoke a cigar, not very often, only on special occasions, and savored to the very last drop!

08/17/2015

10Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Amirdoust
8 Reviews

Amirdoust

Thankyou Bertrand Duchaufour

After my first testing from a sample I knew this would be an instant buy! It opens up with the most beautiful fruity blackcurrant along with incense,cinnamon and some ginger. As time goes by you get cardamon along with saffron and the highest quality mysore sandalwood. The entire composition is a spicy incense that is just breath takingly beautiful and creamy. The aaoud here isn't very loud and it seems to "hug" the entire composition. If you love Jubilation XXV you should definately get your nose on this

01/11/2013

5Scent

DutchSniffer
12 Reviews

DutchSniffer

Oh no, not another aoud !

SOTN Trayee is quite disappointing.. I had been looking forward to testing one of the samples of a newer house by Neela Vermeire , but their first scent (a spicy oriental that were allocated mostly to January), reeks of aoud.
In spite of the other ingredients, aoud is about the only note I'm noticing.
Guys I'm so over it.. it is 2013. Get out of here alright.. maybe I'll try straight oud one day but from what I read, 99% of fragrance with aoud is synthetic oud and not as interesting as the real aoud is. Somehow it almost feels as if I am in the midst of the well known story of the emperor w/o clothes on.

Must confess the drydown does get more interesting... it had better be! I'd not be any happier than when I have to swallow my words :)

OK, ok, Trayee does really improve lots on the drydown.. quite the complex fragrance. Still... a pity aoud is so prominent: is it only MY skin or does everyone have a similar experience with aoud? Writing aoud because oud seems weird for a Dutch person (oud = old)

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Statements

48 short views on the fragrance

Kurai

2 years ago

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Oldschool orientalism with modern day quality and note clarity. Absolutely stunning even for someone not into spicy/oriental like myself

Jeob

2 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Velvety chameleon
On sandalwood-milky iridescent skin
flicker spice dust, flowers,
frankincense, root grasses
like quiet color dust explosions

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Marieposa

3 years ago

8Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Golden saffron threads
hum intertwined with cardamom
In green clouds of steaming woods
And soul-wandering floral adornments
Brimful of Asha

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Ergoproxy

4 years ago

9Scent 10Longevity 7Sillage

A distinctive scent. Very rich. Resins and incense dominate, while the other notes are skillfully intertwined. Great.

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Can777

6 years ago

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Dancing saris, colorful floral dust in the air, ground spices on the skin, Ganesha smiles in the sacred smoke. Sweet-scented nirvana!

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Brida

2 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Cardamom green kohl
for the sari
made of kaleidoscopic silk
skin like milky sandalwood
creamed by the holy river
slipping into Nirvanilla

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Bosworth

11 months ago

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

An explosion of individual ingredients merges into a golden river.
Warm, lush, radiant. A cornucopia, surrounded by light smoke.

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Azura

5 years ago

9Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Soul
Wanders
Through the forests
Becomes tree
Becomes herb
Finds
In sweet cardamom
Its green dharma
Smokes brown-golden
Into Nirvanilla one

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Anarlan

5 years ago

9.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Orient in a different way. Without the clichés, Oud noise, and sentimentality, but full of depth, softness, harmony, and variety. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

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