Exquise Parfums de La Bastide 2014

I first tried this out at a little perfumery in Taiwan while travelling. There was almost no online reviews of this house so I did not have any expectation. To my surprise I found the full range very pleasant if somewhat simple & linear. Very 'natural', well balanced and easy to wear without the harshness of many contemporary designer fragrances. Reminds me of the classic Body Shop products.

Exquise is my favourite of the lineup but I'm biased towards anything with fig in it. It's fruity floral with a very very slight hint of vanilla to round it out. Fig is the dominant fruit note and it feels well supported by the sweet blackcurrant and peach/fig leaves. To my this is a fig that is only just starting to ripe, green & delicate but with less sweetness than you would expect (compared with Debaser). Overall a very pleasant and comforting scent that is average in performance.