Frangipani
Ylang-ylang
Almond
12/04/2023
ScentNebula
36 Reviews
ScentNebula
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Dewy, diaphanous unripe banana after a tropical rainstorm
I find the reviews of this one puzzling. I don’t understand the visceral disgust reaction some are having. I can only assume people have bad associations with frangipani (maybe it’s a common scent in toilet fresheners in some parts of the world?), because there is no way this fragrance is disgusting on its own merits.
Among positive reviews, there are many references to this smelling like bubblegum or hard candy, which made me expect something quite synthetic, heavy and sugary, but in reality LDE is not remotely confectionary-like, and doesn’t smell like anything you should be putting in your mouth.
I also find it puzzling that some reviewers are identifying jasmine, gardenia or hyacinth in this, but I suppose those flowers have some of the same constituents as frangipani, so maybe people unfamiliar with frangipani are misidentifying the main floral note. To me, it's 100% frangipani, I would never mistake it for anything else. There IS a bright floral aspect that reminds me of SL’s Fleurs d’Oranger, though, despite not officially sharing any notes with that fragrance.
On paper, La Dompteuse Encagee is a frangipani soliflore, with a touch of something powdery and lactonic in the drydown. On my skin, the frangipani projects the most, but closer to the skin it’s very green, almost like you’ve crushed the stem of a plant near the base of the flower. It reminds me strongly of real, live, unripe bananas. Don't be mislead by the "sweet" description - it's only sweet in that bitter astringent way that an unripe banana is, and it's also a bit waxy or oily. I think the almond is being used to create that bitter waxy impression - it's not marzipan or roasted almonds, but a bitter almond (for which my main reference is those stink bugs that produce cyanide-containing compounds, lol! But don't worry, the usage here is very, very minimal and well blended.)
There's nothing gourmand about this at all, it's not an edible scent. It's the smell of unripe fruits and nuts on the tree, not fit for eating yet, green, wild, fresh and covered in raindrops in the aftermath of a tropical storm.
This is an incredibly refreshing scent. Sheer and floaty, clean and soapy, like you just got out of the shower. The late drydown is almost ozonic on me. Absolutely beautiful for hot weather (the somewhat weak performance makes it not suffocating). I feel like this is the daytime/casual counterpart to Fleurs d’Oranger. Both are height-of-summer scents to me, but LDE is more innocent and simple while Fleurs d’Oranger is intoxicating and sensuous.
Among positive reviews, there are many references to this smelling like bubblegum or hard candy, which made me expect something quite synthetic, heavy and sugary, but in reality LDE is not remotely confectionary-like, and doesn’t smell like anything you should be putting in your mouth.
I also find it puzzling that some reviewers are identifying jasmine, gardenia or hyacinth in this, but I suppose those flowers have some of the same constituents as frangipani, so maybe people unfamiliar with frangipani are misidentifying the main floral note. To me, it's 100% frangipani, I would never mistake it for anything else. There IS a bright floral aspect that reminds me of SL’s Fleurs d’Oranger, though, despite not officially sharing any notes with that fragrance.
On paper, La Dompteuse Encagee is a frangipani soliflore, with a touch of something powdery and lactonic in the drydown. On my skin, the frangipani projects the most, but closer to the skin it’s very green, almost like you’ve crushed the stem of a plant near the base of the flower. It reminds me strongly of real, live, unripe bananas. Don't be mislead by the "sweet" description - it's only sweet in that bitter astringent way that an unripe banana is, and it's also a bit waxy or oily. I think the almond is being used to create that bitter waxy impression - it's not marzipan or roasted almonds, but a bitter almond (for which my main reference is those stink bugs that produce cyanide-containing compounds, lol! But don't worry, the usage here is very, very minimal and well blended.)
There's nothing gourmand about this at all, it's not an edible scent. It's the smell of unripe fruits and nuts on the tree, not fit for eating yet, green, wild, fresh and covered in raindrops in the aftermath of a tropical storm.
This is an incredibly refreshing scent. Sheer and floaty, clean and soapy, like you just got out of the shower. The late drydown is almost ozonic on me. Absolutely beautiful for hot weather (the somewhat weak performance makes it not suffocating). I feel like this is the daytime/casual counterpart to Fleurs d’Oranger. Both are height-of-summer scents to me, but LDE is more innocent and simple while Fleurs d’Oranger is intoxicating and sensuous.
Xavica
Nanachka
