12 years ago
Oh, yes, Yellow Sea is a typical Micallef fragrance. It is mellow and opulent and yet has a certain conservative touch. The top note always reminds me of the slightly creamy taste of papaya, or even avocado!
It is not sportive or dynamic, and I like to wear it in winter or fall.
Being part of the "Sea" series, it comes in these special, hand-made flacons. At Micallef, they paint the ornaments by hand, and they also decorate it with those little Svarovski stones! Whenever the Micallefs come to a perfume fair, they usually show how this is done by preparing some of their bottles live. Besides their custom made perfume bottles, the Sea series flacons are probably the most elaborate they ever produced.
Last year, I had the chance to talk with Mr. Nejman, Martine Micallefs husband, at the annual Düsseldorf perfume fair. He told me that the Sea series perfumes were going to be discontinued. Referring to the Art Collection, he said that Micallef had released a number of new perfumes, and they want to keep it a family run company. As they are becoming more successful, they decided not to grow but simply keep on with what they are doing. So, if new fragrances are released, I guess others will have to be discontinued.
At the moment, you can still get the Sea series perfumes, i.e. at First in Fragrance, and the prices have dropped by about 50 %! This is an unmistakable sign for discontinuation. I strongly advise anybody to buy now!