Truly nothing like this! This is a very weird scent in a great way, it takes the aquatic style fragrances and adds a great niche sensibility to it. It smells like the sea, not the beach but the actual depth of the sea with all the volatility and all the ways it can create beauty but also wreckage.
Super Bergamot heavy. That's all!
Very prominent Bergamot note in the opening. and very musky dry down. Powerful fragrance, performs incredibly well!
Amazing lime fragrance, it also has something to it that makes you smell the "tartness or bitterness" of the tonic water. Amazing fragrance!
Absolutely amazing fragrance! Mango note is the center of this masterpiece. Ozonic and Citric notes on the background as well. 10/10!
Nothing like this! Incredible boozy lime with coconut. 10/10 performance as well! Definitely an Incredible scent!
soft white flower vanilla combo! Stunning, easy to wear and compliment puller.
Great Grapefruit Vetiver combination, Extremely underrated. Simple yet effective. Great fragrance!
Amazing Green apple note and mossy woody dry down. I absolutely love this fragrance, it smells like you are waling into a forest after the rain! A must have if you enjoy the apple, woody scent profile! My favorite fragrance of all time!
Mass appealing and good performing. Great apple note, but its a little too sweet.
Fresh Woody Simple. Too Simple.
Super great scent, this smells like a luxury hotel in the best way possible. Soothing white florals with a touch of herbs. Incredible! I wish JPG would bring this back!
underrated asf
It's a Dior Sauvage with boosted lavender and a hint of fruitiness. Doesn't work too well, but it is well crafted.
Super unique Mango Vanilla combination, I can almost smell a coconut smell even though there isn't a coconut note to this. This is and absolutely amazing fragrance and an addictive smell. 10/10
This is an easy wearing, extremely pleasant Green, woody fragrance with some pepper. Easy to wear and really unique too!
A candied Lychee and strawberries, leans a little feminine but it can be worn by whoever. Reminds me of Delina with the Lychee note, but it is extremely pleasant scent. It is sweet, but also fresh. Incredible!
Extremely well done fresh scent, smells like a iced mojito with a little bit of woods in the dry down! Extremely long lasting, lasts for more than 10 hours on my skin while projecting really really well for at least 7 hours. Incredible summer and spring fragrance, but realistically could be worn every day.
Sweeter than the EDT and a little stronger. Almost like a vanilla note has been added to the EDT.
It's a little more mature then Y EDP, a little less sweet, and I works well. Not a beast mode fragrance but decent performance.
Opens incredibly fruity, almost to the point of overripe. The florals are prominent too.
There is a waxy, creamy, salty quality almost like ambergris. The aromachemicals used to give the marine salt water vibes do come across a little synthetic, but I'm not particularly bothered by that.
There is no other word but tropical.
I don't mean it negatively, but it can come across like a fresh tropical dryer sheet at times.
It's heavy but fresh, sweet but salty, fruity but floral. There is so much going on here it's difficult to discern anything specific most of the time, but I definitely get banana peeking through.
There is resinous warmth and balsamic smoothness underneath it all.
I think it definitely needs to be summer to wear this. It needs some heat and humidity to radiate from.
Alluring scent profile which is exquisite and classy. Bright opening which lasts for about 10mins and the mids take over with a woody and slight touch of rose. The dry down takes those woods on overdrive with vanilla trying to catch up(at least on my skin) . Lasts a good 6 -7 hrs on skin
Not a beast mode fragrance but a great entry point to experience high quality at an affordable price point
Empire des Indes is all about Heliotrope and Nag Champa but as well beautiful resinous base. Heliotrope feels almost liquor like, even almondy with Cherry like aroma. It's deep, intoxicating and a tad vintage like, which is understandable of course because we are talking about Legrand's perfume. The texture is powdery but not too dry and the scent is sweet in an utterly natural way. There is something very special in this scent and it makes me feel so damn gorgeous! By the way, did you know that Heliotrope is also called Cherry Pie Flower? I have started to love scents where Cherry is not one of the actual notes but where the scent of Cherry is coming from Heliotrope and/or Almond. In that kind of way it's not synthetic nor overly, sickly sweet. And with Nag Champa and other balsams and resins it's so amazing - beautiful and very unique scent. I hadn't seen Nag Champa until I bought this perfume so I wanted to find some information about it to understand Empire des Indes better. Nag Champa belongs into balsams and resins. It's hypnotic and calming. This aromatic Indian incense has sweet floral notes and an earthy base. That all you can smell in Empire des Indes. Nag champa has a mild floral fragrance with a hint of earthly scent from the Mysore sandalwood. They provide a tranquil ambience that will help to lift your spirits. This maybe makes you think some cold fragrance but Empire des Indes maintains the warmth until the dry down. Because of their sacred fragrance, Champa flowers are usually used in prayers and religious rituals. The aroma of this flower is rich, fruity and intensely floral with slightly musky undertones. The name "Nag Champa" comes from two words in Sanskrit: "nag," meaning "snake," and "champa," meaning "flower." The name is thought to refer to the Nagara tree, also known as the Indian Champaca tree. So Nag champa is a natural fragrance of Indian origin. It is made from a combination of sandalwood and either champak or frangipani. When frangipani is used, the fragrance is usually referred to simply as champa. If you love Heliotrope and Almond liquor like Cherry, you will love this perfume. The longevity is great. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗
The picture I'm painted with Panda is a triptych.
In the first scene, it is green. Bitingly green.
The bamboo is fresh, green, and aquatic. It adds a humidity to the opening. Paired with the sharp and sour citrus, spicy Sichuan pepper, and bitter green tea, it really is a wake-up call.
I don't get much in the way of pissy musk here like I've seen others mention.
I do get fruits here too. Something sharp like pineapple. Interesting as they don't naturally eat fruits, but do in captivity. Maybe another facet to the story.
In the second scene, it is brown.
The forest floor is covered in leaves. Aided by footsteps and humidity, the leaves are breaking down, leaving a damp, eathy, and mossy layer behind.
In the third scene things turn dry.
The Panda has moved on. What we're left with is a lingering musk.
There are prominent florals and woods, with the Haitian vetiver in particular giving a very dry, slightly smokey scent. There is lingering sweetness and smoke from incense.
Maybe I'm trying to make it too fantastical, but could this be the rare occasion where the bamboo flowers and dies back leaving the Panda no option but to move on in search of more food? Who knows.
If you want green. This is it.
