Ylang in Gold
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Peach
Heart notes: Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Rose, Tiare Flower
Base notes: Vanilla, Musk, Amber, Sandalwood
Why We Carry This
Ylang in Gold is the M. Micallef release that makes the clearest case for the house's material quality: at lesser concentrations, ylang-ylang at this level either dominates or disappears. The caramel-coconut framing in the opening and heart gives it a warmth and generosity that the vanilla-sandalwood base sustains. One of the most straightforwardly pleasurable fragrances we carry.
Character
Accords: Floral, Tropical, Sweet, Powdery, Fruity, Musk
Perfumer: Martine Micallef, Geoffrey Nejman
Launched: 2015
Caramel in the opening of Ylang in Gold is a statement of intent: this composition is unabashedly warm and sweet, rose and bergamot giving the caramel brightness and lift before ylang-ylang takes the heart. At M. Micallef's material quality, ylang-ylang does not read as heady or clinical; it reads as tropical, creamy, and full, coconut amplifying that quality while jasmine and orange blossom give the heart a floral depth. Vanilla and sandalwood in the base are the expected resolution, warm and lasting.