Fig Me Up

Scent Profile

Top notes: Fig, Bergamot, Green Leaves, Lemon

Heart notes: Fig Milk, Jasmine, Rose, Iris

Base notes: Sandalwood, White Musk, Cedarwood, Amber

Why We Carry This

Fig Me Up's decision to open with fig leaf rather than fruit gives it a botanical realism that most fig fragrances sacrifice for sweetness. The cedar-sandalwood base is well-proportioned for the green opening, and the jasmine bridge prevents the composition from becoming a one-material study. A smart construction from Mancera.

Character

Accords: Green, Fruity, Fresh, Floral, Woody, Musk

Perfumer: Pierre Montale

Launched: 2016

Fig Me Up opens with fig leaf rather than fig fruit, and that choice is the composition's essential decision: fig leaf is green, slightly sappy, and carries the smell of the tree itself rather than the sweetness of the ripe fruit. The green notes amplify this botanical quality, and fig fruit then arrives in the heart to balance the leaf's austerity with a gentle sweetness. Jasmine gives the composition a floral warmth without sweetening it, and cedar and sandalwood close with a dry, clean woodiness that is the appropriate base for a fig that has been taken seriously.