Fragrance Review: Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be Eau de Parfum + Narcotic Floral Draw

One Dream by Bosung Kim for Vogue Korea June 2012

Welcome to the Jungle": Henri Rousseau Homage by An Jisup for Vogue Girl Korea 

"Here is adventure. Here is romance. Here is mystery. Tropical rivers – silently flowing into the unknown. The unbelievable splendor of exotic flowers … the eerie sound of the jungle … with eyes that are always watching"-Disney

 

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Launched in 2012 and hailing from Monaco, France the  Perris collection by Perris Monte Carlo is an ode to opulence and a reminder that great fragrances  and the highest quality ingredients go hand in hand. The brand is known for using the best oils and absolutes this beautiful world has to offer and the two  new Nosy Be scents, Patchouli Nosy  Be and Ylang Ylang Nosy Be , composed by Jaques Fleuri of Robertet  in collaboration with Gian Luca Perris reinforces the Company's comittment to this dedication.

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The collection is a dedication to the Nosy Be Island near Madagascar which produces a great deal of raw materials for perfumery, so much so that the island has been given the nickname “perfume island”. Ylang Ylang Nosy Be whisks my soul away to the Nosy Be island. The fragrance is definitely dedicated to the Ylang Ylang flower as it can be detected from start to finish, however it’s not linear nor  a soliflore.It is much more.

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Welcome to the Jungle": Henri Rousseau Homage by An Jisup for Vogue Girl Korea 

The opening begins with a wonderful blend of ylang-ylang, citruses, and spices which all accentuate ylang-ylang’s fruity, fresh, and slightly spicy aromas. At the heart is of course ylang-ylang again, but this time its couples with a floral bouquet to enhance the enchanting and narcotic floral effect of ylang-ylang and to cut down the medicinal aroma often found in the dry down. 

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Welcome to the Jungle": Henri Rousseau Homage by An Jisup for Vogue Girl Korea 

At the base there is woods, vanilla, and of course more ylang-ylang which all provide a soft farewell to my dream get away on that exotic island. The fragrance has wonderful tenacity, and great development, the longevity is moderate and sillage excellent. Although marketed  to  women, I can attest that as a man who loves narcotic florals  it is wonderful for any gender. As spring  approaches and warmer weather I think that Perris Monte Carlo Nosey Be Ylang Ylang will just bloom, languid and seductive  on the skin

Notes: Ylang ylang, lemon, grapefruit, cardamom, jasmine, orange blossom, damask rose, labdanum, vetiver, cedar, vanilla,

Black Men With Flowers by Berlin-based Nigerian photographer Lynette Luna 2

Black Men With Flowers by Berlin-based Nigerian photographer Lynette Luna  

Flower of Flowers By The Nosey Artist

He knew love but didn’t know himself,

Faith in the above no hope for nothing else

I saw beauty in his buds that loomed over the shelf,

I got closer to his soul and he smelt like flowers

Exotic was his touch intriguing was his mind,

His search for wisdom’s worth was too great to define

When all was said and done I wish we never tried,

Eventually his will begin to wilt like flowers

Black Men With Flowers by Berlin-based Nigerian photographer Lynette Luna

Black Men With Flowers by Berlin-based Nigerian photographer Lynette Luna

Maybe this is just a season and soon he’ll start to bloom,

He gave me many reasons why now he needed room

Perhaps it’s all a lie but why should I assume?

I just pray the rain will wash his pain and heal his flowers

There is a time for everything and now it’s time to part,

They say love is a choice I believe that it’s an art

Requires tender loving care each and every hour,

I should have did the same when it came to his flowers

–The Nosey Artist, Sr Contributor

Art Direction: Michelyn

 

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Thanks to Perris Monte Carlo, we have a draw for a 100 ml bottle of Perris Monte Carlo Nosy Be  registered readers or a complete sample set of the entire Perris Monte Carlo Collection of eight fragrances. To be eligible, please leave a comment with which prize you would like to win,  where you live, what you liked about The Nosey Artist’s rap prose. If you have ever tried any perfume in the Perris Monte Carlo Collection we would like to know as well. PLEASE LIKE PERRIS MONTE CARLO on Facebook and your comment will count twice clos.Draw closes 2/24/2015

Editor’s Note: The Ylang Ylang used is from Robertet.   After a 12 hour distillation process, only 6kg of ylang ylang essential oil is produced from every 300kg of raw flowers used.

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37 comments

  • Julesinrose says:

    I am usually not a ylang ylang lover, but I haven’t disliked anything from this house. Bois d’Oud is one of my very favorite fragrances. i reach for it often! I’ve tried the whole line except for this one!

  • inessa says:

    Narcotic floral effect of ylang-ylang on the exotic island … it sounds wonderful! Raw materials of the highest quality, oil, absolutes… Love is an art… so truth, beautiful poetry! I have never tried any perfume in the Perris Monté Carlo Collection. I would like to win a bottle of Nosy Be. I am in France.

  • fazalcheema says:

    I have been aware of Perris Monte Carlo since their initial days and as The Nosey Artist mentions, they have developed a reputation for good materials. I have tried many from sample set and my favorite is Oud Imperiale. This new creation Nosy Be is interesting because it has been inspired by the Madagascar’s Perfume Island. Thanks so much for the generous draw. I am in the US

  • Maya says:

    The Nosey Artist’s rap prose is fun as usual, but the last line made me almost literally LOL. I have not tried any Perris Monte Carlo. I do have Patchouli Nosy Be on my sample list. I recently fell in love with M Micallef Ylang. I hadn’t realized how beautiful ylang ylang is. I would definitely want the Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. I’m in the US.

  • tiffanie says:

    I would truly love to experience Perris Monte Carlo Nosy Be. It sounds delicious. Ylang ylang is one of my most favorite notes in fragrance. And the bottles are beyond gorgeous, simply beautiful, like sculptures in a museum. Thank you, Nosey Artist, for the reminder that love is both a choice and an art.

    I’ve not yet tried any perfume in the Perris Monte Carlo Collection, but I am excited to seek them out. I’ve liked Perris Monte Carlo on Facebook. I am in the US. Thank you for the review, the stunning artwork from Vogue Girl Korea, and for the generous draw.

  • sunmisun says:

    Wow, I am really moved by the Nosey Artist’s prose in this review – they’re always good, often entertaining, but this one is so metaphorically deep and pained. The metaphor of love and flowers is particularly poignant for me because once I had a missed love and when I was searching for answers, he would give me none and said to me something along the lines of “it is like a seed. if it is watered now, it will start to bud but it will die without continued watering. if it stays dry, it can still grow in the future.” gah. alas.

    I haven’t tried anything from this line – in fact, I had never even heard of this house. I haven’t tried many ylang-ylang fragrances, so this sounds really amazing and I’d love to experience it with a bottle of Ylang-Ylang Nose Be. Thanks so much for this generous draw – and the awesome Korean artwork! I’m in the US.

  • Sharman says:

    I have yet to try any of the Perris Monte Carlo scents but the Ylang Ylang Nosy Be sounds lovely. I would love to win the full bottle of it. I always like The Nosey Artist’s prose but this one is definitely one of my favorites. Everything about it speaks to me. I am in thu US. Thank you for this wonderful and generous chance.

  • Lellabelle says:

    The Ylang Ylang Extra in this sounds wonderful! I’ve not tried anything from the line, but this sounds lovely and I would very much like to be entered for a bottle of the Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. Canada/US. Great combo of words and images as usual. I love the Rousseau homages – perfect for a Madagascan tropical scent fantasy.

  • Diana Devlin says:

    I’m new to the Perris Monte Carlo line. I looked at all 8 of their fragrances and they seem so exotic and complex. I’d love to win Ylang-Ylang.
    I live in the U.S.

  • Lori L says:

    Nosey Artist is on point yet again with “They say love is a choice I believe that it’s an art!” I love that line. Also, I love that Perris Monte Carlo’s “ode to opulence and a reminder that great fragrances and the highest quality ingredients go hand in hand. The brand is known for using the best oils and absolutes this beautiful world has to offer and the two new Nosy Be scents, Patchouli Nosy and Ylang Ylang Nosy Be reinforces the Company’s comittment to this dedication.” I look forward to testing more in this line as Ambre Gris and Oud Imperial are my favorites! If I were to win I would love to win Patchouli Nosy Be as my top choice or the Ylang-Ylang as my second! Another wonderful article. I live in the US and thanks for the opportunity! 🙂

  • james weaver says:

    I would like to win the 100 ml bottle of Perris Monte Carlo Nosy Be. What I enjoyed about the nosey artist’s prose is the artistic review of the fragrances and the always good in depth review of the fragrances.
    I live in America

  • Laurels says:

    I would love to win the bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. I, too, adore “the enchanting and narcotic floral effect of ylang-ylang.” I’m in the US, and alas, have never come across any of Perris Monte Carlo’s perfumes, nor have I yet broken down and joined Facebook.

  • Iuno Feronia says:

    I have heard about Perris Monta carlo’s perfume but haven’t tried them yet. My favourite lines ar “They say love is a choice I believe that it’s an art, Requires tender loving care each and every hour, I should have did the same when it came to his flowers”.

    I would like to win a bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be.

    I live in the EU.

    Thanks for the draw!

  • Timea says:

    Very nice review. I have really enjoyed the rap prose too, it was so interesting. I have never have a chance to try any of Perris Monte Carlo perfume. Nosy Be sounds fabulous, so I would like to win the 100 ml bottle of Perris Monte Carlo Nosy Be. I liked PERRIS MONTE CARLO on Facebook. Thank you for the draw. I live in Europe.

  • ringthing says:

    Yet another wonderful sounding line introduced to me by CaFleurebon. “They say love is a choice I believe it’s an art, requires tender loving care each and every hour, I should have done the same when it came to his flowers.” The art direction for the touching prose is spot on and I’m glad to be introduced to Lynette Luna as well. I would love to win a bottle of Nosy B, spicy ylang and narcotic flowers sound like just the thing for the cold gray skies this time of year. I had never heard of Nosy B island either so that will be fun to research – hey, I live in small town US, the Internet is the only way to learn anything! Thanks so much to all contributors for the opportunity.

  • london says:

    I am in the UK and would love to win a bottle of the Ylang. I’ve never tried (or even heard of) the line. I like the comedy in the rap.

  • Thomas says:

    I have tried rose taif really nice
    I like the rap about the Nosey artist comparing himself to a flower
    Ylang ylang can be tough but I think I would want this
    EU

  • allaces says:

    I liked how woven throughout the prose was characteristics compared to flowers: closer to his soul…smelled like flowers, will wilted like flowers, rain…heal his flowers:) I also like the description…not necessarily from the prose but: narcotic floral. Ive never tried anything from this line. I would like either of the prizes. I guess the sample set more than the bottle:) Thanks for chance

  • LaDomna says:

    I have never tried anything from Perris Monte Carlo but I have the Ylang Ylang Nosy Be on my short list of stuff to try! I simply love a good ylang in the spring, and this sounds like a great one! Ylang is truly the flower of flowers so I definitely egree with the title of the rap!

    I’d love to win a bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be, I’m in Finland and I liked Perris Monte Carlo on facebook.

  • Greg Sh says:

    The notes in this one sound great! I’m a huge fan of these nice spring and summer fragrances. I haven’t tried anything from this house unfortunately. My choice would be the bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. I’m in Canada and thanks for the draw!

  • Cynthia says:

    I was unaware of the Perris Monte Carlo line. I find Ylang ylang to be an interesting scnt so I would love to win a bottle of this fragrance and see their interpretation. I see this perfume has inspired the Nosey Artist! I have like the FB page. Thanks for the draw. USA

  • Lloyd says:

    I loved the line “Eventually his will begin to wilt like flowers”, because as hesitant as I was a couple of years ago to wear heavy florals as a man, now I am an addict to tuberose, lily, jasmine and ylang ylang. I don’t mind if I come across as excessive or exotic, it is simply a pleasure to float in a cloud of tropical lushness.
    I would love to win a bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be. I have tried some others by Perris Monte Carlo, I especially enjoyed Bois d’Oud. I am in Belgium, EU. Thanks for the draw!

  • GregoryS says:

    I found it to be a little sad bordering on morose, perhaps it needed a little beat box to go along with it. I showed my wife the scents on fragrantica and she thought that it seemed very interesting. I am from Ohio, USA. Thank you for the draw.

  • Oliver says:

    Interesting comparison between flowers and lovers, I love the line : I got closer to his soul and he smelled like flowers, it is so simple and yet so rich in meaning. I have been on a quest to find the best ylang ylang and this one looks just like my cup of tea! I have not yet tried the Perris line, but it’s definitely on my radar. I would be delighted to receive a bottle of Ylang Nosy B, I am currently living in the Netherlands.

  • JillM says:

    I have not yet tried any of Perris Monte Carlo line, I do admire both the gorgeous bottles and creations inside. I found The Nosey Artists prose fitting for the fragrance being reviewed, rain, delicate flowers ( ylang) and heart break. Ylang is one of my favorite EO, it can be uplifting or enveloping, bright or sultry. I live in the U.S and would like to enter for the bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be.

  • rburtoneme says:

    haven’t tried anything from this line. I really like ylang ylang fragrances in general. I would love to win this beautiful creation! I live in MA USA
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  • MariaA says:

    I have not tried any Perris Monte Carlo perfume yet but I love ylang and the Nosey Artists review is awesome ; the perfume must be inspiring! I am in the UK

  • MichelleU says:

    I loved this part of the The Nosey Artist’s rap prose: “I got closer to his soul and he smelt like flowers”.

    A complete sample set would be great! I also gave a like on facebook.

    I am a reader from the EU.

    Thank you very much! Wish you all the best!

  • Diego says:

    I have never tried any fragrance from Perris Monte Carlo perfume however the fragrances sounds really good and I would love to try all so I’d like to win the sample set of the entire Perris Monte Carlo Collection of eight fragrances.
    The Nosey Artist put a lot of talent in his rap, smartly relates to perfumes, congratulations The Nosey Artist, the best part is “I just pray the rain will wash his pain and heal his flowers
    There is a time for everything and now it’s time to part,
    They say love is a choice I believe that it’s an art
    ”
    I live in the U.S.

  • lena says:

    While not related particularly to perfume, I most liked the narrator’s lack of bitterness towards the former lover. A commendable (and sometimes difficult to achieve) stance!

    I’ve not tried any of Perris Monte Carlo’s frags, and were I lucky enough to win would love the sample set. I live in Australia.

    Thank you!

  • Anna H says:

    Cardamom, labdanum, and ylang ylang are some of my favorite notes. I would love to experience them blended together!

    “There is a time for everything and now it’s time to part,
    They say love is a choice I believe that it’s an art.”

    That’s my favorite line. Love is really an art form, to me at least. Two people who seem 100% compatible may not be because they don’t find beauty in the thought of their future together.
    I’d love to win Nosy Be. I liked Perris Monte Carlo’s page. I live in the US.

  • Vick G says:

    This fragrance sounds super fun and a great choice for the upcoming spring. Amazing mix of notes and the vibe I get from it is very positive. Thank you for the draw! I’m a Canadian reader. I would love to win the bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be.

  • Iphigenia says:

    Nosey Artist’s rap prose is always a pleasure to read, but the last line made me smile brightly. I have not tried any Perris Monte Carlo perfume creation.
    I would love to experience the sample set. I am a registered reader in EU, Greece and I have liked Perris Monte Carlo facebook page.

  • KateC says:

    I love all the notes in this one! Sounds heavenly! I’d love to try the bottle of Ylang Ylang Nosy Be and I live in the US. I also enjoyed the flower analogies!

  • minteacup says:

    This line is new to me but I am interested in finding out more. I find ylang ylang to be a happy scent so I found the more melancholy prose an interesting contrast to my preconception of the perfume. I’m in the US, thanks for the draw.