Intoxicated though sober,
My senses are taken over
By the heady, narcotic smell
Of ylang-ylang as it quells
Any doubt about its power,
Though it be a humble flower.
Sharp, yet honeyed, like fruit ripened;
Soft like wrinkled, yellow satin.
Awake on hot and humid nights
It breathes lush with tropical might.
In perfume, you’ll know its presence—
So impassioned is this essence!
Le Labo Ylang 49 is, hands down, one of my favorite perfumes. It’s a gorgeous symphony of many ingredients (48, dare I say) other than ylang-ylang, all playing their part in the composition of this “chypre floral.” Yet, nothing quite compares to the pure, voluptuous essential oil of ylang-ylang extra, which is the finest distillation. Sweet but never cloying, you can practically smell the radiant, unapologetic yellowness of it.
Do you have a yen for any ylang perfumes in particular?
Nose Prose 
Mmm… you’ve got me in the ylang-ylang mood, thanks to your great writing. I will definitely be trying Le Labo Ylang 49 in future.
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Thank you, and it’s not a bad mood to be in! I wonder whether you will find Ylang 49 reminiscent of Eau Capitale (the latter reminded me of the former, but I didn’t get to spend enough time with it to be sure).
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Will definitely be smelling Ylang 49 in the near future and will let you know.
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I’m not familiar with this note on its own, and it’s present in too many of my perfumes to deduct its scent from comparing those.
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i like the slang in Terracotta, although i am not a very floral girl. but in summer, it smells like holidays to me
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I’ll have to try it if I get the chance. We could all use a holiday by now, surely!
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