Ylang Ylang Nosy Be

“‘Perpetually-perfumed’, ‘eternally-surrounded-by-sweetness’. As soon as we set foot on land, we invent names to describe Nosy Be. We arrive by plane, not by sail boat. But the deliciously sweet perfume must be the same that sailors could smell from miles away: the Ylang Ylang tree flowers all year round”. If “Tropical” is a magical word evoking dazzling light as well as darkness and mystery, Nosy Be Ylang Ylang is surely its fragrance. Intense and enveloping, when Yang Ylang oxidises it releases unmistakable animal notes. The variety that was found on the island close to Madagascar is unrivalled in its intensity: as though nature had set out to create a fragrance by blending the traditional and the new.