Gourmet and suave, Melipona is a fragrance that opens elegantly with woody and vanilla notes and gives way to oriental and amber notes in the background. Vanilla originated in Mexico, where the Aztecs used it to soften the bitterness of chocolate. There were many European attempts to cultivate the pods outside of its original cradle. Louis XIV fell in love with it and wanted to cultivate it on Bourbon Island, in Réunion. But all attempts under his reign failed. No one knew how to fertilize vanilla outside its native range. Europeans were unaware that the Mexican bee Melipona was responsible for pollination. Indeed, thanks to it, the orchid provides a long, green fruit commonly called a vanilla pod.
Fragrance Notes
Top Notes: Bourbon Vanilla
Heart Notes: Cashmere Wood, Amber
Base Notes: Crystal Amber, Musks, Vanilla Sugar
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Not really my type of scent. This is what Delina and guidance mixed together would smell like. Strong, sweet and a good for spring time. The service, postage etc was perfect Thanks!
An excellent fragrance as is usual for Zoologist, one of their more approachable offerings. There’s something wonderfully comforting about its hay and grain, softened with vanilla and warm woods — like settling into clean straw somewhere snug and sheltered. But for me, lovely is where it stops. I kept waiting for some strangeness, shadow or tension to emerge and give me something to really latch onto. Instead it remains soft, cuddly and easygoing. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it; in fact, I thoroughly enjoyed wearing it. It just doesn’t provoke that emotional pull that makes me want a bottle.
A beautiful little creature, and I’m very happy to have met it. I don’t need to take it home.
