Ylang-ylang (pronounced "ee-lang ee-lang") comes from the flowers of a tropical tree native to the Philippines and Indonesia. Its name means "flower of flowers" in Tagalog. The essential oil is distilled in fractions — "extra" being the lightest and most prized, while later fractions grow heavier and more narcotic. Ylang-ylang is rich, creamy, intensely floral with banana-like sweetness and a faintly medicinal edge.
Intensely floral, creamy, almost narcotic. Ylang-ylang smells like tropical flowers blooming at night — heady, sweet, with a custard-like richness and a hint of overripe banana. It's bold and unapologetic, with a subtle medicinal quality that prevents it from becoming cloying. In large doses, ylang-ylang can overwhelm; used skillfully, it creates hypnotic depth. This is not a shy flower.
Ylang-ylang communicates confident sensuality and tropical escapism. It's the scent of someone who isn't afraid to be noticed, who embraces femininity without apology, and who understands that intensity can be magnetic.
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