Coquillete Paris Moramanga is a perfume that wants to celebrate the glorious olfactory materials of Africa. And yes, that’s a huge continent to pull inspiration from. YET, so many perfume brands seem to ignore this huge region that is full of lovely raw ingredients. This is why I ordered a sample of Moramanga. I was happy to see a destination inspiration outside of the Mediterranean or islands popular with European tourists.
Moramanga opens as a heady, indolic white floral with a lot of jasmine and cool tuberose. So, yeah, it’s indolic and may have some of those mothball facets that you either despise or love. (For reference, I’m a goalkeeper in Team Love.) It then starts to wear as a sweeter “bubble gum” white floral. It becomes softer, more gardenia and a creamy ylang-ylang. This is its theme throughout most of the wear – tuberose, gardenia and candy. It fades into an indolic white floral with a white musk and a subtle vanilla.
Overall, Moramanga is a really gorgeous white floral. Like it is just so unapologetically pretty. It’s one of those white florals that makes me think of stereotypical girly things – like the color pink, lace undies, tubes of red lipstick. What I like about Moramanga is that it’s a balance of youthfulness and maturity. The white florals are elegant and mature and then the sweetness adds a delightful frivolous/innocence to the composition. I sort of think of this like a Piguet Fracas that hasn’t been crushed by the harsh realities of love, life and the realities of this world. Or maybe it’s like a Piguet Fracas that’s going to forget, even if it is for just a few hours, that the world maybe isn’t such a bad place.
Notes listed include jasmine, gardenia, Japanese iris, tolu balsam, Ethiopian opponax, benzoin, tuberose, ylang-ylang, Madagascar vanilla and musk. Launched in 2012. PERFUMERS – Elise Juarros and Rosa Vaia
Give Moramanga a try if you like tuberose or white floral perfumes. Or perfumes like Heeley Bubblegum Chic (the closest I can compare it to), LUSH Lust, Honore de Pres Vamp à NY, Monyette Coquette Tropique, Fueguia Tinta Roja and/or original Michael Kors.
Projection and longevity are average.
The 3.4 oz bottle retails for $175 at Indigo Perfumery. Samples are also available for purchase. I’ve also noticed that it’s currently at FragranceX for a discount.
Victoria’s Final EauPINION – Candied tuberose and gardenia. It’s really fun. I think it’s a cheaper and more interesting sub than my previous candied tuberose crush, Heeley Bubblegum Chic.
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*Sample purchased by me. Product pic from Parfumo. Irina Baronova pic from smh.com. She’s actress Victoria Tennant’s mother. FragranceX is an affiliate link. Thanks!
Hmm, I’m feeling the realities of love, life and the realities of the world so maybe a sample will be ordered! My recent perfume purchase was a toss up of Bloom, a really lovely and wearable white floral and NR Fleur Musc, NR won but a lovely wearable white floral is always a treat!
WE ALL DO. lol.
I’m really into Bloom right now too. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do. I want a little bottle. I guess I’m going through a much needed “white floral escape”. I like how they wear in the winter PLUS I like how they are almost optimistic (to smell like flowers when everything is dead).
This sounds intriguing! I’ve been trying to find something similar to Dolce & Gabbana’s Velvet Desire which is frangipani, gardenia and tuberose and is a lush white bomb that costs $230. I thought Bloom could be close, but it’s so thin. I do love a bubble gum vibe. I finally succumbed to liking Fracas, and was curious if you anyone is familiar with Petit Fracas. I hear it’s more bubble gummy.
Oh, Velvet Desire! I like that one too but gosh, pretty darn expensive. I’m going by memory here – They are similar but I think the D&G is creamier but overall, similar.
I like Petit Fracas but I’m also sort of disturbed by it…so I guess it’s really a Piguet! It’s interesting but there is a coffee ground and pear thing going on that’s intriguing. I need to try it again now that it is cooler.
Regular ‘ole Fracas and I have a complex relationship. I absolutely love it but it is a powerhouse. I can only wear it from a rollerball because I overuse and abuse and it; hence, making myself ill and everyone round me.