Description
In the Indonesian jungle…
In Sanskrit, Jangala designates a natural wilderness area, a jungle.
The term sums up the olfactory world imagined by Pierre Guillaume in this woody, aromatic composition, infused with moist jungle air.
The top notes evoke the lush vegetation of a tropical forest after a rainfall: eucalyptus leaves, cardamom and rosewood blend with Thai herbs and Kahili ginger blossoms.
Rising from the moist earth, sandalwood vapor suffused with coconut and vetiver slowly warms the steamy, ozone-laced air.
Suddenly, birds stop chirping: silence, then a quiver and the glint of dark eyes… a tiger is crouching in the shadow. Jangala was launched in 2015.
ded100 – :
After wearing it for days, here is my final analysis:
IT IS NOT AN EXISTING COCONUT IN NATURE. Here there is cream, vanilla, cream and god only knows what else. Eucalyptus?
Sandal?
Why say coconut if then the coconut is a dessert on the edge of disgust?
Disappointment.
tsw_71 – :
Thumbs up to sf2explus review. “Steamy” makes absolute sense. It’s this humid, warming quality of Jangala that would make it unbearable for summer wearing.
At least to me.
Of course the description from the brand says it clearly. A tropical forest after a rainfall. Now I haven’t been to one but I’ve seen on documentaries how they look like steam baths engulfed in thick vapors. There is nothing refreshing to it.
Overall it is indeed an aromatic woody scent with enough spice. It’s quite sweet but not gourmand. I get all seven notes listed here in a very well blended composition where (to my skin) cardamom, eucalyptus and sandalwood are predominant.
vasadik – :
I find this perfume very static and it doesn’t evolve much to my nose. I get the notes of mint, coconut, eucalyptus and ginger. Very poetic and as I’ve travelled a lot through the caribbean this recalls very vividly a rain forest with a sharp and sparkling smelling vegetation..
nata_moon – :
with this you really will smell like your in some forest. it smells very steamy is that makes sense. Very creative and lasts a very long time easy 10 hours from two sprays to the neck. best time to wear this would be year round but not a hot summer day but summer evening is ok to me this is best for spring. It is a very strange one.
jlw723Bessinepome – :
I have to say that I really like this! There’s an accord to it that I am not familiar with. It’s ozonic and aquatic at the same time? What I like most are the greens this scent projects! I’m certain it’s a combination of the eucalyptus and woods, and the slight waft of coconut…It gives me a sense of being somewhere lush and exotic. It’s just interesting enough to stay on the radar. Thumbs up, perhaps barely.
sidorovff – :
Well… it’s a metallic watery citrus coconut fragrance with a slight woody notes.
dapstep – :
I know this “teal” line was promoted as one that sidesteps the horror that is calone, but I still find them to be brazenly synthetic and harsh. This one is positively nauseating, bordering on physically painful. It’s a chemical “exotic” scent — the kind of thing you’d scent a car with, only the “chemical” is ramped way up. The best way I can describe it is that it merges a dated, men’s aromatic cologne with the kind of white musk and milk accord you might find in hair conditioner; it’s basically like sweet camphor crossed with a cleaning product. Within 20 minutes, it’s a pedestrian, vaguely ambroxan base. I’d scrub it, but it scrubbed itself first. Awful.
karensargsyan – :
Incredibly invigorating…this fragrance opens with clean, crisp eucalyptus, coconut, and it captures the essence of moist jungle air! I can’t stop wearing this one. It is perfect for warm weather….In the dry down, the coconut takes a back seat and the eucalyptus is met by vetiver and smooth sandalwood. The fragrance is light and it is nearly impossible to overspray this. I tend to go with 8 sprays (make sure to hit the clothing) and I can still detect a trail several hours later. If you are looking for a great addition to your summer arsenal, look no further. I would also recommend “Long Courrier” from this line…which is an attractive and versatile powdery vanilla.
dj_ivanich – :
Refreshing eucalyptus, a dash of sexy ginger and a very soft, white coconut. Although the inspiration of humid jungles is clear, this is a remarkably refreshing fragrance.
It’s all eucalyptus at first, but the herbs soon start to make their presence felt. They’re subtle – everything about this is subtle – but they add an interesting layer to the story this tells. It goes from something that’s a nice, refreshing hot weather scent to something that’s still that, but with an added “hmm, where have you been?”
The sillage is soft and the longevity is around 7 hours.
It doesn’t beat Long Courrier for me, which is my favourite in this line, but it does get on to my full bottle wishlist.
My only complaint is that the Croisiere Collection are all supposed to be aquatics, and of the 3 I’ve tried, only Long Courrier meets that genre. As one of the least popular types of scents, that likely won’t be a problem for most people, but I’m a bit disappointed that the claim was for 4 brand new aquatics and that’s not quite what we got.
Still though, this is very, very nice and I love wearing it.
hsw304bedyWelty – :
Jangala is most definitely my personal standout amongst the new Guillame’s Croisiere Collection. A lactonic non-gorumand coconut paired to a thin, and yet quite remarkable, balsamic eucalyptus note while a cleverly dosed ozonic accord provides transparent facets without driving the fragrance towards the aquatic. It sounds odd but it really works. it’s an effortlessly original opening that’s both exotic and unique while avoiding to result either over the top or weird. One of those accords that you smell once and you don’t forget.
The drydown is more conventional but still pretty enjoyable. A light-handed woody base that with its cold minty-vanillic facets is not too far removed from Fahrenheit 32…only smoother and more creamy. All in all, this is a quiet, close to the skin fragrance with a nice sense of restraint that’s easy to like and even easier to wear.
Very nice.
Rating: 7/10