Description
“The memories of traveling in our memory often require but a small spark to revive; A music, a smell, a flavor, an emotion … I see myself exploring this outside market at the foot of the cliff, admiring the beauty of these women wearing the indigo loincloth marked with horizontal lines evoking their marital status. I taste this scarlet juice half bitter, semi-sweet to the dried hibiscus flower. I feel the captive moisture of an arid land, the exoticism of a wood that is sculpted, the grain of a skin that is tending … such is the olfactory scent of this perfume that wants to reflect Of my African memories: textured, raw and authentic.” – a note from the brand.
Pays Dogon by Monsillage is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Pays Dogon was launched in 2017. The fragrance features green notes, black pepper, pink pepper, ginger, hibiscus, guaiac wood, cypriol oil or nagarmotha, sandalwood, patchouli and java vetiver oil. The nose behind this fragrance is Isabelle Michaud.
barmalei09 – :
This fragrance is absolutely masterful, like all the Montsillage fragrances.
Best reserved for cooler weather, it evokes a dry desert warmth so powerfully that today, enveloped in this scent, I felt warm despite being out walking in the rain on a cold, misty day.
To me, this is a perfect example of perfume as work of art, rather than simply a nice smell.
Mevhn869Unlogrere – :
Pays Dogon smells quite similar to Timbuktu on me, except it is sweeter, warmer, less dirty, a tad less medicinal and more inviting. If Timbuktu opens up boozy then sits down with a sharp glance of incense before revealing his characteristic vetiver, Pays Dogon envelopes the air with the warmth of exotic floral and spices and wafting her vetiver in an imaginary landscape. If Timbuktu stays close to skin then Pays Dogon projects a bit more. Both are perfect for the crisp chilly weather of late winter to spring but I prefer Pays Dogon as she is more office friendly. Plus the perfume is developed by an artisan perfumer from my city Montreal and the price point is so good that I’m more than happy to support the brand 🙂
ahiyagalpoe – :
I can’t dislike this perfume because I like ALL the notes of it and Monsillage’s perfume are always very well done and beautiful. I adore the cypriol note that is not often use in perfume. Pays Dogon is spicy, woody and ”vetivery”. Isabelle perfume’s have the power to make me travel. That’s precious.
nreqkbjb – :
I just received this fragrance this week from a giveaway from Cafleurebon.com and a thanks to Isabelle Michaud!
Anyway, I am really impressed on her interpretation of a vetiver scent. I find this vetiver to be somewhat earthy. Comes off strong for the first half hour then it dries down rather quickly and stays a very pleasing skin scent for the remainder of its 6-8 hour life.
You can tell this is a quality niche fragrance made with better ingredients than most of my other vetiver fragrances. The notes for me are a spiced vetiver warmed by the hibiscus. The spices mixed with the earthy vetiver almost give a sweet piney/fir vibe which I was not expecting, but really enjoy!
An edit to the review… Yes, after using this many times I find the star of the fragrance is the dried hibiscus! So gorgeous! Lightly smokey maybe from the vetiver and a lovely sweet fir vibe… Just love it!
skrebecen – :
As an avid collector of African masks, the unexpected synthesis of two hobbies – masks & scents – captured my immediate attention.
Pays Dogon is a lush oasis in arid climate, with tropical hibiscus flower and ginger root. Earthy and lightly burnt vetiver plays center role, best supported by black pepper. This perfume somehow conveys warmth without the usual amber or vanilla. I can actually feel my pupils dilate in response to this. So strong is its magnetism.
This is a sophisticated green bouquet with year-around appeal. I can see this working equally well on a man or a woman. We’re now 4+ months into 2017, and this is my personal Best In Show, so far this year. It better win Olfactory Awards. All categories!
Monsillage has now posed a difficult challenge. Their Eau de Celeri has been on my Wish List for 6 months. To get Pays Dogon first, or the Celeri?