Figuier / Fig / Eau de Figuier
by Heeley

Altough i like fig scents, this one is not for me. Heeley Figuier is in fact a very realistic fig fragrance, able to reproduce both the leafy and the fruity aspects of fig. But there is something on its opening that i dislike and reminds me of furniture polisher. I guess that it may be the rhuibarb. Figuier opens with a fresh, grassy note, then followed by this furniture polish note, which is quick but enough to bother me while it lasts. Then both fruity and leafy aspects of fig goes into the center of the aroma. There is something on the fruity side of Figuier that reminds me of the coconut soapy aroma of Marc Jacobs Men, but a little bit refined and less forced. The base is very close to skin, a faint woody green whisper. Figuier seems an elegant, minimalistic, non-ofensive fig, it`s not one that i would have.

26th January, 2012.

It is fig alright ... real and potent ... alas too sweet for my taste and rather unidirectional. It lingers for hours so for those who like it ... will be a treat. I personally think that I prefer Philosykos, or Fico di Amalfi if nothing else for their dryness.

13rd April, 2011.

My impressions of this mirror foetidus. Too me it is not fruity and is almost pure fig leaf and stem. Very green with the hint of the fruit that comes out in the leaves. I do actually get a hint of the lime, which does add some interest, but this is a true fig leaf scent on me., Although it is beautiful, modern, and like all Heeley's very well made and constructed, it doesnt hold my interest as fig leaf isn't one of my top favorite notes. If you are a fan, this one is for you though.

8th April, 2010.

Apparently there are only so many things a perfumer can do with the fig accord. You get either a milky, leafy, sap-filled approach, as in Diptyque's Philosykos, or a more fuity, tart version, as in Parfumerie Generale's Jardins de Kérylos. Heeley's Eau de Figuier falls into the latter bucket. Prominent citrus and floral accents make Jardins de Kérylos more interesting to my nose, but if you're looking for a straightforward, crisp, fruity fig scent, Eau de Figuier might be just the thing for you.

11th December, 2009. (Last Edited: 19th December, 2011.)

Sharp, cool, and green -- more leaf than fruit, as the others have said. You'll feel like you've rubbed crushed leaves all over your body. I smell very little progression: there's only a small difference between the slightly (and I mean slightly) citrus opening and the sweeter drydown. I prefer Jo Malone slightly fruitier 'green fig' take in Wild Fig and Cassis, but there's something about Figuier's unadorned, straight-up green fig that I find really comfortable and easy to wear. There's something unconcerned about it that I find chic.

This is a great fragrance for spring and summer, for those who don't like citrus/florals as hot-weather fragrances.

Oh, but longevity is bad. Better than blink-and-you'll-miss-it Wild Fig and Cassis, but very annoying for a product in this price range. Sillage is close to the skin.

13rd February, 2009.

I like fig, and I like the only two other Heeley frags I've sample, but I was disappointed with this one. The fig note is indeed in there in a clean and robust way, but there's a dirty-smelling/greasy note there that I just can't get passed. Ultimately, it develops into a musk, which I find quite unpleasant.

9th January, 2009.