12 thoughts on “Persolaise Review: Cologne Indelebile from Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle (Dominique Ropion; 2015)

  1. What an evocative review of what sounds to me like such an unpleasant experience! I guess I'm more down-to-earth than beam-me-up these days.

  2. Sounds amazing – i am looking forward to trying this more than any release so far this year !

  3. Your description is incredible: "a perfume that smells of the future". It really makes me curious. How does the future smell? If it's Starship Enterprise, I won't enjoy it, although I like the shimmer and pureness of metal…hmmm, very intriguing. But I have a feeling I could like this one because I like citruses and I like musk and I don't care if it is synthetic or natural as long as the composition pleases me.

  4. thanks for your review. I sampled it recently, and I'm afraid I don't share much of your enthusiasm! while Cologne Indelebile is certainly interesting and long lasting, it does not really move much further than a really lovely cologne. It's a bit of a Castile Penhaligon's on steroids, with a similar white musk base, although way more persistent. I'm not sure I find it very futuristic, although it's certainly a very modern take on the cologne theme, and a very pleasant one at it. Sorry to spoil the mood! 🙂

    1. Lupo, you mustn't apologise at all; the whole point of these comments is to get a discussion going 🙂

      I didn't see the Castile connection myself, but I probably know what you mean.

      Maybe what you read as 'modern' is what I read as 'futuristic'.

      Anyway, it's a shame you didn't much enjoy the scent. I completely fell for it.

  5. Persolaise, this is a new thought for me and I find it fascinating! What in the world does the future smell of? Or maybe it's not of the world… the mind boggles (or at least mine does.) Thanks for the review, I look forward to trying this and exploring the new neuronal pathways you've set firing.

  6. Sorry to be coming to this years after your original post, but this is one of the most interesting takes on one of my favourite fragrances I’ve ever read. I love Cologne Indelible and think Ropion is an absolute master when it comes to neroli (a more recent one of his I love is Armani Prive Orangerie Venise, which sparkles with orangeade whilst being anchored to a robust neroli).

    I feel like Cologne Indelible sometimes gets overlooked in Frederic Malle’s collection of masterpieces, but for me this is bottled perfection.

    1. Absolutely no need to apologise at all. All the old posts are waiting to be discovered by new readers, every day. And yes, I’m pleased you’re a fan of Indelebile. I think it’s one of the brand’s most irresistible offerings.

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