Berdous - Péng Lái EDP

Péng Lái (“Peng”) is an oriental floral fragrance from Berdous.  The fragrance also has hallmarks of being a lightly spicy fruity floral.  The inspiration behind Peng is one of Chinese legend.  It is said that, “The tale of Peng Lai, tells of the island of longevity where the Goddess of Flowers, He Xiangu, sojourned. This grand cru invites you to daydream, clear your mind, and recharge your batteries at the heart of the Middle Kingdom as you admire the singular beauty of this region of the world.”

Peng opens with a soft osmanthus and bergamot blended with an equally light, bright citrus.  The notes project with a delicate intimacy.  There is also a gentle sweetness.  Very quickly, I get a juicy peach and a somewhat jammy rose.  Neither of these two notes take this fragrance to a place where it becomes cloying. 

At roughly the one hour mark, benzoin adds it’s usual tones and the fragrance begins to round with a musky vanilla.  I get hints of far away violet leaves and orange blossom.  The dry down happens fairly quickly as the fragrance fruits move to the background and we are left with a delicate floral overtop of a vanilla musk.

Peng wears on me for roughly four to five hours with light moving to skin scent projection.

Notes:

Top: chinese osmanthus, bergamot, lemon, mandarin orange

Middle: benzoin, orange blossom, peach, rose

Base: tonka bean, white musk, vanilla, iso e super, violet

Photo Credit: JC Penney