En Voyage Perfumes - Figa The perfumer, Shelley Waddington, was offering a giveaway of samples of her fragrances (by contest) in one of my fragrance groups. While I was not fortunate enough to have won the giveaway, Ms. Waddington was kind and generous enough to extend a prize to some that had not won; in her Portland based saying to “put a bird on it”. The charming phrase, which being an East Coaster I had never heard before, refers to a little addition; the cherry on top if you will. In this case my “cherry” was a sample of her fragrance Figa. While I’ve seen this fragrance classified as an oriental floral it does in many respects defy the nomenclature. The genesis of this scent and its purpose are based in the history and magic of talismans. In her words, “Figa Eau de Parfum is the fragrance equivalent of the powerful Figa amulet. It celebrates strength, power, vision and success.” And really, who couldn’t use a little more of that?!...