Kenzo

Jungle L'Éléphant

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 1996

With Jungle L'Éléphant, Kenzo composes a deep and refined woody fragrance. It opens on mandarin and cardamom, reveals clove, mango and ylang-ylang at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, patchouli and liquorice.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Mandarin · Cardamom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Clove · Mango · Ylang-ylang

  3. Base Several hours

    Vanilla · Patchouli · Liquorice

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Liquorice: a niche material, declared by only 11 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Spicy, gourmand, citrus, fruity, woody and floral: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 2 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.

If Jungle L'Éléphant by Kenzo seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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