Neil Jacquet · 2026
El Malecón
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Mixed
Smoky rum-spiked vanilla cream with pineapple
Scent Notes
Woody / Smoky
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About This Perfume
El Malecón by Neil Jacquet is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. El Malecón was launched in 2026. The nose behind this fragrance is Sidonie Lancesseur. Top note is Vanilla; middle notes are Rum, Pineapple and Tolu Balsam; base notes are Vanilla Absolute, Tonka Bean and Ambroxan. "An olfactory journey carried by the energy of Havana, its Caribbean light, and warm, sensual materials. El Malecón is Havana at night, the warmth that stays in the air long after sundown, the laughter that carries across the water, the particular generosity of a city that gives everything it has." -Neil Jacquet.
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
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