The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Clouds In Heaven arrived in 2021 from Scent Journer, a house with representation in Singapore. The perfume centers on pandan, that distinctive leafy green with a sweet, vanilla-edged character. The composition imagines that sweetness lifted into open sky, cotton-soft and quietly indulgent. Perfumer Florent Di Marino shaped the formula, layering Indian jasmine sambac and Madagascan ylang-ylang into the pandan base so the opening reads like a garden at altitude. It's comfort food reimagined as altitude. The pandan reads immediately as something unusual in Western perfumery, a note that sits between coconut water and fresh cream rather than citrus or green in the familiar sense.
Pandan brings something unfamiliar to perfumery, a sweetness that reads as both grassy and creamy, closer to coconut water or fresh cream than to any classic Western note category. Pairing it with Indian jasmine sambac and Madagascan ylang-ylang shapes that sweetness into a recognizable floral architecture, so the tropical reading holds its structure without tipping into cloying. Tuberose adds a creamy, almost narcotic warmth at the heart, and the heliotrope-coconut base seals it with something powdery and edible. The interplay between the pandan and the florals does the real work.
The evolution
The pandan announces itself immediately, sweet and slightly grassy, with honeysuckle lending a green nectar softness on the side. Soon after, the jasmine sambac rises, taking on a fruity, almost banana-like fullness that has nothing to do with banana and everything to do with how jasmine behaves in warm air. Ylang-ylang thickens the middle, and tuberose brings the creamy, slightly carnal weight that defines the heart. As the hours pass, the florals soften into a milky haze. Coconut and heliotrope take over, leaving a powdery, vanilla-adjacent sweetness that clings to fabric and skin with real tenacity. Sources describe it as one of the strongest scents in the discovery set, a concentration that rewards repeat sniffing rather than announcing itself from across a room.
Cultural impact
Clouds In Heaven wears its regional identity openly, pandan leaf and jasmine front and center, offering something specific rather than chasing broader appeal. Among tropical and gourmand-leaning florals, it sits closer to the indulgent side of the spectrum, more dessert than breeze, and rewards wearers who want something recognizable rather than safe. For anyone who grew up with pandan in the kitchen, the opening reads like a homecoming, an ingredient that rarely makes it into Western perfumery given pride of place. The fragrance treats that familiarity with respect, layering white florals around the pandan rather than using it as a gimmick.
