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monolizayulia – :
I bought this perfume because of the lovely name, the Norwegian connection (my dad’s side of the family) and because it smelled gorgeous on one of my best friends. Although I do enjoy the scent, I liked it better when smelling it on my friend than on myself. It’s one of those where you love to get a whiff of it, then leave the room, and come back later and smell it all over again after you’ve had a break from it. It’s quite a bit stronger after application, then settles down to a quiet little number after about an hour. Projection and lasting time are about average, not extreme either way. I like the melony note here but it seems a bit confusing to be put in a Norwegian perfume, but whatever, it’s pretty. I’ll wear it now and again but will never repurchase it.
Exiniakat – :
Laila is beautiful name here in arabic, i will get this perfume soon 🙂
nicel – :
My daughter gave me a bottle of this for Mother’s Day this past May. She bought it at the Norway pavilion at Epcot. Geir Ness was there and autographed the bottle. She knows I love perfume and we have Norwegian ancestry, so this made for a very thoughtful gift.
It’s a light and fresh aquatic fragrance similar to L’Eau d’Issey. It’s perfect for the spring and summer. I’m very happy to have this in my collection. 🙂
andrei301 – :
This fragrance always reminds me of Epcot. They stock of this at the Norway pavilion in Epcot and Geir Ness is sometimes there to meet customers and sign bottles of the fragrance. This fragrance is perfect for that environment. It’s a blast of cool aquatic freshness in the midst of a humid Orlando afternoon.
I don’t get much of the watermelon or fruit. What I smell here is water and soapy floral. It’s very clean, and very fresh.
vovchik0878 – :
So, this fragrance puzzles me a bit. I can’t really find any notes anywhere, other than “floral notes.” (And possibly watermelon as well?) Laila definitely has that aquatic-floral 90’s vibe to it. But what it actually smells like it soap. And I don’t mean soap like a white ivory bar of soap in the shower, I mean like some generic Dial hand soap. Stuff they probably have at any given restaurant in the washrooms. And yet, it’s not a bad smell. It’s obviously very clean smelling, the florals are nice, the aquatic element is nice…it’s even a little comforting. But when I realized it smelled like that pink bathroom soap that you come across all the time, it boggled my mind a bit. I have a bottle though, and I enjoy wearing it.
machlay – :
Bought it because it smelled so good on someone else. On me not so good. Can’t bear it actually. There, I said it. One spray missing and it sits there, criminally rejected. It is a lovely perfume, for someone else, a lot of Penhaligons Artemesia going on with a hefty whack of calone, and that’s what broke it for me. I hate calone. It just smells like icky melons to me. Cest la vie. Next!
naruzok – :
Im surprised that there are a number of meh reviews. Im the perfume addict that lost my sense of smell so I chose perfumes by reviews. This had outstanding reviews on perfumeemporium so I bought it. When I wear it I get compliments from people that usually have basic pleasantries to say and keep moving. This stops people in their tracks. Ive been called to from across a room to say someone likes my perfume, really likes my perfume. My ex bf loves it, his sister loves it, her husbsnd loves it, cousin joe loves it. It surpassed the spare ribs at the family barbecue. I cant believe I keep buying perfumes and wear something different everyday with the compliments I get with this one. I suppose psychologically, im waiting for the one I can smell.
rafa1980 – :
Floral aquatic. Cool, etheral. I don’t get along that well with aquatics, so I gave this one to my mother. She’s not one for wearing perfume in general, and particulary doesn’t care for sweet fragrances. She enjoys this fragrance, though – and she says her cat starts to purr whenever she puts it on.
babushka – :
On me this smells extactly like Issey Miyaki L’eau d’Issey. It left me a bit disappointed bc I was hoping for more wild flowers and less melons, and a new scent to add to my collection =( there is a lot of reviews that mentioned Laila has this sharpness, and harshness that verges on nail polish side but I didn’t get that all. I did experience a lot of freshness and chilled melons though….. and its honeydew not watermelon
vertimba888 – :
My mother wore this when I was a child, so this has significant, sentimental meaning to me. I spray it whenever I miss her <3
Just feels happy to me, and not in an obnoxious obvious way, just simply light and sweet. Reminds me of winter, snow, and the color blue – totally useless in a review, I imagine. I see many women/girls wearing this, any age, any occasion.
An understated beauty.
Pitbull13 – :
Laila by Geir Ness was a scent I used to wear when I was a teenager, but not so much anymore (though I still have a bottle of it). I remember I bought it very soon after smelling it for the first time. It’s a very strong, clean and fresh scent and it reminds me of white blossoms bathed in fresh water. The scent itself is very nice, but I find it quite linear so for me it just got boring as time passed. Now I only keep it for the memories it brings back.
zepremsbleala – :
Tried this one on today. At first it was very floral and it reminded me of a softer version of Jessica McClintock. As it wore down it still smelled softly floral when I brought my wrist to my nose but at a distance when I caught faint traces of it I smelled the watermelon more than anything else. It was like a soft watermelon jolly rancher. Up close though the watermelon is barely detectable. Somewhat of an odd trait.
Vasilij28 – :
Tried on at Norway in Epcot. It is a nice clean floral. It didn’t smell like watermelon to me. I thought the sillage was going to be weak, but there was an aroma lingering at arm length that is magically absent at any other closeness. Enchanting perfume and goes nicely with my chemistry.
mirvik – :
Laila opens with lovely floral notes and the smell of clean cotton hung out to dry. It captures the fresh coolness of water and groves of conifers – I can see why it was thought to capture the essence of Norway. I’ll be using it in warmer weather and at times when I want to carry that fresh clean coolness with me.
pompyxns588Diobtetty – :
Totally MEH…One word: S-H-A-M-P-O-O smell. Locker room, steamy shampoo smell. That.is.it
Definitely, getting my $73 back, if not shipping!!
serg63chika – :
in fact my real name is laila. so i want to buy it for name sake any one want to sell it ?
Chappa118 – :
This scent is fairly linear, yet smells more like citrus and woody notes than what’s listed here (watermelon? I don’t think so.). It is very reminiscent of Escape, yet much cleaner smelling, and less musky/woody. It’s fresh and focusing, but better on other people than on me.
It’s worth trying to see if you’ve won the chemistry roulette on this one.
Gusartoglb – :
I love, love, LOVE Laila!!! I found it at Disney World In Epcot in †he Norway section in a gift shop. I’ve noticed that it smells exactly like Tokidoki Siberia, though!
rolandinio – :
It was love at first smell for me. I discovered this perfume in Disney World’s Epcot in Norway. The smell is unique, floral, and exquisite. It is not an every day scent, I use it sparingly and for special occasions. It is quite strong. I don’t get the watermelon tone, but it is beautiful 🙂
smelov – :
Crisp, clean, fresh florals- the higher pitched ones get a bit harsh, there’s a fruity/winey aspect that veers into nailpolish remover territory. Too much for me!
Galka78 – :
Not sure what it reminds me of. Do not smell any melons. It smells fresh and yummy maybe a little musky. Doesn’t give me a headache which is lovely!
Vladimir Tsvitinsky – :
To much! This is not for me..
viadeeffina – :
This is another one of my favorites. I just got this one in December of 2011 and I love it. When I spray this one on me I do not smell melons or a fruity smell. I smell violets. When I wear this fragrance I receive a lot of compliments.
jilbobona – :
I was immediately struck by the similarity between Laila and Sally Hansen’s nail polish remover! (the scented version!)
Then, upon drydown, the fragrance developed into the scent of a Watermelon Jolly Rancher.
HOWEVER, my husband and daughter say they both smell some kind of melon. The flowery notes are secondary.
I am on the fence about this one. Yes, it is light and pleasant, but I cannot ignore the strong resemblance to my nail polisher remover smell. Fortunately, I only have the sample size.
vaerling – :
Laila is a beautiful, special and ageless scent to wear when you have those “down days”. It gives you power and confidence, because the perfum itself discovers you are around. I found it in Epcot for the first time and I got hooked. Love the Essence of Norway, because is clean, sharp, feminine and fresh… Love it!
Mikluho – :
this is one of my favorite perfumes. I first came across it in Epcot and fell it love. They had it in the Norway center and it was so beautiful i had to have it.
togliatti141 – :
Here is a scent that I like to wear when I want to feel girly and pretty. Very easy to wear. Quite linear. I really don’t smell watermelon, try as I may, and that’s a good thing in my book. This is the kind of scent that I was looking for when I was in high school, and could never find; fresh, floral and friendly. For that reason alone, and the fact that sometimes I just want to feel girly and pretty Laila fits the bill.
tsgera – :
I was expecting something lighter and more original, something like fir forests, snow, and cold fishy fjords, which is how I imagine Norway. However, it smells like a very ordinary commercial fruity-floral with a bit of aquatic to go with the other generic notes. I guess the “essence of Norway” is not what you would smell by going cross-country skiing, but rather the fumes inside a Se–ora shop where customers have been spraying too many celebrity scents.
I don’t really smell watermelon, other than as a general aquatic note that could be almost anything, or maybe artificial watermelon flavored Jolly Rancher hard candies, which fall somewhere near the very bottom of my candy-preference list. Anyway, why should watermelon be typical of Norway? I really don’t get it.
The scent is almost completely linear, with big, big sillage, and lasts far longer that I want to smell it. Scrubbing does not remove it, so it’s still good for a 24-hour stay. As long as it doesn’t give me a headache, this sort of perfume is entertaining in a perverse way, because wearing it prompts me to fantasize that I’m the idealized “average, normal US woman”, the sort who has a 9-to-5 job, goes to the shopping mall, watches TV, and washes and conditions her long, silky blonde hair every day with this product. For a generic fruity-floral, it’s one of the better ones, but it’s the antithesis of my own style.
Жапырак – :
This is very sharp on me and almost migraine-inducing. Bummer. Available for US interest
jsn_mzfk – :
I do not smell watermelons at all! This is now my new favorite perfume, I bought a bottle from Nordstroms without ever having smelled it and it smelled like L’eau D’Issey to me except a little bit stronger and sweeter, but almost exactly like it, I would’t really say it’s sweet, just sweeter than Issey, an since L’eau D’Issey was my previous favorite I instantly fell in love. I also like Escape, but I do not think this smells anything like it at all. But it is beautiful and long lasting and I plan to purchase at least three more bottles.
eyj837Negeltzex – :
I don’t know where you all are getting watermelon; perhaps my nose is broken. I’m sitting here with my bottle and I am NOT getting melon. I did see above that there is the bottle in the pale blue box, the one I buy at Nordstrom (the only available retailer in the US last time I checked) and then I saw a pink tinted bottle and box. Is there more than one version? Perhaps this pink box version differs slightly? My only complaint has to do with the bottles – they have a serious evaporation problem even if they sit upright on a table. If you travel with it, plan to double or triple ziploc bag the bottle or even the most ardent fan will be overwhelmed by the amount of product that ends up on your clothes! I’d also like to see more availability of the shower gel (can NEVER get it at Nordstrom) and other things like Excess Baggage, an eye product I got in a holiday gift set I have never seen again. And it really worked well!
vikmay – :
watermelon & water- thats what it smells like & its long lasting. Beware though, if you are with someone whos wearing it & your with them for 5 hours this scent can be fatiuging to others. Either the girl who wore it over sprayed or it was that long lasting it got annoying after 4 hrs & had to make a graceful get away by hour 5!
C_A – :
I love this fragrance! It is so delicate and beautiful. It makes me feel happy when I wear this bouquet of flowers in a bottle. It’s like taking a stroll in a flower filled garden, on a sunny day. You begin to admire the way the rays of the sun gently carress every leaf, blade of grass and, flower petal.The gentle wind compelles you to inhale deeply and, while exhaling….. you are in awe of that one very special moment in life, in which you are living in. Even the birds sing a happier song.
Merty088Unlogrere – :
We’ve been experiencing some fairly Norwegian weather this winter in Boston, so it seemed like a good time to try out Geir Ness LAILA, which claims to be “the essence of Norway”.
Well, I’m afraid that I have some bad news for the people of Norway: LAILA smells just like Calvin Klein ESCAPE, an oceanic, melon-aquatic perfume produced in 1991, four years before LAILA. I do not believe that Geir Ness set out to copy ESCAPE, any more than I believe that L’EAU D’ISSEY is a “knock off” of the same, but sometimes cultural and market forces conspire to produce very similar perfumes, even in very different parts of the world by perfumers who probably do not know each other. ESCAPE got there first, so everyone else who creates this sort of iconic melon aquatic is going to be accused of plagiarism by less charitable souls than myself.
If you like ESCAPE, you’ll like LAILA. If not, you won’t. They both have excellent longevity and are strong, declarative compositions. But they both are melon aquatics, which is a genre that no longer really appeals to me.
sasha18 – :
I don’t really care for this one. It smells exactly like watermelon soap, nothing else.
pawlundiy – :
Floral, sweet and clean are the words that come to mind with this scent. Sadly, it doesn’t go very well on me. But it’s so beautiful that I got a bottle for my mom. It has not turned out to be one of her favorites either. However, I have to say that this fragrance evokes the feeling of pure love that its creator surely had in mind when naming it after his mother.
mardas – :
One of my all time fragrances, it’s very nice and airy, fresh a little fruity, but not over powering. Great for the summer.
sd1982 – :
Very light for a floral fruity, which I appreciate – there are just too many foody ones available. I get the watermelon, but it’s not an overripe smell like f.f.’s often have. Goes on light and green, a gentle sweet, fresh melon. As the melon fades, you get very waxy white flowers, just a hint of sour and a light, powdery muskiness at the base. To me, it’s more of a straight floral. I really like it, a beautiful perfume, fairly subtle and good for day.
wadyNissiskd – :
A nice aquatic floral, with slightly cool edges, that make me think of Norway when I remember what the scent is. Otherwise, it’s unremarkable and doesn’t really stand out from other aquatic florals to me. It’s very pretty for all that, and I think if I was of Norwegian stock I would wear this so I could tell people it was ‘the spirit of Norway’ when they asked what I was wearing. As it is, I won’t bother with this one. Pretty but kind of same-y.
superVOVAn4ik – :
Reminds me of L’Eau de Issey.
BOSS(BOT) – :
Not a fan! Although its very fresh the citrus, floral and the melon irritates my nose. Very sharp at first and the dry down reminds me of Loves, which is alot cheaper too.
garciabernal – :
This is a perfume from my country, Norway. I remember its release sometimes in the ninethies. I had it as my signature scent as a young teenager and it was very special to me then. It’s hard to remember exactly how it was, since so many years had passed since I had it. But I remeber it as fresh and beatiful. My friends loved the smell on me.
But one thing is odd about it. It is supposed to be the essence of Norway…But we dont have watermelons here..