Description
Collection by the new, American house of Seven Skies was inspired by journeys. Each of the four fragrances of the collection was dedicated to a certain place:
Chelsea Girls: London, England
Belle Histoire: Paris, France
Free Love: Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
Lalita: Rajasthan, India
Lalita is an Indian goddess of happiness and love (Hindu), one of ten great goddesses of Wisdom (Mahavidyas). Lalita or “Dancing One” appears in body of a sixteen years old girl and symbolizes sixteen sorts of passion (read more here ).
Intoxicating tuberose, soft exotic sandalwood and warm, spicy accords introduce the scents of Northern India. Spices joined by orange and mandarin open the composition, while the heart includes sandalwood in all is soft, warm, resin-like beauty. Tuberose accentuates its sensuality; incense smoke is your companion in the East. The composition develops into base notes, which take us back on the ground, while earth accords of lilac root, vetiver and patchouli round up this sensual and philosophical fragrance in a beautiful way.
The perfume was created by Irina Burlakova and Natasha Cote from Givaudan. Designer of illustrations is Radim Malinic. This fragrance was launched in 2008.
arrorkivy – :
Bought this today at Marshalls for 7.99. I just love it! The first spray is a lot of alcohol, but after a few minutes I couldn’t stop sniffing my arm. I will have to do another test to see if I can differentiate any of the other notes, I mostly get just a warm, lovely sandalwood. Later when I was in my car I would get whiffs of the scent and have that moment of, “mmm, what’s that delicious smell?”…”Oh, it’s me!!”. Just lovely and very inexpensive. Btw, I also tried the Belle Histoire and Free Love which I did not like as much.
However, for the price, I may go back to get the other bottle of Lalita…
snollures – :
The opening is all tuberose. At this point I thought, “Oh no, just another sweet, white floral.” But, within moments it becomes so much more. All about the incense and spices. A deep, mysterious scent that reminds me of the drydown of Tome Ford Orchid, but sweeter.
Many thanks to Chickenpotpie for gifting me this beautiful perfume in one of her Give-aways!
Edit: I just read that Tom Ford Black Orchid was “created by perfume creators of fragrance company Givaudan in 2006.” In Lalita description it says here “The perfume was created by Irina Burlakova and Natasha Cote from Givauda in 2008.” Maybe that has something to do with why they smell so similar to me!
dodya – :
The opening is a bit much, not too pleasant, but interesting. It smells of burning wood and spices. After a while it begins to mellow. Tuberose peeks in to add a slight floral note to an otherwise deep, smoky, woodsy spice. As the dry-down continues, it develops a mild sweetness as the smoke continues to fade deeper into the composition. Lalita is soft, but it is not a warm-weather scent. I picture this on cool, rainy days or even cold winter nights. Bought blind for $8 at TJ Maxx, I’d say this is a pretty nifty little find. I’m looking forward to exploring Lalita’s nuances further.
innothisa – :
I love this frangrance. Its very sensual, an people alway stop me, to ask what Iam wearing…Its hard to find, since its discontiue…Yes the patchouli is fairly stong…Good luck finding it….
BourBon – :
I can’t get past the patchouli on this one. I personally like my patchouli in a supporting role, almost imperceptible like in Chelsea Girls. Here it takes center stage and I find it offensive. I can tell the sandalwood is in the heart but it’s being smothered. This does however have a nice warm drydown provided by the vetiver that was able to stand on its own after about four hours. I think you’d probably have to be a patchouli lover to enjoy this scent.