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BanderosForeva – :
When I read the notes for this I was thinking what will an Arabic take on a fruity scent be? It’s pretty much what I expected in some respects but I’m also glad there’s not a hint of rose or oud or the usual stuff that despite not being listed, can loom large.
The opening is a turbo charged explosion of fruits, mainly plum, dark berries and blackcurrant but some exotic smell too, perhaps coming from the ylang ylang and jasmine. Layali is a upbeat and uplifting scent which instantly reminded me of my childhood and specifically a leisure centre where I used to do martial arts. It wasn’t the sweat, rubber mats and chlorine though but maybe some sweets I had in the foyer or the slush puppy machines and canteen area…I don’t actually know? but it’s always fascinating when fragrance can transport you back to a time you’d buried deep in your subconscious.
Anyway…the thing which makes this fragrance is the olfactory nosedive it takes as it settles down, very clever and totally needed to counteract the heady nature of the oriental flowers and strong fruity notes. The element I’m talking about is cumin or a curry spice note which just pokes it’s head out, deep into the composition and frankly without it this scent would be nice but nothing to get excited about. It’s the same way a fecal or animal note adds to a perfume just giving some shade to all that brightness.
Hugely strong to begin with but I actually found it not too strong in the end and performance was good. Layali put me slightly in mind of Enchanted forest and Byredo Pulp due to the blackcurrant and plum notes respectively. Very good stuff though and a excellent flacon, an interesting blind buy that I thankfully don’t regret because to me it’s not a perfume taking itself too seriously. Layali is a bit of fun.
moraruyurra – :
Wow. Perfect day time fregrance. Those who want to smell like balsamic fruity kinda special. Sexy for date time.. I imagine myself with sweetest lady wearing this kida perfume.
колюня1985 – :
Very, very fruity (black currant and plum) with a hint of flowers (orange blossom, rose) in the opening. Oud lays its mattress for the defined ambergris. Jasmine is vague and I do not detect ylang-ylang at all.
A very particular perfume in a work of art “Flower” bottle.
bkgjidxgppe – :
Layali is the dusk of a tumultuous, beautiful day you’d want to hold the most. But no one can stop time, or the beauty of a day. Its unspeakable bliss shapes the slow glide to the twilight . A little melancholy feeling that evening accompanied with a prelude to farewell, slightly aldehydic, a drop of dimness from citrusy and tangy notes.
A green ray lies down like a veil on the horizon, and brings nocturnal gardens and flowers bloom. Iris , lily of the valley, roses exude a heady scent before they close their petals for the night . A deep, distant trembling sky is spreading its wings and Venus has risen, and now is awake and high, gazing upon East.
As the languid base floats, enhanced by soft notes of amber and musk and soft wood puffs , you will probably be tempted to go to the balcony of an old house, leaning for a while and listening to distant sounds . A tomcat scurries in the dark, only his eyes light up . Basswoods sprinkle their blond party popper in a thick, crumbling carpet where heels sink. Finally you reach a dimmed sofa bed a second before the louring breath of basswoods goes definitively to your head.
Joker6288 – :
A very sweet, one note perfume oil. No floral, just fruit for me anyways. Melon, perhaps.
petrantsov – :
this is a gorgeous fragrance, a fine balance of everything, fruit, flower, wood, i do not smell any cumin, at least not with me, its a delicate perfume, last for hours,
it start up smooth, you taste the fruits. the flowers come in the dry down is very soft fragrance but also noticeable around you . i do not call it a fruitchouli at all,
of course that depends on everyone there smell and skin chemistry ,
its not typical sweet of flowery, i find it a perfect combo, so both male and female could wear it..
tallee – :
I have this perfume and I love it.
A perfect balance of fruity and floral notes… sweet, even creamy, almost gourmand.
But I don’t wear it just because sometime it seems to me more feminine than unisex. What’s your opinion ?
katran73 – :
EEK!!! What the listed notes don’t tell you, is that this perfume contains a definite CUMIN note! Which is a pity, b/c it seems otherwise absolutely delightful! I hate hate hate Cumin! It smells like BO to me. The Cumin content is low, but Cumin is such a STANKY note, that any inclusion of it in a perfume, flat out ruins any perfume creation for me.
I can’t emphasize enough, though, *** otherwise *** what a delightful perfume this is! Extremely light, feminine, fresh, delicate! Smells like Spring in a bottle- EXCEPT for that d*&!m Cumin! If you are worried about “fruity floral”- Otherwise known as “fruitchouli”- Don’t! This is a gorgeous floral, barely accented by opening fresh, watery, light fruits- Unfortunately, after just several minutes, the Cumin emerges even stronger.
Sorry, the Cumin- although just a minor amount- ruins an otherwise delightful, extremely delicate, feminine, fresh floral perfume!