Kayali
Kayali
353 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
White nectarine and gardenia clash momentarily with the green pear's tart brightness, creating an almost champagne-like effervescence that feels crisp and slightly honey-drizzled. Within minutes, the sweetness of the stone fruit mellows the gardenia's potential sharpness, establishing a soft, creamy disposition that hints at what's to come.
The white florals reveal their true character—a lush, almost honeyed embrace of tuberose sweetness tempered by jasmine's subtle fleshy indole and orange blossom's delicate citrus spine. The vanilla begins its ascent, softening everything into a creamy, almost skinlike warmth that clings to the pulse points rather than radiating outward.
Tahitian vanilla and ceylonese sandalwood build into a gentle, slightly powdery cream that's more "expensive facial moisturiser" than "dessert counter." The cashmere wood emerges as a gossamer veil of softness, whilst the patchouli grounds everything with subtle earthiness, creating a fragrance that fades to a skin scent within four to five hours—intimate, barely-there, but unmistakably present to anyone close enough to care.
Déjà Vu White Flower arrives as a translucent whisper of indulgence—a fragrance that prioritises intimacy over projection, demanding you lean in close to fully apprehend its architecture. Gabriela Chelariu has constructed something deliberately restrained here, a creamy white floral that resists the urge to shout.
The white nectarine and green pear opening establishes a luminous, almost translucent fruitiness, but these aren't your typical fruity top notes—they exist in service of the white florals rather than competing with them. This is the crucial alchemy: the stone fruit provides a subtle honeyed warmth that prevents the gardenias from reading as laundry-clean or soapy. Instead, you get a honeysuckle-tinged sweetness with genuine fruit flesh beneath it.
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