Swiss Arabian

Layali

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With Layali, Swiss Arabian composes a generous and sunny floral fragrance. It opens on blackcurrant, orange blossom and plum, reveals ylang-ylang, rose and jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of oud and amber.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Blackcurrant · Orange blossom · Plum

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Ylang-ylang · Rose · Jasmine

  3. Base Several hours

    Oud · Amber

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Plum: its rarest material, which only 46 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 43.
  • Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Floral, fruity, woody and amber: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Layali by Swiss Arabian comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

Our picks

  • Shares 4 accords, including floral — from the same house.

  • Femme — Rochas Rochas Femme Woody Amber Floral from €54.90

    Shares 4 accords, including woody.

  • Marc Jacobs Decadence Floral Amber Woody Eau de Parfum · 2015

    Shares 4 accords, including floral.

  • Swiss Arabian Pretty Oud Woody Amber Floral from €99.22

    Shares 4 accords, including woody — from the same house.

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