Nida

I ordered my bottle directly from Gallivant along with a discovery set. It arrived in a few days, so beautifully wrapped, it was almost a shame to open it and the handwritten card was a lovely touch as well. I'm a sucker for a more unusual bottle & this one is exquisite with its flowers & birds and marbled lid. I adore the perfume; it is smooth and well blended and keeps surprising me; it starts out citrus & bright, then I got spice, then pine, lilac, then a fade to a light smokey tea finish. Delicious outside with a breeze so you really get the different notes. You really could wear this anywhere. Long lasting & totally original and I'd wear this all year round, day or night. Fabulous!

This reminded me of Une Nuit Magnetique when I first sprayed it... but that dry down is WOW! There is a patchouli note in the dry down that reminds me of Le Labo's Patchouli 24 and I love that one. This is amazing and like other reviewers said "Not Linear" It stays on clothes until at least the next day but of course less on skin.

It is a wonderful summer scent. It does make me think about being outdoors of either Neringa (where Nida is), or just even in the fields of Lithuania during the summertime.

Perfume dedicated to my favourite childhood place, so I am not bias. I enjoy this massively!

This really reminds me of Ungaro Desnuda. But fresher. And with an unexpected smokiness. The mandarin reads almost peachy and the incense note is quite smoky in the opening. Almost like bonfire smoke drifting in the breeze. I get a lot of the tea in the heart blending with a laundry clean lilac and a pollen like sunflower accord. The cedar is very strong in the base and that is what makes this very unisex IMO. The moss is gently done. The amber in the base is a dry non sweet amber. And this fragrance has a dusty quality throughout. Kind of like sand. I keep seeing sparkling beige sand beach dunes in my minds eye when smelling Nida. I do like this and will wear my samples but won't spring for a full bottle. It is a unique fragrance but I would have liked more focus on the florals. It is extremely unisex. It hovers a bit to much in ambiguity for me. Edit another memory that comes to my mind is clothes hanging outside to dry at my childhood farm. There is something of a faded memory about this perfume. Distant and barely accessible. Were you on the beach that day or walking in a field of newly mown hay? Or in a kitchen, steaming cup of spiced tea in hand looking at a vase of wildflowers on the table? This type of scent is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. A wisp of a memory. Again, a bit to vague for me but I can see the appeal for others. Another edit... This perfume has an oily texture. Be careful when applying to clothing.