Hudson Valley

I see there seems to be a notion that this is a feminine leaning fragrance. I can understand that but to me this is a perfect unisex fragrance. Hudson Valley for me is cleanliness. I don't agree with the notes on fragrantica and looking at Gissah's website we see the following: (which I also don't fully agree with i.e. grapes & bergamot) Top Notes: Black grapes, Bergamot, Rose Heart Notes: Guaiac wood, Jasmine, Patchouli Base Notes: Amber, Cedarwood, Musk For me, the florals bring this clean and calm element to this fragrance. Amber comes shortly after making things warm. The woodiness is what allows me to say that this is just as much for men. Florals and woods, perfectly contrasting each other. I

One of my all time favourite fragrances! Definitely not suitable for wearing on a flight or in a small space with others as the sillage and projection are a beast. Out of all my fragrances this always gets compliments. The scent bubble lasts all day and I still smell it on jackets plucked out of the wardrobe I wore weeks ago. It’s fresh, yet warm, it’s elegant and floral. Definitely walks the fine line of unisex but for me definitely more feminine leaning. Word of warning though there are lots of fakes out there of all the Gissah’s, so find a trusted retailer who guarantees authentic products, especially if buying outside the UAE . I use World of Perfumes https://worldofperfumesuk.com

This is a fresh, spicy, sweet fragrance with an incredible rose scent. As a man who loves rose fragrances, I find this to be the perfect unisex. I understand why people think it leans feminine, but the reactions I get wearing this fragrance are a small reason as to why I like it. Opening: Sweet spicy and almost juicy Middle: Strong rose and saffron combination Dry down: Ambery sweet and fresh Great for layering with Imperial or La Luna from this line, and for gents, mix this with YSL myself or Versace Eros (flame) and watch the magic

A friend from kuwait was very generous and sent this to me after I mentioned my interest in fragrances he was raving about it after checking some reviews online I was worried as a male it'd be to feminine but I can confidently say it's not it does lean a little more feminine but as a man I don't think you'd have any issue pulling this off so if that's what's stopping you from buying the fragrence don't let it other then that it's super seductive and on my first day wearing it to class (college) I got a compliment

This scent is the most amazing scent I own, and I have over 500 bottles. It never fails when I wear this out I get multiple compliments. It is very fresh out of the bottle, but then develops into something a little more complex. But it is so money and sophisticated. Hands down and within 24 hours of first spraying it on, it became my signature scent. Gorgeous, mysterious, soft yet loud and absolute beast mode without being offensive. I cannot say enough good things about this fragrance.

This was my Gissah first love. I have tried a few others like La Luna, Imperiale, Capri, etc but this one was the chosen one as to me this smelled the most feminine. This is feminine and beautiful, it’s loud but in an elegant way. Silage and performance are awesome. Really really good for the price, considering you get 200 ml. Don’t even start on the packaging, very luxurious and exquisite.

Just chiming in: rocking this as a guy in his 30ies, works wonderfully!

Luxury, mass appealing, good performance, compliment giver

I like this! It was a blind buy for me; my curiosity about this house was really eating at me so I gave in and took a chance on full bottle. My fears before Hudson Valley arrived were that it would be an ambroxan bomb (as so many fragrances seem to be these days), or that would be way too heavy on the saffron, or that it would another rendition of the pleasant-but-repetitive Arab rose type scents I’ve smelled before (e.g. Rose D’Arabie), or it would just be a rosy spin on BR 540. Well, surprise, it’s none of those things! The opening is warm and spicy, almost masculine for about 30 seconds. Then the rose emerges and just behind the rose, a whisper of sparkling fruits. The warmth and spiciness lingers but the rose is center stage, and the fruits are just present enough to keep things bright. This balance persists for quite some time, but eventually the spicy warmth takes over for the remainder. I find this phase to lean a bit more masculine, but it’s cozy and sensual. Hudson Valley is crowd pleasing without being ordinary, a very hard line to toe. It is perfectly unisex IMO — I see why some might feel it leans feminine, but the spiciness gives the experience a touch of masculinity. This fragrance definitely has a sensuality about it and would be a lovely date night scent. I would be drawn to this in autumn and winter the most, but I think it could be enjoyed at night in any season. It would be far too much in the sweltering daytime sun of the summers where I live. I have many rose perfumes in my collection and Hudson Valley doesn’t remind me of any of them. I will get a lot of wear out of this which is fortunate because the bottle is HUGE. I think if I’d had the opportunity to smell this before buying I still would have purchased it, which makes this a successful blind buy for me. I wish it was easier to get my hands on samples from this house, I’d love to try more.

I can pick out the blackcurrant in this, there’s a definite fruitiness to Hudson Valley. It’s extremely well blended and harmonious from initial spray onwards. It smells very “east meets west” leaning slightly more western, in my opinion. Hudson Valley smells to me like when you enter the fragrance area in a high end department store, a combination of many beautiful fragrances all at once. I do not, however, consider this perfume a powerhouse. I found the sillage and performance just ok, maybe average to above average. Very comparable to most run of the mill designer fragrances. The scent has an initial punch and for a short time I can smell it on myself as I walk if I spray before leaving the house, but it’s not long before this subsides dramatically. Another difficultly is it’s hard to review this fragrance fairly as a customer who paid reseller prices. I would purchase this, and likely other Gissah scents directly from a retail outlet in a heartbeat. I’m not enthusiastic to try more at UK reseller prices though. I think a crucial thing to remember about Gissah is that it’s actually a very low priced brand in its domestic market. £75ish for a 200ml bottle in the Middle East is far from a high end brand, if the house was based in the UAE rather than Kuwait I suspect the price would be even lower. It’s a large bottle at a cheap price point in a region that doesn’t shy away from having a strong fragrance - to me this makes it clear it’s designed as an everyday perfume you can overspray and top up continuously without really caring, as it wasn’t expensive. It’s lovely but didn’t blow my mind, for me personally I find it just slightly of a higher calibre than commercial Middle Eastern fragrance brands that sell for considerably less.

Heard the big buzz in Saudi Arabia about this brand, so asked a friend coming from there to bring me a bottle of Hudson Valley; which is their second best hitter after Imperial Valley. It is a newly established, fast rising Kuwaiti brand (not sure why Frangrantica listed it under Saudi Arabia!), they ARE NOT a clone brand, they have some amazing creations, each one is suppose to resemble a special story; that is where the brand's name came from. Gissah in Arabic means 'Story' or 'Tale'. Their perfumes has insane projection and longevity, comes in gigantic 200 ml bottles, which should last for ages with such crazy performance. Value for money wise, it is a great bargain Hudson Valley is a fruity floral ambery woody musky perfume (in that particular order according to my nose), it is fruity floral bom, Can't say it reminds me of anything i smelled before. It is very formal and commanding scent, big statement maker. This is not an everyday scent nor suitable for the office - too loud. It is balanced between middle eastern and french styles of perfumes leaning more on the oriental side. Too feminine for my taste, the bottle went straight to my wife's hands. A good introduction for me to this brand, looking forward to try Imperial Valley next.

Important distinction - Hudson Valley and Hudson Valley II are different. I’ve now tried both. Hudson Valley II - pale yellowish coloured liquid. Typically in the Valleys set. It’s not available direct from retailer in my country so I’m not sure if they do the large 200ml bottles in Hudson Valley II but resellers don’t seem to have this. I can pick out the blackcurrant in this. Fresh, fruity floral amber with a slight woodsy note. It smells like walking into Harrods or a similar high end department stores perfume section. I suspect it’s a fragrance that suits all weathers and times of day. Hudson Valley - deep apple juice coloured liquid. Smells like a darker, heavier version of HV II. I get more spice and wood and less floral/fruit. This version is much better suited to evenings and/or cooler weather for my personal taste. I prefer HV II personally but I’ll leave HV alone for a while and see how I feel about it in September/October time.

Very nicely composed, unfortunately it does not seem to last on my skin as long as other readers experience. I have other Gissah frangrances that do perform well on me, especially Imperial Valley (my personal favorite). This is a light, fresh floral with underpinnings of wood - at least on my skin. A “like” but unfortunately not “a love”. Might be my skin chemistry

Starts very clean smelling, like a fruity fabric softener. After a few hours it grows a little darker and resinous, but the fruity note from black current is prominent until the very end. The sillage and performance is good, though the scent itself is rather ordinary.

Not as warm spicy as I was expecting but the fruit and floral is prominent with amber running through. I enjoy this fragrance and I use it often as a layering scent.

not sure how to feel about this one, its definitely heavy in the nose a bit, one-2 sprays are enough.

Beautiful saffron floral with berries. Unique and easy to wear all year around.

DO NOT BUY IT IF YOU ARE A MAN UNLESS it's for your girl or whatever

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The opening is FAR from unisex, smells like a boquet of florals, like perfumes my gran would have worn back in the day. As it dries down it becomes a bit more unisex, but still leans feminine. I’m all up for unisex fragrances, but this isn’t the one.