Lita

Lita is a delicious but still elegantly perfume-y fruity floral. An unexpected love in a saturated genre! I smell ripe and waxy litchi paired with a dusty, sharp, herbal lavender. It's a great combination, and manages to smell tropical and fresh without smelling like shampoo. I cannot outright smell jasmine, but I think it is contributing to the waxiness of the litchi. Like the other two PK perfumes I've tried, there is a very distinct "PK-ade" that gives it a musky-ambery basenote, that sometimes veers into unlit incense. I also occasionally smell hints of nectar and orchid.

LITA is another one of Paul Kiler’s creations, which was made on request. This time, the request came from his sister-in-law who lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. It has, in its composition, more than 150 elements, among them: amber, anise, benzoin, beeswax absolute, cassia, Civet, green tea, Immortelle, Heliotrope, jasmine auriculatum, jasmine grandiflorum (also called Spanish Jasmine or Royal jasmine), lavender, lychee, Magnolia, patchouli, osmanthus, tropical fruits, vanilla, ylang-ylang, yuzu, etc. Basically, it's a luscious lychee, with great presence of the graceful jasmine and a touch of lavender. Although it sounds simple, Paul Kiler considers it the most complex of his perfumes. On my skin, the output is more floral than fruity. The jasmine, which is quite strong from the start, rests over nuances of lychee and tropical fruits. Over time, other flowers arise, like the Immortelle, the cassia and the Heliotrope, but the fruity nuances begin to gain greater projection. However, as time goes by, the fragrance becomes more feminine than masculine, which I understand perfectly since it was made to be worn by a woman. About three hours after its application, the projection calms down, but the fruity nuances remain, now with a little more of the bitterness of the Yuzu. On my skin, I couldn't notice anything of the vanilla or the typical sensuality of ylang-ylang. Maybe, on female skin, the evolution is different and other nuances become more evident since it is a very rich composition. Unfortunately, is no longer available for sale, because it is too expensive to be produced and it didn't achieve the expected demand. So it was already discontinued, although it was created in 2012. I was lucky to be able to test it!