Layali

**UPDATE** So its been about a year since i visited this scent. I Have the EDP version, so idk if it performs different than the oil . However I learned that less really is more with this one. Im using this as a night time scent and i layer it with white amber oil. That seems to level out the oud, that gave it the musty undertone. Typically I'm a girl of 8-10 sprays but this only needs 2-3 to really do the job. The EDP is highly concentrated so it projects just enough to smell it from a 2-3 foot radius but last like that 6+ hours. My 'walk by' air is soooo good !-08/12/2025 I would have to agree with @pixiemist on this scent. Layali smells vey beautiful in the bottle and in the opening, when you spray it on paper you can smell the florals and plum and citrus that smells light and clean and you don’t instantly smell the oud at all ...but the way that the amber and oud sits in this one is questionable. ideally i love this scent but as it warms up , the oud becomes noticeable in like a dirty animalic sort of way. I love oud but in contrast to the fruity florals this smells musty. It made me feel weird because it smells like i just put perfume over myself after leaving an intense gym session with no deodorant or shower.- 06/07/24

I just picked this beauty up at Marshall's for $16.99! I just love those rack store finds. I've had my eye on these Swiss Arabians for a few years now so I was surprised to see both Layali and Shaghaf Oud at Marshalls. Layali is just beautiful. From the bottle to the Juice. I love plum, black currant and ylang ylang and that is exactly what you get with this beauty. While wearing it, I found that it reminded me of Xerjoff Muse. Very, very similar, but not as complex. I smell absolutely NO OUD. Sillage is really enormous and the longevity is very good. I love it. I thought it was going to be an oil with a wand when I got it, but was surprised that it has an atomizer spray. Very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend it because it's a great gift for Mother's Day. Update: May 25, 2023 So my Layali has been macerating for a little over a month now, and freaking wow. It is a straight up dupe for Xerjoff Muse! I sprayed muse on one hand and layali on the other. Boom! They smell exactly alike I don't know why nobody is talking about this! What an absolute hidden gem!

I bought this oil a month ago. Initially, I didn’t like it so I left it alone. Recently I’ve been trying to find a spring/summer scent to wear and remembered I had this. I decided to give it another go. I smelled it and thought, “it didn’t smell like this when I got it.” I can only remember that the oil was not pleasant to smell at all. I definitely remember making a face too since it didn’t smell like any of the notes listed. Now it definitely is a fruity floral scent. It’s more citrusy to me which I personally like. It’s also somewhat of a clean scent to me as well. It’s very nice to put on after you get out the shower. If you don’t like this oil, maybe have it sit for a month (or longer) and give it a go another time. Because now I really, really like this oil!!!

I bought this to complete my collection of the similar oils. My hopes weren’t very high due to mixed reviews. Turns out I love it more than Layali Rouge and Yulali! This one is going to be very dependent on your chemistry! For me, it starts out light and clean with a little fruity floral mixture. As it develops in the skin, it gets much stronger on me but continues to smell very clean. I can’t detect the oud at all. Overall, it reminds me of fabric sheets but in a good way. It’s more mature than the rouge version but not in an elderly way. I put it on last night before bed and this morning my husband was sniffing all around me asking what scent that was. He says he rates it 8/10 and he’s a fragrance snob!

A personal favourite of mine from Swiss Arabian, like a floral fragrance for middle eastern women. Very strong, nothing subtle about it. Beautifully done and exquisite packaging. Decorative, elegant and my favourite of this line of perfume oils (the floral bottle ones) Smells like the colour of deep purple but in the sense of flowers and very intense. Feminine, strong and wearable. Am not sick of it. Expertly done. Swiss Arabian could do with making perfume sprays of the other oils. In this circumstance i think the EDP did better than the oils. Packaging is perfect. Longevity and silage is strong. Definitely more suited to MENASA women.

Please give this one a chance! You won’t regret it! Immediately smelling it out of the bottle I began to regret my purchase. On first whiff it smells astringent, like pinesol and very cologne-y. But once it warms and sits on the skin it mellows out to this clean but sensual musk. It’s a little sweet, fresh, and the amber + oud makes it mysterious. Some reviews said it smells like laundry detergent. I agree! Maybe I’m the only one who finds the smell of laundry detergent tauntingly edible, but that’s the same way I feel with this perfume oil - I just wanna eat it. But it’s not gourmand.

I bought the perfume oil and it is sooooo nice. I love the sophisticated, smooth profile of the jasmine, rose, and amber; it all blends together so beautifully. The scent is versatile and can be suitable for every season, day, night, formal, and casual use. I have found it is the perfect base for layering perfumes, especially more edible, gourmand fragrances. I really love how it warms them up and makes them a little bit more sophisticated. The bottle is truly beautiful, and a great value for the price.

in love with this fragrance :)) when i got it smelled like pine and i thought it smelled awful :( But over a few days of sitting it turned into a beautiful, fruity-floral fragrance :) on my skin, it gets sweet and floral It smells like a woody plum with jasmine and ylang-ylang and maybe a little bit of rose... It smells rich and thick, thats the only way to describe it Its my favourite fragrance, it projects well, longevity is AMAZING, I still smell it on my shirt and I wore it a month ago...

I bought this blind based on the scent notes of an unmarked gift of perfume oil I was given years ago by someone. It's rich with dark fruits and white to gold florals, with a nice backbone of amber. I especially love how the florals take center stage in the mid notes, and the oud and amber don't dominate but instead support. It's very fruity and floral with just enough oud to give it a nice sexy serious note to counter balance. Love the longevity and the silage.

Interesting smell composition. At first dab on the wrists; the smell was very plum and berry like ; Close to being soapy and almost ash like. As the sweet sharpness slows down the basenotes of agarwood and amber come in giving this a dark feminine aloofness. First dabs are confusing cause it brings early spring smells but as it progresses this makes a perfect staple for autumn. The middle notes of rose, Ylang-Ylang and jasmine help carry out the agarwood.

While Amaali is my favorite, this one is growing on me. I find it more wearable and enjoyable than Yulali. Honestly, the first thing I thought of when I put this on was, "This reminds me of walking into a Kirklands." Thankfully, that's a good association for me. Layali smooths out on me much like Amaali does. They both work with my body chemistry in a way that Yulali doesn't. I'm dead set on trying Layali Rouge now.

Listen. I bought this for the bottle. 100%. But it smells GORGEOUS! It's a cheerful summery floral, and I get a lot of plum, and orange blossom. It reminds me a little bit of a nostalgic Bath and Body works scent from the 90s, but it's more complex and sophisticated. I love the application of it as an oil from this beautiful bottle, that is lovely to pick up and use, and has a nice weight.

Sporty gourmand. Dark fruit, citrus and cumin. Perfect for tomboys, sports enthusiasts, goths, Arab frag lovers. Love using this as bath oil, comes out more citrus. Some people may not appreciate the cumin accord, heads up if you don’t like spicy smells. If you love full-flavored spices and fragrances you will love this. If you’re a basic individual, this may be too strong for you.

To be honest it smells like laundry detergent. And I love that it does. I really like that clean sent but I couldn't find one that was strong. I'm so glad I did a blind buy based on looks. I hope the other ones make it to my store. So I can get them. I love the design of the bottle. I don't have the oil one. But will give thar a try when I'm all out of this one.

I have the oil. I definitely pick up the currants and plum notes. This is a pretty, clean, and inoffensive scent. I rather enjoy it! I can see how it works with colder air. It’s like crisp frozen sugar-coated berry/plum, with the honey warmth of amber.

i like this a lot, it smells and looks like money but the powdery note might bother some people

Smells absolute divine. Love at first sniff

Layali has an inexplicable cardomom/coumarin note. It reminds me a little bit of Fabuloso cleaning product which I like lol. However, it dries down to a musty funeral scent. Glad I tried it at Tjmaxx and did not blind buy. Edit 9/10: turns out I DID blind buy this, along with all the other Layali flankers LOL, and turns out actually I DO LIKE IT, and the Tjmaxx bottle was in fact rancid! while I am not a plum and ylang-ylang enjoyer, somehow in this mix I enjoy them. The oud dirties up the ylang-ylang and greens up the banana accord, tickling my nose pleasantly. The rose dries up the plum quite nicely which is often too sweet to my nose (even tho I like sweet scents). It's my least favorite of the Layali flankers, my favorites from most to least are: Layali Rouge, Yulali, Amaali, Layali OG (this one). I will also note, out of all the Layali flankers this one has gotten me the most compliments. Worth noting that this is a review of the oil, I tried the EDP format in store and it doesn't even compare tbh, personally I would not bother with any of the Layali line unless it's the oil.

I was really excited to see this at TJ Maxx's earlier today and got it and another Swiss Arabian perfume oil. I prefer this one between the two, although it isn't my absolute favorite perfume ever. It's very clean, detergent smelling on first application, with very little fruitiness in my opinion. The amber and the oud make it smell similar to laundry detergent, if that makes sense, rather than a bar of soap. It's a little more complex than just straight laundry detergent, so I'm curious to see if it changes with air in the bottle, but it smells like a very musky, clean, powdery scent on my skin. It's what I wanted from BTSO Filthy Musk tbqh, it smells sexy in a skin way, rather than like JHAG NAP or Glossier You. Someone below said the oud gives it a dirty, animalic smell and I would agree fully, but it's in the way that Dior Poison or another civet scent is, imo. It's too polarizing to blind buy unless you like oud. I would call this a primarily night fragrance for me, I think it'd be a little too much during the day. Trail is intimate, but longevity is good.

An interesting scent. The oud note is the highlight of this fragrance. I think it’s highly uncommon in most women’s fragrances I’ve come across, and it’s my first time encountering it in a perfume. I can see how it’s a dividing scent for some, but as a woman who LOVES dark, musky, woody scents, I like the oud. Said notes usually blossom on my skin chemistry, and this perfume is no exception. If you prefer lighter scents, you are bound to dislike this. I find this to be very unique within my collection and I can’t help but admire it for that reason. The fruit notes are done well and are very deep and intense, not cloying and overtly sweet. The floral notes mix wonderfully with the fruit and there’s a little bit of spice and musk that mingle. It’s womanly, regal and makes me feel like an ancient queen or pharaoh whenever I apply it, usually at night as little treat before going to bed.