GALLIVANT
BROOKLYN

2017

PERFUMER
Giorgia Navarra

Orange
Lemon
Bergamot

Magnolia
orris

Benzoin
Musk
Amber
White Woods

Brooklyn is citrus based fragrance, so it’s perfect for the warmer weather. The opening is heavy on the lemon, but not a lifelike lemon, rather a hard candy lemon (there’s a sugary sweetness to it).

There’s tartness, which I believe can also come from the magnolia flower. During the wear it goes from a tart lemon to more of a warmer orange, while remaining fresh enough to be a Summer fragrance and luckily it doesn’t become overly sweet. After a while the musk becomes a huge player in the composition. The musk here adds a bit of depth to the fruitiness and the texture becomes powdery. Aside from that, the warmth from the amber and benzoin comes through and it creates a base that carries the orange scent for a reasonable amount of time. It’s not the best performer, but it gets the job done fine for a fresher scent. In the late drydown it turns into more of a powdery light woody fragrance, that’s pleasant as more of a skin scent.

Overall, I’m very impressed by Brooklyn. It’s a citrus that’s fresh enough for warm weather, but it has more character than most of its ‘competitors’. Not my favorite fresh Gallivant however, that honor goes to Bukhara.