KAYALI
MALDIVES IN A BOTTLE YLANG COCO | 20

2024

PERFUMER
Gabriela Chelariu

ROSEMARY
WILD LEMON
STARFRUIT
BANANA BLOSSOM
YLANG-YLANG
COCONUT MILK

Part of the Vacay In A Bottle collection, initially released as miniatures in a set. Made available as 50ml full size individual releases in May 2025.

This is a first impression; having worn all 4 from the Vacay In A Bottle set for over 5 hours. My general thoughts are that it is a pretty interesting set. Not overly feminine or Summery I would say. I personally wouldn’t wear any of them in high heat, because as most Kayali, they’re sweet. Definitely different from what I was expecting though. They’re explicitly meant for layering, which I have zero interest in; you’ll have to try that yourself. Overall, on par with my experiences with Kayali (perhaps not as good as Vanilla 28 or Velvet Santal, at least on par with Lovefest Burning Cherry, Silk Santal, Deja Vu White Flowers or Musk and a lot better than Yum Pistachio Gelato, which was my least favorite so far).

This was the biggest surprise to me, especially for the first hour. I even re-sprayed to make sure that I had the right sample on. Maldives smells the most masculine of the set. A darker coconut, but less coconutty and less creamy than Maui In A Bottle at first. A subtle fruitiness, greenness and woodiness. I could definitely picture fig here; like a much lighter version of the moment where Goldfield & Banks Silky Woods Elixir goes from the green opening into its vanillic mid. After about 3 hours, I mostly got a woody vanilla sun tan here, but a better feeling quality than the sugary Maui. The nicest and most mature one from the set to me.