KAYALI
MARRAKESH IN A BOTTLE ORANGE BLOSSOM | 24

2024

PERFUMER
Alberto Morillas

BERGAMOT
ORANGE BLOSSOM
PINK PEPPER
TURKISH ROSE
NEROLI
CEDARWOOD

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).

In Marrakesh In A Bottle I get some earthy, green and woody facets; definitely get the cedarwood. I could even imagine some patchouli. But after a while, the orange blossom shines, almost solo. Not too fluffy and light, nor creamy. Not overly sweet at first, and while definitely getting sweeter in the drydown; manageable. An airy orange blossom that smells familiar, but nice. The most ‘beautiful’ fragrance from the set and well done, but a bit simplistic; I wouldn’t care much for wearing it on its own (you: ‘that’s why you have to layer them!’ – me: ‘no!’).