Gallivant Perfumes - Tel Aviv

Winter has finally made itself known here on the East Coast in the U.S.  Today we had our first light snowfall.  Something about the grey skies and falling snow made me crave testing this fragrance today.  Gallivant’s Tel Aviv is a fruity floral and it seemed like it would fit the bill for brightening this first dark Winter’s day.

Tel Aviv opens fresh and sunny with notes of light and slightly sweet Clementine, bergamot, and blackcurrent bud.  The blackcurrant bud adds a tinge of greenness to the opening.  About thirty minutes into wear. I begin to get a rush of florals.  There is a medium intensity blooming jasmine and a soft rose that float over a bright freesia.  I get an intense ylang-ylang and a creamy sandalwood that create an almost narcotic and sensual drape blending seamlessly with the jasmine, rose, and freesia.  The juice seems to create the illusion of all the best of a sunny day.  Base notes begin to round Tel Aviv about an hour in.  A light musk hinting of vanilla creates almost a sense of intimacy while the warmth of the other notes shine through. 

Tel Aviv wears on me for roughly 9 hours with moderate projection.

Notes:  clementine, bergamot, blackcurrant bud, jasmine sambac absolute, comoros’ ylang ylang, rose oil, freesia, sandalwood, musks, deer’s tongue (liatrix) absolute, benzoin

*I’d like to thank Nir Guy of Perfumology (King of Prussia, PA) for the sample of Tel Aviv.

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