London-based niche line Gallivant has launched Tokyo, a new addition to their series of “urban exploration” fragrances….
Gallivant Amsterdam ~ fragrance review
London-based niche line Gallivant is back with two new fragrances, Amsterdam and Berlin, bringing its total of olfactory “urban explorations” to six. When I tried Gallivant’s initial four scents, Brooklyn was the one that really won me over. (I wore it frequently last summer.) Now I’m intrigued by Amsterdam, “a genre-defying floral, spicy, woody, ambery fragrance” developed by perfumer Giorgia Navarra. Amsterdam’s composition includes top notes of elemi, schinus molle CO2 extract, pepper and saffron; a heart of tulip and rose; and a base of cedar, musk, sandalwood and amber.
Although I’ve never been to Amsterdam, I enjoyed reading this description as I was wearing the fragrance: “Autumn going into winter. The freedom of cycling, past the former spice warehouses of the Warmoesstraat to a canalside apartment on Prinsengracht on the elegant south side of the city. . . .Flowers in the window. Cake and feeling indulged. Beautifully made wooden furniture. Dark hues on the walls.” Gallivant promises that Amsterdam offers an element of gezellig…
Gallivant Amsterdam & Berlin ~ new fragrances
London-based niche line Gallivant will launch Amsterdam and Berlin, two new “urban exploration” fragrances…
Gallivant London & Brooklyn ~ fragrance reviews
I recently had the chance to experience the new Gallivant fragrance line, and after admiring its packaging and display (city maps! 30 ml bottles! tiny paper airplanes instead of blotters!), I had to decide which of the four fragrances to try on my skin. Where to “gallivant” first? I chose the two cities that have personal meaning for me: London (which I’ve visited twice) and Brooklyn (where I work).
London was developed by perfumer Karine Chevallier and its notes include cucumber, violet leaves, rose, orris root, leather, sandalwood, patchouli and cedar. The Gallivant website outlines it in a sequence of sensory imagery: “East end boys and west end girls. Second-hand leather jackets. . . .Roses from Columbia Road. Georgian architecture. A hint of dustiness. An earthy lush wetness you can almost taste.”
Well, I’d have to try London just for that Pet Shop Boys reference, if for nothing else…
Gallivant ~ new niche line
Gallivant is a new London-based niche line founded by Nick Steward, and debuting with four “urban exploration” fragrances: Brooklyn, Istanbul, London and Tel Aviv…