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Istanbul Gallivant 2017 Eau de Parfum

7.5 / 10 113 Ratings

A perfume by Gallivant for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is spicy-sweet. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Sweet

Oriental

Resinous

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cardamom

Bergamot

Red thyme

Heart Notes

Opoponax

Lavender absolute

Patchouli

Egyptian geranium

Base Notes

Tonka bean Amber

Amber

Musk

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumer

Karine Chevallier

Ratings

Scent

7.5113 Ratings

Longevity

7.887 Ratings

Sillage

7.389 Ratings

Bottle

7.187 Ratings

Value for money

6.927 Ratings

Submitted by M3000 · last update on 10/16/2025.

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What the fragrance is similar to

Ambre 114

Lillipur

L'Eau d'Ambre Extrême

Fumerie turque

Suma Oriental

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/22/2024

7.5Scent 5Sillage

parfumpixie
367 Reviews

parfumpixie

2

sweet, powdery, resinous

Opens with a medicinal lavender and sharply spiced geranium that gets toned down by a smooth cardamom and a powdery patchouli. There’s a dusty resinous quality to the scent that offsets the sharpness from the opening. The dry down is where it really shines with a softly sweet vanilla and powdery sandalwood and tonka combo. There’s remnants of that herbal tone coming from the geranium and patchouli, as well as a resinous warmth.

11/25/2018

5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Annarosa
93 Reviews

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Annarosa

2

A "don't need to have" fragrance

"Instambul" was one of the three candidates from the house of Gallivant (the other two were "Brooklyn" and "Amsterdam") that I considered (I had samples of all) whether I wanted to have them in my collection. In the end, none of the fragrances made the cut. Aside from the other objections, they all!!! have a distinctly weak longevity and a very! weak, skin-close sillage.

Now to "Insambul" - for me, it is a dry-dusty, somewhat resinous-ambery spice bomb reminiscent of "Lillipur" by Tiziana Terenzi (which, however, has great longevity and sillage!). And... Unfortunately, this fragrance develops a very unpleasant, bitter-stinky note on my skin over time, which I cannot tolerate. Therefore, it was definitively and permanently rejected as a purchase candidate by me.

P.S. "Lillipur" is also not exactly one of my favorites, as I find some unpleasant undertones in it as well, however, I find "Cardinal Rouge" by Herve Gambs to be very pleasant, which, although it strongly reminds me of "Lillipur," still feels much more enjoyable to me.
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09/06/2017

Havana
1 Review

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Havana

Helpful Review 8

Addiction Factor 10

The test strip I received hours ago is lying next to me. My entire bedroom is filled with this spicy, intoxicating scent! Again and again, I find myself drawn to this piece of paper, which makes me want to sniff again to understand what fascinates me about the fragrance. I simply cannot fathom it. If the scent were not already called Istanbul, I would have thought of an Indian or Turkish wedding celebration with a wood fire under a midsummer starry sky and with a whole lot of exotic spices and flowers: sultry-warm, harmonious, carefree, enchanting....