Kaya Parfums d'Elmar 2024

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8.9 / 10 326 Ratings

A new perfume by Parfums d'Elmar for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-fruity. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Sweet

Fruity

Gourmand

Creamy

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Apple

Strawberry

Raspberry

Calabrian bergamot

Heart Notes

White blossoms

Jasmine sambac

Base Notes

Vanilla

Ambrox Super

Tonka bean Rum

Rum

Amber

Indonesian patchouli

Woody notes

Ratings

Scent

8.9326 Ratings

Longevity

7.8303 Ratings

Sillage

7.5302 Ratings

Bottle

9.2308 Ratings

Value for money

6.7273 Ratings

Submitted by Katharinaelo, last update on 07/06/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

31 Tonka Bodykon

Divine Vanille

Spiritueuse Double Vanille

Private Garden

Angels' Share Eau de Parfum

Layton

Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/30/2025

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Ezroni
44 Reviews

Ezroni

2

Apple-raspberry waffle with vanilla candy

If you've ever had vanilla candy, specifically the creamy White Rabbit candy wrapped in rice paper, imagine melting that and glazing it over a waffle with apple and raspberry jam. There's a glass of rum on the side for later. That's Kaya in a nutshell.

It opens with a blast of melting vanilla with hints of strawberry, but apple and raspberry dominate the fruitiness. After fifteen minutes, the booze creeps in. Strangely, the overall performance seems to get stronger after thirty minutes.

This is mouth-watering. There are some florals that fit very nicely, too. Kaya is a feminine-leaning fragrance for the colder seasons, but today, just at the start of summer, it's cold enough to wear. I've only worn this around five times since I bought it last winter but I really need to use it more often. I've really forgotten how good this is.

Gorgeous bottle with good performance. Kaya seemingly strengthens itself over the course of the first hour, becomes a skin scent by the third hour and stays on the skin throughout the day.

02/26/2025

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Nico23
1 Review

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Nico23

Helpful Review 15

Kaya - The feel-good aura

The fragrance has been with me for about two months now and I have decided to give my first detailed review here due to its pleasant "feel-good aura". I would like to focus in particular on the aspects that were most important to me when reading other reviews.

Flacon:
The bottle is very high quality and solid.
The atomizer distributes the fragrance in a fine, even spray mist that I have never seen before from any other brand. The color gradient of the perfume also harmonizes perfectly with the fragrance - but more on that later.

Rating: 10 / 10
Fragrance progression:
Now to the centerpiece, the fragrance itself.
Fragrance progression? No, somehow not definable as a progression, as it behaves quite linearly in my eyes or rather in my nose ;).

One spray on the wrist and after the brief opening of fresh bergamot and apple, you notice a pleasant, flowery-fruity sweetness.
I can definitely smell the strawberry and raspberry here, which, paired with the vanilla and floral notes, evoke almost gourmet memories of fresh waffles with a fruity topping.

After around 30 minutes, soft and unobtrusive woody notes and amber are added, rounding off the fragrance perfectly.

The result?
A pleasant feel-good aura that unfolds its full effect, especially in cozy evening gatherings.

Rating: 10/10
Longevity and sillage:
Tested with five sprays

0-4 hours:
Full-bodied, but always in a pleasant way.
4-8 hours:
Well perceptible, but much more discreet.
>8 hours:
Only close to the skin.

Still room for improvement for me, but in the upper range due to the always pleasant aura.

Rating: 8/10
Compliments and statements:
Let's be honest - everyone wonders what effect a fragrance has on others.

My experience?
An above-average amount of positive feedback - whether in a cozy get-together with friends or at work.
The fact that my girlfriend was once praised for the fragrance, even though I was wearing it, underlines the impressive sillage at the beginning, but also the slightly feminine direction that some have already described.
Personally, this doesn't bother me in the slightest - on the contrary, I enjoy the fragrance from the first to the last second.

09/17/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Yuuki
28 Reviews

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Yuuki

Helpful Review 13

Directly in love

I was immediately drawn to this bottle when it was released and the name also had such a lovely effect on me.
Of course, I had to test it quickly, as well as the others from the brand that arrived at the same time.
Kaya, however, put a smile on my face immediately after spraying it.
Sooo beautiful.

The fragrance is somehow not 100% definable. Very linear, which is very good in this case, but so soft and really really well blended that I personally can't say exactly which fragrance category it is.
I myself perceive a lot of tonka and also a little almond, which is not listed. I only perceive the fruits in the start as a pleasant sweetness, but not exactly as apple, let alone raspberry. For me, they only support the whole. I only perceive minimal booze.
I find the beautiful Kaya to be feminine and soft, an evergreen.
The brand definitely stands for quality. The fragrances are really well-rounded and don't stick to the skin, they are super pleasant.

This adorable lady in the purple dress is a People Pleaser, in the best sense :)
The silk dress you want to eat.

04/23/2024

7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Dennis1104
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Dennis1104

Helpful Review 7

Beautiful and strong parallels to one of my favorites

Kaya has completely won me over.
I love this DNA, which admittedly seemed very familiar to me. I had to think for a moment until I came across my beloved Tonka Bodykon. Then I saw that this fragrance was classified as similar here and I can confirm that 100%.
So it wasn't difficult for me to like Kaya by Parfums d'Elmar.

Like the Tonka Bodykon, the Kaya has a wonderful sweetness. A sweetness that is never too strong, but at the same time never too weak.
A contemplative, seductive sweetness that is totally elegant and exudes a certain seriousness.

The fragrance also has this wonderfully creamy element and a great hint of rum. But the rum is never alcoholic. It simply gives the fragrance a great aroma or flair.

At the beginning, Kaya is also slightly fruity. However, I have to say that this characteristic was played out relatively discreetly in my opinion.
There is a hint of apple here and there, but after a few hours I can no longer detect it at all.

The super beautiful tonka bean, which is already recognizable during the course of the fragrance, becomes more and more intense towards the end. In addition, there is this amber-vanilla mix and the rum accord mentioned above, which was used and designed really well.

Admittedly, I can't recognize the floral accords listed in the heart note at all in my bottling.

For me, it is simply a wonderful gourmand in which all the notes have been wonderfully processed, so that everything seems coherent in itself.

In terms of price, this fragrance is of course intense, but I simply love this DNA. It just grabs me.
Nevertheless, the 31 Tonka Bodykon by Pierre Guillaume would actually be the better alternative, as it basically does the same thing and is also cheaper to buy.
It doesn't cost as much as the Kaya and also has a larger content.

In terms of points, I give it a 9.5.
The Tonka Bodykon got a 10 from me at the time and in comparison I find the Tonka a little rounder, especially towards the end.
But that's all a matter of taste and there are only nuances in between.

You can definitely try the Kaya. It just smells super good!

11/01/2024

5
Pricing 9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Cimi
320 Reviews

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Cimi

6

Happiness or not? I Kaya: cuddly, seductive fragrance, with well-known DNA

You have to hand it to Parfums D'Elmar: The flacons simply look amazing. Real masterpieces, but as we all know, it's the contents that count. Well, Kaya means happiness, but does this name match the contents? The announcement promises a lot; it is said to be a seductive whirlwind of sweet fruits, beguiling flowers and intoxicating notes.

Sounds very good, at least on paper. Let's get into it:

- The first spray was pure bliss. Yes, a lively fruity-fresh sweetness, tangy bergamot and juicy apple are noticeable, but extremely well blended. Then the surprise guest comes on stage, the sweet raspberry, lively, sweet and slightly fresh. A really great and intense opening. Yes, the fragrance evoked strong associations with Layton for me, not because they smell 1:1 the same, because the fruitiness and sweetness of Kaya is much higher, but somehow I got a similar vibe, very similar even, unfortunately.

- The duet of floral white flowers actually represents the transition to the drydown; yes, I'll keep it short here, because this supposedly floral phase actually only plays a role in the background as an extra, but gently carries the fragrance to the drydown. As the fragrance progresses, the tonka bean gives it a lovely warm sweetness, which together with the vanilla creates a truly sensual base. The patchouli is very marginal in the background, practically imperceptible to be honest; rum is a little more present here, but not in excess either. Everything is really well blended and nothing is really jarring; really nicely done, but somehow I have the feeling that the fragrance loses me a little in the drydown because it is somehow "too smooth" and the sillage then decreases noticeably.

- The longevity is quite good, definitely above average, the sillage is actually good at the beginning, but the fragrance becomes skin-deep pretty damn quickly, at least for me.

Looking at the ratings of 8.8, yes, I'll leave it uncommented. Of course there is a normal distribution somewhere with 118 reviews, but I feel the rating is a bit too high. I would give between 7.8 to a maximum of 8.1 for the fragrance. The Kaya is undoubtedly a beautiful fragrance, but for me personally it lacks a bit of creativity and independence. I just can't get away from the associations of Layton and a few other fragrances and these successful recipes have actually been beautifully adopted in this fragrance and redesigned a little, a little more fruity at the beginning, a little sweeter at the end, which is what the market wants today.

In this respect, definitely test it in advance, because if you expect an olfactory masterpiece like Nefs because of the 8.8 rating, you will probably be disappointed, but the DNA is so pleasant that you will be able to live with the disappointment :)

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