Valaya Parfums de Marly 2023

I tend to belong to the faction that likes to overspray times. With light, floral fragrances, that's no problem. The one hour drive to work is enough to make the fragrance cloud disappear adequately and at the latest at work I am olfactory socially compatible.
I could not escape the new trend of clean-woman-softener-better-that-your-skin and so I tested some new releases and some forerunners of the trend. All common here is also the light, unobtrusive character, true Understatementdüfte!
So I suspected also with Valaya. Fortunately, I tested the fragrance on a weekend. 3 sprays loosely fluffy distributed around the neck and the misery began. This pungent fragrance cloud stuck the whole day and another day in addition to me as it can otherwise only coarse oud criminal scents. Worse still, the whole fragrance is a synthetic mixture high 10! From the whole white peaches and what there is still so everything beautiful in the fragrance pyramid read, no trace. The fragrance was exhausting, headache-inducing, just way too much.

So now I had burned my fingers to Valaya. The bottling wandered far away in the corner. I had the nose full. Actually, I wanted to sell the filling, give away, just get rid of. After some time, the oats stung me and I wanted to sniff again. This time it was only a very small spray on the back of the hand. And what can I say? The scent was still very potent, but nowhere near as aggressive as before. The bad stinging was absent - rather, the scent unfolded in the direction of bright, radiant, fresh-clean. Fruity is not the fragrance, nor is it creamy or milky or fluffy. The scent is also not inviting, it keeps the smeller somewhat at a distance. If you get too close with your nose, it becomes pungent. The sillage, however, is bright, clear, radiant. Almost a little cold.

So I tested Valaya further with proper measure to caution and what can I say? Me convinces the fragrance in the meantime. If you break down this clean trend to the essentials, you actually arrive at Valaya. Fragrance components are hardly to smell out for me in the chemical mixture. The fragrance does what it is supposed to do, it leaves the wearer smelling brightly clean and fresh all day long. No more, no less. The scent seems a bit unapproachable, it is not inviting, not soft and not delicate. Perfectly suited if you want to put down a tidy, professional and focused appearance.
Fittingly, the bottle is a dream of milk white glass. Certainly one of the most beautiful bottles of this brand!

Conclusion
Enjoyed with caution a beautiful fragrance. In my opinion, he meets the zeitgeist exactly on the head. However, you have to be able to endure strongly synthetic fragrances if you want to test the fragrance. Valaya certainly does not belong to the fraction of soft-fluffy musky fragrances. Anyone looking for something like that will be disappointed here. The scent is clear, cold, clean. I can only say for my part that you should test the fragrance several times. I am glad that I have not been deterred by the first impression.

PS: I have corrected the rating upwards.