Karma Tesori d'Oriente 2023

After reading about its resemblance to Replica's Beach Walk, I needed to try it out.
It is really not bad - sunny and cheerful. Contains all the notes of a fancy sunscreen, which I adore. There is not a single note that would bother me. Stays quite fresh and zesty, despite being coconut based.
It is however a cheapy and it looks it. The bottle purchased online arrived dented (so did other bottles from same brand) - made of aluminium, no surprise not robust.
The atomiser is quite terrible really - it's tiny and drips with each spray.
Due to its light weight and simplicity it is good enough in a beach bag for frequent respraying.
Reminds me of Lattafa's Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited and La African Drummer DNA - these are not that portable tho due to heavier glass bottles.
Karma seems a bit harsh on my somewhat usually resilient skin - I would not recommend if you are susceptible to contact dermatitis.

I'm not a pretentious one, okay? If it smells good, it smells good even if its a cheap one. I've hated some expensive fragrances, and loved some simple ones. This is very good for summer, I used to wear it a lot while on holidays in Portugal. A free spirited scent, very feminine but delicate. I got this scene printed in my mind, of visiting the Igreja de Sao Francisco during a sunny day. Made me feel like one of those main characters the hot priest falls in love with...

I don't find it bad at all... Not quite ripe pear, vanilla, tiare... Monoi and frangipani, I personally can't distinguish them anyway... I also perceive a bit of mandarin here. For me, this is not a sunscreen scent, more of a subtle summer companion. It slightly reminds me of Beach Walk (without that weird synthetic note), and I also think there’s a slight resemblance to Lyra * Alain Delon, of course just a fraction mixed with Zara's Blanche Ensoleille. I personally find the H/S of all the Tesoris I've tested so far to be the worst... but it doesn't bother me. I've had Trussardis, Diors, and LV's, which vanished in no time.

As always, I can't resist the fragrance shelves and with a glance, I skimmed over the new arrivals. I found the shower gels from the company to be decent so far, but I struggled with the scents. This was also the case with the new fragrance Karma.

As a teenager in the 70s, the orange color with the oriental pattern immediately caught my eye. Flower Power, flared pants, miniskirts, platform shoes, Abba, and George Baker Selection flashed through my mind in seconds. This fragrance had to be tested. I expected something with patchouli, the trendy scent of the time, but that was a swing and a miss.

The opening was extremely sharp and artificial, and I felt like I was back in those days. Memories of a Saturday in my neighborhood came flooding back. Uncle Jupp set up the bright red rubber boat and the orange steep-wall tent for the nudist vacation in St. Peter-Ording. His wife, Siggi, arrived with her hair all done up and a huge cloud of hairspray behind her, like concrete. Kids Daggi and Rolli had baked waffles but burned them. You could do that as a teenager. Then Grandma Änne showed up. Freshly permed curls tinted purple and smelling of hairspray and hair salon. Son-in-law Kurt rolled up with the bakery on wheels, and the smell of bread mixed in. Everyone examined Uncle Jupp's setup. Then his kids checked the air mattress and the swim rings. Now there was also the smell of plastic toys. Smoking was fashionable back then and not a half crime, and cigarette smoke wafted everywhere.

All this scent mixture is the fragrance Karma. The opening is artificial, then a full blast of flowers where frangipani, tiaré, and ylang-ylang fought over who would dominate the scent. Accordingly, there is a disharmony. Later, the remaining notes also fought, and again, there was no winner. To me, it was a stench. Sorry, but that's how I perceived the fragrance.

Longevity is quite long, and unfortunately, for sensitive people, it's a headache candidate. The bottle visually appealed to me, but unfortunately, the content did not. Luckily, I only tested it.