I have tested a thousand and one scents in the three years at Parfumo. And indeed many, many more.
Most of them have since been pushed aside and forgotten.
However, not Tulaytulah. This fragrance crept into my thoughts time and again over the months. It wouldn’t let me rest.
So I ordered another
sample of it to delve deeper into this
fascination I have for it.
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Delphine Thierry has created a truly special scent here.
Dedicated to the Andalusian city of Toledo, where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived peacefully together long ago. The city benefited from this harmonious coexistence of its inhabitants and became a flourishing center of art and culture. Nice and good.
But here’s the most important part: In this city on the Tajo, marzipan was invented! Well, at least that’s what the Spaniards claim.
And there are still traditional marzipan treats on every corner.
So far, so promising. No more hesitation. Let’s simply follow our noses into this wonderful city and immerse ourselves in the Thierry fragrance painting of Tulaytulah (Toledo in Arabic/Hebrew)!
Here, marzipan welcomes us. For me, it’s truly a nose-gasmic experience, this wonderful, sweet almond note at the beginning of the fragrance, which is then immediately mixed with something smoky. Somewhere in Toledo, there’s smoke. The wind sweeps over the green sparkling Tajo River and brings us a slightly rough-green, but also aquatic scent of
camphor/coumarin/wintergreen (?) into our noses. The cypress trees softly rustle in this tourmaline-shimmering, olfactory dark green. A clay-light brown background of tonka, vanilla, and especially a light leather nuance gently cradles us with a soft, earthy connection.
As perfume tourists, we practically pass through leather workshops, patisseries, and by the way, also a monastery where beer is brewed (which I just made up). A faint malt breeze in the air speaks of Andalusian barley juice. Meanwhile, we admire the tastefully reduced floral decorations on the café tables as we walk by.
Different aspects dominate this fragrance time and again. We let our nose and gaze wander in the colorful hustle and bustle of the city, sometimes into the (leather) shops, sometimes onto the river, then again onto the trees, the patisseries... The impressions that dominate the scent change constantly. Sometimes it presents itself as masculine, sometimes feminine. Sometimes fresh, sometimes warm and sweet, sometimes rough, sometimes soft, and finally ends in a quiet harmony.
Just like in the history of Toledo itself, very different elements ultimately unite in the perfume to create a vibrant, harmonious whole.
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The bottle is, of course, a dream. Its organic shape resembles a polished pebble. The turquoise color draws attention to the greener, fresher aspects of the fragrance. The golden pattern is inspired by the geometric ornaments of the Alhambra. The cap is a gilded wooden sphere.
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Tulaytulah is a fragrance that tells stories. As a storyteller and artist, Madja Bekkali also wishes to be understood. With the simple, yet comprehensible desire to "create beauty," and independent of the market, the lady from a Moroccan noble family, who had already been creatively active for various perfume houses for several years, founded her own brand in 2009.
I must say, the scents of the brand are not always easy. Some did not resonate with me.
Tulaytulah is also a fragrance with edges and corners, it doesn’t want to and doesn’t have to please everyone. Yet it is extremely captivating and above all:
absolutely unique.
Top Notes 
Cherry blossom
Cypress
Star anise
Heart Notes 
Bitter almond
Marzipan
Malt
Klimpzadur
Base Notes 
Leather
Tonka bean
Vanilla
Blond suede
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