# Valaya

**Brand:** Parfums de Marly · **Perfumer:** Quentin Bisch · **Year:** 2023
**Rating:** 3.0 / 5 (2 ratings) · **Popularity:** #391

## Notes
**Top:** Aldehydes, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Peach
**Heart:** Lily\-of\-the\-Valley, Mahonia, Nympheal™, Orange Blossom, Petalia, Vetiver
**Base:** Akigalawood, Ambroxan, Musk, Vanilla

## Top reviews
- ★4/5 — Spring, Summer — "I generally dislike aldehydes so I didn’t rush to sample this one. I do appreciate Quentin Bisch creations hence I decided to give it a try in the end. Valaya starts off citrusy then grows sweeter and settles into a soft musk, orange blossom is noticeable through the mid and the synthetic undertones are tastefully done.  The musk-bergamot in this is very similar to Fugazzi’s Angel Dust which I own…"
- ★2/5 — "I so wanted to love this, but apparently this does not gel well with my skin chemistry? While I see glowing reviews everywhere about a beautiful citrus / fruity / floral scent, for me this opens with a screechy almost minty note, with no florals or fruits in sight anywhere.

The dry down retains that minty scent, but it also morphs into something vey dry and chalky, with a bitter woody undertone.…"

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