Gallivant

Istanbul

Oriental Spicy · 2015 · Karine Chevallier

CardamomRed PepperTurkish RoseIncensePatchouliSandalwoodVanilla

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity: Long
Reported sillage: Moderate
Typical occasion: Evening, social events, romantic occasions
Typical season: Autumn / Winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Cardamom and red pepper flush warm around Turkish rose, with incense and patchouli deepening a vanilla-tinged base. It is rich and spiced, a sensual take that glows with resinous warmth.

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How Istanbul smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Istanbul feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there, and reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthwarm, close0.70

Istanbul reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 79th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.51

Istanbul sits mid-range on projection. That is 57th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.42

Istanbul sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 69th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.72

Istanbul feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnesslightly sweet0.42

Istanbul carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 60th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

How Zenyra measures these five axes →