Truly, one of a kind discovery set. Haven’t been able to go through all however monsoon madness is the perfect perfume for me.
It’s been a while since I’ve tried a sample set that I’ve completely fallen in love with. All of Anjali’s scents transport you to different scenes in your mind. Jaya is by far the stand out for me. I’ll definitely be getting a full bottle! Sea glass and Iconic Island are also full bottle contenders for me too. The packaging is also very elegant and comes with test trips and the individual perfume cards.
The most beautiful, realistic cup of chai tea! So comforting and cozy. Inside the clay cup, cardamom and ginger spiced black tea swirl around creamy milk with a warm biscuit in hand!
I’d been on the search for perfumes that represented the Indian scents like sandalwood and jasmine that I’d grown up with, and a reddit thread led me here. Even before I tried the perfumes, I was impressed by the contents of the box they came in. It was so personal and thoughtful, with a penned note and separate note cards for each scent with beautiful illustrations, as well as a description of the inspiration behind each scent.
Then came testing the scents, and Jaya was easily the victor (yes, pun intended). It reminded me of an Indian wedding with that sweet rose water floral smell in the air. Mantra and Monsoon Madness were my other favorites, both with distinct profiles. As any Indian knows, mangoes are a non negotiable inclusion when talking about flavors of the country, and Under the Mango Tree, with that raw mango top note was an excellent surprise.
Highly recommended!
This is one of my faves from Anjali. It’s fresh but has enough woodiness for cooler weather too. It’s such a well blended fun fragrance and I’m so happy to have it in mycollection!
A beautiful soft and fresh fragrance that leaves a most amazing subtle trail that makes people compliment and what are you wearing? Truly in love with this creation!
Interesting and beautiful fragrance. Very unique but in a wearable way.
I purchased a 10ml just to try it out, and I fell in love! I will definitely be getting a full bottle. It's such a beautiful, warm, rich chai! Highly recommend. The packaging and presentation was beautiful as well.
Ethereal scent. Sweet yet not totally gourmand. Something here is just magical.
(Also fantastic customer service! My bottle came leaking, no doubt bc of USPS & their handling, but Anjali immediately responded in the sweetest way and shipped a replacement out. Very kind and appreciated!).
I have not even tested anything yet. The beautiful smell coming from the box as I open it already won be over! The samples come in a cloth bag and there is a story card to accompany each scent and the test trips. This is such a beautiful presentation. The hard part will be figuring out what full bottle to wear! Im blown away!
Beautiful scents with clear purpose and execution. She shows her mastery of the materials. Truly evocative. I loved Monsoon Madness from my sample set.
This is the peach fragrance of my dreams. The combination of peach plus florals is well balanced and the powdery orris made me think of peach fuzz.
Loved all the perfumes in this, especially Jaya and Chai!! And I loved the little cards for each sample with the notes and artwork :)
The Anjali perfume samples came wrapped in a nice dust bag embossed with the company name on the front. The scents I received were Iconic Island-very beautiful rose fragrance that feels bottle worthy. Chai Chai Chai-a nice black tea and milk forward fragrance, the spices play gently in the back. This is a delicate fragrance. The third perfume I received is Classic Kaapi-which is meant to be a coffee fragrance. The first spritz is black coffee. Then the leather, suede, and frankincense take over, and unfortunately for me, it turned into an acrid plastic/rubber tire smell.
My favorite is Iconic Island.
I’ve been smelling a lot of chai scents lately, but this one actually made me want a cup of chai! The most elevated, realistic chai I’ve smelled. 10/10 in definitely getting the full size soon!
The contents of my coffee cup have long been consumed, yet I lift it to my nose and I can still smell what remains behind: perfectly roasted coffee beans, with the lightest touch of sugar to cut any bitterness. Was my family kitchen secretly a portal to a coffee stall on the streets in South India? I want to reach through the bottom of my cup and pour out into India on the other end. This is both a fragrance and a portal.
I sprayed a scent strip two days, and I am compelled to write about Chai Chai Chai from the end to the beginning. The sugar, tonka bean, and musk create the sweetest decline from the point of origin. An even sweeter coolness pulls you out of the lasting softness into an opening of a delicate speculoos cookie that was made for dunking into warming spices. The overall fragrance is sweet without being jejune or cloying, and its longevity is perfect for a favorite thick sweater to pull over your face and hair before taking a long walk in the autumn air.
Love both discovery sets I purchased. Now comes the difficult part -- deciding which one I want a full bottle of!
This fragrance is so lovely. Warm, woody and slightly spicy, with a light sweetness from the jasmine. Slightly animalic with a surprising lightness on skin. I'm in love!
Jaya is an absolutely exquisite fragrance! The beautiful spice of the cloves. The sweet, juiciness of the peach is so perfect you can almost taste it. The softness of rose, orris and violet. It’s just absolutely dreamy and I find myself wanting to put more and more and more on just so I never risk losing the aroma. I’m absolutely buying a backup bottle so I never have to be without this fragrance in my life!