HUDA BEAUTY Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato Eau de Parfum

As another comment mentioned on here, I never found myself wanting to try the kayali perfumes due to the dubai millenial youtube makeup guru/ tiktok influencer aesthetic of the brand, but I had to give this one a go as a pistachio LOVER.
Needless to say i am now wanting to buy a full flanker; this is is perfect, nutty airy and sweet with hint of rum. The opening actually reminds me a of bal d'afrique a little due to the bergamot and florals. I literally do not understand the 'dissapointment' surrounding this perfume at all, it completely lives up to its name. How are you expecting a pistachio gelato to be a sickly sweet gourmand bomb? isnt it supposed to be cool, sweet and perfect for the summer? lmao

Olivier cresp would never lead us astray and this is another masterpiece from him, this time a fresh gourmand

definitely not as gourmand as i was expecting, but i’m really enjoying this! opens kind of clean/fresh from the bergamot but you also get the sweetness and nuttiness from the pistachio. the dry down is my favourite, i get more of the whipped cream and cotton candy than anything (also a powdery note too). i personally don’t smell anything artificial in this; it’s a soft and fluffy scent that i can honestly see myself wearing all year round

I want to start my review focusing on Kayali as a brand alone. I have tried every fragrance they offer, and the only two in my collection are vanilla 28 and vanilla royale. I learned after invite only to stop purchasing full bottles and focus on the travel to test. I found myself getting excited over the releases just to end up not really liking the fragrance for one reason or another, and then having to either return, or give away the perfume. I find that their fragrances tend to be an unrefined version of many other well known Fragrances.
I think Kayali is okay if you find those other fragrances to be more challenging. I, on the other hand think for the price I would prefer something stronger with better longevity.

Onto pistachio gelato 33. I ordered a travel size of this fragrance from Sephora. Although I am sort of always underwhelmed by Kayali fragrances, they definitely intrigue you with all of the marketing and talk that they generate. With so many opinions of this scent I definitely wanted to try it to see what everyone was talking about and SUPRISE it was just like all other Kayali Fragrances that I have experienced…nothing quite special. This is just okay. On me it doesn’t last which I’m quite used to by now and the scent profile is nothing spectacular. It’s a pretty fragrance.You do get a slight bit of pistachio, but overall it is a very fresh fragrance that does settle down and becomes a bit more creamy. I can understand the soapy comments because to me this is like a creamy bodywash sort of smell. I don’t hate it and I actually really enjoyed wearing it for the past few days but I would definitely not spend $100 for a full size bottle.
Is it bad, not by any means, but I can understand people are expecting something more, their fragrances are just so light and with all of the fragrance launches, I’ve smelled
much better.

She’s here!! And the verdict…. I like her, but it’s not a love.

Pistachio Gelato is NOT a photorealistic gourmand. She’s not sticky and sickly sweet at all. Instead, she’s a well balanced fresh gourmand, with floral/nutty/woody nuances. For those that were looking for something similar to Cheriosa 62, this isn’t it at all. She gets sweeter as she dries down, but that initial blast is quite floral I have to say.

The name definitely fits it because it has a light, creamy, pistachio vibe to it without being nauseating. I don’t have any pistachio in my collection, so this would be a nice, easy addition. I feel like most Kayali scents need to macerate as well before you can REALLY give a full review, but so far, I do enjoy it. I’m going to give it about a week before I decide to keep it or not because my collection is unnecessarily big right now so the last thing I need to do is add something that’s not a love.

To my nose, it does smell VERY similar to Soft / Pink Sugar but less citrusy and with a distinct woodiness/nuttiness to it. The longevity is pretty on par with the rest of Kayali (so NOT GREAT lol), but again, I think it needs time to macerate.

Edit: she’s a love now lol. It only took me a few tries to promote her!! Well done Kayali!

To me this is a very photorealistic pistachio gelato scent. High quality pistachio gelato. Not “sweetened over the top and a green that’s not found in nature” ice cream. It’s creamy, a bit bright, with that yummy nutty goodness. I quite enjoy this. The longevity is typical of most Kayali fragrances, 3-5 hours depending on whether you spray your skin or your clothes. Doesn’t project hugely, but gives you a cozy scent bubble. I think in summer heat it will probably project more. I overspray.

Decent release. Someone mentioned above that Kayali seems to be the fast fashion of fragrance houses, but I love that Mona follows trends (as I am enjoying all of them). Sugared Patchouli is amazing, imo. Not for the “average consumer”. I think these would layer fantastically.