Kriska

By the editors · 2 min readThe first spray delivers a sunlit jumble of orchard fruits—plum and apricot most vivid—softened by orange blossom and a flicker of cardamom heat. Galbanum cuts through the sweetness with its green, resinous edge, preventing the opening from tipping into pure dessert. There's an exuberance here, the kind of abundance typical of mid-nineties fruity florals, but osmanthus lends an unexpected apricot-leather depth that keeps it from feeling one-dimensional.

As it settles, white flowers emerge in force: tuberose and gardenia at the center, jasmine and ylang-ylang radiating outward. The heart is lush without being cloying, held in check by the cool greenness that lingers from the top. The base eventually wraps everything in tonka, vanilla, and sandalwood—warm, slightly powdery, familiar.

Kriska feels like a snapshot of its era: generous, unashamedly feminine, built for presence rather than subtlety. It suits someone who enjoys full-bodied florals and doesn't mind announcing their arrival.