I’ve expressed my love for Kayali in the past but as you know I’m not terribly impressed with some of their newer scents. There’s so much incredible marketing that goes into their releases but the actual fragrance isn’t as good as the marketing which results in a fair bit of heartbreak for me. Granted, I’m in the minority with my opinion as people really love the brand and enjoy what’s been released lately. I’ve personally been burned by the last few releases to a point Kayali is now off my blindbuy list. Recently, they introduced the Kayali Vacation in a Bottle Mini Perfume Set that includes four limited-edition 0.33 oz perfumes called Marrakesh in a Bottle, Capri in a Bottle, Maui in a Bottle, and Maldives in a Bottle. These are sold as a set for $100. I did get excited about this set but was a little disappointed that they were so small and available as LE fragrances. What if I adored them Kayali never released them again!??! I know that isn’t possibly in today’s beauty world as limited-edition truly has no value the way it once did but the though still the idea raced through my head they’d be gone for good one day.
Kayali’s smaller 0.33 oz bottles are normally $32 each so you were saving $28 by snagging this set! Yay for savings! I did have this little tickle in the back of my head thinking, “Oh I bet they do a larger bottle release later or perhaps next year!” and I was almost right….! These are back in a way but now as an individual purchase. Each scent is available in a 0.33 oz bottle as an individual purchase for $32. It’s such an odd cash grab in my opinion because so many people didn’t really want the entire set of four to begin with. I personally did want them all but some people just wanted Capri (It’s a lemon sugar scent so, of course the gourmand lovers were gagging for it!) or some people just wanted two out of the four scents because they didn’t like certain notes in the other scents. But, unfortunately, if you wanted them, it was either buy the set or not try them at all. To re-release each scent as an individual purchase does somewhat suck for the people who purchased the set. Not to mention you’d be spending more per bottle with individual purchases as all four is $128 versus the set at $100. Needless to say, I’m sure bigger bottles are coming! Be it this year or next year, I’m sure we’ll see them at some point. I just wish the cash grab wasn’t so obvious and so soon.
Personally, I didn’t really like any of them. They smelled a bit meh to me a lot of Kayali fans really went crazy for them. I just didn’t understand the hype having tried them all myself. Even Capri, the one I was most excited about, didn’t really smell all that great…! I wish beauty brands would respect our money a little more and stop doing dumb releases like this or at the very least wait a while before springing it on us so soon.
This is, of course, my opinion as Kayali is a beloved brand by many so my saltiness about their releases doesn’t account for much. But I do think those of us that do feel let down deserve a place to rant about it. Thoughts?
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