12 community ratings

Gusarskaya Ballada / Гусарская Баллада

Perfumer: Tatjana Naumova / Татьяна Наумова

UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

8.0/ 10

Community score
12 ratings

Ladanika Gusarskaya Ballada is a unisex scent that opens with prune, cherry tobacco, maple syrup and honey, leaning sweet and gourmand.

Compare

Skunky's take: Like a fruit basket, fun and colorful.

How does it perform?

From 11 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.2 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.7 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Prune

Cherry tobacco

Maple syrup Honey

Heart notesfirst few hours

Osmanthus Labdanum Rose Benzoin

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Ambergris Deer musk Virginia cedar Patchouli Vanilla

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fruity
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Creamy

What does Gusarskaya Ballada / Гусарская Баллада smell like?

The opening is a dense warmth of fruit and sugar from prune, cherry tobacco, maple syrup and honey. In the heart, osmanthus, labdanum, rose and benzoin settle that sweetness onto a resinous base. Ambergris, deer musk, Virginia cedar, patchouli and vanilla then pull it toward a woody, animalic, creamy finish, with smoky and spicy shades in the background.

Voters find the longevity strong and the sillage good, though the number of votes is small. With such a rich, oriental character, it is easier to wear in cool weather and in the evening. Parfums de Marly Carlisle and Parfums de Marly Oajan have a close profile.