Gissah · 2024

Lost City

Gissah Lost City perfume bottle, a woody fragrance
Longevity Very long8-12 hours
Projection ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising Mixed
woody grounded

leather-bound book with honeyed sweetness and woodsmoke

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Snapshot

The full profile.

About This Perfume

Gissah Lost City comes across as leather-bound book with honeyed sweetness and woodsmoke. It opens with osmanthus and orris root, moves into leather and caramel and settles on guaiac wood, patchouli and vanilla. It reads unisex.

It works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2024.

Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for casual days.
  • Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
  • Skip if: you dislike caramel fragrances.

Around $49.

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Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Casual
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The Brand

Gissah

Gissah holds 112 perfumes on Scendira, and it has the widest price range in this collection group: $49 to $899, median $89.50, reflecting a catalogue that runs from accessible to true prestige. Woody is the top accord (61 of 112), well ahead of sweet and amber (36 each), with patchouli (35), musk (33), and bergamot (33) as the leading notes. The catalogue leans strongly unisex (90 of 112), with feminine (20) far ahead of masculine (4). By community mentions, Imperial Valley leads clearly at 109, more than four times its closest rival, La Luna (26), with Lamar (19) and Capri (17) following. Filter by note or vibe below, or ask Dira to match a specific Gissah perfume to what you actually want to smell like.

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Is Gissah Right for You?

Best for: shoppers who want upscale packaging and a woody-amber-patchouli profile with room to trade up, Gissah's range runs from $49 to $899, the widest spread on Scendira. Sample first if: you're eyeing the top of that range, at nearly $900 the priciest Gissah bottles are a serious investment worth researching first. Skip if: you want a strictly masculine-marketed perfume, only 4 of 112 are tagged masculine, this is a unisex-to-feminine house. Woody has more masculine-leaning options at lower prices.

Most-Discussed Gissah Perfumes on Scendira

By community mentions across Scendira's data, Imperial Valley leads by a wide margin with 109 mentions, more than four times La Luna (26). Lamar (19) and Capri (17) follow. Each has its own page here with real community sentiment and the honest downside.

Every Gissah perfume here is catalogued from real notes, accords, and independent community sentiment. No paid placements.

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FAQ

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It smells like leather-bound book with honeyed sweetness and woodsmoke. It opens with osmanthus and orris root, moves into leather and caramel and settles on guaiac wood, patchouli and vanilla.

Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.

It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days.

It reads unisex.

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