Inspired by the iconic cocktail Piña Colada, Kajal Kolada pays homage to escape and blissful pleasure. Kolada starts as it means to go on with a skyscraper pineapple, given an assertive twist by a metallic lily-of-the valley accord. The uneasy alliance of tropical fruit with this mineral floral is fleshed out with creamy coconut milk and amber. A provocative perfume.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close, animated company in warm air, when the room already feels a little festive and the fragrance can play off skin rather than disappear into it. It projects a bright, tropical confidence with a cool mineral twist, giving the wearer a polished but playful presence.
How to wear
Best in spring and summer, especially in heat where the pineapple and coconut feel most vivid. As an extrait, a light hand is enough: one to three sprays will give strong presence and a creamy, lingering trail. On skin it stays lush and smooth; in the air it reads fresher and more sparkling.
Who it’s for
For lovers of tropical gourmands with a cleaner, more modern edge: people who enjoy pineapple, coconut and amber but want them sharpened by a floral-mineral contrast. It suits those drawn to expressive, high-impact fragrances that still feel polished rather than syrupy.
Release year
2025
The nose
Toni Cabal is a Barcelona-based master perfumer and chemical engineer with more than three decades of experience. Known for a technically precise style that still feels generous and wearable, he has worked across international fragrance development and founded his own company, FRAGRANCE SCIENCE, after years in the industry. For Kolada, Cabal takes the familiar Piña Colada idea and sharpens it into something more modern and textural: bright fruit, a mineral floral edge, and a creamy ambered drydown. His work here shows the balance he is known for — structure, clarity, and a polished sense of diffusion.
Collaborators
Moe Khalaf, Kajal co-founder, helped shape the fragrance’s visual and creative presentation, including the geometric bottle and cap design inspired by a Dubai digital-art experience. His role frames the scent as part of Kajal’s broader artistic world rather than a standalone formula.
Kajal’s story
Kajal builds its identity around the meeting of Indian kajal, a symbol of beauty and mystique, and Arabic khajal, suggesting humility and respect. The house favors fragrances with cultural layering, geometric design, and a sense of gratitude and abundance, translating those ideas into modern luxury with a distinctly cosmopolitan outlook.
Kolada’s concept
Kolada was conceived as a refined tribute to the Piña Colada, turning the cocktail’s easy pleasure into a more sculpted perfume narrative. The composition imagines white sands, turquoise water and tropical escape, but tempers the sweetness with a metallic lily-of-the-valley accord, giving the fruit-and-coconut theme a cooler, more provocative edge.
Extra info
Kolada is Kajal’s homage to the Piña Colada, but the composition is deliberately less literal and more architectural. The bottle follows the house’s geometric design language, and the fragrance was launched as a new chapter in Kajal’s story-driven approach to perfumery.
Inspired by the iconic cocktail Piña Colada, Kajal Kolada pays homage to escape and blissful pleasure. Kolada starts as it means to go on with a skyscraper pineapple, given an assertive twist by a metallic lily-of-the valley accord. The uneasy alliance of tropical fruit with this mineral floral is fleshed out with creamy coconut milk and amber. A provocative perfume.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close, animated company in warm air, when the room already feels a little festive and the fragrance can play off skin rather than disappear into it. It projects a bright, tropical confidence with a cool mineral twist, giving the wearer a polished but playful presence.
How to wear
Best in spring and summer, especially in heat where the pineapple and coconut feel most vivid. As an extrait, a light hand is enough: one to three sprays will give strong presence and a creamy, lingering trail. On skin it stays lush and smooth; in the air it reads fresher and more sparkling.
Who it’s for
For lovers of tropical gourmands with a cleaner, more modern edge: people who enjoy pineapple, coconut and amber but want them sharpened by a floral-mineral contrast. It suits those drawn to expressive, high-impact fragrances that still feel polished rather than syrupy.
Release year
2025
The nose
Toni Cabal is a Barcelona-based master perfumer and chemical engineer with more than three decades of experience. Known for a technically precise style that still feels generous and wearable, he has worked across international fragrance development and founded his own company, FRAGRANCE SCIENCE, after years in the industry. For Kolada, Cabal takes the familiar Piña Colada idea and sharpens it into something more modern and textural: bright fruit, a mineral floral edge, and a creamy ambered drydown. His work here shows the balance he is known for — structure, clarity, and a polished sense of diffusion.
Collaborators
Moe Khalaf, Kajal co-founder, helped shape the fragrance’s visual and creative presentation, including the geometric bottle and cap design inspired by a Dubai digital-art experience. His role frames the scent as part of Kajal’s broader artistic world rather than a standalone formula.
Kajal’s story
Kajal builds its identity around the meeting of Indian kajal, a symbol of beauty and mystique, and Arabic khajal, suggesting humility and respect. The house favors fragrances with cultural layering, geometric design, and a sense of gratitude and abundance, translating those ideas into modern luxury with a distinctly cosmopolitan outlook.
Kolada’s concept
Kolada was conceived as a refined tribute to the Piña Colada, turning the cocktail’s easy pleasure into a more sculpted perfume narrative. The composition imagines white sands, turquoise water and tropical escape, but tempers the sweetness with a metallic lily-of-the-valley accord, giving the fruit-and-coconut theme a cooler, more provocative edge.
Extra info
Kolada is Kajal’s homage to the Piña Colada, but the composition is deliberately less literal and more architectural. The bottle follows the house’s geometric design language, and the fragrance was launched as a new chapter in Kajal’s story-driven approach to perfumery.