{"product_id":"where-time-walks-backwards","title":"Where Time Walks Backwards","description":"\u003ch1 data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"320\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA Human Verse Perfume by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGAIA Parfums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1913\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1913\"\u003e“Some moments don’t fade. They simply learn how to return.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"7155\" data-end=\"7180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7159\" data-end=\"7180\"\u003eFragrance Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7182\" data-end=\"7376\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7182\" data-end=\"7195\"\u003ePerfumer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAli Raza Khatri\u003cbr data-start=\"7208\" data-end=\"7211\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7211\" data-end=\"7233\"\u003eCreative Director:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOvais Saleem\u003cbr data-start=\"7246\" data-end=\"7249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7249\" data-end=\"7264\"\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHuman Verse Collection\u003cbr data-start=\"7287\" data-end=\"7290\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7290\" data-end=\"7306\"\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNatural and Organic Composition\u003cbr data-start=\"7338\" data-end=\"7341\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7341\" data-end=\"7362\"\u003eOlfactory Family:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFougère\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"7572\" data-end=\"7639\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"7572\" data-end=\"7586\"\u003eTop Notes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLavender, Mandarin, Lemon, Grapefruit, Pineapple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"7641\" data-end=\"7700\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"7641\" data-end=\"7657\"\u003eHeart Notes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLily of the Valley, Cypriol, Patchouli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"7702\" data-end=\"7788\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"7702\" data-end=\"7717\"\u003eBase Notes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOakmoss Absolute, Coumarin, Amber, Himalayan Cedarwood, Sandalwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1647\"\u003eA fragrance that remembers what we forget\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eSome moments don’t disappear. They step aside. They wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"2031\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1738\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a perfume born from that idea, the strange, quiet way memory behaves when you least expect it. One minute you’re in the present. The next, you’re standing in a version of the past that feels oddly intact. The light is softer. The air is cleaner. Nothing urgent is asking for your attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2033\" data-end=\"2200\"\u003eThis fragrance doesn’t try to recreate a specific year or place. It recreates a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2113\" data-end=\"2122\"\u003efeeling\u003c\/em\u003e: that brief pause when time loosens its grip and lets you walk the other way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2202\" data-end=\"2500\"\u003eCreated by perfumer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2241\"\u003eAli Raza Khatri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunder the creative direction of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOvais Saleem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2343\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis part of GAIA Parfums’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2369\" data-end=\"2410\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHuman Verse Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a series devoted to human memory, emotion, imperfection, and the poetry of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2507\" data-end=\"2547\"\u003eWhy this name exists:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1738\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2631\"\u003eThe idea came from a simple question:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2587\" data-end=\"2631\"\u003eWhat if time wasn’t always moving forward?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003eIn GAIA’s imagined world, there’s a narrow hour, early morning, just before the day asserts itself, where time feels reversible. The house is quiet. The air carries traces of yesterday. You catch yourself remembering things you didn’t plan to remember: pressed shirts, open windows, clean skin, the scent of greenery after rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"3012\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"2991\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis set in that hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3258\"\u003eThe name isn’t dramatic on purpose. It doesn’t shout. It observes. It suggests a gentle defiance of chronology, a softness toward memory. Not longing. Not regret. Just a calm acknowledgment that some moments are too important to be left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3295\"\u003eThe scent, explained\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3297\" data-end=\"3489\"\u003eThis is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3318\"\u003efougère\u003c\/strong\u003e, but not the stiff, barbershop caricature some people expect. Think of it instead as a fougère that has lived a little, polished by memory, softened by warmth, made human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3529\"\u003eOpening: Clean, bright, and awake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3533\" data-end=\"3543\"\u003eLavender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3546\" data-end=\"3556\"\u003eMandarin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3566\"\u003eLemon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3581\"\u003eGrapefruit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3595\"\u003ePineapple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3597\" data-end=\"3838\"\u003eThe opening arrives like a deep breath taken near an open window. Lavender sets the structure, clean and reassuring, while mandarin, lemon, and grapefruit add brightness without sharpness. There’s a quiet sparkle here, fresh but not fleeting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3840\" data-end=\"3990\"\u003eA hint of pineapple slips in, not sweet in the usual sense, but luminous. It gives the opening a subtle modern lift, like sunlight bouncing off glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4024\"\u003eHeart: Where memory settles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4028\" data-end=\"4048\"\u003eLily of the Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4051\" data-end=\"4060\"\u003eCypriol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4074\"\u003ePatchouli\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4076\" data-end=\"4305\"\u003eAs the brightness eases, the fragrance turns inward. Lily of the Valley brings a gentle, almost translucent floral presence, soft, calm, never loud. Cypriol and patchouli anchor the composition, introducing earthiness and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4307\" data-end=\"4501\"\u003eThis is the turning point. The moment where the scent stops feeling like “now” and starts feeling like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"4410\" data-end=\"4416\"\u003ethen\u003c\/em\u003e. Clean skin. Old books. A quiet room with wooden furniture that has seen years pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"4503\" data-end=\"4531\"\u003eBase: Time, slowed down\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4535\" data-end=\"4553\"\u003eOakmoss Absolute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4556\" data-end=\"4566\"\u003eCoumarin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4569\" data-end=\"4576\"\u003eAmber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4579\" data-end=\"4600\"\u003eHimalayan Cedarwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4603\" data-end=\"4615\"\u003eSandalwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4681\"\u003eThe base is where\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4635\" data-end=\"4665\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearns its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4683\" data-end=\"4962\"\u003eOakmoss absolute gives the fougère its backbone, green, slightly bitter, deeply comforting. Coumarin adds warmth and a gentle sweetness that feels familiar without being sugary. Amber glows softly beneath it all, while Himalayan cedarwood and sandalwood create a long, calm trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4964\" data-end=\"5051\"\u003eHours later, what remains is intimate and steady. A scent that feels worn, not applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"5058\" data-end=\"5104\"\u003eNatural and organic, by intention, not trend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5106\" data-end=\"5250\"\u003eGAIA Parfums works with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5130\" data-end=\"5165\"\u003enatural and organic ingredients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecause they behave differently on the skin. They breathe. They evolve. They don’t rush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5485\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5255\" data-end=\"5285\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e, this matters. The citrus doesn’t collapse into sharpness. The woods don’t turn dry or dusty. The moss feels alive rather than flat. Each stage lingers just long enough, then makes room for the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5487\" data-end=\"5571\"\u003eIt’s a fragrance that rewards patience. And honestly, patience is part of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"5578\" data-end=\"5627\"\u003eThe Human Verse Collection, a shared language\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5629\" data-end=\"5858\"\u003eThis fragrance belongs to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gaiaparfums.com\/human-verse-collection\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5659\" data-end=\"5685\"\u003eHuman Verse Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, alongside creations like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gaiaparfums.com\/product\/tales-of-the-yesteryear\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5712\" data-end=\"5739\"\u003eTales of the Yesteryear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gaiaparfums.com\/product\/wabi-sabi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5744\" data-end=\"5757\"\u003eWabi Sabi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. While each scent tells its own story, they share a common grammar: emotion first, structure second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5862\" data-end=\"5922\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gaiaparfums.com\/product\/tales-of-the-yesteryear\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5862\" data-end=\"5889\"\u003eTales of the Yesteryear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleans into narrative and myth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5925\" data-end=\"5980\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gaiaparfums.com\/product\/wabi-sabi\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5925\" data-end=\"5938\"\u003eWabi Sabi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores imperfection and quiet beauty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5983\" data-end=\"6086\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"5983\" data-end=\"6013\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efocuses on memory, specifically, the moments that return without warning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6088\" data-end=\"6182\"\u003eTogether, they form a body of work that feels less like a catalogue and more like a bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"6189\" data-end=\"6217\"\u003eWho this fragrance is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6219\" data-end=\"6267\"\u003eThis scent doesn’t chase attention. It keeps it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6269\" data-end=\"6321\"\u003eYou’ll appreciate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6287\" data-end=\"6317\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eif:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"6325\" data-end=\"6394\"\u003eYou love fougères but want one that feels contemporary and personal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"6397\" data-end=\"6452\"\u003eYou associate scent with memory, not just performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"6455\" data-end=\"6527\"\u003eYou prefer fragrances that sit close, evolve slowly, and feel lived-in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"6530\" data-end=\"6587\"\u003eYou value craft, restraint, and storytelling over noise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6589\" data-end=\"6705\"\u003eIt wears beautifully across genders, seasons, and settings. Office-friendly, evening-appropriate, quietly confident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6707\" data-end=\"6782\"\u003eYou don’t wear it to announce yourself. You wear it because it feels right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"6789\" data-end=\"6838\"\u003eWhen to wear it (and when not to overthink it)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6840\" data-end=\"7019\"\u003eMorning wear is magical, especially in cooler months or transitional weather. But it also works later in the day, when the brightness has softened, and the woods have time to speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7021\" data-end=\"7133\"\u003eThat said, don’t overthink it. Some fragrances are meant to be scheduled. This one is meant to be\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"7119\" data-end=\"7132\"\u003ereached for\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7813\" data-end=\"7879\"\u003eSome perfumes chase the future.\u003cbr data-start=\"7844\" data-end=\"7847\"\u003eSome stay firmly in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7881\" data-end=\"7996\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"7881\" data-end=\"7911\"\u003eWhere Time Walks Backwards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edoes something else, it gives the past permission to breathe again, quietly, on skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"7998\" data-end=\"8130\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIf you’ve ever caught yourself missing a moment you didn’t know was important until it was gone, this might feel strangely familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gaiaparfums.com","offers":[{"title":"15ml","offer_id":47875881533658,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true},{"title":"50ml","offer_id":47875881566426,"sku":null,"price":7600.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/4273\/2250\/files\/WhereTimeWalksBackwards1.webp?v=1778877080","url":"https:\/\/gaiaparfums.com\/products\/where-time-walks-backwards","provider":"gaiaparfums.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}