Floral notes
Musky notes
Oud
Taif rose10/03/2025
ClaireV
969 Reviews
ClaireV
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Sweet, white floral musk affair
Al Hajar Al'Aswad Royal is a big, bold floral built over an oriental base of sandalwood and musk. Florals-wise, I get a boatload of purple, almost fruity jasmine (not the indolic, night-flowering variety), neroli, bergamot, and also later, creamy, sweet orange blossoms. The initial sweet fruitiness of the florals is intense, but it teeters at the edge of syrupiness without ever falling in, and eventually the white musk dials it all back down to a pretty acceptable level of sweetness. There is a creamy woodiness that rises up from the base to further cushion the fruity floral accords, but it is very subtle and I cannot peg it definitively as sandalwood.
At one stage, the scent was radiating this sweet, subtle orange blossom and white musk duet that was both delicate and complex. It made me wonder why people spend so much money on By Killian's Love (Don't Be Shy), when there is something of this quality on the market. But then I remembered the price tag for this - around $800 per tola was the price I was quoted, although I also saw the price of $699 in an online catalog. Anyway, if you have cash to burn and like super girly, musky florals, give this a whirl.
At one stage, the scent was radiating this sweet, subtle orange blossom and white musk duet that was both delicate and complex. It made me wonder why people spend so much money on By Killian's Love (Don't Be Shy), when there is something of this quality on the market. But then I remembered the price tag for this - around $800 per tola was the price I was quoted, although I also saw the price of $699 in an online catalog. Anyway, if you have cash to burn and like super girly, musky florals, give this a whirl.
Carlossp
