Hajar Al Haramain

This moment in my life is certainly not a highlight. 18 months of pandemic and its consequences in almost all areas of life have thoroughly trampled my mental health, my heart, and my soul, and I currently find it damn hard to see anything other than the bleak and ugly sides of life and the world.
Therefore, I try to indulge in small pleasures for the sake of self-care that bring a little light and relief amidst all the doom and gloom.

Enter "Hajar"!

I didn’t expect much, as floral scents are really not my thing, and the fragrance pyramid clearly lists Ylang-Ylang and geranium as top notes.
But then! As soon as I applied it, I was enveloped in a comforting cloud of scent that suggested to my mind a clean, safe… simply a feeling of well-being. I seem to recall reading somewhere that geranium has mood-lifting effects. Here, it definitely does, at least for me. And I am grateful for this wonderful example of the enormous influence that scents can have on one’s well-being. A little ray of sunshine in the gloom.

Hajar is, on my skin and for my nose, a lush, warm oriental floral fragrance, where a rosy note clearly sets the tone without being overwhelming or old-fashioned. I personally only catch a hint of the woody notes. But that doesn’t matter at all, because I have absolutely no complaints about the scent as I perceive it. There’s nothing sharp, shrill, or heavy here.
The sillage is, as is usual with perfume oils, not very strong, although the scent is still clearly noticeable at arm's length. The longevity is good; a quick roll on the neck lasts for 5-6 hours. And last but not least, the price-performance ratio is absolutely unbeatable at just 8 (!) euros for 15 ml. Hajar smells significantly more luxurious and expensive than it is, and it deserves to be appropriately acknowledged here not only for its highly appreciated contributions to my well-being.
But even though I have received multiple compliments for the scent from others, I probably enjoy it the most myself. Occasionally, I even apply it to my wrists before going to sleep because the feeling of security triggered by the scent helps me fall asleep. I’ve probably just been lucky, and the right fragrance came to the right nose at the right moment. Not everyone will perceive it the same way. Given the very affordable price, however, one can certainly take a chance here and will be pleasantly surprised in case of doubt.