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A fleeting whisper of resinous birch.
[Company introduction]
Al Rehab is a perfume company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The brand was established in 1975. The focus and philosophy behind the brand lies in providing high quality perfumes using the best levels of expertise available; Taylor-made to meet specificities of customer tastes, preferences and demand. The Slogan of the Al Rehab perfume company from the outset has been, Quality at affordable prices for all.
[Name of the fragrance]
Oudy - Al-Rehab Eau De Natural Perfume Spray- 35 ml (1.15 fl. oz)
[Official note-breakdown]
Top notes: White Musk, Costus. Middle: Agarwood (Oud), Tobacco, Neroli. Base: Agarwood (Oud) and Broom.
[Performance]
Silage trail 30 minutes/hour. Longevity about 2 hours
[My take/review]
Greetings everyone, hope you're all doing well, I'm doing fantastic. (lol, just kidding) Okay so today we've got this lil beauty in front of us; Oudy by Al-Rehab. And I wanted to write a few words about it since I've had it in the collection for about a year at least. (juice level is about 3/4 of the way down). Been wearing it mainly in various religious settings (Mosque attendance, Arabic classes, Lectures on Islam etc) I really appreciate it and love it.
{The description} "Eau De Natural Perfume Spray" means that it based on natural perfume oil, with the exception of the Agar wood in this case I'm sure (alcohol added to make it into a spray version) in Arabic that's called "Itar/Attar" it's an essential oil derived from botanical or other natural sources. Most commonly these oils are extracted via hydro or steam distillation. (thanks wiki). There's supposed to be an attar (for those shunning the alcohol) version of this but haven't been able to source that one yet. By no means a performance monster however little ole Oudy, it's a subtle woody Oriental skin-scent this one, however in hotter climes this could really “go off” altogether differently idk.
In any case, this relatively speaking, short lived sensation, can be handy if you want to go for different fragrances throughout the day and you don't want them clashing. Sinds it's pretty much gone after a few hours except for perhaps the slightest hint of musky powderiness, you can just go over the top with something different to adapt to changes in scenery/occasion/time of day. But, if you're not done yet, this slim lil 35ml bottle lends itself to being conveniently transported in the side pocket of a Jellabiya or handbag or whatever the case may be for re-application later in the day.
The fragrance to me in the beginning has these very distinct resinous birchy and woody notes, as if you just walked into a carpenters workshop or you've been using a pencil sharper. But that's only after a creamy cloud of musk has moved over as the intro. Towards the mid, there's that smoky Oudh coming through then flowery Amber with an understated Tobacco note. It dries down to a close powdery musk. Parfumo has clove and Mir listed as the notes as well. I can relate to that with the resin and spiciness I'm getting right the way through pretty much but mainly in the middle somewhere. It's noted down as a Unisex fragrance but to me this exudes masculinity big time, could be just me idk.
Considering this experience will set you back around € 5,00 locally in my case; You really can't go wrong with this. It's a winner scent, it's that super high quality, classy, modest, woody, old world, oriental, classic vibe that we know and love about the Al-Rahab brand. “Sultan Al Oud” supposed to be great as well by this brand, getting that one next as well as more backups.
[Background]
Looking forward to trying and reviewing more from this brand and Middle Eastern perfume brands for men in general (primarily due to being of the Islamic faith myself as I mentioned earlier). I thoroughly enjoy the price category I'm working with now of both the Western and the Oriental ones. (The Louis Vuitton's, Roja Parfums and Tom Ford's etc of the fragrance world are going to have to wait for now, I'll get to those later lol).
The ones I've experienced over the years made by Al Rehab (and others brands like it) tend to have one thing in common and that is the traditional, conservative Oriental nature of their perfumes that really makes them stand out from the Western style perfumes. Largely due to the sales market being based in the middle east for the most part where end users are primarily a Islamic demographic, they are made to suit that specific taste and tradition etc. which I love as well.
In other words it is one of those typical Saudi-Arabian perfume brands with Al Rehab being one of the more "old world" conservatively oriental brands I've seen thus far compared to some of the others that are widely available for me here in the West where I'm currently situated.
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