Bottle Design:
Pierre Dinand

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Ubar Amouage 1995

Version from 1995

9.1 / 10 6 Ratings

A perfume by Amouage for women, released in 1995. The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It was last marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Leathery

Floral

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Lily of the valley

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Damask rose Jasmine

Jasmine

Base Notes

Civet

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

9.16 Ratings

Longevity

9.06 Ratings

Sillage

9.06 Ratings

Bottle

7.016 Ratings

Submitted by Sniffer · last update on 12/30/2024.

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Ubar (2009)

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/30/2024

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Pauligan
3 Reviews

Pauligan

1

My search for the perfect Amouage has ended with this 1995 Ubar.

I am lucky enough to have purchased an old bottle of the slanty teardrop style from eBay and it was delivered today. Also, I feel like I want to sell all of my new boxes of Amouage and keep my eyes peeled for these old bottles because - WOW!!!!!!!

One spray and I'm luxuriating in the sillage and projection. Somebody on another website said "it smells like everything and nothing" - spot on.

10/10 in all the ways; new favorite Amouage perfume out of over 30 bottles. Edit: actually top two of all of my perfumes.

05/22/2023

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Duftpsyche
22 Reviews

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Duftpsyche

7

luxurious gift

A friend brought me this treasure from Oman in 2003. While I simultaneously knew that it would remain unattainable, I enjoyed this precious gem. It doesn't surprise me that this treasure was not kept available industrially. After all, perfume is ALSO a natural product, and unfortunately, we lack insight into the true decision-making reasons of the manufacturers.

Ubar has set my standard for oriental perfumes: spicy, floral, soft, incense-like and golden, luxurious and precious. Not listed in the fragrance pyramid, but I particularly liked the scent because of the Arabic incense, which is distinctly different from that used in European churches, spicier and sweeter (available in specialty shops for burning).

The scent of Ubar can be described as "completely-rounded," nothing is missing, no wish remains unfulfilled. Luxurious floral abundance, spice, and spirit. A radiant temple filled with blooming lilies and roses, blending their fragrance with Arabic incense lamps and spice aromas. Inevitably, a sensually tangible spirituality.
Spiritually and sensually at the same time, is that even possible? Yes, certainly! But please not as opposites or contradictions, rather in a complementary combination, it is true abundance that one can call "holy": respectful because influential and blessing on every level. Healing. Round. Whole. Complete.
Whether you believe it or not... while I write this, it feels as if I can smell Ubar, but it is probably the vivid memory. At some point, such a complete rich luxury scent will appear again, just don’t let your nose grow tired, dear friends. Until then, I rub Arabic incense between my fingers while I smell my roses, a ritual as a homage to the beloved "Ubar."

07/26/2020

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Haraella
35 Reviews

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Haraella

Helpful Review 9

Ubar...all good things come in threes!

I have them all...all three versions of Ubar...
The original from 1995, bought in 2001 personally in Oman at the Amouage factory in Muscat.
Back then, hardly anyone in the travel group had ever heard of “Amouage,” but we were all amazed by the treasures we got to see and smell there.
Dreams from 1001 Nights, bottles precious and noble, scents rich like the Orient. That was “Amouage.”
Last summer, my nose tricked me into thinking that my souvenir bottle was empty. There were still about 5 ml left, and after nearly 18 years, that should have been it. The sorrow was great, and thus the search began. The vintage version is nearly impossible to find.
So I had no choice but to buy the new version. The brand new one, with a magnetic cap.
Oh wow, what was that?
Initially similar to the original version, but in development, it was no longer comparable. The punch had become milder, everyday wearable, but by no means 1001 Nights anymore. A modern animalic oriental that you can also wear well in the office.
Why not!
Not entirely satisfied with that version, I stumbled upon the 2009 version. Not with a magnetic cap, but with a transparent plastic cover.
Well, that came closer to the vintage version. Longevity and sillage were phenomenal, the base a bit more vanilla-like, but otherwise quite acceptable. So, here too, an evening perfume for the grand appearances, from which you could still get something the next day.
And yet... the original version...
what can I say...naughty nose...about being empty! A small spray is enough, and there it is again...I’m floating on a carpet, and Sinbad is accompanying me...that is the Orient...that is “Amouage,” that is “Ubar”!
It's a shame that everything has to become modern...
5 ml...I hope they last forever!

PS: I returned the “new version” (it just wasn’t it) and managed to snag an old vintage bottle.
Sorry to everyone who only gets to know the new version. That is no longer “Ubar”!