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8.7 / 10 6 Ratings
A limited perfume by Arko Men for men, released in 2020. The scent is smoky-animal. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Smoky
Animal
Spicy
Leathery
Woody

Fragrance Notes

East Indian oudEast Indian oud CivetCivet HayHay LeatherLeather Ethiopian civetEthiopian civet Floral notesFloral notes TobaccoTobacco
Ratings
Scent
8.76 Ratings
Longevity
7.86 Ratings
Sillage
7.76 Ratings
Bottle
8.06 Ratings
Submitted by Chizza · last update on 03/30/2025.
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This fragrance was exclusively produced for Sealed Essence.

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SugandhSaar
SugandhSaar
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BARBARIAN EdP from @ahomworld x @sealed.essence
A fragrance which tells you the story of a king who - loves his family and kingdom; goes on the battlefield to expand his lands and comes back victorious, drenched in bl.0.0.d and sweat! The soul of that person, the essence of that human is what we get to live through the fragrance called BARBARIAN.

While the Naga Oudh and the Vintage Ethiopian Civet form the backbone of this perfume, the crisp smokey tobacco enhances its masculinity, while the florals in the opening provide a delicate touch.

In the beginning, one gets the intense spiced-up take from the civet alongside tobacco, which fades to pave the way for beautiful Jasmine Sambac dominating the hint of roses!

As it settles, a strong tobacco holding hands with leathery Nagaland Oudh tells you the tale of a braveheart warrior—it's bold, masculine, and unapologetic! The smokey feel of crisp tobacco with smooth leathery Nagaland Oudh is a joy for all those who aren't afraid to enjoy daring fragrances.

In the dry down, you get a gorgeous civet which is creamy, buttery, slightly spicy like that of cinnamon and mingles exquisitely with the Nagaland Oudh. As it grows, the combination turns into a berry sweet and a little tarty feel - which I feel elevates the experience of this perfume even more!

In the end, you get a little powdery sweet tone on your skin with a faint hayish accord. This perfume takes you on an olfactory experience which just can't be captured by a designer perfume!

As it ages further, this beauty’s beast - Vintage Ethiopian Civet and Nagaland Oudh - will make it more elegant, sophisticated, classy and magnificent.

Once again, the man behind this beauty - Zakir Sir - portrayed natural perfumery like never before! Truly an artist

A big thanks to the person who made me try this gorgeous fragrance. Also, allowing me to borrow - probably the only bottle of Barbarian EdP in India - and share my thoughts about it
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Floyd

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Floyd
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Dawn of the Walking Wild
They invaded our area like a frenzy. Perhaps I was infected too. My body odor has changed dramatically, as if I had been living among the cattle for weeks, in the warm mud between dried fruit pearls of the dark swamp under steaming bodies. My skin has mutated into sharp leather, covered with bristles made of hay fibers, on which wood chip mulch dries in the clay. What if it goes even further? My body increasingly ferments, turns into liqueur, and soon starts to sprout fleshy flowers, withered into tobacco leaves over time, and in a trance wanders into foreign villages, with eyes made of tar and red smoke.
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Zakir Laskar, better known as Zak from Dixit & Zak, is a driving force behind Ahom World, a Dubai-based label that produces limited attars and perfumes from the highest quality raw materials.
"Barbarian" combines an animalistic Nagaland oud with rough Ethiopian civet, opening with distinct barnyard notes typical of Indian ouds, which here are further underscored by slightly fecal, sharp civet aromas. One finds oneself knee-deep in the cattle barn before leathery notes become more pronounced, as the agarwood gradually reveals its soft, earthy bark fibers, with the civet driving the listed floral notes to sprout white, fleshy flowers beneath, dry-spicy hay fibers in slightly liqueur-like fermented earth, as well as dried fruit traces expanding the spectrum, rounded off by bright tobacco notes and smoky, birch tar-tanned leather in the drydown. It remains as archaic as it is delicate until the end, as the composition, with its rather moderate projection and the balanced choice of raw materials, does not come across as brutal but rather wild oriental, refined, and multifaceted.
Updated on 12/13/2024
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The barbarians
in their rugged leather suits seize
fermented-stable Oud
from India
brides throw them flowers
coming to rest on hay cushions
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