Hajar Junaid Perfumes

Right off the bat - this is a completely fascinating perfume and I think it's great. No aspect of the scent, including the hunt, the order, the delivery, the payment, the catch, the unboxing, the spraying, and the wearing has been boring so far.

In search of a citrus-fruity oud, I stumbled upon this gem. After checking it out on Fragrantica, I looked it up on Parfumo: The description of mini-golf below is accurate and sparked my hunting instinct. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a dealer in Europe. Well, I ordered it on eBay from a dealer in Kuwait with good ratings. Two hours after the order confirmation, I receive the shipping confirmation - truly express, I think - from the somewhat Japanese-sounding dealer with the note: "You are a wonderful customer!" Oh-oh! Three days later, on my way home, I get a call from an unknown number: "Hello? Michaeeel!? We're bringing your package in 10 minutes - it costs 57 euros and 11 cents!" What? "Yes, package from Kuwait!" ... Oh, that was quick?... and ... man, they really charge at customs! ... and to the supplier: I still have to stop by the bank.... "Yaaaah, no problem, we wait!" I arrive at my driveway and before I can get annoyed about the shabby delivery van in front of me, a couple is bustling around the car, rummaging between another delivery - gray-brown rags and an old toolbox? - pulling out a package, from the glove compartment the customs invoice, and from the spare tire a bag with change - sic! Well, that was something!

Inside the house, I unwrap the perfume box from about 10 meters of plastic wrap - and open it. A heavy, oriental engraved metal lid sits atop the glass bottle. I had one like that on my powder horn when I used to capture Portuguese in the Strait of Zanzibar! The beautiful painting from the photo turns out to be blue, molded plastic and a kind of breastplate made of dark green plastic beads encased in plastic, as well as three large, flattened, hardened gummy bears with finely perforated holes. The spray nozzle comes as an aluminum injection molding, the pressure point must be overcome, and produces with an astonishingly resonant "clunk" a broadly sprayed, very fine aerosol that puts any direct-injection valve from BMW to shame. I give this Bahraini jet submarine every single rating from 1 to 10, making it 85.

The scent is.... a bright lemon with a slightly grape sugar-like undertone on animalistic oud with spice. Wow! Never smelled anything like it before! Cow stable? Absolutely! But hey - if you spray Far Eastern oud on your neck, you have only yourself to blame. Aim clearly below the neckline and under the clothing next time. Then the cow stable effect is like that of a kissed frog. The result is as mini-golf describes it (see below). The expert evaluation of this Arabic wonder orchestra on this page is as colorful as the bottle. The community's pie chart says: Place 1, woody: 24%. Place 2, oriental, creamy, citrus: each 12%, Place 3: animalistic, fresh, resinous, spicy, aquatic, floral, green: each 6%. Attention, you designer perfumers, you can get inspired here for the next flanker! Animalistic-fresh-creamy, hmmm, that would be something new! But now, let's be honest - who among you 17 gave this rating?
So, folks, this perfume is a certain risk. Something for pirates who want to smell good! It plays with the entire scent orchestra including farts and burps, but it's not too loud. Suitable for all occasions - really, but don't lower your gaze - and for all seasons, warmer is better though.

Hajar!
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