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04/27/2024
Elysium
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Elysium
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Lail Maleki and Oud Lail Maleki are two Lattafa perfumes that have always attracted my attention every time they appeared on online sites, with that beautiful Arabian horse imprinted both on the box and the bottle, but in the end, I always gave up and opted to buy other perfumes from the same brand. And perhaps I was always wrong because in my last purchase, I also added this, and it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I’ll tell you that I’m not sure I can perceive exactly the olfactory notes reported here or on other sites, and that I haven’t found any information on the official website since it has been discontinued in the meantime and only the original perfume is present. But I will try to describe my sensations, the notes and the chords that I perceive on my skin.
Oud Lail Maleki, which comes in a transparent bottle with brownish amber juice, is an intense oriental perfume with floral and woody notes, with a heavy slant towards Arabic fragrance. Its name in Arabic should translate as Royal Night, and it opens with a blast of camphoraceous and leathery accords, right in your face, and oud, so dominating from the very beginning. For the sake of clarity, it is not an unpleasant out, not barny, not fecal, not tarry, not skanky, but just a tad medicinal. Behind this dense and deep aroma, there is the presence of a note reminiscent of forest honey or honeydew, the slightly dark wild one, with all those bittersweet nuances typical of that variety of honey. Incidentally, forest honeydew, unlike other classic kinds of honey, is not produced starting from the nectar of flowers but rather from the bees’ collection of the sugary secretions present on different plant species in wild forest environments. The initial phase is therefore very leathery, woody, and medicinal, almost camphorous, which could make hasty and impatient people immediately throw in the towel.
Once the initial impact fades, the perfume evolves into a beautiful scent that keeps getting better and better, transitioning into a sweeter, fruitier, and more floral phase. I smell aqueous accords, those characteristics of freesia, but not marine accords of ambergris or calone, together with something dense, a gelatinous and dried fruit, that smell released by ripe fruit dried in the sun, like California plums. It’s a little caramelized without taking on the toffee or praline tones. Meanwhile, that balmy and medicinal undertone remains, which now joins a bouquet mainly composed of jasmine, lily of the valley, and gardenia, which emerge dense, carnal, and hypnotic. The iris is strongly tamed. It gives just a powdery veil, but it is not dominant and does not present its buttery lipstick side. The honeyed accord persists, perhaps thanks to flowers such as ylang-ylang, and in this phase, the perfume could have momentum towards fragrances associated with the feminine gender, while maintaining its virile and dark side.
The accords of the middle phase last a few hours before the perfume takes a new direction, this time rich in woods and vanilla notes. The base consists of several elements, but the ones that I get most are the creamy sandalwood and sweet vanilla, with just a hint of leather and musk. The last stage is warm, less scary and less powerful than the initial blast. The overall trail is sugary, but not cloying, rather caramelized but not burnt.
Finally, I found Oud Lail Maleki an irresistible oriental perfume that is lavish with its appeal and very suitable for late afternoon, evening, and night events or festive occasions. Definitely a perfume to wear during the colder months of autumn and winter, and perhaps even early spring. I would exclude the summer months, the presence of accords that are too dense and sweet because of the high temperature. High performance, both in projection and in persistence on the skin. It is obvious that it is not a perfume designed for the masses, but I recommend it to those who love the Arabic genre, a perfume that leaves its mark, stands out, is affordable, and underrated.
I'm basing my opinions on a bottle I've owned since April 2024.
-Elysium
Oud Lail Maleki, which comes in a transparent bottle with brownish amber juice, is an intense oriental perfume with floral and woody notes, with a heavy slant towards Arabic fragrance. Its name in Arabic should translate as Royal Night, and it opens with a blast of camphoraceous and leathery accords, right in your face, and oud, so dominating from the very beginning. For the sake of clarity, it is not an unpleasant out, not barny, not fecal, not tarry, not skanky, but just a tad medicinal. Behind this dense and deep aroma, there is the presence of a note reminiscent of forest honey or honeydew, the slightly dark wild one, with all those bittersweet nuances typical of that variety of honey. Incidentally, forest honeydew, unlike other classic kinds of honey, is not produced starting from the nectar of flowers but rather from the bees’ collection of the sugary secretions present on different plant species in wild forest environments. The initial phase is therefore very leathery, woody, and medicinal, almost camphorous, which could make hasty and impatient people immediately throw in the towel.
Once the initial impact fades, the perfume evolves into a beautiful scent that keeps getting better and better, transitioning into a sweeter, fruitier, and more floral phase. I smell aqueous accords, those characteristics of freesia, but not marine accords of ambergris or calone, together with something dense, a gelatinous and dried fruit, that smell released by ripe fruit dried in the sun, like California plums. It’s a little caramelized without taking on the toffee or praline tones. Meanwhile, that balmy and medicinal undertone remains, which now joins a bouquet mainly composed of jasmine, lily of the valley, and gardenia, which emerge dense, carnal, and hypnotic. The iris is strongly tamed. It gives just a powdery veil, but it is not dominant and does not present its buttery lipstick side. The honeyed accord persists, perhaps thanks to flowers such as ylang-ylang, and in this phase, the perfume could have momentum towards fragrances associated with the feminine gender, while maintaining its virile and dark side.
The accords of the middle phase last a few hours before the perfume takes a new direction, this time rich in woods and vanilla notes. The base consists of several elements, but the ones that I get most are the creamy sandalwood and sweet vanilla, with just a hint of leather and musk. The last stage is warm, less scary and less powerful than the initial blast. The overall trail is sugary, but not cloying, rather caramelized but not burnt.
Finally, I found Oud Lail Maleki an irresistible oriental perfume that is lavish with its appeal and very suitable for late afternoon, evening, and night events or festive occasions. Definitely a perfume to wear during the colder months of autumn and winter, and perhaps even early spring. I would exclude the summer months, the presence of accords that are too dense and sweet because of the high temperature. High performance, both in projection and in persistence on the skin. It is obvious that it is not a perfume designed for the masses, but I recommend it to those who love the Arabic genre, a perfume that leaves its mark, stands out, is affordable, and underrated.
I'm basing my opinions on a bottle I've owned since April 2024.
-Elysium
