10/27/2024

Ninamariah
247 Reviews

Ninamariah
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Attractive but not unique Rose Patchouli / Rose Vanilla
I think Mariya is the most generic perfume from Oman Luxury’s catalogue. It’s beautiful but you don’t find the same kind of uniqueness which other scents have. It’s a Rose Patchouli scent with a sweet rosy Vanilla dry down and I don’t even know how many I have tried and I own many. If I have to think some scents from the same genre I would say Moonlight Rose , Rose Omeyyade Eau de Parfum and Cairo . They are not the same but if you are planning to buy Rose-Patchouli- Vanilla I recommend you to try those other ones as well. Mariya is the most sophisticated one of those.
Mariya opens up as very fresh roses with a gentle spiciness and bright Patchouli. There is a green aromatic undertone from Geranium which otherwise has a rose like aroma. The scent is not so powdery as the scent with Taif Rose can be. After Patchouli starts slowly fade away and it stays in the background in the dry down even if it’s in the base notes. The scent evolves into pretty Rose Vanilla, not overly sweet and dense, it maintain it’s airy feeling and it’s utterly natural, pleasant and never suffocating. I don’t detect Caramel like sweetness and Coffee note is barely noticeable. If those two would be stronger here the whole blend would be more unique.
I’m surprised that this scent seems to be much more popular among men than women. It’s so beautiful, sensual, delicate and tender that at least it’s unisex but imo it’s leaning feminine. Maybe Omanluxury as a house is considered more masculine even if their scents are truly unisex. There is not even Oud in Mariya which might be the reason why Omanluxury is more popular among men. One reason is of course the fact that in Middle Eastern countries, men appreciate rose in fragrances significantly more than, for example, in Europe. I think roses are so gorgeous on men.
Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review.
Mariya opens up as very fresh roses with a gentle spiciness and bright Patchouli. There is a green aromatic undertone from Geranium which otherwise has a rose like aroma. The scent is not so powdery as the scent with Taif Rose can be. After Patchouli starts slowly fade away and it stays in the background in the dry down even if it’s in the base notes. The scent evolves into pretty Rose Vanilla, not overly sweet and dense, it maintain it’s airy feeling and it’s utterly natural, pleasant and never suffocating. I don’t detect Caramel like sweetness and Coffee note is barely noticeable. If those two would be stronger here the whole blend would be more unique.
I’m surprised that this scent seems to be much more popular among men than women. It’s so beautiful, sensual, delicate and tender that at least it’s unisex but imo it’s leaning feminine. Maybe Omanluxury as a house is considered more masculine even if their scents are truly unisex. There is not even Oud in Mariya which might be the reason why Omanluxury is more popular among men. One reason is of course the fact that in Middle Eastern countries, men appreciate rose in fragrances significantly more than, for example, in Europe. I think roses are so gorgeous on men.
Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review.