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11/27/2022
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A Smell From Abu Dhabi’s Streets
Undoubtedly, Arabian perfumes contain a distinct and exotic scent that makes them unique and recognizable. Furthermore, they offer the wearer an experience of rich luxury and the warmth of a heritage that spans millennia. Perfumes play a very important role in the daily life of Arabs. They are one of the first civilizations globally to adopt perfumes as part of their daily life. Indeed, the modern perfume industry owes a lot to ancient Arab perfumery. If you are around Abu Dhabi, and a local man or woman walks by, it's like you're walking in the wake of a new world. None of the Western scents is equal to the intensity of any Arabic scent. Let's see what the interpretation Rasasi gave to this scent is.
Oud Al Mubakhar shares the name with Mukhallat Oudh Al Mubakhar, as well as many notes, and the bottles are the same with a distinctly coloured cap, and in this one, it's gold, but the two perfumes are completely distinct and travel on two paths apart. If Mukhallat tells the story of a rusty and bloody rose, in Mubakhar, the rose is camphoraceous and dewy. Here the key accords are medicinal, spicy, powdery, floral, a little woodier and less musky, and slightly metallic.
The perfume reveals a little complex, sharp, maybe nasty, with a camphoraceous mineral slap, announcing an explosion of saffron and violet leaves. Because of the violet leaves, the smell is medicinal and dewy, with camphor undertones. And the prominent saffron shows its plastic edge, akin to a bandaid. The fragrance of sticking plasters or adhesive bandages like Band-Aids is pleasing to some people, but not everyone. I don't mind, and I can handle it just fine. The fresh medicinal scent of saffron feels clean in this chilly fall. After you spray it, let it settle with air instead of judging it by its opening.
Then comes the rose after the little medicinal impression, dominant in the middle stage. Not a thick, jammy rose, but something dewy and balmy with a masculine slant. Not sweet at all, but rather a silky yet dry rose. But it's not just a simple rose perfume; it also has a certain complexity. The pink Turkish Damask rose blends with herbal geranium to create a green, rosy accord sustained by an overdose of violet leaves. Now the scent is melancholy, a little soapy but not annoying. It smells comfy and clean. Indeed, the metallic vibe is nearly absent here.
Compared to Mukhallat, the oud note is slightly sharper, not suffocating but identifiable in the fray. In the base, I can hear the meaning of the word Mukallat, a beautiful blend of saffron rose and amber, so rosy, sweet and a little smoky, with an oriental bent without a stuffy, raw or animal oud, a kind of oud white and refined, a hint, a breath, just an illusion. Patchouli and musk are domesticated, only added here to prolong longevity. The same net instead the creaminess of sandalwood. The leftover is inviting and intimate, like a seductive caress.
The fragrance is loud as soon as I spray it but slowly settles down on the skin like a veil, which stays for a few hours. Depending on your skin chemistry, the fragrance might have a rosy slant or a spicier and animalic lean. As it quickly moves close to the skin, it is safe for office or other indoor places; however, more leaning toward evening and night events. I prefer this type of accord for the cold autumn and winter months. Plus, considering my compliments, it feels nicer in the surrounding air than it does while sniffing your wrists.
I base my review and opinion on a bottle I have owned since November 2022.
-Elysium
Oud Al Mubakhar shares the name with Mukhallat Oudh Al Mubakhar, as well as many notes, and the bottles are the same with a distinctly coloured cap, and in this one, it's gold, but the two perfumes are completely distinct and travel on two paths apart. If Mukhallat tells the story of a rusty and bloody rose, in Mubakhar, the rose is camphoraceous and dewy. Here the key accords are medicinal, spicy, powdery, floral, a little woodier and less musky, and slightly metallic.
The perfume reveals a little complex, sharp, maybe nasty, with a camphoraceous mineral slap, announcing an explosion of saffron and violet leaves. Because of the violet leaves, the smell is medicinal and dewy, with camphor undertones. And the prominent saffron shows its plastic edge, akin to a bandaid. The fragrance of sticking plasters or adhesive bandages like Band-Aids is pleasing to some people, but not everyone. I don't mind, and I can handle it just fine. The fresh medicinal scent of saffron feels clean in this chilly fall. After you spray it, let it settle with air instead of judging it by its opening.
Then comes the rose after the little medicinal impression, dominant in the middle stage. Not a thick, jammy rose, but something dewy and balmy with a masculine slant. Not sweet at all, but rather a silky yet dry rose. But it's not just a simple rose perfume; it also has a certain complexity. The pink Turkish Damask rose blends with herbal geranium to create a green, rosy accord sustained by an overdose of violet leaves. Now the scent is melancholy, a little soapy but not annoying. It smells comfy and clean. Indeed, the metallic vibe is nearly absent here.
Compared to Mukhallat, the oud note is slightly sharper, not suffocating but identifiable in the fray. In the base, I can hear the meaning of the word Mukallat, a beautiful blend of saffron rose and amber, so rosy, sweet and a little smoky, with an oriental bent without a stuffy, raw or animal oud, a kind of oud white and refined, a hint, a breath, just an illusion. Patchouli and musk are domesticated, only added here to prolong longevity. The same net instead the creaminess of sandalwood. The leftover is inviting and intimate, like a seductive caress.
The fragrance is loud as soon as I spray it but slowly settles down on the skin like a veil, which stays for a few hours. Depending on your skin chemistry, the fragrance might have a rosy slant or a spicier and animalic lean. As it quickly moves close to the skin, it is safe for office or other indoor places; however, more leaning toward evening and night events. I prefer this type of accord for the cold autumn and winter months. Plus, considering my compliments, it feels nicer in the surrounding air than it does while sniffing your wrists.
I base my review and opinion on a bottle I have owned since November 2022.
-Elysium
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