Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Roja Parfums 2017
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Fruity Amore Eterno
KSA opens with a broadside: After a handful of dung (I lack the expertise for the origin), a decent load of fruit follows. I believe I can recognize raspberry and plum.
At this point, I allow myself a small note due to the frequently encountered outcries: If you can't stand cow or other stable scents, you're probably venturing into the wrong territory with oud fragrances, right?
In any case, the dung throw - from whatever animal it may be - is of tolerably short duration, and the strong fruit accord fades quite quickly.
After that, the scent settles into something for which I had to engage my olfactory memory (if it exists) for a while: For me, it's a kind of mix between Fruity Aoud and Un Amore Eterno, of which I especially love the latter. Perhaps after all these years, the master is losing a bit of originality - die-hard fans may forgive me the blasphemy.
After a few hours, this fruity-amore harmony gives way to a slightly spicy, unobtrusive chocolate-vanilla sweetness, which is still pleasantly detectable to me even after nine hours.
Now a rarity from the Gulf collection, KSA is so far my favorite from this line.
At this point, I allow myself a small note due to the frequently encountered outcries: If you can't stand cow or other stable scents, you're probably venturing into the wrong territory with oud fragrances, right?
In any case, the dung throw - from whatever animal it may be - is of tolerably short duration, and the strong fruit accord fades quite quickly.
After that, the scent settles into something for which I had to engage my olfactory memory (if it exists) for a while: For me, it's a kind of mix between Fruity Aoud and Un Amore Eterno, of which I especially love the latter. Perhaps after all these years, the master is losing a bit of originality - die-hard fans may forgive me the blasphemy.
After a few hours, this fruity-amore harmony gives way to a slightly spicy, unobtrusive chocolate-vanilla sweetness, which is still pleasantly detectable to me even after nine hours.
Now a rarity from the Gulf collection, KSA is so far my favorite from this line.
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