Black I Widian 2014

In the beautiful Schlossparfumerie in Stuttgart, you can't miss the lovely sales stand of AJ Arabia and its 5 fragrances... the sixth one is not part of their program. These fragrances cover the entire spectrum of scent directions, from Arabic to slightly exotic compositions (No. 3 with mint and coriander) to simply beautiful and easy-to-wear compositions (No. 1 and 4).
However, I was most captivated by number 1 and it hasn't let me go since. It is simply wonderfully beautiful! I really enjoy breaking down fragrances into their individual components and comparing them with other scents to get a sense of the general fragrance direction. Here, that is very, very difficult, and on the other hand, the overall result is too beautiful to analyze.
Black Collection 1 is the sum of all the beautiful things that come together in a perfume, making it a fantastic whole.
Wonderful soft cinnamon, more unsweetened than overloaded with Christmas or oriental notes, combined with one of my absolute favorite notes, cardamom, is a feast for the senses. Fruity but only subtly sweet, spicy-woody, not a needle forest... but rather warm and cozy! Still, it has an ethereal freshness in the background, slightly green... but somehow exotic. At the same time, the fragrance develops a beautiful creaminess after a short time without immediately making you think of a body lotion. A sandalwood that is in no way inferior to the Mysore sandalwood from Dries van Noten, but without Belgian waffle cream. Each note is so homogeneously integrated that you perceive the fragrance more as a dreamy scent carpet... with which you feel incredibly comfortable and perfectly scented. Yes, it also has a feminine side that speaks to me fully here, as the woody spiciness keeps the fragrance very well balanced.
The longevity is very good; after 8-9 hours, you can still perceive it. In the first 2-3 hours, the sillage is also strong, but it seems impossible to overdo it here!
Unfortunately, there is a small catch; 50ml costs 240€... that really makes me gulp. Recently, someone "kindly" commented under one of my statements about Puredistance M that price discussions are so exhausting, and she is right... price discussions are even exhausting... for the wallet;-)))!