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Limited Collection

Limited VII Widian 2015

8.2 / 10 22 Ratings

A popular limited perfume by Widian for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Resinous

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cashmere

Oud

Heart Notes

Cashmere

Oud

Cedar

Base Notes

White musk Amber

Amber

Perfumer

Jean-Claude Astier

Ratings

Scent

8.222 Ratings

Longevity

8.519 Ratings

Sillage

8.220 Ratings

Bottle

8.945 Ratings

Submitted by ExUser, last update on 10/15/2025.

Interesting Facts

600 pieces have been made.

The fragrance was part of the collection Limited Collection.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/19/2018

10Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Ergreifend
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Ergreifend

Very helpful Review 17

So, as if the devil of desire has drawn the curtains of our souls.

Dove darkness, which holds our two bodies firmly in its grip.
A light wind blows through the sand dunes.
I feel your cold breath.
You seem frantic - slightly excited.
Sweat beads shine on your forehead.
I can understand you quite well.
My heart beats in time with yours..
We appear completely breathless.

Burned out through the hot desert.
Stomped hand in hand.
The soles of our feet heated - on the hot sand.
Only when the night and cold broke in did we slowly recover.
Above us the clear sky - softly you can hear the wind whistling.
It is still sandy warm, although the darkness seems to swallow everything.
Our skin is completely soft. Creamy nuances weave through the dark desert landscape.
Flowing our dreams away, stretched by a delicate, spicy note that steams quite within us.
I reach for your silky hands, which give me the warmth I so desperately need.
Shivering, we press against each other - a strong, silky cloak falls over our shoulders.

This game of warm and cold keeps us running at full speed again and again.
The wind is right at our necks - the sandy essence is in every pore of our bodies.
It goes up and down. The wind rolls through the desert like a massive wave.
A hint of lifeless animal darts through the darkness. We thought we were mistaken.
But it keeps coming back, stronger each time. Until it loses itself in space and time.
Strong, creamy wood notes are pounded into the ground. Everything is stirred up until it is drawn into a cloud of dust, into the black sky.
Delicate, silky nuances round it all off - strongly surrounded by spicy components over time.
Everything beautifully golden, glowing intertwined - strongly resinous, shimmering over time.
Deep passion spreads in our hearts - we both know exactly that we need this substance for life.

A deep darkness has also fallen into the eyes.
So, as if the devil of desire has drawn the curtains of our souls.
Not to protect us from this massive wave.
No, rather he wants to keep us on our toes with our senses.

And he succeeds! Oh, how.
When you wear this excellent spicy, warm and cold oriental, the senses run at full speed. You can hardly keep up with the feelings. A crazy stuff that pulls into the skin like pure scorpion venom. Makes you nervous. Sweat beads included. Hot and warm. Surrounded by sandy nuances that then dive into strong spiciness. Crazy!

Longevity and sillage are not just shadow eaters, they seem to consume themselves. O.o
The bottle, very Widian, is a feast for the eyes. No kitsch, as one might initially suspect.
There is a lot of power in it!
Once again a big grab into the oriental box.
I am blown away. Completely captivated.
It takes an eternity for the scent to settle from me.
As if something inside me is not ready to let go at last.

And the curtain only rises when the first rays of sun brush the skin.
There the devil of desire has long since gone to sleep.

05/29/2016

8.5Scent 8Sillage

Terra
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Terra

Top Review

XerJoff's Oud in a Tailored Suit

Phew, the opening of Limited Collection - VII caught me a bit off guard. I haven't been wearing animalic oud fragrances lately, and if you're not used to it, everything feels dramatically intensified. Real oud always triggers something in me. A soft oud feels organizing and grounding, somewhat meditative. An animalic oud initially brings unrest; my stomach starts to grumble, and a strange separation occurs between the solar plexus and the brainstem. Head and gut feeling seem to operate rather independently, while with a soft oud, everything is unified.

However, Limited Collection - VII becomes increasingly softer without being sweet. It harmonizes with my innermost self, at least a little, and creates a well-fitting union of confusion, aversion, and beauty, synergy, purely olfactorily.

In the opening, it all smelled like Zafar to me. A woody sweat oud. As it develops, I feel reminded of Al-Khatt. What is referred to here as cashmere is definitely Cashmeran. There are also slightly floral and ethereal notes that I can't quite place.

Limited Collection - VII remains animalic, but due to the softness of the "cashmere," and the ethereal and slightly floral facets, it is less harsh, rather a not entirely age-appropriate veil that lays on the skin.

The animalic oud theme is not suppressed here but interpreted and harmonized sensibly. It feels elegant and wearable, provided one can even warm up to that direction.

The fragrances of the Black Collection by Aj Arabia are priced at €235/50ml; I couldn't find any information on the price of the Limited Collection. Therefore, the fragrance is not a bargain, but it seems to be in a similar range as Al Kimiya and XerJoff. It goes in a olfactorily similar direction, appears more elegant than the heavy artillery from these labels, and the sillage seems less brutal. However, in my perception, it does not reach the delicacy and perfection of, for example, Tempest or Fars (which supposedly contains no real oud anyway).

02/14/2016

10Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Cravache
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The Full Splendor and Passion of the Orient - The Better (Roja) Aoud?

To give away the answer right away: Yes! AJ Arabia VII is a passionate ode to Aoud. AJ Arabia VII is majestic, almost uplifting, allowing me to stroll in olfactory euphoria and delighted daydreaming over clouds and dunes.

For me, AJ Arabia VII is more authentic, oriental, Arabic, perfectly formed, and "aoud-ier" than the Aoud fragrances from Roja. AJ Arabia VII embodies the passionate, exhilarating, intoxicating splendor of Arabic fragrance culture. Fascinating and glorious like a tale from 1001 Nights, touching like the crescent moon standing in the midnight blue sky above a mighty sand dune.

Number VII is of enchanting and indescribable beauty. Time stands still, warmth envelops you. The pure Orient. Anyone interested in Arabic Aoud fragrances is likely to easily lose their olfactory soul in passionate love for AJ Arabia VII. Furthermore, AJ Arabia VII is also significantly more budget-friendly than the Roja fragrances.

For those who find Roja's Aoud fragrances too ostentatiously perfect, too little touching, too smooth in their flawless beauty, too immersed in their own aesthetics, AJ Arabia VII is a recommended test. AJ Arabia VII is an Arabic-opulent combination of bright cedarwood, wonderfully shimmering Aoud, and soft, gentle Cashmeran. In the warm, enveloping, and sensual base note, Number VII becomes softer and more powdery through amber and white musk.

AJ Arabia represents for me the unadorned opulence and purism of Arabic perfumery through the minimalist use of the highest quality components. The oriental richness of linearity. AJ Arabia VII stands for the (still justifiable here) contemporary decadence and traditional mystique of Arabia at the same time. The pure Orient, the olfactory soul of the Arab world.

AJ Arabia was founded in 2014 by Al Jaberi in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Al Jaberi, who learned his craft as a perfumer in Paris, combines the tradition of French perfumery with the Arabic. The five perfumes released so far in the AJ Arabia Black Collection (Numbers I to V) are indeed more committed to European perfumery than to Arabic, although they do not deny the Arabic roots of the creator.

While high-priced fragrances from the Arab world generally orient themselves entirely or largely to the perfume tradition of the West (e.g., Amouage, Black Collection by AJ Arabia), the affordable (and usually also the mid-priced) fragrances from this region are unfortunately often not an olfactory revelation.

The Gold Collection by AJ Arabia is quite different. Number VII consistently adheres to the craftsmanship of Arabic perfumery without compromising on quality. For European noses, upon first encounter, it is undoubtedly unfamiliar, foreign, surprising, yet at the same time fascinating and exciting. If you allow yourself to engage with AJ Arabia VII - and thus with the traditional olfactory treasures of the Orient, if you let Number VII seduce you, you will be rewarded with a wonderful expansion of horizons into the Orient (the cradle of our Western (fragrance) culture).

The packaging and the bottle are adorned with Arabic ornaments. Gold leaf is also a must on the bottle. The ornaments reference the magnificent Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Zayed was the first president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), founded in 1971.

The limited edition AJ Arabia VII (so far the only fragrance in the Gold Collection) was released on the occasion of the 43rd National Day of the UAE. Number VII is not coincidentally an Aoud fragrance. The perfume is a tribute to the local population's love for Aoud. The name "VII" stands for the 7 Emirates that united on December 2, 1971, to form the United Arab Emirates.

AJ Arabia VII opens with an ethereal, almost airy Aoud note that has some citrus-fresh aspects. The Aoud note feels majestic, almost uplifting, allowing one to walk in euphoria over clouds and dunes.

Quickly, the Aoud note becomes denser and minimally noble-musty. However, it initially remains a rather brighter Aoud, summer-warm, reminiscent of very fine wood. As it progresses, the Aoud note takes on a slightly dry-earthy touch. The Aoud evokes thoughts of the warm, dry ground of a summer cow pasture and the sun-warmed dark, aromatic wood of an old stable. Only a hint of animalic. Not fecal, not herbaceous, not medicinal, but alluring, causing a tingling sensation - like an intimate touch.

The Aoud enters into a symbiosis with the mentioned cedarwood. A calm, harmonious balance between slightly brown, animalic Aoud and fresh-green, bright cedarwood, which even has a faint bright resin note. The cedar is exalted and proud. Not a brutal cedar, but an aromatic, bright, slightly green Lebanese cedar. Not fibrous wood, but very fine, smoothly polished. A gentle giant with a majestic crown. Fascinating like a 200-year-old giant Lebanese cedar that one would want to lie in its shade for hours, admiring its splendor and the tranquility it radiates.

Cashmeran envelops and harmoniously rounds off the woody scent. The Cashmeran smells of light woods, while at the same time giving Number VII something soft and cuddly. A harmonious counterbalance to the distinctly Arabic Aoud note.

Towards the base, Number VII becomes more sensual, powdery, and softer. Almost cuddly and embracing. A warm and non-sticky resin note, along with white musk, allows the Aoud note to slowly fade away. The white musk is soft and cuddly like a huge down pillow. At the same time, the musk has a natural animalic facet, leading one to wonder if it is (as is still common in Arabic perfumery) real musk. I have only smelled similarly beautiful, soft, warm, cuddly, stimulating musk in the Hind fragrances offered to the local clientele in Dubai.

Certainly, AJ Arabia VII is not a complex fragrance. Number VII celebrates, firmly rooted in the traditional craftsmanship of Arabic perfumery, the unpretentious beauty and aesthetics of the linear. Like all true Arabic perfumes, Number VII is slim in terms of the number of fragrance notes in the perfume, composed succinctly, referring to the essentials.

AJ Arabia VII is less flawlessly perfect, less smooth, less velvety than (Amber) Aoud by Roja, yet distinctly more Arabic and with more contour in the character of the Aoud. Number VII is more sheikh, while (Amber) Aoud by Roja is a European olfactory beauty that likes to emphasize its own perfection.

AJ Arabia VII is for me THE Aoud perfume of Arabia. I am in love, very much in love, intoxicated.