Hayat Xerjoff 2023

After spraying, Hayat smells almost like glue with a slightly animalistic note. It took about a quarter of an hour for the wonderful woody scent to first shine through. At the beginning, the perfume still has a slightly sweet and fresh quality (lavender). I could also notice a berry note. However, the scents fade over the next few hours. It develops into a very heavy woody/resinous scent (like furniture polish) that tickles the nose. By the way, the smell lasts easily 2-3 days on fabric.

Update 10/24
After several tests, I conclude: It starts off chemically with fruity grapefruit and a bit of lavender, animalic is always perceptible in the background, later it becomes strongly woody, earthy, with a drydown of animalic and furniture polish. So far, my second best discovered oud scent. The fragrance notes are well intertwined and perfectly balanced. The sillage is truly room-filling strong; a few sprays are sufficient.

Hayat by Kemi (the same scent was previously marketed under a different brand) is currently rated 8.1 here. To me, both scents smell absolutely the same.