Layl Sultan Mirath Absolu 2026

Still warm are the tracks of the cattle herds, the purple fruits beneath leathery bodies, laden with loamy dust of the steppes, with hairs that glow like saffron-red threads, wandering through the vast darkness. There are tart green rose leaves withering in the soft hoofprints of the mulchy soils. Wildcats trail pungent scents of valerian and pheromones into silver ashes of scattered salt-rimmed barks. Trees still carry fluffy fur shreds on their gnarled and resinous fingers. Sleepwalking I follow these nomads.
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With “Mirath Absolu,” Thibot De Barzakh recently launched a new label alongside his Parisian fragrance house “Barzakh,” one in which he is free from any constraints regarding the cost of precious natural raw materials—primarily oud, musk, and ambergris. “To bring this vision to life, he partnered with a longtime friend, a passionate collector of rare perfumes and a lover of noble materials,” the website states.
This philosophy is quite evident in “Layl Sultan.” At the outset, there are distinct barnyard vibes from Indian oud—animalic, fruity, and subtly fecal—which soon blend with resinous-smoky, earthy-mulchy bark notes (Assam Oud). For a while, tart-green rose petals emerge beneath, before disappearing into dusty clay, as animalic, leathery facets—partly sharp and valerian-like, partly resinous and pheromone-like (civet, castoreum)—become more pronounced, underscored by sharp, spicy saffron. Furry, powdery-dusty deer musk contributes to the dry steppe association, while sandalwood adds further sharpness through ethereal, resinous, light-wood notes. Smokey amber adds some more depth.
Warm and parched, dusty and soft are the woody-clay soils that bear the silvery animal tracks of the Layl Sultani, the rulers of the night. Very well blended!

(With thanks to Snoopyelfi)

This is a very elegant animalic-fruity scent to me, with a green rose and oud base. You immediately notice the high quality materials Thibot has used here.
Wonderfully balanced: animalic, slightly barny, but very refined and beautiful, with a hint of dark sweet berries.
I especially like the green rose here - way more interesting than the classic rose style this genre often falls back on. Too close up or on arm the green rose can read more metallic, on chest not at all.
Stronger and fruitier in the first hour, then closer to skin: oudy, fruity, with touches of green rose. Very beautiful fragrance.

Ce parfum est un chef d'œuvre. Parfaitement équilibré, les ouds hindi utilisés sont d'une très haute qualité. Aucune odeur fécale. L'odeur de cuir vintage, patiné par le temps est très perceptible. On pourrait se laisser avoir en le confondant avec des épices style safran, piment mais c'est bel et bien l’effet du oud hindi vintage qui donne vraiment l'impression de sentir un cuir veilli. La rose iranienne est sublime. Moi qui possède The Night de FM batch 2015, je n'hésite nullement à dire que Layl Sultan est sa version luxueuse et affirmée, plus opulente je dirais. Pour ceux qui sont restés sur leur faim et qui préfèrent le oud plus prononcé par rapport à la rose, c'est celui qu'ils vous faut pour votre collection. Ce parfum plus je le porte et plus je me rend compte de la très haute qualité des ses ouds. Il donne une prestance dans la présence de celui qui le porte, il faut l'avoir pour comprendre...