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7.4 / 10 21 Ratings
A perfume by Spirit of Kings for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is floral-oriental. It is still in production.
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Floral
Oriental
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Spicy
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RoseRose MuskMusk PatchouliPatchouli
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Mandarin orangeMandarin orange French labdanumFrench labdanum
Base Notes Base Notes
OudOud

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Interesting Facts
"Kursa'' comes from the Arabic (kursiyy al-jauzah) meaning "the chair of the central one", which Muslim astronomers named the Beta Eridani star centuries ago.
The fragrance is part of the Gold Collection collection.

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Myrtillajus

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Thoughts
A king who, worried about his kingdom, on the verge of crisis, cannot sleep, and goes to the royal hall in a foggy dawn.
A guard sleeps on his throne, who wakes up embarrassed.
But the king passes on, not at all surprised, because he knows that, most of the time, you can only rely on yourself, on your own inner strength.
A dark, opulent and strong fragrance, characterized by rose, an earthy patchouli and a non-animal Oud that is present throughout the collection.
Deep, like the king's thoughts.
“The Mighty Thinker” painted by Miro.
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Annarosa

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The good old Oud-Rose combo
On Thursday, I finally tested a couple of the perfumes from the new "Spirit of Kings" line. What can I say?
About the line:
The bottles are really kitschy. What are they supposed to represent? A cigar? A projectile? More like a projectile, since they are made of metal and quite heavy. And the round, colored emblems in the middle of the tester bottles are already losing their color.
The scents I tested didn’t seem innovative to me, but they are all good, well-balanced, and wearable.
Kursa is currently my favorite from the line.
I already have so many Oud (or rather Patch?) and rose combos in all possible variations, and I obviously can’t get enough of them and am still fascinated.
Kursa is not a full-blooded oriental; it’s made for European noses, but it’s very fine and appealing. The fine, bitter Oud smoke is prominent almost throughout the entire scent development, while in the background, a sun-kissed red rose blooms. Its petals are slightly wilted from the heat, exuding a seductive sweet scent. I noticed no trace of acidity or fruitiness, and that’s a good thing. Towards the base, after a few hours, the rose gains presence, the smoke fades, the scent becomes a bit sweeter (but not a sugar bomb, very restrained), and the musk becomes noticeable. In the end, it even develops into a cleanly touched musk-rose duo.
My sons independently found the scent very beautiful on me. Maybe one day the scent will be mine; who knows. It’s already lovely. I want it.
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A huge bouquet of roses with oud, nothing new, but tried and true.
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Smelled it many times - very similar to Essenza di Aoud, Royal Oud by LMdlV, or Black Aoud by Montale. Typical oriental rose-oud combo.
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For me, the rose fades after 5 minutes, then it's bitter mandarin for hours until the rose finally picks up the oud just before the end... Not for me.
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My mom used to have dried rose petals in a glass bowl. Kursa reminds me of that. Dominant rose with oud. That’s it.
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The rose combined with oud is a widely used combination. There are hints of Black Aoud here. Definitely an alternative.
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Smells good, but also has that artificial quality that many Montales have. Too sharp for me. Typical rose oud combo.
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