Dubai - Majalis by The Spirit of Dubai
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8.1 / 10 137 Ratings
A popular perfume by The Spirit of Dubai for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Nabeel.
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Main accords

Spicy
Oriental
Sweet
Fruity
Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense Damask roseDamask rose Spicy notesSpicy notes Taif roseTaif rose CardamomCardamom Green notesGreen notes OsmanthusOsmanthus PeachPeach RoseRose AppleApple BergamotBergamot Elemi resinElemi resin GeraniumGeranium OrangeOrange
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Gaiac woodGaiac wood SaffronSaffron CloveClove DateDate Powdery notesPowdery notes SandalwoodSandalwood BenzoinBenzoin CorianderCoriander Floral notesFloral notes GingerGinger VetiverVetiver
Base Notes Base Notes
MyrrhMyrrh Arabian coffeeArabian coffee Woody notesWoody notes HoneyHoney LeatherLeather OudOud SandalwoodSandalwood BenzoinBenzoin MuskMusk PatchouliPatchouli VanillaVanilla

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8.1137 Ratings
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8.7115 Ratings
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8.4113 Ratings
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8.5133 Ratings
Value for money
6.173 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 08/30/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the Niche Collection collection.

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Taskphorce

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Taskphorce
Taskphorce
Helpful Review 4  
The Spirit of Dubai Majalis
Majalis is complex, stunningly addictive, opulent and very much wearable. Upon initial spray, you are overwhelmed with a wide array of accords....each pulling for your attention. What do I notice? The overall feeling is warm, smoky, spicy, and sweet....and the main accords that stand out: rich pipe tobacco, smoky incense, thick/sticky/sweetness (vanilla & dates?) hints of citrusy sweet fruit, espresso beans, woody notes, and florals. I can't get enough of this house lately...and they spared no expense on the presentation. Performance is stellar! No complaints here
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PerfumeUser2

41 Reviews
PerfumeUser2
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Another one banking on 'Arabian Perfume' label?
With the risk of cracking some eggshells: What? You got me again!

The similarity with FM The Moon is false. It' s far closer to David Yurman- David Yurman Limited. Close but not same sour opening
This one's far more complex than DY (which is Extrait du perfume) , but not in the same league as the Moon. And not to forget the ingredient lists from both. So based on that, I take it that the Raspberry note might create confusion.
Add to that the Rasberry intensity lowers in 1- 2 minutes, letting itself be carried by (for my nose) tabacco (not smooth one though) , roses petals (broken and stale in water? ) and spices (roses jam taste as a smell) . The lower intensity has similarities to FM drydown, last notes, but over there the Oud still has mainstage. So again, for me a win for FM.

8- 9 for Lasting? Barely 4 hours (completly gone) on skin, and around 6 on clothes- maybe a bad batch, as I read on other sites the year on my bottle is not the best- pathetic at the price tag.

Packaging is interesting and quality (not to my taste, but hey, I am not Packages God) , box is with metal profiles on top corners, ect. . But I ask myself why did they cheap out on the hinge of the bottle cover? It' s basically an elastic used for pivoting. I understand the usage and concept, but when you take out the bottle, it's flimsy. And why a package in a package?

The price is wacky and totally unjustified. Moreso because there are some sites with 40% + discounts for the brand.

Sillage around two arms length when strong, close to one arm after around 30 minutes, but really intimate until the end (after an added 30- 45 minutes) .

P.S. : if you're ever on the fence about which one to buy, FM or this, I will say hand on heart to buy FM; because with some discounts from FM+ sites, prices are s closer to eachother, but (imo) it' s worth buying FM.
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Perfumemania

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Perfumemania
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Gourmand spicy delight
I love Majalis, out of all the first generation perfumes from TSOD. I keep on going back for more and more. It's a spicy, warm, sweet incense concoction. The sillage is huge and lasted on my skin for a good 24 hours. It stays on clothes and any material that you spray on for weeks on end. I had sprayed my wrist and one week later I could still smell the scent but it was from my wrist watch which I had sprayed in the process. I think this is the best from G1 and I got 2 of these perfumes and generous samples from the boutique with the purchase. I have been told TSOD will be launching an exclusive perfume which will be available at the boutique this year, I will be waiting in anticipation. Until then I am going back to my beloved Majalis and drown myself in it's glorious aroma.
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GuidoSch

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Very helpful Review 13  
The scent of Dubai...
.... . . .this is the best way to visualize the extraordinary scent. Close your eyes and imagine a walk through Old Dubai along the Dubai Creek, watching the hustle and bustle of the merchants on and around the ships/boats, and ending at the Dubai Spice Souk in Al Ras. During this walk you will absorb so many olfactory delights, which are reflected by this great scent. The heat favors the impression.

Majalis is a fragrance that one would classify somewhat differently due to the many different scents a la Couleur. The first spray, "Boom" full of spices, which have completely taken over the first time. I personally like this phase very much, because nothing seems overloaded and leaves no itching in the nose, as it can be the case with some spices. In the course of time, different scents appear again and again, which are difficult to determine, as they virtually only stop over for a short time and then move on again.

I have been able to test some spicy oriental scents so far and I like this impact, but such an outstanding and extraordinary scent has never been under my nose before.

As far as durability and sillage are concerned, this should be in the upper range. I personally find the bottle very beautiful, which is not the case with the price; € 535 for 50ml and € 705 for 100ml.

It remains to be said that the First Generation with its 7 fragrances offers a wonderful journey through the Arab Emirates. The available Discovery Set is particularly suitable for testing purposes.
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Ischgelroi

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Ischgelroi
Very helpful Review 14  
Spices and smells of the Thousand and One Nights
Majalis was a very daring purchase from me. I have the fragrance before the purchase already 1x tested, but the high price made the decision not exactly easy. Today arrived my bottle of Majalis. The OVP is already a dream, I especially like this case for the bottle, which I find a good idea especially for travel. Also the bottle itself shows an insane love for the part, the walls of the room which is on the bottle have been made with incredible attention to detail, as well as the use of REAL fabric for the carpet. The sense behind such a flacon can and may of course be critically questioned: For me, primarily the fragrance is important. Nabeel shows here but in any case as perfume 300 € should look. Here Nabeel overtakes Roja quite clearly from the presentation. I think this can confirm everyone who has already had a Nabeel Dubai flacon in the hand.

The fragrance itself teleports me directly to distant lands. The unknown and foreign are for me the associations that pull me with Majalis in the spell. The dominant notes are for me: rose (perfectly interwoven and never intrusive), fruity notes such as apple, pear peach, etc.. There are also spicy notes oud, the typical Arabian mocha, woods, date and a beautiful smoky frame with myrrh and frankincense. After a few hours, the spicy and smoky notes come through more. It's really very hard to describe Majalis more accurately though. The flood of perfectly interwoven notes are overwhelming to me. I have rarely smelled a perfume that has such a fine balance of individual notes as Majalis. It is really something special, when a perfume manages to create an allegory in me the perfume deserves a very good rating. I would describe the fragrance as follows: It is late evening in a country in the far east in the air is the smell of foreign spices, incense sticks that give off their scent, the smell of the market is still in the air. In the side streets people sit drinking Masala, Ceylon, Thé à la menthe and other specialties of the Far East. Majalis has this aura, which manages to fascinate me every time.

The shelf life is Nabeel typical perfect. I can smell Majalis over 12 hours and the silage remains a little over 8 hours at over an arm's length and then starts to become increasingly skin tight.

I can recommend you all to try the Nabeel brand. The brand unfortunately leads a shadowy existence in Europe. The brand is also a great alternative to the typical brands such as Amouage, Xerjoff, Roja, Kemi, etc..
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 2 years ago
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Opens boozy-oriental, fruity (strawberry?), fading sweetness. Drydown on my skin is spicy-resinous with hints of green. Has to be ~0 oud.
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BoBoChampBoBoChamp 4 years ago
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Initially smoky and earthy spicy-floral, a thick and fruity/sweet, oriental spicy-floral fragrance, balanced by a warm leathery-woody base.
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PerfumemaniaPerfumemania 7 years ago
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Gourmand, incense, spicy opulent divine scent!
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