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Victoria opens fresh and fruity with juicy, sour blackcurrant covered in sweet resin and delicate smoke. Patchouli quickly arrives, it's dry and spicy with an earthy character - which is not actually my type - fortunately patchouli smooths out after a while and becomes damp and musty, yet quite pleasant to my nose.
There is woody base that I can split into two phases. First is spicy wood with pepper and served with flowers, which give some kind of lightness and airiness to the composition. Then, significantly over time, wood softens to a creamy and slightly powdery form, that I identify as sandalwood, with a touch of sweetness - consequently it loses its lightness here.
The drydown is dominated by patchouli, which I consider as multi-dimensional, but I would briefly describe it as cellar-fermented with slightly chocolate connotations, settled on a powdery base - quite enjoyable. However, I must admit that after a few hours it started to bother me, because I simply don't like patchouli.
Heading to the end it's worth empasizing that from the opening to drydown can feel a retro accent in the composition, in my opinion thanks to the patchouli. I recommend checking out, especially to lovers of vintage compositions, although this not a typical old man scent.

Yet another wonderful creation by the house of Taif al Emarat. For me, T16 is somehow compromise between T02 and T04.
Oudy and animalic opening spiced with salty ambergris reminds me of T02, but here it's toned down with honey, which is really smooth and subtly sweet; not a thick, overly sweet syrup.
Then it goes to woody and fruity oud base, similar to T04 settled on clean and soft musky pillow, but in depth can still get the animalic notes tamed by this delicious honey with puff of smoke as it dries down.
I love the balance of notes in this composition, Taif al Emarat has once again proven its blending artistry here.