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A chameleon in all seasons
Depending on when you test/ wear Shuhrah, your experience of this fragrance may vary.
Testing in warm weather: On my skin, Shuhrah was an aromatic white floral with an imprint of Oud, a touch of ambergris and moderately earthy but present, patchouli. There was a sweet, sugary introduction to the citrus opening and lily of the valley dominated mid, but once oud and patchouli made their introductions, that all faded away. Although Shuhrah was not a light fragrance, she could not be accused of being heavy or too intense. On clothing, citrus, sage, muguet and oud notes were more pronounced.
Testing in cool weather: On skin and clothing, the sweet citrus opening of Shuhrah stretched into the white floral and sage mid. On paper, it becomes obvious that the oud in Shuhrah is the banyard time, however, on skin the oud note was all but a wispy shadow. In cool weather, Shuhrah became a sweet and sour, white floral, if that explains anything.
I've tested and bought quite a lot of Rasasis, and this is the most interesting, independent fragrance I've smelt from them. Shuhrah reminds me of nothing, she's a masterpiece, but not a safe blind buy.
Testing in warm weather: On my skin, Shuhrah was an aromatic white floral with an imprint of Oud, a touch of ambergris and moderately earthy but present, patchouli. There was a sweet, sugary introduction to the citrus opening and lily of the valley dominated mid, but once oud and patchouli made their introductions, that all faded away. Although Shuhrah was not a light fragrance, she could not be accused of being heavy or too intense. On clothing, citrus, sage, muguet and oud notes were more pronounced.
Testing in cool weather: On skin and clothing, the sweet citrus opening of Shuhrah stretched into the white floral and sage mid. On paper, it becomes obvious that the oud in Shuhrah is the banyard time, however, on skin the oud note was all but a wispy shadow. In cool weather, Shuhrah became a sweet and sour, white floral, if that explains anything.
I've tested and bought quite a lot of Rasasis, and this is the most interesting, independent fragrance I've smelt from them. Shuhrah reminds me of nothing, she's a masterpiece, but not a safe blind buy.
Floral, musky and unisex
Signature opens up with bergamot, peach, and a masculine musk (not a white musk). The musk is the dominant note from the opening to the end of the dry down. As the scent develops, it transforms into a more unisex still musk heavy fragrance that is further softened by fruity (dried fruits), floral and powdery notes. If you are a man who enjoys slightly sweet and slightly floral musk fragrances, I think you'll find this to be right up your alley.
This to me is a unisex perfume because Al Haramain have used the same musk that they use in their masculine fragrances- a musk that cuts through all notes, is clean, woody, and sharp, and dries down unisex.
After an hour of wear, it becomes quite beautiful as all the floral notes come into being and the musk becomes rather woody in its expression. Lovely, but not what I was expecting.
This to me is a unisex perfume because Al Haramain have used the same musk that they use in their masculine fragrances- a musk that cuts through all notes, is clean, woody, and sharp, and dries down unisex.
After an hour of wear, it becomes quite beautiful as all the floral notes come into being and the musk becomes rather woody in its expression. Lovely, but not what I was expecting.
Cousin to Olympéa intense
This fragrance opens up with a very synthetic expression of coconut that reminds me of the same synthetic off-putting coconut in Ard al Zaafaran's Turab al Dahab. If you tried out that fragrance and felt that it was too synthetic, you will feel the same about Ornament. After 30 mins, that synthetic quality clears and the fragrance starts to develop into something beautiful that smells a bit similar to Paco Rabanne's Olympéa intense. It is dominated by coconut, orange blossom, and vanilla. I smell peach as well but no passion fruit.
I would advise you obtain a sample if possible and avoid blind buying, and if you're on the lookout for a quality dupe for Paco Rabanne's Olympéa intense, this isn't it.
I would advise you obtain a sample if possible and avoid blind buying, and if you're on the lookout for a quality dupe for Paco Rabanne's Olympéa intense, this isn't it.
Grapes and tuberose
I purchased this oil on Amazon and the notes listed were:
Top notes: grapes, blackcurrant
Heart notes: tuberose, jasmine, heliotrope
Base notes: cedar, musk, patchouli
I think these notes are more representative of the fragrance as I can smell no rose note, but I can most certainly pick up juicy grapes, the loveliest tuberose and inviting cedar when the oil heats up on my skin.
Lamsat harir is one of Arabiyat's line-up of perfume oils and it is a very popular one for a good reason. Due to the play of grape and blackcurrant, it smells a lot like coca cola (in the opening) and as it dries down, it takes on the form of creamy, slightly powdery Armani's Si. I suspect Lamsat Harir is heavily inspired by Si, but I would not call it a dupe/ clone, they stand apart.
It clings to clothing for a full work day and lasts on skin for 4-5 hours. It is a perfume oil so projection is limited to the first 2-3 hours of wear. I love how the scent develops from the heat of my skin so I'm not tempted to try the EDP.
Top notes: grapes, blackcurrant
Heart notes: tuberose, jasmine, heliotrope
Base notes: cedar, musk, patchouli
I think these notes are more representative of the fragrance as I can smell no rose note, but I can most certainly pick up juicy grapes, the loveliest tuberose and inviting cedar when the oil heats up on my skin.
Lamsat harir is one of Arabiyat's line-up of perfume oils and it is a very popular one for a good reason. Due to the play of grape and blackcurrant, it smells a lot like coca cola (in the opening) and as it dries down, it takes on the form of creamy, slightly powdery Armani's Si. I suspect Lamsat Harir is heavily inspired by Si, but I would not call it a dupe/ clone, they stand apart.
It clings to clothing for a full work day and lasts on skin for 4-5 hours. It is a perfume oil so projection is limited to the first 2-3 hours of wear. I love how the scent develops from the heat of my skin so I'm not tempted to try the EDP.
Citrus and creamy, sweet vanilla
This perfume does not have a lot of notes listed and I think that's in line with what you will actually smell. The opening is sharp patchouli (not earthy, just sharp) that dissipates quickly and lime (quite sharp within the first 10 seconds before opening up). The opening doesn't stay citrusy because the vanilla note announces its presence quite quickly along with the made-up amber note, and that's pretty much the scent development.
This linear fragrance is actually quite lovely- lime and vanilla working together to produce a creamy, citrusy, sweet fragrance.
Unfortunately longevity is at most 4 hours. Perhaps the perfume has been reformulated and watered down, I'll never know. Although I enjoyed it, I found myself growing quite bored with it and spraying very liberally to finish the bottle. This is the kind of perfume you can overspray to your hearts content.
I haven't had much success with Ard al Zaafaran fragrances, perhaps this will be my final foray into this perfume house.
This does not smell like anything I have gotten my nose on. I can understand the comparisons with Lancome's La nuit tresor, but I do not agree with them.
This linear fragrance is actually quite lovely- lime and vanilla working together to produce a creamy, citrusy, sweet fragrance.
Unfortunately longevity is at most 4 hours. Perhaps the perfume has been reformulated and watered down, I'll never know. Although I enjoyed it, I found myself growing quite bored with it and spraying very liberally to finish the bottle. This is the kind of perfume you can overspray to your hearts content.
I haven't had much success with Ard al Zaafaran fragrances, perhaps this will be my final foray into this perfume house.
This does not smell like anything I have gotten my nose on. I can understand the comparisons with Lancome's La nuit tresor, but I do not agree with them.