Lilsniffles

I was recommended this scent because I’m currently really into skin-close pleasant "human softener" fragrances. So I immediately snagged a sample at the souk to see what this is all about. It’s quite an expensive drop, so definitely test it FIRST! Please! This scent is absolutely not a blind buy.

After I received it, I tested it directly on my skin for two days, and... Well. I can really only give a "Well" here. I had high hopes, so I didn’t want to fully trust my first experience.

I grew up in rather poor circumstances during my childhood. Mother German, father Turkish. The context is important. When I first sprayed this perfume on the back of my hand (the back of my hand is my go-to spot because you can wave it around for a better opinion on sillage), I was immediately overwhelmed by memories from the past. Memories of cheap perfume, because we couldn’t afford anything better in either family. All my relatives on my father's side smelled exactly like this, just like the cheap women’s fragrances you often find next to the cash register in Turkish grocery stores. The ones for guys always just smelled like One Million, one worse than the other. The counterpart to German drugstore scents, so to speak. On my mother’s side, everyone always smelled of Jaguar and Axe fragrances.

And unfortunately, this scent embodies that very well, even though it does smell overall more valuable and pleasant. This scent initially has an intense sour apple note, with a strong honeydew melon in the sillage. At first, it’s pure headache, almost toxic green fruity.

After about 30 minutes, woody sweet notes come through closely, while the sillage shifts from pure honeydew melon to honeydew melon paired with an aquatic contrast. A few minutes later, pepper comes through on the skin, and it becomes a bit drier in the nose, with absolutely no trace of vanilla or any other note.

1 hour - Sillage becomes warmer. A very soft pleasant vanilla smiles at you from afar, paired with the melon that still jumps right into the picture. The woody notes somehow disappear again. Aquatic nuances continue, it becomes more floral, a bit more bitter.

As time goes on, the scent remains zesty, fruity melon-like, with a light vanilla in the sillage, becoming much softer, calmer, and more floral. And it stays like that.

Over the hours, nothing changes here anymore; it just gets weaker and weaker, but you can perceive musk when you breathe in REALLY DEEPLY, up close. After about 8 hours, it’s over, and it’s almost undetectable. Not a scent that stays on you overnight.

For me, this is absolutely not a scent I would ever wear, even though I am a die-hard gourmand and especially vanilla fan. Vanilla here is more of an illusion, hiding far far away in the background. For me, it’s more pure honeydew melon, slightly zesty with bergamot and green apple, with a brief lift of woody-vanilla notes. Unisex, but leaning strongly towards the female gender.

Oh yes, I love my life. I deleted my initially shared opinion after realizing that my allergy was probably to blame, and it started shortly thereafter on the same day. My sense of smell was simply gone.

How did I notice it? I took a nap, as my personal therapy was already making my head throb, I'm quite a bad case. And I woke up to a scent on my arm that is indescribably beautiful. Yes, I could bite myself in the backside for that. I apologize to all members who read my post with horror (To me, it smelled absolutely terrible, bitter, cheap, like soap, just ridiculous). No, Louis Vuitton did not pay me for this, I still see no groundbreaking fragrance here, to me it is still worth at most half, nothing more.

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Now my opinion after my nose is back to doing its job at about 80%:

At first, as in my last non-existent review, a slightly bitter but VERY beautiful lemon note came through, I assume that the Calabrian bergamot is at play here. I liked it a lot, but somehow it reminded me of cheap Axe shower gel, which I can't quite pinpoint. It's acceptable, at that point my expectations were still VERY high, as something very deep lurked behind the cheap Axe haze. You could feel that something was brewing, there was a fire on the skin, just before a forest fire, but..

That didn't come at first. Even now with my somewhat functional nose, there was only a bitter, soapy cheap perfume note at first. It felt like sitting in a catapult roller coaster, accelerating to 120 in 2 seconds, and then braking because an old lady is standing on the tracks, and the gust from the roller coaster pulls the old lady's soapy nursing home scent into your nose.

This part describes my old review quite well. But after that, not much happened for me, my nose gave up, I perceived something soft and sweet in the background after about an hour, heavily surrounded by this haze of terrible nursing home soap. At that time, I still didn't know that my sense of smell had pretty much left me.

And now the big twist - After the necessary nap induced by prescription-only, absolutely high-dose antihistamines, I woke up after a pretty crazy dream, and I had an incredible scent in my nose. At first, I thought it was the second sample on my right arm that had been so disgusting at first (Fleur Du Desert by LV), but it still smelled like the crusty armpits of a hypocritical esoteric guru who would lay the fool's card for me if I had bought the scent. Honestly, I get worked up about the scent even with a functioning nose, as if a rabid crystal dealer with sniper training was secretly shooting the cheapest incense sticks, soaked in stale honey, into my nose with an astral crossbow. Anyway, I'm digressing.

It was imagination. Now I understand why the hype is so big, but I still won't be able to support it 100%. This scent became totally warm, soft, indescribably pleasant, and beautiful out of nowhere. You only perceive cinnamon when you closely stroke your nose back and forth, I have the feeling it only comes out through touch, otherwise it stays away. Ambroxan is already more present here, it feels somewhat animalistic, musky, but not nearly as overwhelming as the fanny pack water gun Sauvage. I feel clean with this scent, it combines the feeling of freshly washed skin with a hint of woody sweet notes, fresh laundry, and still something bitter in the background. That's probably where the "green" note comes from, which I often perceive as very bitter and unpleasant. It's slightly spicy, as neroli probably has a hand in it, I perceive some herbs, but only in the most distant way. Now it has really become more masculine, but only "more" masculine. Not masculine, never. A unisex scent that initially leans more towards Molecule ISO soap bubbles, and later becomes more masculine, but still has a unisex touch.

What I still can't confirm is the tea note. Maybe my olfactory bulb isn't quite present yet, but the tea note remains elusive to me.

The scent lasted about 8 hours on me, after 10 hours it is still perceptible close to the skin. The first hour is absolute horror, I believe during that time I wouldn't want to be seen outside. After that, however, it has a super performance for 7 hours (especially for a fresh summer scent!), with a peak that occurs about 3-4 hours after skin contact, and radiates REALLY well, with this beautifully fresh warm composition.

Unfortunately, I haven't gotten any further with the scent yet, maybe that's really it, but I will want to officially test it publicly now, and get opinions from acquaintances of all genders, so I will update the post in 1-2 days.
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Overall, it is absolutely not a scent in the €260 price range. Absolutely not. There are niche fragrances that have many more facets in every respect, bring much more adventure, really tell stories from beginning to end, and cost €40 less, and have 25ml more. Here the beginning is briefly okay, then terrible for an hour, and afterwards the scent calms down & becomes really.. VERY beautiful. But not at that price, never. I know this scent is supposed to be a summer hit, a scent that shouldn't strain the nose too much, and still smells nice. But for such a price, that is more than inappropriate, the name alone is a 70% markup. It's a shame, for less money it would be worth it, I see it more in the higher designer segment of €100 to €140.

A little note: 27, male (Am I the only one who finds this so important?)

Oh yes. How I can't stand freshies. How I can't stand lemon. This vibe of flashy masculinity, it doesn't even have to be true, but every time I have freshies in my nose, I think of that. I am a guy who comes across as more masculine on the outside, but I am actually quite cute. I like face masks, scrubs, one has to be a bit girly to get the best of both worlds.

And this scent is exactly that. Flashy masculinity. But... why do I like it? I swore to myself never to use a fresh scent again, simply because the gourmand, oriental fragrances harmonize better with me and my skin. I don't know why, but many freshies smell like cow stalls on me, no joke. There is often something that completely destroys every note of freshness without exception.

But here it is simply not the case. Can I compare it to Aventus? No, never had it. I can only give my opinion as an absolute opponent of fresh scents.

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Where do I start - First of all, the limited edition is definitely a different scent than the usual Club de Nuit fragrances. It is similar, but more harmonious, softer, less aggressive and present in the room. You can like it or hate it, I personally prefer it this way. The packaging was of course insane, packed in a classy case. Better than many niche fragrances. The bottle itself is partly beautiful, but... why those glitter stones? Come on. Still massive, well-made, the spray head does its job. These cheap glitter stones lose a point, that’s more than embarrassing.

Now the scent - Yes, what should I say. The fear of the toilet cleaner lemon was unfounded. An incredibly soft opening, citrusy fresh with a hint of ambrox, patchouli, and pepper, a lot of pepper. Especially the pepper is quite noticeable throughout, even until the end. Nevertheless, it’s not an opening to take lightly, but that's the case with almost every freshie.

After about 10 minutes, the lemon bids farewell, and masculinity fills the air. Fruity, woody, peppery, pineapple is even there, I am surprised. It is often said that the pineapple is not there at all. Patchouli is present, just like ambroxan. You can tell, but no Sauvage style, much more reserved and calmer. I can't quite perceive the different flowers in the heart, but it is floral as well. Do I perceive a rose? No, but I understand where the flowers come from.

I hardly perceive smoke, maybe it's the batch. Really no trace of anything "smoky". The scent progresses quite linearly once it dries & warms up, and quickly loses sillage. Nothing surprising with a fresh scent. 3-4 hours of sillage is about right, after that it’s dead, but it’s still close to the skin for several hours, easily 12-24 hours. It sticks to clothes in the form of a typical men's scent, many notes are not noticeable there. Your clothes smell like the clothes of any guy who has used a typical men's perfume.

Now, however, what I personally will never understand (probably just because I am a guy) - women are into it. I wear this scent less as a feel-good scent, but rather to maybe stand out positively. And it does that damn well. Compliments are not rare here, quite the opposite, people ask what it is, mostly from the women themselves. They ask who smells so good, where it comes from, what it’s called. You won't become a woman magnet, much more is needed than just a scent, but you stand out VERY positively with it, creating a positive impression that can be really important. Scents, odors, they imprint themselves extremely, whether positively or negatively. Our noses are damn good & important.

Therefore, this scent "unfortunately" has a compliment scale of 10/10, even though I am actually such an enemy of such scents. It just works. Personally, I see no magic here, smell nothing incredible, I smell a good freshie that is a bit spicier/woodier and fruitier. Do I feel comfortable with the scent? Well. Does it rain compliments? Absolutely.

I can recommend it if you like freshies and want to smell good for the other gender. Of course, I am not generalizing now, at least that’s not my plan. Everyone likes different scents, but this one is very well received by the general public, especially among younger women (in my case).

Phew. First of all, thanks to the Soukerian woman who kindly sold me this fragrance.

Here it is. The Khamrah. Packaging more elegant than many niche fragrances. You open this treasure chest, and up rises a beautifully designed glass bottle (with a plastic cap in the same style), paired with a mirrored back. No joke. I had to laugh because the packaging already feels more expensive than the fragrance itself. At least that's how it comes across. How do they do that?

And I take it out, the gem. A bottle that really comes across as absolutely perfect and elegant, of course not too unique, but truly incredibly beautiful. The spray head is average; you can't expect precision tools here. It reminds me a bit of Angels Share. Probably just a coincidence... or?

One spray on the arm, two sprays. I inhale some of the mist - piercingly sweet, really aggressively sweet. Unpleasant in the nose. I have the feeling I've inhaled sugar and caramel, and it's going to glue my lungs together. Please hold your breath when using this and move briefly. Luckily, it's only temporary; after that... it begins.

A gourmand. Just as it is in the picture book. No freshness, no musk, no obvious patchouli; you spray a mist of pastry onto pink leather. Not a very elegant progression; once it shines, it shines, and for a long time, but almost linearly, without a big "switch." But hey, it costs only about €30. I can't compare it to Angels Share since I don't know it, but I can assure you that there is NO cognac/alcohol note to be detected here, even though it is supposed to be somewhere. Absolutely nothing, not a trace, and I am so happy that it is the case. There is nothing more dreadful for me than whisky or cognac notes in perfume (I'm looking at you, "Gentleman Givenchy Réserve Privée | Givenchy," you moldy walnut with cheap whisky). No hate to my cognac fragrance lovers, but man, what a horror that was for me and my surroundings.

So no panic on the Titanic; if you find alcoholic/"boozy" notes repulsive, you are in the right place. Here, tonka stands out immediately, deep warmth, with vanilla, a very noticeably sweet aura surrounding you. Club Black vibes, but compared to that, much deeper and more complex. Your nose occasionally picks up the myrrh, but ultimately, unfortunately, it's hardly noticeable. Resinous incense is therefore less to not present at all, which is a shame. It is also chocolaty; the praline plays a very noticeable role here. A lot of sweet substances are bombarded into the brain, but not aggressively, rather gently and snugly. I perceive cinnamon less than expected; it is definitely not nearly as spicy as Spicebomb, Khaltat Night, or Oajan. I find that the date plays a big role here too, the bitter date-typical note, fruity, but very deep and dark, almost caramel-like. The taste of sugared dates with the typical wooden sticks, but as a scent. A very cautious fragrance, definitely unisex, but still radiates like nothing else. Three sprays MAXIMUM, believe me. One more and the fragrance will be offensive to others. Just don't do it, please.

As I said, not much changes. The fragrance plays little; it merely exists, only shifting initially from the very aggressive sweetness to a more harmless variant, which still has its depth. It lasts a good 6-8 hours and creates a strong aura, still very noticeable close to the skin for a long time. It practically clings to you, typical Oriental bottle.

It definitely stands out from designer fragrances, has niche character, but does not have the quality and progression of a good niche fragrance. You can't expect that for the price. You have a fragrance here that competes in the league of €100 fragrances, especially regarding performance, projection, and longevity, but you shouldn't expect too much. Khamrah is different; Khamrah is very oriental, but Khamrah is also not a filthy sticky One Million oriental. You can tell that there was an attempt to bring a lot into the spectrum, but it all comes at once, stays all at once, and goes all at once again. But that's not a bad thing; it shows that some niche houses really know what they are doing, and the high price is sometimes justified.

Gourmand fans will find a new love here, I promise. Not a mushy, filthy barbershop scent, but really a cloud of gentle sweetness and pastry.

Compliment scale: ? - It's too new; I will update it as soon as I have friends again.

Out of pure kindness, I received a sample of Khaltat Night along with my actual purchase (thank you!).

I had been eyeing the Khaltat Night Eau de Parfum for a while since I no longer have Oajan. So the sample came in really handy.

And yes, where do I start - cherry. At first, it's a brutal cherry, very synthetic, somewhat like cola gummy bears, only that it's cherry cola. A scent that comes across as really strange, almost off-putting. It's as if an 8-year-old with an iPad coughed in your face after emptying the entire gummy bear cupboard. It also has something of shisha tobacco with cherry flavor, as if you were opening the can and taking a DEEP breath. Some might like it; I have a trauma from it.

And that stays the case for a while, but only for a few minutes. Then it’s there - Oajan. Believe it or not. An incredibly deep, pleasantly spicy scent, soft, creamy in the background, very very masculine, but not in the sense of shower gel / barbershop vibe. No, it’s the other kind of masculine. Spicy, mysterious, it raises questions because the scent is indescribable. I would therefore describe it as less unisex, but it definitely belongs to the scents that a woman can wear. Unisex yes, but more directed towards the masculine.

This aura now clings to the skin, 80% Oajan, 20% its own character. The slight cinnamon rice pudding character from Oajan is missing, the somewhat deeper typical PDM DNA. Nevertheless, an incredibly similar progression, especially because it carries almost exactly that "depth" that Oajan also possesses, only that the progression of Oajan is indeed creamier, a bit spicier, and opens up further.

Khaltat Night starts, as mentioned, with an off-putting shisha bar cherry, and shortly after, it immediately moves away from that and into the land of depth. Vanilla, creamy, spicy, very bitter, yet so soft and pleasant. The cinnamon is there, radiating especially outward, together with the vanilla. I also smell something floral, but I can't define it. I’m not talking about the (in my opinion) disgustingly dry spice aura of Spicebomb (ugh), but really pleasant. If Spicebomb is terrible heating air, Khaltat Night is more like pleasantly humid air on a summer morning. It goes into the nose much more pleasantly, inhaling doesn’t hurt, even up close. Here, you’re not being blown in the face by the 20-year-old spice cupboard of a glass hand grenade; something very delicious is being baked, only up close it becomes a bit spicier. The musk comes through very well up close, paired with honey, which isn’t actually in the pyramid. There’s no trace of cherry left; it’s (thankfully) gone. A scent that makes you feel good, has a soothing effect, and simply feels incredibly pleasant and inviting.

Now comes a little disappointment - it changes very little. Once the cherry is gone, and the scent slowly opens up, it stays open & doesn’t get deeper. It radiates and radiates and radiates, but from that point on, it hardly changes at all; it just eventually fades away. So, it tells less of a story, yet you still get a VERY good short story!

It shines for several hours, but after 5-6 hours, it becomes much quieter. Still VERY strong when close to the skin, but the aura is only noticeable at a short distance, well under a meter. It clings to the skin without any problems for over 12 hours, typical for an oriental scent, but not as extreme as, for example, Oajan, where 24 hours can sometimes be normal.

Compliment scale: 9/10. A real performer, incredibly unique, FAR away from the basic scents in the designer area, absolute niche potential, but not remotely off-putting. Often available for under 100, and it’s MORE than worth it if you’re into gourmand, as gourmand is at the top here.