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An amazing attar
This was my favorite attar I sampled at ASAQ. It's extremely smooth with superior blending such that it's hard to differentiate the notes. It's masculine woody with some spice and rose. Typical combination but this oil has elevated it to another level.
The bottle is a crystal black glass bottle with a screw on glass cap with glass dip stick. Very heavy and luxurious.
The projection/sillage is moderate and longevity is 6ish hours (mentioned to me by the sales associate).
The price was around $200 CAD for 12ml.
Only reason I didn't up buying it was because of a bad experience I had while purchasing this. I asked the guy how much it was and he quoted around $160 CAD (obviously in Saudi riyals) but when I went to check out, the guy at the register said no this is $200 CAD.
I explained that I got a lower price from the other guy and he got upset at him. He told him to pay the difference while I would only pay $160 CAD. The sales associate took out his wallet to pay and looked sad that he messed up. I felt bad for him and it wasn't right so I left the store without buying. The guy at the register had the most dissapointed look on his face. Oh well.
Overall it's a luxurious oil/attar but moderate performance. Possibly the summer heat would make this one bloom more.
The bottle is a crystal black glass bottle with a screw on glass cap with glass dip stick. Very heavy and luxurious.
The projection/sillage is moderate and longevity is 6ish hours (mentioned to me by the sales associate).
The price was around $200 CAD for 12ml.
Only reason I didn't up buying it was because of a bad experience I had while purchasing this. I asked the guy how much it was and he quoted around $160 CAD (obviously in Saudi riyals) but when I went to check out, the guy at the register said no this is $200 CAD.
I explained that I got a lower price from the other guy and he got upset at him. He told him to pay the difference while I would only pay $160 CAD. The sales associate took out his wallet to pay and looked sad that he messed up. I felt bad for him and it wasn't right so I left the store without buying. The guy at the register had the most dissapointed look on his face. Oh well.
Overall it's a luxurious oil/attar but moderate performance. Possibly the summer heat would make this one bloom more.
House of lies
Abdul Samad al Qurashi is arguably the top fragrance house in Saudi Arabia. They are known to make very expensive oud/mukhallats for the royal family and for the holy mosques. However, having tested some of their oud oils and perfumes, they are extremely overpriced and deceptive.
Most of their oud products are full of solvents with very little authentic oud being used. Their deceptive marketing of X years old oud like their famous 100 year old kalakassi is a lie. They take a few drops of the actual oud and mix it with more recent extracted oils + solvents and sell off the entire blend as 100 year old kalakassi. Somehow they don't run out of this magical 100 year old oud , makes you think what they are putting in the bottles.
Maybe their royal prince level oils are fully authentic... Probably not.
Al Qurashi blend oil is a similar story. It is very expensive for what it offers. Mediocre performance combined with a scent that isn't special. Oh and the attar bottle is garbage, like something you buy off AliExpress.
Having tested multiple products, none of them have any performance. Some do smell nice like safari oil or al qurashi blend perfume but this one is not it. Don't even waste money on their budget products such as the body oud series, it's all mid tier. There's better fragrances out there for a similar price.
Don't take my word for it, go search oudaddict forums and see the countless posts talking about how much of a fail this house is especially if you want to experience authentic oud.
My suggestion for those on a budget, go to ajmal for their oud oils if you want to experience real oud or Arabian oud for their mukhallats if you want a nice smelling attar with performance.
Most of their oud products are full of solvents with very little authentic oud being used. Their deceptive marketing of X years old oud like their famous 100 year old kalakassi is a lie. They take a few drops of the actual oud and mix it with more recent extracted oils + solvents and sell off the entire blend as 100 year old kalakassi. Somehow they don't run out of this magical 100 year old oud , makes you think what they are putting in the bottles.
Maybe their royal prince level oils are fully authentic... Probably not.
Al Qurashi blend oil is a similar story. It is very expensive for what it offers. Mediocre performance combined with a scent that isn't special. Oh and the attar bottle is garbage, like something you buy off AliExpress.
Having tested multiple products, none of them have any performance. Some do smell nice like safari oil or al qurashi blend perfume but this one is not it. Don't even waste money on their budget products such as the body oud series, it's all mid tier. There's better fragrances out there for a similar price.
Don't take my word for it, go search oudaddict forums and see the countless posts talking about how much of a fail this house is especially if you want to experience authentic oud.
My suggestion for those on a budget, go to ajmal for their oud oils if you want to experience real oud or Arabian oud for their mukhallats if you want a nice smelling attar with performance.
