Kasbah

Princess Jasmine wore this perfume, and you can’t convince me otherwise. This perfume is BEAUTIFUL! However, it’s strong, so beware. It gives a similar ode to Lush fragrances. I say that to guide you in the general direction of this scent family. Smokey, green, lush, amber, incense. Smells similar to the type of fragrances Lush creates. Back to 1969. I love this perfume so much. It reminds me of Marrakesh. It smells like passing through the perfume bazaars. You get a whiff of spices, honey, incense, and deep fragrances. It smells like a princess, literally. This perfume is beautiful. It didn’t work for me, as I’m interested in gourmands, but I did gift this to my mother and she loves it. I love catching a whiff of it, too! This perfume is smokey, profound, honey, incense, anise, and spicy. Not too sure of the notes listed, but those are the notes that immediately come to mind. It’s definitely a profound fragrance. You need to sit with it for a while. You need to take the time to analyze it. It’s seriously a gorgeous scent, but it isn’t for the faint of heart. Do not recommend this to the gourmand or floral girlies. If you’re into Angel, Baccarat, or Kayali fragrances, I’d say you make like this. It smells like a woman with gorgeous, long black hair. She wears a lot of gold jewelry. She is wealthy. She has tan skin and gorgeous, captivating brown eyes. She partakes in fencing or equestrian sports. She’s a badass, but is still so feminine. Those are the vibes I get from 1969. Love her.

wow, wow, wow. I love this scent. It starts off with that pop of patchouli and orange, with that beautiful honey lingering in the background. As it wears it becomes beautifully sweet and sophisticated, with the honey and amber taking center stage, giving it a deliciously warm and sophisticated scent. Im not a sweet gourmand fan, but this has the right balance to me, to be able to pull off such a strong honey note. A great scent for day to night wear, as I think it fades in a gorgeous way and wears for an impressive amount of time. This has become my special occasion fragrance, whenever I want give off a sweeter sexier vibe. Its such a nice mix, but I will say, it smells a lot like Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford. I think the orange and sandalwood punch through and it give it its own unique quality, but it's not the most groundbreaking scent. If you like Tobacco Vanille, you will love this, so buy from the niche house instead ;) This scent is the woman who walks into the jazz bar alone on a Sunday night, wearing an outfit of all vintage pieces. She sitting at the bar drinking whiskey own the rocks and reading a book you've never heard of, just enjoying the music. You want to know her, but she is just happy to sit and read her book alone. You can smell her from across the room when she gets up, puts on her brown leather trench coat, and slips out the door. And damn, she smells good.

At first sniff, I expected this was going to be too heavy and masculine on me, as often happens with intended unisex scents. The wood was most noticeable as was a little patchouli, it was overall a bit dark, before softening way up on my skin. It became fairly incense-y after a few minutes, then gaining a spicy root beer quality once it had fully dried down. What started as a "no" became a big "yes" after a little bit of a time. Typically I'm one who can tell out of a sample vial whether a scent will work for me so this was a pleasant surprise. I'm a huge fan of the honey gourmand genre but that is not how I would describe this at all. Instead it is just coexisting in the blend; what ultimately becomes a lightly spicy oriental. I find the the vanilla more noticeable as it is of the candle blown out of a birthday cake variety, with a smokiness in its own right. There's a touch of sweetness, but really it's just right, without ever getting too heavy. I do get some bar vibes from Kasbah, like this would be great to wear on a night out that is going to get just a little rowdy. Despite my appreciation for it not going too masculine, I think it's totally socially appropriate for either sex. Performance feels average and hasn't bothered me at all.

#1329 in my "Tour de Fragrance" This is a great scent. Well balanced, unisex, inoffensive, attractive, versatile, good quality. Don't know how you improve on this composition, so I have to say it is very underrated here. My favorite thing about this is how distinctive the lime note is and how the honey keeps it from being shrill and dry. I don't know why the marketing guys associated this with Mick Jagger and the sixties and seventies, unless they're trying to appeal to grandma and grandpa, who mostly won't pay this kind of money for a scent. Seems counter-intuitive and a real stretch to me. I was there, singing and playing guitar in roadhouse rock bands, Rolling Stone tunes in every set, and the only scents I associate with those days are the scent of spilled beer, Boone's Farm wines and cannabis. But I digress. I love this scent, as it reminds me of one I loved that I'd completely forgotten, 4160 Tuesdays "Eau My Soul." This one's definitely going on the "to be acquired list." Update: Found a bottle for $138 and ordered it.

A little weird, but I like it a lot. For the first 30 seconds it is alcoholic, anise-y, minty, like a fancy mouthwash. Then it immediately warms into sugar with a little patchouli. I get cloves too. Then, amber, wood come through on top. It is warm, sweet, very powdery and dusty, and a little herbal all the way to the dry down, where the vanilla and the wood really stand out. Some days the honey is the most noticeable note, other days it's barely there. I haven't picked up on any citrus yet. I'm kind of surprised it's unisex because it seems so feminine on me. Excellent longevity but minimal projection and sillage. Definitely recommend! Edit: a few weeks later, safe to upgrade this to a "love." I'm able to pick out the citrus now, but the honey, vanilla and amber are really the stars here. It goes great with gingerbread – I like to wear it over a scented lotion.