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.

This is an amazing honey/woodsy scent. When you first spray this it hits you over the head with the honey, sandalwood, and vanilla. It's a very comforting scent, and super distinguished. I've worn this with a suit or nice sweater a few times this year and I have gotten many compliments on it. As it dries down the honey starts to mesh with the amber to make the who thing very creamy, it then takes on more of a leathery/woody forward scent with a nice cut of lime for a second every time you smell it. Unlike most 19-69 fragrances, this one stay on your clothes and skin a super long time. Granted, after about hour 4-6 it becomes a very intimate scent but it's an amazing truly unisex mix between gourmand and woodsy, even when I typically dislike gourmand scents. One of my go to scents during the winter/fall.

My signature scent for soo many reasons. It seems to encapsulate the perfect Mediterranean summer evening. Strolling around the streets of Santorini at dusk, sipping on a cocktail on a rooftop terrace bar in Sicily watching the sun go down. Roaming the spice markets of Marrakesh. It’s by far my most complimented fragrance. The longevity is pretty much eternal (4 to 5 days on clothing) which I don’t mind as it keeps its original warm spiced smell without turning stale or unpleasant. It’s such a well rounded scent with just enough hint of orange to stop it being cloying. it’s not a gourmand by any means even with the honey note but a sophisticated well blended gem of a fragrance.

Tested this out today and it's magnificent. I was immediately transported to what felt like what I'd imagine a vintage hookah den in Morocco would smell like while you're eating honey. Weird description I know, but this feels great to wear. The opening is amazing and the drydown is even better. It retains the high quality hookah smell and honey and gets spicy on my skin. Exotic middle eastern/North Africa vibes but not to the point where you smell like ethnic food. This gives me Amouage Jubilation XXV vibes but much less middle eastern spice market feeling. Performance was outstanding. Highly recommend. Scent 9/10 Performance 9/10

Kasbah was one of the first niche fragrances I tested last year. It was one of those where you just know you're going to love it. Other honey scents I've tried are too thick and sticky for my liking but Kasbah has the perfect touch of honeyed sweetness. The lime opening gives a bright juiciness before fading into amber woods. I don't notice much leather on my skin and the patchouli grounds the fragrance. I can absolutely see this being cloying or too heavy so go easy on the trigger. I've not tried anything else that comes close to this and I also kind of love no one really mentions this house although it's now sold at Sephora.

Reminds me of: Imperial Oppaponax by Les Nereides. The main accords listed are spot on. I get the oriental, far away Arabian Nights- vibe when trying this one. If I had to sum it up in words: sweet amber honeyed woods. Not cloying, gourmand sweet, but mellow sweet like a piece of fragrant wood that has been soaked in a spicy honey and left out to dry over soft heat. Tonka bean, guaiac and other woods show up in the drawdown. MMMM Good! Can project exponentially according to how much is applied. Long lasting.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kasbah. I'm on my 3rd bottle. It's such a delicious amber - opens with a root beer /cola ish flavor (coke smell is orange, lime, spices) sweet but not overly gourmand. More spicy to me than Tonka Cola but not dissimilar. The dry down to me is simply amazing. Woody and less sweet - I love how the honey is toned down and guiac wood just shines on with the leather. I personally don't get the geranium. Totally unisex. Leans more colder weather. 9 5/10 wish it lasted a bit longer

Heady as hell! Smells like I mixed Karma by Lush and Lauren Cayon by Thin Wild Mercury, which I’ve done. Citrusy diet cola opening with some sharp spice. Dries down beautifully on me and lasts overnight- for reference I’m a redhead and fragrances rarely last on me. It’s a little head shop-y after a few hours but that’s the intention, I feel. Smells like expensive nostalgia. Buy this if you’re looking for Karma but stronger. Your boyfriend will probably steal this from you

This smells like if Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s Snake Oil got a job as a digital marketer but never abandoned its roots as a cool, down to earth hippie who gives great hugs. This fragrance has the most dramatic transformation of any I’ve tried. Blast of patchouli for the first five minutes which quickly mellows down to a warm and wearable spicy sweet scent. Fades to an aromatic aura I can’t quite identify, almost like the citrus is a base note somehow.

I'm obsessed with this. I just pulled the trigger on a FB because I would go out of my way to sample it at stores. This is my white honey dream. In the dry down it is a sexy creamy forest situation. I cannot recommend this enough. I would say the realisticness of the honey makes it significantly different from those on the "voted similar" list and I've never smelt something else like it.

So so impressed with the 19-69 line as the entire line is fantastic, not a loser in the bunch...but this one may be my favorite and is so FB worthy, especially if you are a woods and resins lover like me...there's amber, and woods, and honey and a touch of fruit...mixed so well as none of the parts are overwhelming...this smells expensive (and it is) and very exotic...total love...

A delicious opening of honey and spices. Almost edible. It dries down to spicy vanillary base. Average longevity and sillage. It doesn't really develop much. Others have already mentioned other great spicy vanilla scents that it is similar to. Very nice but I have other scents that are so similar. Great on the fellas as much as us gals. My favourite genre.

I think if you task a Scandinavian person to dream up the most stereotypical (in a good way!) middle eastern scent, this is what you would get: festive, spicy, easy to love. I do not pick up any citrus notes - mostly honey, spices and amber. Nevertheless, I absolutely adore it. It has great longevity (12 hours for me).

To me, this is all about patchouli, amber, and honey. There's something slightly incensy and medicinal in the initial opening, but this quickly transforms into a resinous patchouli, sweetened by honey. Rose and tobacco are not listed as notes, but it feels like both are in here. Love this!

I didn’t know what to expect or know what this perfume is about. Just that when I sniffed it, and was instantly teleported back to a hippie store near me that closed down not too long ago, it all made sense. (also not a huge fan of honey scents but OMG i’m in love with this formulation!)

This smells like a chai tea latte with some incense. Very sweet, a bit spicy, a bit smokey. I like it, but it does get a bit too sweet and cloying for my liking after a while. I could only wear it during freezing cold, faux fur coat and knit scarf type of weather.