Kayseri

An amazing fragrance. AKAF is truly a master at blending Niche fragrances that wont hurt the wallet. On to the scent on my skin at first application I get a minty type smell even though its not on the list of notes its there for me, I also get a slight melon scent but the mint note is quite strong, not off-putting but refreshing. about 1.5 hours in the mint starts to disappear along with the melon and in comes the gorgeous Turkish Delight (loukhoum). its very pleasant, delicious, comforting, and not overwhelming. Loukhoum reigns supreme for about 4 hrs. after the Loukhoum starts to fade the White Oud arrives to the party and is accompanied by a fragile Turkish Rose accord it stays for about 3-4 hrs until it becomes a skin scent.

This is very special for me. Very feminine and gourmand, the loukhoum is the main performer here, there is also a beautiful carnal rose that I love and a white oud which is not so strong but adds personality to this jewel. I can detect dried fruits, very sweet. This on my skin is a long lasting fragrance. It lasts all day and I love it. Before to blind buy this one, I tried Loukhoum of Keiko Mecheri, I wanted to have it, but thanks to the fact that it's so synthetic and overpriced I think, I did't buy it fortunately. Kayseri is much more better in my opinion. Very high quality and sophisticated.

Kayseri starts with a lot of fresh melon. After about 1-1,5 hours it turns into sweet but not cloying Turkish delight. I am not a big fan of the beginning, I bought this scent for the Turkish delight part. To me, the fresh watery melon clashes a bit with the powdery rose sweetness that arrives later, especially during the half hour when you can smell both of them at once. (I would prefer it with maybe red berries in the beginning. An idea for Abdul Karim?:) But the middle and base notes are gorgeous!

Fresh and gourmand rose ! The melon note lasts for about 3 hours on me, but after that it's just a really good realistic turkish delight fragrance. I don't get the mint Sole Reaver talks about, but it is quite fresh overall. A little woodiness pokes out after 5 hours, and the damask rose finally shows up. I could still smell Kayseri on my skin after 13 hours : at that point it was just damask rose, but still pretty good.

Starts with a big burst of Melon but then mellows quickly into a fresh not so sweet Rose with an undertone of slightly woody Oud. I am not getting any of the Turkish delight vibe which is a shame as I love Rosewater Turkish delight. Wears close to the skin, lasts a good 8 hours, longer on your clothes. I like Rose perfumes but I prefer them to be more musky, this is a little green leaf for me.

This one was a nice mostly watermelon scent on me, plus white musk and white oud underneath.

A very realistic melon note followed by a gormound sweetness and rose. Not sure I’m picking up the oud. Quite feminine

I don't really get the melon from this personally. It's a light, sweet rose. Perfect for rose lovers who do not want to smell over bearing. This and Tahiti are my favourites from the freestyle line. I wish it was a little more candy like though

Fragrance of 80’s, just like a smell from ice cream flavour or a cough syrup, worth of 3ml not more than 1 $,