Musk Tahara Al Faransi

This is one of my favourites in the musk line by AKAF. I bought 3 different musk perfumes (along others) after spending over an hour with the perfumer in his shop in Birmingham. I tested almost all he had on display and chose 3 musks: this one, massilia, and wasima. I immediately picked the citrussy notes (lemon, verbena) and I asked if he added cocoa in the notes too. Apparently it was the hazelnut note, which is very earthy and rich here. The richness of the hazelnuts here gets even better with the sandalwood, giving it a slightly woody vibe too. The rest of the notes are more tamed,including the honey, rose and lotus. Saying that, these 3 add mild sweetness to the perfume without making it a sweet or floral musk. I'm addicted to this one, especially with the citrus and nut notes mixed with the soapy white musk. I will likely be buying more of it when my bottle finishes.

This is a delightful soft sweet vanilla musk. I did not get the opening citrus, and hazelnut notes, it went straight to the musk, vanilla with a slight rose fragrance. Perfumes smell different on us all. Once it warmed with my skin I could smell sandalwood and the sweetness of honey. This is a beautiful oil that comes in a gorgeous 9ml bottle and you only need a drop or two on your finger to apply to your pulse points. Light, sweet and warm is what I get, this is a fragrance that will not overpower the senses. Delicious and a great add to your collection.

This is happiness in a bottle. It opens with a summery note of lemon/verbena and a delicious hazelnut note. The hazelnut here is not a cloyingly sweet like nutella, but feels more earthy and savory. After an hour, this becomes a creamy skin scent on me. Another beautiful musk from this house.

A delightfully lush floral musk with excellent longevity (over 12 hours) and moderate silage.The notes that are most prominent on my skin are hazelnuts, lemon, honey, lotus, rose,and musk. I smell luscious.

now this is nice. the hazelnut is fleeting (alas) but lovely. and the dry-down is a clean, soapy, yet slightly sweet musk, rather addictive, actually (i thought i didn't like it and then kept sniffing my arm. i think i'll get a bottle of this. ha.)