Musk Abiyad

Taking advantage of the Black Friday discounts, I tempted myself with these three Arabian wonders: Musk Abiyad EAU DE PARFUM, Dehn Al Oudh Abiyad EAU DE PARFUM, and Mukhallat Abiyad EAU DE PARFUM. I took them blindly, not knowing what awaited me. If I am not mistaken, Abiyad in Arabic means white, which would seem appropriate for these three treasures. Freshly released into the air, Musk Abiyad is the gentlest and comes as a fluffy cloud of pinkish dust. Dehn Al Oudh Abiyad is the most faithful and resembles burnt syrup from oud sap. Last, Mukhallat Abiyad is the most rebellious, commanding, leathery and camphor undertones. Musk Abiyad is a lovely, clean, soft white musk with a rose-tinged floral touch. It unfurls with a creamy, jammy, powdery rose, slightly boozy the first few moments because of the alcohol. I do not catch any citrus fruit here. The queen of the flowers has not the ordinary redolence we are used to but a musky temper from the very beginning. Besides, I bet the orris rhizome is taking part in the mix, as I get the talc dustiness without the metallic slant of the violet leaves. It’s clean, a pure, immaculate halo that surrounds my body. Musky and powdery traces continue in the heart while the rose has moved to the background, and a tinge of something balmy oozes from my warm skin and clothes. It is a smooth balminess full of warmth, with no minty or herbal aspect. In the drydown, the initial creaminess increases thanks to the warm sandalwood. The clean notes of musk echo in the base, this time supported by a handful of oakmoss. If I bring my nose close to the skin, I can feel that intense, slightly animal and earthy note typical of oakmoss, not yet banned in oriental perfumes. I did not smell any trace of sappy medicinal oud in any phases of the aroma, so it must polish white agarwood. Instead, a sweet powderiness pops up later, which I can associate with the spicy vanilla. Musk Abiyad is the safest, most crowd-pleasing and most pleasant fragrance, and you bet, perfect if you are a beginner who would like to explore the flags of the Middle East. It’s the smell of purity and sensuality with a meditative-like effect. An excellent everyday scent, suitable for the office when sprayed in moderation, ideal from morning until early evening, and good for spring or autumn seasons. It does not project too much but lasts several hours as a skin scent. I base my opinion and review on a bottle I have owned since November 2022.

So, this was my first attempt with oriental fragrances. I didn't know what to expect 🙈 With that in mind, I looked for "proven" notes that suit me. What a beautiful surprise!!! I never had so clean, long lasting fragnance. Never. Now I need to try more of them... At first parfume is sharp (only for a second) and then you can smell mostly musk (natural one (animalic?) not powdery one or synthetic one) with gentle rose at the background (but it's so far away that maybe you will not be able to smell it at all). And than you can enjoy in that for hours. Literally. I can also compare it with angels but as a second comparation I could give you smell of a newborn's skin. Soft, little sweet, fresh, alive?...and very rich. And for me this is female scent, not unisex at all. But I can understand why guys love it. If you like stronger scent, clean(est) one, this is for you. If you have a problem with musk don't even try it. Longevity and sillage are more than great and price is even better. From my perspective this is good everyday scent, maybe too strong for office if you love to overspray, for day and night and good for all seasons (but more for cozy winter afternoons and summer mornings). Not a safe blind buy.

To me, this smells like an inexpensive unscented candle like the bottles with the religious icons on them at discount stores and a soapy white musk. Long lasting but stays close to skin-which is fine by me but I under apply perfumes as a rule. It is possible this has stronger sillage if you apply it more heavily. This comes with an applicator stick and a generous amount of product. The bottle is very foreign and fancy looking with artificial gemstones and a dramatic apothecary looking applicator like something out of 1001 Nights. Or maybe the magic fountain of youth potion in Death Becomes Her with Isabella Rossellini. Shares a similarity with Skin Musk by Bonne Bell and Sweet Musk by Attar Bazaar, which isn't in the system. The only difference is that it is slightly sweeter than both and also has the aforementioned candle wax accord. It also reminds me of wax bottle and lip candies sold at dime stores when I was a child with brightly colored fruity liquid inside. This is the first Afnan Perfume I've tested and I'm happy with it.

This is a beautiful, clean, fresh and delicate rose musk, I smell hints of sandalwood but not even traces of oud. I would never know this scent exist if Suhaesa didn't recommend it to me as a versatile white musk great on its own or to layer under other fragrances to soften their edges of to give them an excellent base. And this is exactly that: beautiful after a shower, a swipe on the hand and then spread that all over one's body, hair or even on clothes gives a fresh sensual loveliness but it works beautifully under white florals, powdery musks, etc. Also, I learnt from experience that arabian cheapies may smell very nice but generally, you get what you've paid for and in most cases cheapies just don't smell as a high quality fragrance. Now Musk Abyad is as cheap as you can get but the smell and quality of this fragrance would cost a flot if it had been made in French perfumery.

If middle eastern perfumes are compared to a library, this perfume right here is the ABCD of middle wastern fragrances. This is the most, safe, crowd pleasing, pleasant fragrance you can bet if you are beginner who would like to explore middle eastern frags. Regarding the smell, i smell rose and musk, simple as that. This is totally uni sexual fragrance buy a bit more on feminine size. 60% and 40% men. but this is so pleasant that i would like to apply whenever I'm at home. sillage is moderate as mentioned by other reviewers, but the longevity is more. I can smell this the next day morning if i had applied this on previous day evening.