Alia

Perfume 5, tested on paper, sample size Sweet, resinous woods with a fresh, slightly sharp edge. There's a light smokiness running through it, along with fresh spices. For some reason it reminded me of an Axe shower gel but much better. It's a comparison that came to mind more because of the overall vibe. To me, this is a true unisex fragrance with a noticeable masculine lean, which surprised me since it's marketed towards women. I also have to admit that I find the bottle one of the least attractive I've come across.

Typical arabian perfume with spicy notes. Gourmand and unisex, in my opinion.

The cardamom is very prominent - creamy and sweet. Ambroxan rounds it. Reminds me of blueberry muffin (maybe because of the violet) with dark chocolate chips (maybe it's the patchouli), woody dark vanilla extract and faint hint of rum (sweetness, which is not too plain sugary .... but more like rich molasses). It's not too gourmand either and although it's a bit on the heavy side, it performs better in heat (be it by the fireplace). On clothes and hair lasted with unfading silage till the next day (depending on how much you spray) and then remains delectable at close distance several more hours. I have it for a month now. It's winter here. And since this fragrance is deep and rich and needs more warmth to unfold nice and pretty and I'm still looking for an occasion which would be most enjoyable to wear it outside.

i can never be objective about the sillage and the longevity of a perfume as i like them to be really heavy and everything else seems moderate intense to me. But people really smell this fantastic perfmume on me and the feedback is always positive to enthousiastic!i can really smell the pink pepper, the citrus and the cedar. Its sweet but not sugary sweet. I wear it all day long, even at the gym (those kind of perfumes are not heavy at all on my skin). I noticed that it performs better in hot weather, so i really enjoy it because i live in a very hot climate. I totally recommend it to those, who like orient/occidental perfumes. Its a safe buy just to try those kind of perfumes.

I got a decant only. This scent is not for me... Really not. This is a strong spicy-woody oud perfume, it's simply too harsh, there's no smoothness or warmness in it. I'm surprised it's for women, it's at least unisex if not masculine. (And I love woody-spicy-orientals!)