Musk Al Ghazal

Hi all there, Here is my review of Al Haramain Musk Al Ghazal. At the beginning I want to mention my review is for 60ml EDP vaporisateur spray version, which comes in a really beautiful silver, tall and some kind of fairy-tale bottle, that makes you think it hides some magic inside :) Lovely presentation! I can’t really explain exactly how it smells or separate different notes, so I’ll tell you what comes into my mind when I sniff it - this is the Ultimate Lord of the Musk! I’ve never smelled such a scent – so masculine, so animalistic and elegant at the same time. In the pyramid here you can read there is vanilla and dark chocolate, but I can’t really sense much of these notes. On my skin there is nothing sweet – mostly musk and woody notes. Longevity – very good – may be something like 9 hours. Sillage – very good too – it’s not overwhelming or filling a room, but it is noticeable in a close range. The performance is more close to good examples of western edt perfumes. Final words - I’m very happy I got Musk Al Ghazal, because it is very unique scent, that I have never thought I would smell, because Musk Al Ghazal is different from any musk I know and it's a kind of animal, truly natural and mystery musk... Al Haramain claims it smells similar to deer musk, but doesn't contain any of this rare and controlled (due to indiscriminate killing of the musk deer) supply of pure deer musk. All in all – it is a great pure masculine scent from Al Haramain. Thank you for your attention.

Musk al Gazaal is a magical, intoxicating splendor! It is said to be the one, that most of all other Arabian oils, approximates the real deer musk! You can tell, the moment you put a few drops on your skin, when an animalistic musk overwhelms your nostrils. It is a musk power bomb really, more for men's likening, but also for the daring women, as well. This dark brown oil stays on the skin for hours and projects heavily to the environment. Do not wear it in the office, during the spring-summer months. It is perfectly suited though for automn-winter. Except of the musk, caraway and spicy notes are easily detected, accompanied by precious aromatic woods and real vanilla. In the dry down I can also smell refined leather and incense. It is enclosed in a beautifully ornate bottle, that is put in a box covered with velvet inside and with a 30 ml filling content. I judge it is worth purchasing, when you search out for a truly strong perfume oil, only try it before buying. It might not be suited for the low profilers. A top rated 10/10!

Bitter orange, red berries, coriander, caraway, licorice (not anise), geranium, neroli, lotus, Madagascar vanilla, almond, fig, saffron,cocoa, olibanum, cedar, wee touch of oudh, another wood that I cannot identify, choya ral(?), and a beautiful musk-accord- slightly animalic, but mostly sweet-warm- just glorious! This is a slightly gourmand, narcotic, sultry musk! I'm in heaven. This was a totally blind buy for me and I have absolutely no regrets! The bottle is metal (sturdy and heavy!) decorated with rhinestones. As Shwets below says: wait for the top-notes (orange-geranium) to settle before judging this one. Sillage (on me) starts out as moderate-to-heavy for the first few hours, but then falls to a soft, intimate level, and remains so for 24+hours.

An extraordinary, rich, woody-gourmand musk. There's definitely a chocolate note. One of the finest out there. It feels old, as in what might have been concocted in ancient Arabie. And the bottle reflects this: "copper" with "diamonds." Bless these perfume houses for their meticulous hand in fragrance and packaging. Back to sniffing and conjuring a medieval palace. Addendum: I remember the 60-70s when musks were super popular (Bonnie Bell, hello?) because they were so primly and artificially "sexy." Well, this juice reminds us of what a truly sexy musk smells like: sweet, animalic, receptive. I plan to go to get groceries and be leapt upon by all the baggers, checkers, and fellow shoppers. Sigh ... This one is a treasure!!!

This one starts out very masculin and heavy. A deep smokey spicy and dark ambery balsamic musk. I felt it was too overwhelming when I just tested it, it made me feel a bit uncomfortable. But after about an hour, the scent started to change into a sweet, soft and warm skin scent. Loads of amber, still a nice spicy edge and some incense, but especially that musk developed so lovely. Please let this develop on your skin. It's so worth the wait! You only need a small drop or swipe and it lasts and lasts but I already bought a 30 ml bottle. Great find!