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!

This oil is something special, it brings you the true experience of deer musk. In the meantime, regarding its price, I'm sure they didn't put a single drop of deer musk in the bottle. Maybe instead they captured the soul of ancient attars...half swipe is enough to feel the magic operate all day long

An extraordinary perfume oil, just eternal+++, you can smell it's presence in your cloths even after 3+ days.. Great value for money, I don't know how they managed to sell this gem at this price ❤️

I agree with Shwets. One needs only half a swipe. Opens very raw & strong, so waiting is needed for the fragrance to evolve. After an hour it becomes a woody, powdery, pleasant fragrance I detect Jasmine when applied on the arm. But not on the wrist. 6 hours of decent sillage.

A powerhouse of Arabian aromatic strength. The oil goes onto your skin with a golden yellow glaze (beware when wearing light fabrics). Its almighty strength of character is impressive but... there’s a stale, sour note I don’t like - it’s the spices, but when mixed with sweet vanilla/chocolate it becomes cloying. I reminds me of the smell of someone who has been cooking spices that have clung to their hair and clothes but then they’ve sprayed a very sweet, vanilla perfume over to try to mask it. I don’t like the sickly metallic vanilla used in this. If you want a gigantic scent explosion to ignite your senses then you’ll love this. I’m going to have to wash-off this sweet ‘n’ sour, metallic, over-sharer. The deer’s can keep their musk. I just don’t do well with sweet. Btw it doesn’t come off when you wash it, so you have scrub repeatedly. I admire its boldness but equally dislike it.

I don't know... Unless a seller played a joke with me...I can not see chocolate, OR wood, OR vanilla, OR anise. It is deer. It is MUSK with caraway. It eats my eyes out, like when you chop dozen of onions for BBQ. Starter - madly dirty musk, heart, - warm, yet crazy dark musk, drydown..I couldn't wait for such - washed all off, better to say - covered it all by Al-Haramain's Amber. Finita la commedia, I will stick to my amber-based oils. It says - "ideal for Ruqya", whatever that means, - I will leave it to men and to their Ruqua.

Deep, "purple" musk... These fragrances always pack a punch. Attars/perfume oils are the best for projection, longevity etc. I always like to wear them when I get a chance. In this case, I knew I was dealing with something special. When I first try Musk Al Ghazal I get a smoky, deep musky vibe, I can't really describe it, other than a "deep purple" kind of vibe... I know that probably doesn't say much, but to me it represents velvet, dark textures, animalic notes, but at the same time soft and in control. In fact, this fragrance has a powerful yet soft vibe which is so nice and sensual. The name itself translates as the musk of a gazelle , of course it comes from the time when real (animalic) musk was extracted and obtained from deer and other such animals. Thankfully this is no longer the case. However Al Haramain have almost recreated the smell of this (supposedly)... and the result is a musk that smells soft, yet strong, and full of perfume and texture. I really like it. Just a little is enough here (especially with an oil) and upon wearing this I have received compliments. I think that, if you appreciate fragrances with authentic, dark, animalic, musky notes, like from Serge Lutens etc. Then you will really enjoy this one. It's also a fraction of the price, so if you are brave and adventurous, try this one out!

I noticed that, for me, the perfumes I like the most are the most difficult to review. this one, for example. on me, it becomes a well-rounded mix of sweet, woody and musky notes, and I also get a lot of incense in the first 30 min. one hour after application (one half-swipe of oil on each wrist, dabbed on the sides of the neck) I was basking in the scent, walking in the street, feeling it like a bubble around me -- so far, the most powerful sillage and projection I got from anything I tried -- only some of tom ford's perfumes, which I also adore, came close to this feeling of drowning in your own scent -- of continuously feeling it is "on you", not just occasional whiffs -- the longevity is also pretty good -- I can smell it on my skin for at least 7 hours, and this just after a half-swipe -- the feeling I get from this is quite androgynous -- there is a "masculine" core of wood covered in musk and sweetness -- and it just feels wonderful, for me, to smell this -- another thing this stuff has in common with my subjective attitude towards tom ford's stuff is the intense desire to smell yourself every couple of minutes, even if you already feel the scent )))

I am beyond disappointed because I was just DYING for this to come in - I am looking for a deep, dark, animalic musk that is as close to deer musk as I can get, but this is just...not for me. It's SWEET, and there are spices, but I don't know what they are, and perhaps because I've been raised on Kiehls Musk Oil, I don't even know what real musk smells like, but I'm not sure how I'll be able to wear this. It's STRONG, so strong, that even scrubbing with soap and water does not get it off my wrist, but it's not the sexy, dirty smell I want. It's almost like a spicy fruitcake, with an undercurrent of something that has spoiled on me. I'm stuck with it until I shower tonight and we'll see what it dries down to, but if anybody wants to swap for this, I have a brand new 3ml bottle.

You only need a drop or swipe - powerful sillage and longevity. Wonderfully rich quality. Reminds me of a amber dominant scent lacking the perfume quality but more of a natural scent. Give it a chance to develop and if it works on you then its an amazingly rich earthy woody dark choc scent as the notes describe. On me its not animallic. Reminds me along the lines of SL Ambre Sultan, Kuumba Made Paste etc, so you will need to try this if you like heavier scents as not for those with lighter tastes.

Smells woody when I expected musk. It's an okay fragrance, nothing special. I can't smell any chocolate in it that's for sure. It's just a very average arabian fragrance. Smells like something I've smelled many times before, not unique smelling in any way. My mum said she can smell it around the room but I can't smell it when I have it on. It smells arabian.

This was the first Al Haramain fragrance that I purchased as I was so intrigued by the flask. It was like Alibabas treasure! Was not disappointed when it arrived, contained in a beautiful display box. Presentation awesome. The juice was not girly/ lollipop musky enough for me but my husband is the proud owner of this amazing buy. Uniquely lovely

To 98tacos: my bank account is crying blood, but damn I discovered AKAF and thanks a lot for the advice you gave me. I tried a pretty musk of this maison but I find it still too sweet for me. I'm still looking for something more "sauvage", but I think to have the right ingredients to create what I want. Thank u so much. Really.

Beautiful.lastig power and silage are excellent.This is spicy oriental mask,for all seasons.perfect suits mans and womans. I like presentation very much.makes me to fill , like an ancient queen.fresh, spicy and very exotic...if you want to smell adorable,than this fragrance is Madden for you

I love real sexy musk. I'd like to try Al Ghazal but I'd like to know which musk perfume is the BEST of all. I hate sweet soapy artificial white musks. I want an animalic one, seductive and intriguing. Which is the best arabian oil you tested with theese qualities? Thanks in advance

Bobby jean, this one is worth trialling. Though best to smell from a reputable dealer. I tried this in store and it was amazing then purchased a small rollerball from ebay and it wasnt the same.