Safeena Al Arab

What a beautiful fragrance! And omg the bottle!!! Al Haramain does such gorgeous presentations! Beautiful. Absolutely stunning creations of art. I love this scent, it's soft and gentle and lovely and rich and strong as well. Yes, very romantic. Lovely amber and wood, soft gentle spices and flowers. Divine.

Sweet Taifi Rose, very wearable and if you are a rose lover - must try. It is not something extremely innovative from Al Haramain, close relative of Rafia Gold, Madinah and Fakhrul Arab with even more of sweet rose. Despite my HUGE love to Al Haramain House - they like to exploit almost same blends for different names and bottles, - nothing wrong with that, unless the blends are good and bottles are pretty. Lasting power is great, - not much spices or myrrh here - it is on sweet side of oud and musky, so I would imagine everyone will be pleased with inoffensive, long-lasting, rose-based attar like this one in truly amazing bottle of Arabian Ocean Voyager.

The dry-down brings a beautiful, spicy saffron myrrh, like an exotic soap. But the opening is loud and too much to start off with. The oud offers a high-pitched metallic note throughout, which is to be expected from an affordable Arabian attar. Just when I fall in love with the spicy saffron myrrh dry-down, I make the mistake of putting it on my neck and have to wash it off, to calm its overwhelming power. So I’m mixed on this one and end up preferring Kashka by Swiss Arabian as it’s a calmer, more sandalwoody version.

Ship of Dreams... This is a sublime and very romantic fragrance. There is nothing sharp about it or rough in any way. It just radiates softness and charm. Safinat al Arab ( سفينة العرب ) is Arabic for Ship of the Arabs , and the idea is that this one is a ship sailing on a sea of love and emotions towards it's sweet and gentle destination. The notes here are all pleasant and well blended. You have sandalwood, saffron, amber, rose and musk, as well as oud wood. I really like this one. I can't see anyone disliking it because there is nothing loud or harsh about it in any way. More like a mellow, laid back but rich and sensual experience. I can't find fault with it. Unless you're looking for a more exclusive, medicinal smelling oud, instead of a well blended, mellowed out, relaxed vibe. A very good one by the way... Try it out!

This Golden Ship perfume oil starts loudly with taif rose in a caramelly way. After a while, oud and myrth burst out and give a mysterious touch to the perfume. Spices and musk arouse softly, immediately after. To this stage of the perfume's developement, I would add to the notes aldehydes, which make it airy and intoxicating and dates, the fruit of the oasis, adding their sweetness to this elixir. In the end, I detect a touch of mint arising, along with sandalwood and amber. A unique perfume oil in a unique emballage, fit for a perfect present to yourself or to your loved ones.