Twin Flower

This is a lovely perfume oil I also love the packaging. I really enjoy Al Haramain oils and thought they would be a nice source for some Oriental niche perfumes. I'm so happy I came across this company because I was so tired of traditional western fragrances and wanted to try something new. Now on me I smell rose and white musk for sure. I get a nice incense scent once this settles on my skin. I like rose scents but this one is good for me because it's not super sweet. I like sweet scents but not sickly sweet.. This fits the bill for me in that it's floral but not too heavy. This is a great warm weather scent for me. It lasts for hours and ends in a my skin but better fragrance on me. Those that do not like rose would probably not like this. Me loving florals and musks I find this scent right up my alley. This will last forever as I only need a drop on my pulse points but I hope I can buy more in the future. I just might buy some back ups because I really like this oil. Al Haramain makes some really lovely oils and for the price they smell more expensive than they are in my opinion. Really well made juice. I will be trying more from them.

Birds of a feather flock together. Imagine two languid, dark-eyed gentlewomen snoozing in a seventies mood room of an attic, leaning on a white, vibrant town. They are entwined in their sleep, waiting for having dinner with their closest friends, in the hottest evening of the year. Soft prog as musical background, an oily magnolia and rice steam saturates the bathroom in which they have just taken a shower togheter, before bedtime. A golden afternoon walks away on tiptoes. The gentlewomen wake up at ten to eight p.m. and hurry slowly to the dinner, in their ruffled linen dresses.

This is a very BOLD perfume oil. The best way I would describe it is like this: a beautiful golden rose in the desert surrounded by sweet violets. It is warm-spicy, glowing, feminine, and has some sweetness to it. It's quite heavy and can be overwhelming at first whiff, but it's a perfume that will grow on you. The scent lasts forever, so only a small amount is needed.

The top and heart with its bright aldehyde, floral, and subtle fruit combination reminds me of another Al Haramain fragrance called either 'Khaltath' or 'Mukhallat'- yet it is softer... with a lovely base of white musk, amber, woods, and a note that reminds me of coconut or cashews that becomes more apparent on the drydown. Like others have noted, 'Twin Flowers' projects vividly, sharply for the first 2 hours or so and recalls the soapy, "clean" florals of the '80's, but the drydown after this is better-behaved, soft, and quite pleasant. Solid "like" from me, 3/5 stars.

To smell expensive and gorgeous: take a shower, while still damp, mix (fully) a drop or two of Twin Flower into a pump or three of Palmers Coco Butter Oil, rub it all over your body.