Anubis Kiss

Bravo Hany... after splashing out on Nostalgia, Sweet Smoke, Egyption King and King Tut I had a hankering for Black Afgano but simply refuse to splash that amount of cash on a supposedly reformulated weaker 30ml bottle. Splashed out on Anubis Kiss and it was delight at first sniff. Absolutely gorgeous stuff as are the others for that matter. I'm sorry but £100+ on 30ml is a little exuberant don't you think Nasomatto? Justifiable if you made it available in a 75-100ml but that for 30ml? No not in this day and age. Also I cannot say enough good things about Alexandria... Hany is truly doing something special with Alexandria, he is never too busy to answer questions and his fragrances perform how you would want and expect them too while not being unrealistic with their prices, not sure other indies can say the same to be fair. And up yours all the naysayers getting narky over these inspired creations... copying orginal work... my point being the case above. If you have the income to splash out and your willing to accept that poor level of performance on your skin then more power to you but the rest of us mear mortals will stick to what we can afford you snobs...

This is hands down one of the best fragrances I've ever worn. It doesn't smell like weed. To me, it is woody with a touch of sweetness and has this pungent (in a good way) scent that is sharp from up close but gives off a really unique and pleasant aroma. I've only worn it on cool nights, but I hope it is just as pleasant during warmer nights. Performance is crazy good; stays on skin throughout the night and into the next morning. On clothes...forever until washed. I'm curious to sample Black Afgano just to see how close they really are. I've sampled about a dozen of Alexandria's perfumes and I'll give them about 75% success rate. Black Tie Affair is my second favorite from this house. A couple others need more work, IMO.

Dark woods, heavy incense and a touch of green notes with a hint of cannabis sweetness and freshness comes out on my skin. It’s weirdly fresh considering it’s composition. My partner smelled it and she instantly loved it for its freshness, however I enjoy it for the dark, warm and resiny smell it radiates off of me. It reminds me of my incense box when I lay down to read at night. A calming and grounding fragrance. For me it’s a definite keeper. I will use it mostly on colder days of spring/fall and winter both as an office scent and for nights cuddled up in the sofa with my partner

Okay, it smells like hash in the opening. Yes. But once you get past that, it's a woody, aromatic masterpiece. I wore it to work last week (hesitantly) and got nothing but great feedback. It smells like nothing anyone else is wearing. Daring, dark, sensual, earthy. It's amazing. And it lasts FOREVER if you spray it on clothes. Longevity is beyond beast and projection is great. Get past the "it makes you smell like weed" thing, on dry down, it smells like nothing else on the market. 9/10

The only way someone wouldn't quantify this as beast mode is because they went ansomnic to it. This is STRONG juice. I washed with soap and water and it still smelled like it until I scrubbed. That said this is a very resiny, earthy fresh scent that comes off a little damp and sweet as well. It really feels like a piney moistfirest floor minus the skankiness. Be warned this is very polarizing. People are either interested or offended, so this is a "for you" scent.