Randa

I purchased this perfume based on the reviews that I'd read from other folks here. Initially it's a lovely smoky/burnt out candle smell that I just love. In fact it was the review of some folks here that said that they got a candle/wax scent that made me want to buy this perfume, as I've got another perfume with an expensive burnt out candle scent that I love! Bear in mind it's a very expensive burnt out candle smell, not some cheap 99p one! There is some spiciness there and an almost green/medicinal note that I find very intriguing! It is pretty potent and so a little would go a long way! I can smell the jasmine and saffron notes and I find that they compliment each other beautifully. I'm not a huge fan of super-sweet scents, and so am glad that the sweetness mixes well with the spiciness here. Then after a while the potency of the scent dies down, it's still strong but in a more settled way-if that makes any sense. The lovely saffron/jasmine combo is still there but now we get the amber coming through. There is a small hint of rose, but it's hidden behind the other notes. Now it's changed from sweet-spicy to spicy with an edge of smoky, there is still that burnt out candle scent that it just brilliant. Wow I love the dry down:) This perfume smells very expensive-no cheap notes, no chemical smelling notes, its beautifully blended and it exudes class. Personally I'd prefer to wear this perfume in colder months, as it would be a bit too much in summer.

I have never smelled Rumba. The first thing that came to my mind smelling this was "I've smelled this before". And then I remembered an old flask of Avon one of my aunts kept in her bathroom shelf. Could it have been Timeless?. This is a difficult scent: I quite like it, but I think I could only wear this in very cold weather, and living in a hot Andalusian hell I'm afraid I won't have many opportunities to wear this, not even in winter nights. Perhaps I'll wear this only to bed in winter. I’s a lovely aldehyde, inciense, jasmine, tuberose, smoky and juicy vintage. I really love it but it's almost unwearable in Southern Spain. What a pity, sometimes climate is a b**** Edit: now that the nights are getting cooler, around 18-20Co, I dared to wear this on a night out and applied it in homeopatic doses: only a ball roll for both wrist and then rubbing my wrists on my nape and decolletage. It worked ok and wasn ́t too cloying. Perhaps I ́ll dare to wear this more this autum and winter nights. It layers very well with Choco Musk. Curious that something inspired by a perfume called Rumba could be so difficult to wear in Andalusia :) it seems more suitable for freezing countries like Sweeden or Germany I think, a more propper name for this would be Chimney Fumes, Fallen Leaves or Roasted Chesnuts. Yes, it has a wax candles feeling to it like someone else stated here before.

Прошло уже 2 года с покупки этого аромата в виде масла. Пузырек все ещё на половину полон, хотя у меня не большая коллекция. Пришла тоскливая апрельская весна, с ее вечными истериками. Сегодня за день у нас два раза выпал и растаял снег, пекло солнце и дули страшные сильные ветра. В такую погоду Ранда - подруга которая поможет пережить меланхолию. Я училась на ветеринарного врача и мы делали опыт. Во время этого опыта мы жгли в специальной печке разные травы, затем омывали кислотой и ещё много разных манипуляций чтобы узнать состав белков и зольных веществ. Я не помню какая трава досталась нам с напарницей, но после ее сжигания, она пахла сухим-сухим сладким мёдом. Я слышу в "Ранда" эту медовую сладкую траву, жасмин который индолит в сочетании с амброй (мне нравится этот индол). Ещё ощущаю немного сгоревших благовоний и что-то свежее, вроде мяты, но точно не мята. Что-то что холодит нос, не эвкалипт. Анис имеет такой охлаждающий аромат, но я не уверена что это он. Когда аромат дошел до базы, мой муж вернулся с работы и сказал "О! Именно так пахнет Церковь!" Я не была в православной Церкви и не знаю как она пахнет. Но я в восторге от этого аромата, жаль что у нас его очень трудно найти.

This perfume is very nice. I could wear it on its own or with my Paris Rumba. I like to mix them together. They both smell good long silly age great fragrance it doesn't smell like an old woman in any shape form or fashion whoever said that it just doesn't go with your pH. Al rehab is one of the best quality inexpensive fragrance houses out there. I have made well over 50 purchases from them and I'm still going strong. Another beautiful bottle from my perfume collection which goes from expensive to cheapies. I love all my fragrances and I love to mix and match making my own sense Miranda to me is a keeper I don't see anything synthetic about it whatsoever the longevity is a beast get it you'll see. Oh yeah I'm not getting the whole candle thing I don't know where people get that from or why they're saying it.

Rose isn't my favourite floral note, but I have found a few rose perfumes I really like. And this one has become one of my favourite rose fragrances. It's simply stunning! It smells like a deep, blood red, voluptuous rose that's on fire in the middle of the desert. That's the best way I can describe it. It's smoky, sizzling hot and quite intoxicating. It has a sweetness to it, that reminds me of thick, golden, animalic honey. This scent is pure fire and heat and sensuality and power. So temperamental and passionate. So empowering. It feels like wearing a lions roar. Longevity is monstrous, it just lasts and lasts. And the sillage is beastly. Don't put too much on or you might knock someone unconcious with it. This is seriously one of the strongest perfumes I own, if not THE strongest. Gorgeous creation! <3