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

The perfume oil has a softness I can't quite identify. When I close my eyes, I see flashes of red and white with jagged brown. All thanks to traumatic brain injuries--one of the few upsides. There's just enough amber and oud to bring it all together and give the florals a little depth. Like the saffron. After bad experiences with Alrehab sprays, which appear to use an alcohol base more suited to industrial cleaning than perfumerie, experimenting with the oils is an inexpensive adventure. I'm a vintage lover and can't abide the current trends of candy floss and vanilla. Randa feels transitional, liminal. I know I've come across this scent before living in Egypt but can't quite place where or whom. Maybe a Christmas candle or another old lady like me. Could use a little more skank....

This smells like an arabian auntie's house on an afternoon in late feburary. Insence is actively burning, a small raw potato is being used as an incense holder. The sticks are halfway done, their ashes are coating the potato. A faint haze fills the room. All the windows and doors are sealed, except one which is slightly opened. The window overlooks a bayleaf tree, a lemon tree with no fruit yet, and a rose bush. You can get whiffs of the outside every now and then when a dry cold breeze blows through the window. Little shortbread biscuits have been sitting out on the table for a while now. Your aunt had just cleaned the floors. She is airing out the winter blankets, covers and carpets, and letting them all soak in the scent of the almost extinguished insence.

Это идеально для меня. Это то что я искала в парфюмерии. Это горько на старте и сладко в раскрытии, не гурманская сладость. Плотный. Меня не душит, даже если я намажусь с ног до головы

Heavy , deep , animalistic , realistic green and musky Oriental . Everything I have ever wanted from the scent . Perfection ...

This would make the most amazing candle! It's a very nag champa fragrance..smokey sweet..completely delicious. Two thumbs up!

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This is for the 6ml oil I had a review on this before but as my nose gets use to Randa I think I should add a bit more insight. My skin amps tuberose so I still think this is the bomb. The tuberose bomb! I do get the rose, jasmine, and amber but there is so much more going on here! Aside from the distinctive tuberose I also get some creamy white flowers other than jasmine. It's spicy but my nose is saying it's more carnation spicy than saffron and I don't get a ton of oud maybe just a pinch. Randa is incredibly heavy and will give me a headache every time if I use too much. Just a tiny dab on the wrist and rubbed together is enough for me. I never ever put it on my neck or close to my face. I have to say I like it in moderation. It follows me around creating a warm fuzzy blanket of sexy almost smutty scent. Red and black are the perfect colors to use on the packaging! I can't say it's dirty or animalic at all but it is loud, brash and not at all apologetic about its sexuality! Randa is a very confident woman and more than a little intimidating. I'm a little embarrassed to say this because I know it's been said before about other heavy scents but I think Randa is a 1980's business woman who is a hooker on the side. Just for fun! I don't know Rumba so these are just my impressions of Al Rehab Randa. You have to take Al Rehab Fragrance notes with a grain of salt because many are sorely lacking. For instance Randa and Rasha have identical notes but are completely different! In fact Rasha's notes are completely wrong.

Having never tried Rumba, I can't in all honesty compare the two. But I have tested Randa with great interest and curiosity! Here's what I've observed... For the most part, Randa seems to be nothing like the main accords listed. But this isn't unusual for an Arabian oil, in my experience. They're an adventure all the way! :D The main notes I smell would be more like this: *Sharp Marigold *Smoky Leather *Typical Oud *Plus a touch of something fruity, green, and tart-sweet... While I'm sure the expert nose could sense amber and rose as well, the notes listed are intense enough to drive all thoughts of analysis away. Randa seems to combine sharp, fruity, smoky, and More Sharp! I'm a little puzzled at the combination, to say the least. It's delightful - in that I would Never have thought to combine such accords myself. And it's equally intriguing to ponder what Randa is trying to be. Perhaps a dynamic chypre? Certainly not a subtle or delicate composition. :) For now I'm just pleased to test this little mystery, continuing to satisfy my urgent craving to smell more Arabian oils! Update ~ A memorable experience and EXTREMELY long lasting. I've woken up with it still present on my skin after a good 8 hours of sleep.

I've just noticed that my previous review from 2014 was written before I'd tested 'the real' Rumba! Well, I did finally get my hands on that unique creation - the Ted Lapidus one - and can easily say they are intensely similar. If anything, Randa is STRONGER! So I gifted my Rumba to a friend and kept Randa. They are both decidedly Old fashioned and only suited to those who enjoy marigolds and oakmoss in their florientals. I learned to enjoy marigolds in fragrances, so hey ho! This is not an elegant scent, and it's a bit gaudy, but given the right mood and weather it's downright FUN - in a vintage kind of way. Randa doesn't care what anyone thinks about her - she enjoys having fun, wearing bright lipstick, burning wax candles, and playing dress up from yesteryear. Time travel in the best way!

Bubblegum rose! I'm not a very sophisticated note analyser - the above is what hit my nose when I put Randa on. As it dries down, more 'redness' comes out I think, and the rose incense (that's what I get, rather than rose wax) quality stays throughout. Some of these oils can be beautiful at the top but dry down into something completely different - and sometimes just meh, or even downright horrible - hello Jalwa! But this doesn't do that, I'm really liking it. I've never smelled Rumba so am glad to get to (sort of) smell it through this. :) Would just add that Randa is not monster strong, like a lot of these oils are, at least not on me.

I got it today as it was extremely cheap here ( I live in an Arab country )..I had had the original Rumba long time ago and I remember giving it to my sister . I have reviewed the original Rumba here if you 're interested..I tested Randa today on my wrist and I have to say ; it smells much more subtle and clear than the original old one, which reminded me of a lusty and a bit messy Rumba dance ..but this seems more in harmony with it's name sake ...It's funny since I was never a fan of the older version :) ..but it seems I will be wearing this more ..

yes - initially thisis very similar to vintage Rumba (did a side by side), however, the drydown is slightly different. Rumba showcases powdery raspberry there, while Randa remains slightly oud-y woody. If you're looking at the Ted Lapidus version of Rumba, then this is close enough, if the Balenciaga version you fancy, this may fall slightly short.

when first sprayed it's really strong. can't see myself wearing it much but somehow can't stop smelling where i sprayed it.. the amber is so beautifully blended with the roses and the saffron is nice in here (i really don't like saffron) but it's good because it's not dominant.. i'll wear it around the house to see how i fell about it

smells like a rich old lady, its a strong amber saffron with a light hint of floral notes, for me i use it for layering because it adds a depth for the scents, if you dont like heavy perfume dont buy its really heavy but lovely and nostalgic.

I can't smell any of the notes listed here except rose. This is a sign of a well-blended perfume. It's a heavy smelling fragrance suitable for an older lady. But what the heck! Younger people can wear it too!