Shadha

First I have to say the following: I have purchased many of Al Rehab's scented oils and I've also dabbled in the natural perfume sprays they offer as well. I find that the scented oils are simply a better formulation of whatever scent instead of the natural EDP. If one takes into account the reason why Arabian perfumes focus on oil based perfumes (religious reasons) rather than the alcohol based sprays of the western world, it becomes understandable why. I feel like the natural EDP sprays are made with westerners more in mind. I say this having always been a big sprayer, but the complex and rich scents offered by the scented oils have caused me to turn away from the spray perfumes that I have. I say all of the above because I think the majority of reviewers above purchased the natural EDP spray. This has a great effect on the scent. Frankly---the smell of the spray is cheaper and less nuanced. The oils are hands down better in my opinion. Now...on to Shadha. I received the 6ml vial along with other Al Rehab scents. The first time that I tried it on, I did a short smell test as I was trying other perfumes on as well. I was impressed with the light floral scent straight out of the bottle, however I chose another scent to wear that day. The next day, I was to begin a yoga session with my sister and in honor of the occasion, I wanted a light floral so I selected Shadha for the day. All on it's own without the distraction of the other perfumes, it BLEW me away. This is a strong perfume. Most of the scented oils are and I find many not familiar with them apply waaaay too much. All that is needed is the following: a dab on the wrist then rub wrists together, rub some in the clean palm of your hand and rub hands together---then rub lightly over clothes and neck/decollete. If you put too much on---that's where I imagine the metallic/icky burnt smell may come in. Lightly applied, Shadha smells like....organic jasmine tea overflowing with the richest of orange blossom honey. It's very sweet smelling and very floral. The jasmine is there in droves---a soft watery natural jasmine. Not the fecal smell that jasmine (especially artificial jasmine) can sometimes have. I love powerhouses when it comes to sillage so I found it to be just fine. For those who prefer skin scents, they may find the arms length sillage and longevity a bit too much. I put the perfume on yesterday morning at around 9 am. It's 1:41am in the morning and I am still getting wafts of it even as I type. If I were to liken it in the same category (not scent, but overall personality, because the scent is very unusual) to a western perfume, I would chose some of the vintage scents such as Arpege or any of the classic Guerlains such as Jicky, Mitsouko, or Shalimar. Honestly I love this perfume oil.

For years I've NOT wanted Shadha. Let me explain: Not that I dislike her, but she wasn't Arabian enough for my tastes. On buying a roll on some time ago, almost at once I gifted it to my sister, the Cabotine fan. On her it is so similar to Cabotine itself I cannot easily tell the difference. And that is no bad thing - just that it's essential to like soapy green tuberose florals already. Cabotine is one of those scents that may require a little getting used to, especially if this genre of soap-floral-dryer sheet aroma is new to you. For me, a fragrance I admired - from a distance. Which is not difficult to do, as her sillage is immense! But one thing I keep learning about fragrances, and attars in particular, however humble their origin. There is OFTEN more to them than meets the nose. :) Over time, I continue to test and give attention to what I initially disliked. Have I changed in my tastes? Has the fragrance matured and developed? Is the weather responsible for a new nuance? It's not a science, but an ongoing love affair! The other day I got a whiff of this big, dense floral and immediately wanted to try her again. Out she came, and OH the difference. She is exactly as before - and I am not. Now I feel at home in her, as if wearing an elixir of floral femininity rather than an unwieldy flower bouquet, even if that's what she literally is. Floral heaven - wafting sensuously about me for hours... and hours. Waxy, thick tuberose and green notes meld with rose and jasmine and musk. It's a man (and friend!) magnet, literally, and also the freshest, most delightful choice on a dreary rainy day.... Value - 5 stars Sillage - 5 stars Longevity - 5 stars on fabric, 4 on skin Scent Itself - (based on my current taste) 5 stars So there you have it - tastes can change and little surprises are just waiting for you around the corner! NOTE - For those seeking a similar dupe to Poison Tendre, may I suggest Rasasi Romance. To me it is much closer. And if you are seeking a scent perhaps closer to Cabotine than Shadha, consider Nadine. They are Very similar but I seem to recall Nadine being a bit less jasmine intensive.

This is a UNISEX fragrance and can be worn by men I can see where the white floral tuberose opening can scare some off but as this develops the subtle oud jasmine and sandalwood start turning this into a gothic rose driven potpourri floriental A scent one might find in a old funeral parlor bouquet it's rose potpourri left near a moldy basement window wafts of daytime jasmine sneak in from the garden breeze the odor of fresh spider webs add to the somewhat fecal damp environment it's bold it's attractive its fresh yet darkly seductive and somewhat ancient any lover of rose scents or spicy florientals should give this a try it's masculine if the confidence is there to let it develop but not a safe blind buy for a man who does not enjoy grandma perfume vibes , it's borderline feminine but the middle notes and base polarize it into a genderless hermaphrodite the underlying spices are complex yet subtle another masterpiece from al-rehab if you apply enough it will project loud.. add a bit of oud and you got yourself a more masculine scent 9.2 out of 10

Shadha comes on strong at first. A super intense floral. A dark pink rose and a rich, deep jasmine... not really an indolic jasmine to me, just heady. When I first apply, it feels too much, but then half an hour later I’m suddenly enjoying the scent cloud floating around me. It’s a lot like Cabotine and while it doesn’t go on the same olfactory journey Cabotine does, it seems to arrive in a very similar place. Shadha has more depth despite having less notes listed - or not named. Much more pronounced jasmine and rose notes. I don’t detect civet nor that powdery note Cabotine has. It is a touch soapy but it’s more of a nectary honeysuckle note, reminds me of when I used to sip the nectar out as a kid. I really like Cabotine in both EDP and EDT, but I think I prefer Shadha, it lasts a lot longer on me too, I barely get two hours out of Cabotine, but Shadha seems to stay with me all day.

One of the few Arabian perfumes I managed to try before buying when I was in London. On me Shadha smells like a powdery floral with a hint of spice in the background. I can pick up the Jasmine soon after spraying, but the rose seems to be mixed with other notes that I cannot make out at this moment. I did buy the spray version as there were no oil versions available where I purchased this from. I find the sillage and projection to be pretty weak-hence why I wished there was an oil version. It is a green floral but to my nose not sickly feminine floral, which I am not a fan of. There is something masculine in this perfume but in a good way. I actually really like this perfume-now if only it lasted longer on my skin-I'll have to get the oil version!

I agree that Shadha is very similar to Cabotine. My nose cannot tell the difference. They are both very loud and sharp. I have grown to appreciate these gems.The rose and jasmine are well blended on a base of smoky incense. The sillage is impressive with only a couple of dabs to the wrist. Lasting power is also impressive. This is a great winter fragrance and does not require any heat from your skin in order to project. I am sure that you could smell this outside on a winter day! If you are tired of fragrances that don't project in cold weather this may be your baby.

About the oil- 1st let me tell that I love this so much Very floral, I smell jasmine and rose and also some more floral notes. And it is very powdery. Sweet which is coming from the powderiness. Very loud. Applied this generously on my clothe to see the performance one day, after few hours dad came home and asked me what's that beautiful floral smell? He didn't even entered my room he was able o smell it from another room even after hours.

Roll-on oil version. On wrist only strong around 3 hours. On clothes will have strength more than 12 hours. I am not going to say that Shadha has the exact scent like Dior Tendre Poison, but the smell really reminds me of it for around 3-6 hours. Since I cannot repurchase Dior (too expensive or fakes everywhere), I'm simply happy to get this. After 6 hours, the scents morphes into jasmine/green tea like.

Oh my gosh! I want to bathe in this💙 this smells amazing! Ive never smelled this scent anywhere before. This is glorious! Fresh, sweet, musky, floral, light citrus but fresh green. It is everything all at once and so well blended... Especially once it mingles with your own chemistry and body heat, that's when the magic happens😍👑

I have the oil concentrated perfume. Shadha is a cross between Dior Poison and YSL Paris. Shadha does not have the smokiness/incense of Poison or the sweetness on Paris but it's between those 2. This one can be confused for a big powerhouse fragrance but it's not my favorite.

The cleanest rose scent i've ever smelled in any fragrance. It's so clear and clean it almost smell cold somehow, like you stored it in the fridge. A wonderful floral fragrance . On my skin lasts over 5 hours and on my clothes more than 1 week.

Very sharp opening but turn down to soft and musky (notes didn't show musk it may cause by chemical effect on my skin) after few hours. Sometimes I will blend with oud or sandalwood it turn amazing.

This literally IS the bomb with a bow on it! I accidentally put al nourus on with this then spilled kkw pink lips on my hands... Whoo! What a gorgeous striking exotic sexy classy combo!!!

This is pure rose heaven! If you're looking for a perfume that smells like a freshly bloomed bouquet of roses, Shadha is it. It's sweet and feminine without being overpowering.

Does NOT smell like tendre poison

Shadha's packaging has bright pink roses on a verdant background, which raises expectations of it being a transparent green floral. No way. What I get is: a burnt sort of odor I associate with chypres like the original Nino Cerruti, a hint of dark plum, a trace of musk (or is it the heart of a jasmine flower?) and the slightest hint of soap. And then all these sensations become a powerful floral scent that reminds me of such disparate perfumes as the original Poison, Cabotine and Elizabeth Arden Splendor, but also freshly-showered young girls in a tropical country, circa 1990, applying inexpensive lotion from the corner store to their skin. I would say this is tuberose blended with other flowers I can't identify. Looking at the other reviews, I can see how much this perfume has perplexed those who have tried it on. I think it is an oriental floral in the complex 80s manner. Dior Poison is the closest Western perfume I can compare the final effect with, though I'm sure there are better matches out there. The fragrance oil I have lies close to the skin, unlike Poison. I like it a lot.

Again and again Al-Rehab surprises me with another beauty ,as I stated before in many reviews I am an Arab but not with an Oriental taste so I never payed attention to Arab perfume houses before ..Till I discovered Al-Rehab through Fragrantica and started picking it at my favourite local stores ..Shadha شذي which means (flowers smell)in Arabic , rises exactly to its name , fresh floral which is neither heavy nor headache inducing , It's like stepping into a country garden at the height of the spring here in Egypt with the perfect weather and blooming flowers , without the earthy smell ...So beautiful and the price is AMAZING . Update : Tasted it on my skin very beautiful and amazing sillage &longevity but the dry down didn't agree with my skin and it smelled like metal ...So sad really as I like it a lot ...Will test it on clothes only .

Vintage. It is exactly what it says in the notes, roses mixed with jasmine. To me, this also reminds me of Indian Jasmine Hair Oil which everyone in my school liked to make fun of but I always loved the smell. I think a light application of this mixed with another attar or perfume can suit young girls. Heavy and singular application is definitely more mature but in a very nostalgic way. A faint trail of this in the air, bedsheets, maybe on the bedside table - it will definitely make you smile. Reincarnation of a memory. I think I am glad I bought something that is so concentrated of rose and jasmine. Pure.

Quite pretty, but considering how many people have said it was a top compliment getter, I was a little disappointed in the lack of wow-factor. That said I do enjoy it. Easy to wear and much more light-hearted than my other attars. Not too sweet, nice greenness. I'm from the desert and have only ever visited places with tropical greenery, never lived in it ... so it reminds me a bit of those trips.

Al Rehab’s ‘Shadha’ is almost identical to Cabotine. This is the closest side-by-side comparison I’ve ever known. I think Cabotine just has the edge to take the crown, as it’s ever-so slightly more naturalistic with none of Shadha’s metallic synthetic base - but I was grasping at straws to detect the difference. Shadha is a cheap thrill and worth exploring if you’re a fresh green/white floral fan.

i guess this is an ok perfume. at first spritz kinda smells like a 90s scented body powder. so i just use this as an air freshner. i sprayed this in my room and of course the rose is loud. however after several hours the dry down is amazing. smells like a manly jasmine. i really like it and it's not the indolic kind of jasmine..

Whith this im getting to many copliments, after 24 hours on me this smell amazing, start whith roses and the end clean jasmin creamy. Al rehab perfum oils are strog smells some people have headech from them, so if you like light scents this is not for you.

I don't smell rose , just a lot of very realistic, refreshing, feminine gardenia and a hint of jasmine. It is worth every penny for floral lovers.

Nice I like it better than Cabotine, less sharp. Regret buying Cabotine now, but maybe together they will compliment each other.

When I first bought the Shahda rollerball, it was too much. I just opened it back up today and discovered the similarity to Cabotine which I used to wear as well as to the original Poison which I still have. More roses, less jasmine. Can be a bit sharp which maybe by layering with a soft woody scent would smooth out that edge. Will wear it to bed and see how it performs on my skin.

This is very heavy, green, powdery, roses and florals. A light hand is needed with this, it’s very strong.

This was a HUGE disappointment to me. I bought the oil since i was curious of Cabotine but was placing an order for a few Al-Rehab first. If this is even close to Cabotine I doubt I will ever try it. This is just a very very bad fabric softener that I can't stand. Very soapy and "granny", as someone else stated. I don't see any similarity to either Dior Tendre Poison or Poison. They are classy. This is cheap. In double sense.

I received this yesterday along with a couple of others. As another reviewer said, this is not something I would enjoy wearing.I usually do not enjoy white florals and this one is quite intense. It vaguely reminds me of some loud 80's type perfumes such as Giorgio, so if that is your thing, this may suit you quite well. Great price but I will be giving this away.

An almost exact copy of Cabotine and just as bad as the original. Jasmine on top. It gives me nausea. Very similar to Nadine. They are so similar that I don't know why the same brand launched the two.

super synthetic, soapy rose. I have the roll on, and it's so strong that I'm almost embarrassed to be wearing it right now. it smells very dated and screechy and almost like a cleaning product.

not very pleasant ''granny'' scent. Quite dissapointed and will have to give it away :(

granny fragrance. i give score 3,5/5. mature floral rose...with powdery.

I was looking forward to the rose scent of my life after reading all these reviews. So I couldn't wait for Shadha to arrive. Did I get the wrong bottle? This smells like toilets to me. Imagine public toilets at the train station (if anyone has ever been to the ones at Charing Cross Station London, they will know what I'm talking about...the oil smells exactly like the toilets at Charing Cross Train Station). So it smells like public toilets at the mayor train stations. Actually faecal and foul. There is no rose in this, just a bit of white floral. So imagine poop and body fluids mixed with white floral. That's what you will get. I am being serious and wished that it wasn't true. Maybe my oil has turned? I don't know, but this smells revolting.

Synthetic gross ew. I thought I could use it for layering. Smells like my childhood mean aunties who give evil eye because you have long hair or some shit. Gonna replace it with rose ittar from Kannauj. Didn’t realize how much I despise rose synthetics until this. Jesus don’t ever buy this. Toothpaste with the worst quality room freshener.

I got a rollerball bottle of this scent when ordering a mixed bunch of al rehab scents. Unfortunately it is not at all a type of fragrance I can enjoy on myself. The predominant elements are what seems to my nose white flowers. I was also reminded a tiny bit of YSL Paris which one of my former bosses at work used to wear (not exactly a good association...). Despite its Arabic sounding name I would not call Shadha a typical "attar" fragrance. I must also revise my initial review (posted on the forum thread) where I said this is stinky white flowers and nothing else. Since I did not enjoy the fragrance, I just put the rollerball back in its box and put it in a corner in my room. The fragrance was so strong I could smell it everwhere for a while and I hated it. But then the "emanations" from the box wore off and I only got the faintest whiff of it every now and then. At this "homeopathic" concentration it smells beautifully exotic, tropical jasmine just like a hot summer night. This fragrance I believe can be breathtakingly amazing on the right person. If your skin gets on with white florals this could be a great fragrance, especially if you are looking for a "sillage monster with mega longevity" :-) Just bear in mind that less could be more... I predict this smells much better when applied very lightly and if you find it wearing off, put it in your handbag and reapply if you must, but again, do it sparingly.

First application, I smoothed it from my hands onto moist skin (recommended for most Arabian oils); that method resulted in a very low sillage fragrance, very mild clean but warm floral that only lasted about 2 hours. So I reapplied with a tiny swipe right from the roller ball onto pulse points, which resulted in an atomic bomb of a fragrance! It smells as though I washed with dove soap, then layered on Tea Rose and Gres Cabotine. Shadha is a bold but simple floral, heavy on the rose but balanced by the jasmine (and I agree, gardenia too). There is a hint of green-ness, but not as strongly green as Cabotine is. This is also vaguely similar to J Lo's Glow, but sans the powdery veil that characterizes Glow; it's less subtle (even a "loud" fragrance) when compared to Glow. I wasn't a fan of either Tea Rose (too simple, too plain rosey) nor Cabotine (the green-ness was too much, and it got too indolic for me); but I like Shadha. It doesn't seem to become indolic, the rose is fairly well balanced but still prominent, and this is actually a fairly warm scent that seems to be enjoying my warm skin (vs some florals, that stay aloof and kind of cold or shrill). This bloomed like mad in the heat, especially after the direct application; at this level, I am afraid I'm going to give myself a headache. Finding the right level of application will be key to enjoying this fragrance.

I bought the 3ml rollerball. Al Rehab can be very hit and miss for my tastes, but at least they are cheap, and usually very powerful. That is true of this one, and also, bingo! I love the smell. At this moment, it is my favourite of all, even surpassing choco musk (maybe I am bored of smelling like Palmer's cocoa butter). It's a glorious, full on, rose fragrance. It smells like sticking your nose in a big beautiful rose in a summer garden that has been gently rained on, with aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle in the background... and someone's cigarette butt left smouldering on the ground a way off, when it fades down. But this doesn't ruin it. It still smells of roses when it fades down, but slightly more potpourri, with a hint of smoke. Does it smell like Cabotine? Not to me, that is more fresh and yet also more 'granny perfume' to me. EDIT- I now have the EDP, 35ml, OMG straight fire! It is such a beautiful big blowsy rose scent, which lasts for quite a while.

Guys I have to post an update - over 2 years after reviewing and subsequently getting rid of Shadha... I am wondering if it was right to give it away. Why? Believe it or not, I have moved houses and one of the storage boxes I use for clothes has a tiny compartment to put mothballs or laundry scent in. So it turns out I put a tissue in there with which I had wiped the rollerball clean before passing it on to someone else. And there it is, after all this time, a faint yet still very noticeable sweet flowery scent. It reminds me of something very classic, perhaps not YSL Paris (at least there is no violet in Shadha, but there is plenty of rose and jasmin), but it has that air of something classy and timeless. Not a girly, but a womanly scent. Again, I feel this fragrance needs time to delevop and can easily be annoying if overused, so apply with caution, or perhaps, apply on clothes or a scarf and let it mellow a little before you judge it.

This is a strong one! Very floral, very warm and soothing. I get a combination of carnation, roses and jasmine (when they are fully bloomed) along with something oriental and some green notes. Very deep scent but with a clean undertone also. It lasts all day on the skin and the projection is huge, I wore this for the first time today and several people told me they can smell me from a distance. If you like heavy florals then you might love this! Don't expect anything light, it is a ripe flowery scent, some might consider it too much. P.S. this review is for the EDP spray bottle. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Update - As I recently bought a sample of Gres Cabotine, I thought it helpful to share the fact that these two are very much alike. Cabotine is slightly fresher but other than that the scent is quite alike.

This is almost exactly like Gres Cabotine and to a lesser degree, Tendre Poison. It is a very sharp green floral scent, which to a trained nose has many attractive facets but to a casual by stander it could be mistsken for a very fresh cleaning prodct aroma. Personally i think it is softer than Cabotine, but more edgy than Tendre Poison. Somewhere in the middle. Not bad at all in my opinion, the drydown is very pleasant, but it's one to be careful with as the sillage is heavy and it's one you definitely dont want to overdo!

Very strong when you first roll it on but later does smell good in the air, but some may find it like an air freshener. I get loads of sharp white flowers along with jasmine and less rose out of this. It feels like a sudsy floral soap. I wear it in the summer and it gives off a freshly bathed vibe. Reminds of Gres Cabotine, but I love Cabotine more as it is more complex, almost resinous amber-y and lesser sharper 'in comparison' than Shadha . Shadha is good for a budget scent, if you love sharp soapy white floral scents.

Shadha is a sweet, heavy, tropical floral with a spicy incense base. I smell jasmine, gardenia, and rose. The quintessential “vintage floral perfume.” My grandma wore perfumes like Joy, Fracas, and Jungle Gardenia; this fits right in. I should love it, but I don’t. I like the idea of it, but it feels sickening and oppressive on my skin. I have the oil and it’s nuclear strength. Probably a better air freshener.

A lot of rose and jasmine in a bitter/acidic powdery way. It’s doesn’t mix well with my skin and makes me think of Wings, which old soapy chips sensation I can’t wear either. They paradoxically make me feel uncleanly rancid. The more Shadha goes, the more chalky it becomes, but I need my powders to be smoother, silkier and milder, if not sweeter. It’s not a bad scent in its way, but it doesn’t suit me at all.

This is a typical Arabian blend of roses and jasmines with an Al-rehab twist of some greenery freshness. I have received most compliments wearing this so far. I haven't thought of Cabotine until I read other reviews and am glad to know that because both are my favorite fragrances. No wonder there's similarity. I like it so much, which makes me say, no Shadah, No Al-rehab. (I use oil version. )

I have the oil, and it is like a very highly scented soap from the 80s! I've never smelled a frag that is so ultra soapy! It's old school, it's screechy and I'd feel a tad self conscious wearing it straight on the skin. The only way for me to wear this is if I apply and then submerge my wrist in water and rub it off, what is left behind is wearable. Not really a fan.

Shadha is a very realistic rose. I don't get the jasmine. My mother wore a perfume similar to this one in the 80's. There may be another note in there, but I get a heady rose. It's not as soft as smelling a real rose which is more complex. This smells like an amplified rose, stressing less on the sweet side. I'd say this is for a woman 40 or above.

Shadha smells tropical and exotic. Delightful sweet white floral with a touch of rose with beast sillage and longevity. There's no way that your day will go by without people stopping you in the street to ask you what you're wearing. This little inexpensive roll-on is probably one of my top compliment-getters.

This is a floral perfume, strong floral. But there is also a clean kind of lotion smell to it. Maybe because it reminds me of the smell of this drugstore lotion (nice-smelling) that I used to use in Israel - it was very popular at the time - it seemed like most women in the country smelled like this lotion!

Watch out, this is nuclear strength. Once it calms down, and that will take some time, it is a very strong floral, rather soapy. There is almost a woody, bark-mulch base. There is something strange that keeps me smelling my wrist. Depending on you, that strange could be good or bad. I'm not really decided.

shadha by al rehab. to me this is a confused warm fresh floriental slash chypre. very comforting and cuddly, but also uplifting. it is a perfect bedtime/relaxation day scent. i don't detect anything animalic in it at all, i wish i did though. i do love a good animalic floral, like black aoud.