Blood of River Nile

A perfume I accidentally discovered when anomalous followed me on Instagram and I saw this perfume, which reminded me of the story of Moses in Islam. And as a Muslim Egyptian I asked him about the perfume and eventually bought it. The striking scent of soft citrus accompanied by deep rich rose carry the scent to the beautiful heart of a slightly civet tone with classic oud in the base creating the ever so striking and soothing scent. It’s beautiful and you can imagine the concept while smelling it. Absolute love and great performance

As an oud-rose head, it's hard for me to judge this scent objectively. But one thing's for sure — it's the best release from the brand in my opinion, and it was also my first blind buy! Totally worth it. It proudly stands on my podium next to EO Ensar Rose.Very wearable scent for any occasion. Longevity 12h + (on clother i can detect after days)

This smells so good! Good for cold weather. Great value for money and must have in collection fragrance.

Absolute masterpiece. Shout out zak! I cannot fault this fragrance and it is absolutely stunning.

I am disappointed in this fragrance. But maybe that's my fault. Let me get this straight: this is by no means a bad fragrance, in fact I'd go as far as saying it's excellent, but I had built up an expectation of it in my head and now after having worn it a few times, I realise that the expectations I had were misled. I was expecting an oud-heavy scent with animalic accents from the castoreum and civet. On top of that, with a name like "Blood of River Nile" I was expecting something in the realm of those classic arabic ouds that hang heavy in the air and tickle your nostrils. Naturally, I knew that the rose would be a big part of this smell, but I just didn't expect it to be the MVP. Expectations aside, let me talk about what this fragrance is and is not. It is a beautiful, succulent rose that I just can't stop sniffing. The rose jumps out at your face immediately and lingers there, strong and everpresent from the moment you spray it to the moment it dries away. At the top notes, it is adorned by beautiful white florals and a tart orange zest. To my nose, a lot of the spiciness of this fragrance comes from the white florals, especially the jasmine, which is reminiscient of that dry smell that you get in an old woman's home (I mean this in a good way). These florals rest on a warm, woody base. I'm looking at the listed base notes and to be honest, I can't really pick out many of these in particular. Maybe a more trained nose could. To me, all these notes really just fade into the background, which is dissapointing, but they do sit beautifully. A prominent player here is the myrrh and amber which really just contribute to the warmth, but barely stand out. The oud is definitely there, but really only gives a vague woodiness that's hard to even pinpoint. To be honest, I can't even smell the animalics or the other base notes at all. But clearly something was done right here because I can't stop sniffing. All in all, don't get this fragrance if you're looking for oud. That's simply not what this it trying to be. It's heavy on the rose, heavy on the florals, but still retains a rich and masculine elegance from the base. Absolutely would recommend getting your nose on this juice.