Amiri

In a nutshell, it smells like an amalgamation of Dunhill Icon (OG) and Cartier Declaration Essence, two of my all time favourite cardamom scents! Strangely there is no cardamom listed..... This is a gentleman's scent, suave, debonair, luscious smelling, one of the best releases from the House of Arabian Oud. Amiri cannot be construed to be a fresh scent simply, it is much more complex than that. An evolving fragrance which starts off with a fresh burst of pink pepper, tangerine and bergamot and slowly meshes into the woody and patchouli notes. Most of the AO releases have musk and vanilla in the drydown and this one is no different. This a thick oily scent which sticks close the skin, but is a progressive journey of olfactory notes throughout. My only gripe is that, three of AO releases have more or less the same drydown, Al Fareed, Diwan and Amiri, makes you wonder why..... All seasonal scent? for sure, for sure, works in any weather and any time of the day Unisex? Completely masculine IMO Blind buy worthy? If you like Dunhill Icon and Cartier Declaration, hell yeah! Performance? Longevity is easily 7 to 8 hours on skin, with moderate projection Price? Steeply priced at around USD 170, be sure to get it in the 45 - 50% sale, which occurs like four times an year, which is what I usually do :) A very heavy bottle, can be used as a weapon later on! The packaging and box would make it an ideal gift also. If Arabian Oud are to start releasing testers, the price would fall by half !

I've had this for over two years now, along with Al Fareed and Sultani (or the better part of two years for the latter.) There are similarities between the three, particularly the use of pink pepper, bergamot, and a variation of a few other notes, but they typically differ in their late stages. Al Fareed has a noticeable ambergris note whereas Sultani turns into a dry sandalwood prominent base and Amiri a creamy amber. All three are distinguished, classy scents though I would say Amiri may be the most versatile. While the review below notes Sultani is a light floral rose and oud (it's not, it's sandalwood) fragrance, I'd point out that it, too, has bergamot, pink pepper, and tangerine in the top notes. Nevertheless, despite the similarities at the start, they do go on very different journeys.

Amiri is a Middle Eastern take on Freshie. This Fragrance is truly a masterpiece. It smells regal. The bottle and the package weights around 5 KG. This is a heavy bottle. Magnetic top. Everything about this fragrance from the bottle to the packaging to the smell is absolute Royal. Beware dont drop this bottle on your foot. You would end up with a fracture. Silage on this is enormous. Room filling but not in your face. When you spray this everyone around you would smell you. Its silage and projection is so sophisticated. Joy Amin reviewed this and i totally agréé with him . This is created for Prince.

This exudes mature alpha male. A fantastic opening, smells rich and confident and bright. Projects well. Hours 2 to 6 it fades to a lovely smooth masculine musk, with some citric brightness and spiciness in the background. Still wafts well at this stage. Then fades to a skin scent for a few more hours. It's beautifully made, but there's something familiar about it... It's a kind of a cross between sauvage and tygar, but smoother and classier than that sounds. I bought a bottle after wearing it a few times. Genuinely love it.

The best citrus frag I ever smelled. Shame it does not last long or project heavily like the rest of Arabian Oud bottles. It's sweet creamy and very well balanced. It has a bit of chocolate pudding vibe to it from patchouli. Creamy powdery sandalwood, white musk, and great sweet amber elevates it beautifully. It leans masculine but I think middle age ladies can rock this easily. Also it has a great pressurized atomizer. Year-round, date night, office safe scent. I would say it smells super high quality perfection.