Sultani

If you look at what fragrances I own you'll see that they range from very reasonable to a couple that are a little more pricey. I think that you'll also see that I have run-of-the-mill stuff for everyday and a few that require a little understanding.....that's putting it mildly! 😆 No snobbery here at all, I just like what I like regardless of status, trends and price. I do my best to express that to you guys in the most honest and open way I know, by being true to myself! So Arabian oud Sultani? It's quite possibly one of the best all around fragrances that I've ever come across. I've been on a good run lately, found a lot of truly lovely products that have seemlesly gone into my rotation. Pure luck! Sultani is a true legend to me already. The initial spray is obviously concentrated but still manages to convey a citrus, musky, woody, ambery and slightly spicy overall experience that doesn't over power in any one note. It reassures you of the gorgeous experience to come. After a few minutes this fragrance settles into something that straddles everyday and luxury, off to the shops and special occasion, or anything in between. I struggle to think of a situation where Sultani won't be suitable, standing out from all other products too! It's just a class, high quality masterpiece. It really is. It's fresh and musky but rounded and comfortable all at the same time. It's confidence, individuality and self assurance in a bottle. Sultani let's people know you are around but doesn't scream at them, but trust me when I say heads will turn. It's just strong enough and perhaps a little more, in every way. Sillage, 1-2 metres easily, but never putting anyone into respiratory failure. Just a smooth, heavenly delight. Longevity, it'll comfortably see out a busy working day or a night out with plenty left for hours. I can smell this on clothing a day or two later, still fresh! Strength, it's not a beast in the fact that it'll overpower a room. However, such is it's quality and craft that everyone will catch it without fail. The oil content is high and the beautiful blending allows Sultani to just sparkle consistently for many hours. Overall, this is as close to a signature scent that I've found.....I am a person who doesn't want or believe in signatures, I like to wear many different perfumes depending on my mood, occasion, environment etc, but Sultani is extremely hard not to reach for very, very regularly! I have the 100ml bottle, I will be buying a 200ml as soon as I start to get low on this one, it won't take long! Genuinely, pop into an Arabian oud store if possible and try it for yourself. Spray it on skin, go for a coffee to give it a few minutes to acclimate and you'll be back there making a purchase......with several other Arabian oud products too I imagine! 😂 Their products are absolutely incredible, oozing quality and distinguishing themselves many other perfumery houses. If you aren't able to physically try it in store then it's one of the very few products that will probably be a safe blind buy for the vast majority of people. Who wears Sultani? I think the question should be "who wouldn't want to wear Sultani"? If I'm being completely honest, perhaps younger adults under 30 who want to be famous and scream how great they are at every opportunity wouldn't appreciate this product appropriately. You know the type! The people who think more is more and money equals class! IYKYK😉 Anyone else with a modicum of common sense and a semblance of style will absolutely adore it. I can't recommend Sultani highly enough.

Stunner. So much hate and so many snobs delivering nonsense reviews, imo and with all due respect. I felt it only right to give my opinion and will try to as objectively as possible as much as you can about a topic that is so subjective. I have 250+ bottles of perfume ranging from niche to clones to designers, I do not post on socials but in simply in love and addicted to perfumery. I have managed to stay grounded and not overthink things. Not about the Sultani, in word spectacular. Ticks all but one box for me when looking for a fragrance and one other gripe. It is long lasting, high quality, professional yet sexy, day and night, strong and soft, sweet and rough, light and rich, projects like crazy and alluring. I bought the 50ml wore it twice and fell in love, it seems others fell in love with me too. 3 ladies smelt me and gave me’ the eyes’- enough said. Today I write it to a 12 hour shift, sprayed a moderate amount and throughout the entirety of the shift, the compliments came rolling in. From work friends, patients, work enemies, support staff and my work seniors alike - dare I say that this could bring peace in the world. Shift over, I resprayed 5 or so sprays (around 12-14 total now) I boarded my plane home, the check in agent, security agent, 1 air hostess and 2 fellow passengers all gave me compliments. I arrived home 3 hours later and my sisters and parents also loved it. It defies logic as described above, it’s understated yet load and attention grabbing. If you smell and like it at least let’s say 15% get it, it will grow on you. I won’t say anymore as this review is already too long. Now the only box it doesn’t tick is price but this is easily solved, Arabian oud have many sales, just wait for one or get it from Saudi Arabia- where it is founded- it os much cheaper there. I have family there but couldn’t wait, my 200ml bottle (bought on cyber Monday 40% off sale) has arrived and is sitting majestically on my shelf, what a centrepiece it is. Now the only gripe I have is that after 5/6 hours out of I spray too much I become nose blind to it, however the scent will still be projecting and giving you a wonderful big silage. This is a gripe for as an addict but not for someone normal it probably isn’t. In the name of transparency, this is 95% accurate and 5% infatuation leading to over hype. I am also not SaudiArabian and do not have any affiliation to the brand. I will be asking my cousin in Saudi to send me 2 more 200ml bottles ASAP. I love this but please do not buy it for yourself. I want to keep it quiet, but if you do don’t tell anyone else. That’s all folks!

Stunning fragrance that reveals itself slowly. This has notes similar to two other Arabian Oud recent releases: Amiri and Al Fareed, both excellent fresh/spicy scents. This opens with a less noticeable pink peppercorn note than the other two and starts out similar in feel with Tangerine (found in Amiri) and Bergamot, but with the addition of a berry and mint note. It's very fresh and retains a good deal of that throughout its long dry down. On a side note, this is listed as an EDP, but the alcohol content by volume is amongst the lowest I've seen at 65% - this goes on pretty oily so be careful where you spray. This also explains why I don't feel this projects quite as strongly as the other two scents, as those are 80%; the higher the essential oil ratio, the closer to the skin GENERALLY is the case.) As the scent develops, the floral notes come in seamlessly. Arabian Oud as a house in general tends to have very, very well blended scents and that's the case here. You don't really smell the individual notes and it never screams out "florals" more than just a soft dimension added to round out the sharp/tart citrus notes. About an hour to an hour and a half in, the Sandalwood starts to make an entrance and this is where this really blossoms into a first rate fragrance all its own. I can't compare this to anything else. If I tried, the closest I could come might be Aqua di Parma's Oud, but that does this scent absolutely no justice as this is far, far better than that offering and the sandalwood use here isn't as heavy as the oud note in that, nor do the citrus/berry notes ever come across as sour as AdP does (at least on my skin.) Overall, the higher concentration of essential oils seems to allow this fragrance to reveal its depths over a greater period of time which takes you on quite a journey. The presentation, save the outer box, is first rate, as usually is the case for Arabian Oud (the box and bottle themselves weigh in at over 4lbs.)

So my bottle is now a year old and here is my take. It’s a 200ml so it’s a new batch for sure. There are probably still 100mls out there that are the older formulations. This newer batch doesn’t perform as well as older batches but has become acceptable over time. When I spray my shirt it lasts all day. I suggest if you have an underperforming batch 1. Let it macerate, 2. Spray your clothes. Edit: I noticed that the "newer" underperforming batch we are all talking about is not as "balanced" or is reformulated with the same ingredients but in different amounts to the original recipe. For Example, the powdery aspect which used to be a 4-5/10 is cranked up to 10/10 in the drydown of my new bottle. This leads me to my next point. I wore this to work because I thought it wasn't a "beast" like the last formulations. The other day I was told that I was filling up half the space I was in by a co-worker. At this point, I thought the scent was on its way out as it was about the 6-hour mark after I sprayed that morning. I think this formulation has the same amount of oil but they dosed the ambroxian/musk and whatever creates that powdery accord in higher amounts causing it to be perceived as softer by the wearer. This happened a second time when I was given positive feedback on how good I smelled but was also told Im filling up rooms and trailing down halls. Yet again, I could only smell a faint scent on my shirt at this point in the day. The moral of the story is, did Arabian Oud just Creed Aventus the newer batches of Sultani? "Bro, Im looking to purchase 2023 batches of Sultani and older...Bro". Thanks Arabian Oud.

Dear All, Especially @rkn, @Shaafora @Eau De Jaysome This fragrance has achieved a difficult equation: 1. A joker for all seasons and occasions. 2. Simple yet elegant, uncomplicated yet charismatic (rare). 3. You may feel like you've smelled perfumes like it, but in reality, it's a unique creation from Arabian Oud. 4. Is the fragrance linear? (Although a linear scent is not a flaw, and it can be beautiful), But this fragrance is definitely pyramid, yet its transition between layers is fast until it settles on the green woody scents (elegant). I explain it this way: You think it is linear, because the opening and the heart are in harmony, not far from the base, so it feels linear, in other words, all the components of the perfume are light, pleasant and harmonious (the amber here is like a structure there to support and not to make the perfume heavy), this harmony is what makes you feel that the perfume is linear, it needs an experienced nose to notice the transformation. 5. Performance: powerful, but not nuclear, which brings us to the next point. 6. The perfume is mass appealing: this scent will please everyone, and it has a strong performance without annoying anyone. Everyone enjoys the perfume.. you, your partner, your family, your colleagues, even your laundry person will enjoy it before throwing the clothes in the washing machine. The funny thing is that I made many friends purchase this perfume; it wasn't even hard. I just told them the name or asked them to sniff it in the shop.