Perfume Calligraphy

I don't know why Estee Lauder decided to discontinue Calligraphy collections. Both Oud and saffron notes is foreign to the western market. I agree with suhaesa this fragrance is a mild version compared to the Middle East. These two notes are garnished as valuable as gold..very expensive to produce a high quality aroma. This juice isn't a Kilian version at $300 yet it comes across as a woodsy-spicy-oriental fragrance being phenomenal at a fraction of the price. Both Myrrh and patchouli/amber with a touch of rose gives this juice depth balancing the warm/woodsy/spicy blend with hint of sweetness coming from the rose ♥ Longevity and Silage is very high lasting well over 8hrs. Your able to smell this juice about 2ft away. Finally, I had tried this fragrance about 6 months ago. One day I decided to go and buy this fragrance to find out it was discontinued. I contacted Estee Lauder to know where else I could buy it. Unfortunately they weren't able to locate a bottle with their program Lost but not forgotten. For the first time in my life I had to buy this fragrance through EBay. I never would of bought without trying it. About this fragrance...Calligraphy is an awesome well made juice perfect during the fall/winter months especially..a very SOPHISTICATED fragrance. 9.5/10....Estee Lauder.. PLEASE BRING THIS FRAGRANCE BACK.

#1299 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant . It's an absolute tragedy that this scent is becoming impossible to find even on eBay at an outrageous price of $300+. Qurashi's "Safari Homme" is nearly identical in scent. The best price I can find for that is $170. To me this is the peak of the Arab perfumer's art. Rosey, oudy, saffron magnificence without going all "grandma" as so many do. The only thing that comes close in the lower end price range is Armaf's "Black Onyx" which unfortunately is missing the saffron note this fragrance does so very, very well. I put this on before doing my morning laps at the lake and there was a woman behind me who caught up to me and said "Your cologne is absolutely amazing! What is it?" I'd say that's an endorsement. This is a cool weather scent. Not the sort of oud scent that's offensive, but I still would stick to using this for romantic encounters, not casual or business use. The quality is first order all the way. If you enjoy classic Middle East perfumery as I do, and can get your hands of this at a price you can handle, get it before it disappears (The Qurashi scent will do as well).

Properly Arabic. A Middle Eastern smell of rose, saffron, & oud. The oud smells like an oriental woody accord rather than your classical oud oil/wood. Rose & saffron dominate the smell, & are orientalized by that oriental woody accord of oud & bitter myrrh. There is an undertone of very sweet, warm spicy cinnamon underneath it all. As it dries down, the sweetness & the bitterness dial down significantly, giving way a soft, lightly-woody Arabic rose/saffron/myrrh smell. Rosy, saffron, myrrh, oud, warm, Arabic, woody, bitter, mildly-spicy. It does remind me of Armaf's Shades Wood, which is supposedly a clone of By Killian Rose Oud, which Boadicea the Victorious copied, too, with Blue Sapphire. Also that Arabic bitter myrrh note is very reminiscent of Guerlains' Bois Mystérieux. This is not a very oudy scent but it is a very Arabic/Middle Easter one. This is a great wear in winter times, leans masculine but a mature woman can wear it easily. I "Love" it

I've had this fragrance for a few months now, and have just realised that I haven't done it justice by writing a review! This is an amazing and high quality scent featuring the listed notes in perfect harmony. No single note is over played, and it's uniqueness is quite remarkable. Longevity is easily over 8 hours, and probably much more. Calligraphy is sweet, but not ridiculously so and the oud is just one note in an olfactory symphony. This is a great find, and in a world of weak, but expensive generics, false promises and, frankly, bullshit, this is a beautifully crafted, honest and well calibrated masterpiece. The list price is approx £110, but can be found for less than £50 online (I paid £39.95 for a genuine bottle, boxed and sealed). I'm also waiting for the 2 flankers, Calligraphy Rose and Calligraphy Saffron to come down in price a bit, so that I can try them too. In a sea of unworthy blind purchases, this jewel is well worth the purchase.

After smelling quite a few rose and oud combo's the last few months, I keep coming back to it. I love it. I like it inspite of the synthetic plastic vibe it sometimes gives off as the rose & the oud interplay with each other. It's hard to say. Everything is subjective to your personal tastes anyways. It just goes to show that something can be stunning just being what it is. It's that saying "It is what it is". I can not be sure if the oud is synthetic or if its the rose that is natural. But there is something plastic but very REAL about this one. The only way I can describe it is. Imagine you have a blow up doll. A very BEAUTIFUL blow up doll. A captivating and stunning creature. Granted, it's not a real person. And it never could be. But it is beautiful in it's own right. Despite the fact she(he) can't answer your questions or tell you anything about herself (himself), S(he) fills a need.