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.

Makul sayılacak bir fiyata satılan, oldukça yumuşak bir oud-safran karışımı. Gül, bu ikilinin arkasında son derece şık şekilde duruyor. İlk 5 dakika bizim kültürümüzde "Arap parfumu" diye tanımlanan tarzda yükseliyor. Ancak sonra batılı yani ortaya çıkıyor. Patchouli biraz daha fazla olsa çok daha keyifli olacakmış. Kalıcılığı ve koku dağılımı çok başarılı. Benim en çok hoşuma giden tarafı bağıran notaları oldukça yumuşak şekilde bir araya getirmiş olması. Unisex olarak kullanılabiliyor ancak bence kadınlara daha çok yakisacaktir. Denk gelirseniz alın çünkü üretimden kalktığını duydum.

I'm in love! my perfect oudh perfume that I can wear without restraint. I get a lot of soft non medicinal oud with rose and patchouli and woodsy notes. So perfectly blend together, yet the oudh is there at all stages. The notes keep popping up, at different intervals. Very Arabic but light enough to please the novices to oudhs. I also find the name very original. Calligraphy is an art, this perfume is a piece of art, it is like the arabic letters, sometimes round, sometimes edgy:)Did I mention I am in love?

I can ́t believe all the negative reviews this gem has gotten. This one is absolutely fantastic. It's NOT even close to the ordinarie rose/oud combos that all brands seems to have at least one version of. This is so well executed, the rose is not too sharp, the spices are not to much and the wood notes are not overpowered. All the notes play along so nice. Unisex imo and a nice night out fragrance for cooler weather. Love it!

One of my all time favourites... the rose is immediate and dark, juicy and moist, almost bitter (but not), with a velvety, earthy, saffron edge, standing proud on a woody base. Unctuous. More-ish. Heady. Luxurious. Absolutely gorgeous. It lasts, and projects, but I never find it overpowering. In private, I blast myself with Calligraphy and wallow in its utter brilliance. I will never be without this stunning masterpiece.

A resinous, spicy scent with just a touch of rose entirely in the style of the rest of the trio of fragrances in the Perfume Calligraphy series. There is a clean rosy-woody accord with a sprinkling of spices. There is much character in this scent, even if it does not reach the heights of the Rose version. An understated elegance sometimes says more than powerful presence.

I am now convinced that the plastic I smell is a plastic rose. The nice thing about that is it will never wilt. I still love this one despite how fake I find it.

Very long lasting but also pleasant scent. It's warm and rich, suitable for colder days. One of my favorites.

This is a fragrance which tries to display the oud note in a subtler kind of way more akin to western perfumery. The oud note is subdued and is underlying at the base. The saffron and other spices combined make this fragrance very pleasant and I really can't see how this would offend anyone. It's well blended in my opinion. Probably good for people who do not like their oud very strong or medicinal. Very good effort. Edit: I've since discovered that it's the other way round. This is a Western-made perfume designed to appeal towards a Middle Eastern market! I would say that it that purpose it somewhat succeeds. But the problem is most Middle Easterners will prefer a stronger, more authentic Oud note, whilst most Westerners will find this a little strong for their tastes. It's almost like it "halfway" succeeds at both. But I like it! I think its good either way.

OK, there are lot of rose/oud fragrances around these days, so there's nothing original here. But I really like it - I sampled it in Doha airport, and just bought a bottle in the UK. But what puzzles me is its market. Apparently it's targeted at the Middle Eastern market (and it's not widely sold the UK), but I don't see this toned-down oud note satisfying such customers, who I would expect to be more discerning. To me it comes over as a rose/oud blend that's been tailored for Western noses - that suits me fine, but it means I don't get what they're trying to do with it. (Oh, and I'll rush to get a bottle of Nivea oud aftershave if I ever see one :-)

WANNABE SOPHISTICATED _______________________________________________________ Aramis, long lost forgotten fragrance house of ancient times, launched 2012 a new fragrance on the market. It was supposed to relaunch the name 'Aramis' - but it failed to do so. It (Aramis) looked deep into the mirror and decided to launch a product, that should be as sophisticated as calligraphy itself. Calligraphy is a quite powerful oud-fragrance. In the beginning I could only sense the oud, but shortly after, the myrrh broke through and took over. Longetivity: - 8/10 Sillage: - 9/10 All in all: 7 out of 10 points (very oud-y, nothing new under the sun)

Really light fragrance, very little depth on any of the notes, Longevity is average around 5-6hrs, projection is very light. if you use any kind of eastern Oud fragrances this will pretty much be a disappointment, i get very little if any oud from this. i get light woodsy notes with rose lingering in the background. Might be better served using it as a "Summer Oud" as it will work better with higher temperatures i feel. If you can find it cheap its worth a punt but 100% dont pay retail for this, it smells really good in its own right but just lacks a bit of a punch & a bit of depth

The perf is actually cool,it's a bold combination of oud and rose,but it must be given a period of time to dry down before you can really enjoy it. What I usually do is toning it down with a sweet fragrance such as Tom Ford Noir de Noir,as the fragrance is too potent. That combination made it a masterpiece. Anyway my advice is you should test it properly before buying.

عطر شتوي ثقيل.. يشبه عطر بلو سافاير العطر رسمي جدا.. ولا يصلح الا للاجواء البااارده فقط في المجمل.. عطر يستحق الشراء .. ثمنه مناسب جدا مقارنة بعطر بلو سافاير باهظ الثمن ابدعت هذه الدار في خلطة العود والزعفران والورد وهي بلا شك دار عطور ذات تجربة قديمه محترمه جدا انصح به كثيرا 8.5/10

Has this been redone? I've got the squarish bottle with the silver cap (like the New West or Havanna type) not the one in the picture

الخط العربي هذا العطر الذي تم تقليده بشكل كبير سواء الشركات الاوربية او العربية .. اذا كنت ممن اعجب بعطر بلو سفايار من بوديسيا اشتر هذا العطر فهو الاصل كذلك عبدالصمد القرشي قام بتقليده .. احياناً اشعر ان العطر هذا هو نسخة كوكو مدموزيل الرجالية .. بوجهة نظري العطر مزعج ولا تعجبني رائحته .. الثبات والفوحان بغاية الرضا تقييمي للعطر ٥/١٠