I Am The Queen

This layered with Fursan White is amazing. Update: I've never sampled Erba Pura before so idk how it compares. On it's own this is a really really great fragrance scent wise. It's fruity but not juvenile, but it's not too grown as well? It has a nice balance of fruity sweetness, tang and soft floral that blends so well together. There's something soft in the dry down. I know there isn't any vanilla notes but it smells a little creamy/powdery to me on the dry down in the best way. It's strong when you spray it but projection isn't that great right now. I really hope it improves with time. If not I just need to find an Erba Pura DNA that's stronger cause I haven't been addicted to a layering combo (I Am The Queen + Fursan White) like this in a year. Last Update: This is beautiful but unfortunately doesn't last. Completely disappears from skin after 3 hours. If anyone knows an affordable perfume with this DNA that actually lasts please let me know.

When I bought another Ard Al Zaafaran perfume, it came with a little pamphlet that details some of the other perfumes by the brand along with their notes, including this one, and it doesn't exactly match the notes listed here on Fragrantica. Top notes: Orange, Bergamont Middle notes: Pear, Vanilla Base notes: Musk, Dry Amber That being said, the pear in this note is the star of the show. It has a sharp opening owing to the orange, I guess. As it settles, vanilla and pear both fight for dominance, each overtaking the other at different times. The musk steps onto the scene and tries to merge them together, so you end up with a tart, musky dry-down. It's unlike anything I've ever smelled before. The projection and longevity are not exactly the strongest. I get 2-3 hours at best, and it turns into a skin scent before the 3-hour mark. Not exactly a love, but a very strong like.

A great all day every day fragrance that does not disappoint. Another hidden gem from Ard al zaafaran- they have very good quality perfumes and this happens to be another one of them. This to me is a musky powdery light floral. I wouldn't consider very sweet and certainly not sweet enough to be a gourmand fragrance but its more of a clean and light yet strong enough perfume. Inoffensive and quite frankly very lovable. If you like musky fragrances with a bit of floral notes and slight sweetness then this is for you! It's quite similar to Al Karaam by ard al zaafaran (not listed on fragrantica) but a little bit sweeter and muskier. If you like Ana abiyedh by lattafa you will probably like this one... I highly recommend - especially for the price and longevity, you simply can't go wrong! 10/10

Soft, delicate, clean, feminine fragrance. Unlike the notes listed, on my skin, I get an orange bergamot openning. Which shifly moves to pear, musk and vanilla. It also feels like there is patchouli grounding the fragrance in the background. The result is a refined fragrance. I am not the biggest musk lover but in this, the musk is surrounded by the pear and vanilla and it is divine. It seems suitable for all seasons. This was a blind buy and I am so happy to have found such a lovely perfume. It has good longevity and good sillage. I am really impressed by the quality of some of these Middle Eastern fragrances for such affordable price!

I am such a sucker for the Erba Pura DNA, and this is no exception in quality & sophistication. In the opening I get a scrumptiously juicy fruits basket - and on my skin a freshly peeled plump orange can easily be distinguished instead of cherry. It's sooo flippin' yummy. 'I am the Queen' slowly dries down to a vanilla-fruity musk scent akin to Amber Oud Gold etc - still delicious! Very underrated gem as a frag, but could be due to the oversaturated market of Erba Puras. In terms of performance this easily trumps the original. Absolute love. Highly recommend if you're into spring fruity-fresh feminine scents.