SHK II

I blind bought this one because I kept hearing it was in the Oud Satin Mood kind of world, but with a fruity twist and touches of caramel and peach. Since I already love Oud Satin Mood and that dark, sweet, perfectly unisex rose DNA, I had high expectations going in. At first, I’m not gonna lie, I was a little surprised. On my first wear, it didn’t really give me Oud Satin Mood the way I expected. It came across more like a rich, Middle Eastern-style rose scent with a slightly more feminine lean. But when I came back to it a couple days later, something clicked way more. Now I’d say it gives me around 65% of that Oud Satin Mood vibe, just with its own twist. The rose feels jammy, smooth, and really well done. It’s sweet, elegant, and has that deep feel that makes it very enjoyable to wear. It may not be as close as I first hoped, but judged on its own, it’s honestly a great fragrance. Smell: 8.8/10 Performance: 8.5/10 Overall, really solid and definitely worth wearing.

Very deep and complex parfum, Armaf did a great job as with SHK 1. Don’t really like the opening due to strong right in the face varnish-ish smell, but after the first few minutes it starts to open beautifully. Up to the first 20-30 mins it gives much more feminine, but on the dry down after that period - completely unisex I would say. Strongly noticeable sweet notes (vanilla, rose, caramel, peach) with a great smooth creamy woods. Don’t get much oud here, maybe need time to macerate a litta bit.

I blind bought because fragrance flan talked about it. I have to tell you this is one of if not my favorite scent but the only problem is longevity and sillage. Idk why but it just doesn't last like everyone saying it does. I get a maximum of one hour. If anyone has the same batch do you also have the same longetivity issues? My batch #482730, 05/2025 UPDATE: I was going nose blind put it in a room with a clothing that had one spray came back after 5 hours the perfume was all i could smell

I don ́t feel this is inspired by Oud Maracuja, I see it as the same family of perfumes. This one opens up less fruity and more fresh rose, and after 20-30 minutes the sweetness of caramel and vanilla with the saffron and leathery smell are evident. Not that woody, though (no oud here, at the moment). Great fragrance, very well blended and a good addition to the collection.

I’m actually blown away by SHK 11. I thought it would be “ok” but quite literally gasped when I took that first whiff. I love how it’s able to remain bright without being juvenile with the grounding from the leather and woods. Very smooth, very elegant, very sexy. I would wear this year round, especially for date nights. This is a winner for me!