Khaltat Night

As others have noted, Khaltat Night is in a similar vein to Ambre d'Alexandrie, Angel's Share and Ambre Narguile (I haven't got my nose on Oajan). For those unfamiliar with that ballpark, we're talking about a spicy cinnamon, with honeyed-amber and resinous notes. I utterly love this scent profile so it's no shock Khaltat Night is a complete win for me. Where Khaltat differentiates itself is in the opening 15 minutes with a distinctive cherry note. This quickly melts into the overall composition and during the drydown lands somewhere very close to Ambre Narguile. I pick up slightly more spicy cinnamon from the Narguile, but out of the few I mentioned before, I feel these two are most similar. I get more vanilla from the Ambre d'Alexandrie, along with a hint of salty ambergris in the base. Cinnamon is not in the notes of d'Alexandrie, and I never really got a cinnamon vibe, more like a slightly spiced, yet clean tobacco, but I see where other reviewers are coming from. The Khaltat cinnamon is unmistakable. Angel's Share is the most different from the bunch and drifts in a different direction. Khaltat does not share Angel's boozy opening and overall feels much less gourmand. Angel's actually smells like a boozy pastry to me, while Khaltat remains devoid of any culinary resemblance - though it undeniably smells utterly delectable. The performance of Khaltat Night is excellent too - an easy 2-3 hours of projection with 3 sprays - perceptible hovering around even after a gym session and cycle to work. It has all-day longevity and does not even feel that cloying in hotter weather so long as the sprays are kept under control. Is this full bottle worthy? Easily. Especially at the price it can be found at. However, with bottles of Ambre d'Alexandrie & Ambre Narguile in my collection, along with a decant of Angel's Share (albeit I much prefer Khaltat over Angel's!), I feel this would be a bit of a redundant purchase. The cherry opening is really the only distinctive part of this fragrance (and my least fave part) compared to the AN, with the AdA also being close enough not to need a third fragrance of this species. If you're curious about this scent profile and don't fancy splashing however many 100s of £/$ it costs for a bottle of Narguile, this is a fantastic alternative.

CHERRY-CINNAMON COBBLER . Opens with a deep, sweet cherry-cinnamon burst that evokes cherry/apple-pie filling blended with cinnamon on an powdery amber-vanilla base. I agree with reviewer Michel Silencieux below when he says "cinnamon, vanilla, cherry, amber bomb", and I'm surprised that amber isn't listed in the notes or main accords, although this is classified as an Amber Vanilla. I definitely get a strong amber vibe here in the base, that's noticeable nearly throughout, but it's a pleasantly soft, unisex and slightly traditional amber. Patchouli is there building the amber, in more of a vanilla-patchouli blend. The cherry here is dark, powdery with a faintly nutty almond-extract nuance, and reminds me of how almond extract is added to cherry pie filling during baking. There are some faint hints of of dried tobacco here, but they're in the background. Overall a gorgeous, multi-faceted amber-vanilla with cherry-cinnamon & apple. Contrast to Ambre d'Alexandrie Boucheron: These are very different, although both are kaleidoscopic amber-vanilla scents with fruity nuances. Ambre d'Alexandrie leans more to a built dried tobacco leaf with rum-raisin nuances on an amber base. Khaltat Night leans more to a built tonka bean with cherry-cinnamon and powdery nuances on an amber base. Both have excellent performance. Contrast to Lost Cherry Tom Ford: These are different, especially the openings, but there is a similar boozy dark cherry vibe and I find Khaltat Night closer to Lost Cherry than to Ambre d'Alexandrie. Khaltat Night has a more forward cinnamon and outperforms. Contrast to Lovely Cherie Maison Alhambra: These are different, especially the openings, but a similar boozy dark cherry vibe with faint cinnamon. The opening in Lovely Cherie gives an additional leather-oud vibe not present in Khaltat Night. Roughly equivalent performance. Overall: Gorgeous, rich scent with excellent performance. You can't go wrong here. It's a love for me. Enjoy! 10/10.

Holiday Vibes Cherry-Cinnamon Cobbler with Liquid-y Amber... Opens with a deep, sweet cherry-cinnamon burst that evokes cherry-pie filling blended with cinnamon on an powdery amber-vanilla base. Other reviewers have called in a "cinnamon, vanilla, cherry, amber bomb". This is classified as an Amber Vanilla (even though amber isn't listed in the notes), and I definitely get a strong amber vibe here in the base that's noticeable nearly throughout, but it's a pleasantly soft, unisex and slightly traditional amber. Patchouli is there building the amber, in more of a vanilla-patchouli blend. The cherry here is dark, liquid-y yet powdery with a faintly nutty almond-extract nuance, and reminds me of how almond extract is added to cherry pie filling during baking. Overall: Gorgeous, rich, multi-faceted amber-vanilla with cherry-cinnamon cobbler vibes that's perfect for the holidays. Has excellent performance. You can't go wrong here. It's a love for me. Enjoy! 10/10. Contrast to Ambre d'Alexandrie Boucheron: These are different, although both are liquid-y amber-vanilla scents with resinous & fruity nuances. Ambre d'Alexandrie leans more near-raisin & tobacco, while Khaltat Night leans more cherry-cinnamon. Both have excellent performance. Contrast to Angels' Share By Kilian: These are different, but there are striking similarities again with fruity, resinous amber. Khaltat Night is leans more cherry-cinnamon, while Inner Angel is more boozy apple-cinnamon. (For comparison to Angels' Share dupes, please see my reviews for Fire Your Desire Paris Corner and Inner Angel Bath & Body Works).

Khaltat Night was a happy discovery that turned out to be exactly what I was needing this winter. It arrived to me the same day I lost my sense of smell, which resulted in days of anticipation for the moment I could finally test and smell this new blind purchase. After a week of sitting on my shelf I was able to smell again and I went straight for Khaltat Night. What a warm wintery dream of a fragrance. What you get in the opening is pretty much what you get for the duration, with the exception of the far drydown where the musk and patchouli come out a bit more. It smells like juicy, sweet cherries dipped in honey & lots of cinnamon sitting on a camphorous patchouli base with vanilla & musk. It's resinous, rich and amber-like. It isn't too sweet, not too spicy, but a great marriage between the two. I've owned Ambre Narguile and I do get the similarities, however the camphorous note in Khaltat Night makes it different. The cherry note here makes it more succulent. Where Ambre Narguile is a bit one-dimensional and thin, Khaltat Night is thick, rich and full-bodied. It's just a more interesting fragrance imo. I haven't tried Oajan or Angel's Share to compare but I'm in no hurry to. I think I just found my perfect winter fragrance. Quality, outstanding performance, the beautiful bottle + a reasonable price point makes it the full package in my eyes and an absolute hidden gem of a fragrance. Unisex leaning slightly masculine in the deep drydown. If you like warm spicy ambers with succulent fruity notes ( like Ambre Narguile, Si Le Parfum), then this is absolutely one to try.

I always despised the notes of cinnamon, cherry, and tobacco in fragrances. So what business did I have blind buying this fragrance? I was looking for something similar to angels share and I kept seeing this in the reccomended items, but I kept disregarding it because of the notes. Fast forward to this autumn where I finally caved and was preparing for my most unsuccessful blind buy ever. You can imagine the shock when this became one of my all time favorites. The niche quality is very apparent in everything from the packaging, to the blend. It instantly starts off by smelling like Angel's share, but that quickly dissipates to a beautiful dark cherry and fresh cinnamon scent. There is an earthy patchouli and tobacco present that gives it a depth and darkness, but the whole composition is cradled in a smooth vanilla that blends everything together wonderfully. At first, it will scare you, I wasn't a fan at all when I first sprayed. However, after a few hours, when the smooth and cozy scent was wafting around me, it became a love. As I've given it time to mature, it smells even better, and paired with a slightly spicy vanilla, it's everything! I highly reccomend you give it a try if it's something you might enjoy. It's so unique, there is nothing in my collection that smells like this. It's Unisex, in the same way Angel's share is. Very comforting and cozy. Strictly for fall and winter. Exceptional sillage and projection. Last all day! It is very dark, and definitely an attention grabber, so if that's not your style, sit this one out and get Angel's Share.