King

Finally...I can start to tell the story of my love...<3 My wife bought me this fragrance while we were visiting family in NY for Mothers Day weekend. Picked it up on the road and this is absolutely the BEST fragrance I've ever owned. More beloved than "Dior Homme Intense". More beloved than "Lattafa Ana Abiyedh". <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 This is my Signature Scent <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 I've been wearing this since Mothers Day Weekend and I've gotten a compliment EVERY....SINGLE...PLACE...I'VE...WORN...IT!!! I cannot tell you how amazing this fragrance makes me feel! Review: The fragrance starts out with a beautiful blast of Mandarin Orange and Musk when sprayed on. It quickly and effortlessly changes as it dries down and becomes a fruity Pear and Mandarin Orange flavor with a hint of Vanilla coming in. Shortly into the Mid the Pear,Vanilla and Musk take center stage and this mid stage lasts for a good 4-6 hours. The drydown of this fragrance never changes from the mid and the vanilla and pear take a full on stance until the fragrance becomes a skin-scent 12+ hours later. When it does become a skin-scent, the powdery pear and vanilla calm down a little and the musk shows up lightly again. Conclusion: This fragrance reminded me directly of "Lattafa - Ana Abiyedh" when I first experienced it. However, this fragrance lasts longer (by about 4 hours) and has an opening of Mandarin Orange and Musk instead of directly opening with the Pear and Vanilla. I believe that the modifications to the original "Erba Pura" formula by "Bharara Beauty" has extended the potency, lifespan/longevity and beautified the scent profile of this fragrance and IMPROVED on the age old formula. Prior to this fragrance changing my life, "Lattafa - Ana Abiyedh" was the best option for obtaining the "Erba Pura" fragrance at a low cost of $15 for 2oz. Now that "Bharara Beauty" has improved on the formula, "Lattafa - Ana Abiyedh" is no longer the best option (for me) but a good backup option. At an OEM retail cost of $245 it can be daunting, but it can be found for as low as $60 on discounter sites if you're willing to search. "Bharara - King" truly lives up to it's name as it's the best financial, fragrantial and experiential option for the modern-classic "Erba Pura" experience. Scent: 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A-Grade AMAZING!!) Longevity: 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(12+ hours!!!!) Cost: 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Overall: 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 25JUL22 Backup bottles bought. I'm good for another year or more. Will order another backup set in the fall.

"Today I met a king!" .....This morning, with no one around, I walked into a huge cloud of an absolutely AMAZING "unknown to me" fragrance while working on a parking lot. What an insane scent trail!! I'm an asphalt paving contractor and was cost estimating a job at a small shopping center. Big into men's fragrance, I decided to wait in the area for a bit since there was a small coffee shop nearby..... hoping to maybe "meet up" with the wearer. And sure enough, I easily "smelled him" when he passed by me minutes later to return to his vehicle. I stopped him and asked what he was wearing and he was initially hesitant saying "you're probably not familiar because it's an Arabian fragrance". I mentioned that I was indeed familiar with middle eastern fragrances and generally appreciated them for their value and often performance. In fact, King has almost "unheard of" performance compared to what's typically on the market these days--per the performance ratings above and MY NOSE this morning! It's a very citrusy, fruity-sweet and musky fragrance with a definite masculine lean. (I've yet to smell Erba Pura @ $200+ which it's most closely compared to). Considering the aura, the performance and its exceptional seasonal and daytime/ nightime versatility, Bharara King is most DEFINITELY a "hidden gem"! (Its very impressive "perfume (scent) rating" along with garnering only about 600 votes since being introduced 3+ years ago is the tell-tale sign.) Impressively, a full 75% who wear this fragrance LOVE it, while nearly 20% "like" it!!! At first glance its current price might "seem" a bit high @ $55-$65 (U.S.) for a middle eastern fragrance, but given its incredible performance (ie. you won't use as much), its versatility, quality, and exceptional composition--It's actually reasonably priced. Interestingly, the NOTES and STRUCTURE of both Erba Pura and King are virtually THE SAME!! (But the unique "blend" of each and possibly some unlisted notes most likely account for the recognized differences between the two). And since Erba Pura is understood to be sweeter and unisex to leaning feminine, it would seem that this masculine-leaning fragrance is a truly viable alternative if you're a guy and on a budget. So I will be ordering King ASAP! Note: This fragrance is a "try before you buy" due to its price and extreme performance, in relationship to its sweet citrusy/fruity musky nature.

Update: 9/15/23 I am still loving this perfume. I now have a sample of Xerjoff Erba Pura and can confidently say this is much better than that. Xerjoff has this weird note in it that smells more like a kid's juice, but not the good kind. It's interesting. And not as heavy as I thought it would be. King smells SO MUCH BETTER. When I first got the bottle it had an addictive oud-wood-type note I was picking up. Well now 2 months later it has smoothed out quite a bit and I don't pick that note up like I had (sadly), but it is still amazing. This is better than the Tiziana Terenzi fragrances I've tried too that are compared to Erba Pura a lot too. I wouldn't say this is a dupe, just the same family of fragrances. And it is a beast! I am always looking for beast-mode fragrances and this is one of the strongest in my collection, up there with Nishane Tero & Ani. It sticks to skin and I've smelled it in my car the next day, just from driving for a lil bit about 20 minutes after spraying 1× on my arm. Be careful with the sprays**. This smells like a $200-300 perfume. Unisex and leans more masculine than the Xerjoff & TT offerings - but still great for a woman. If you like Amougue Guidance then you will like this. Now Guidance is a beast too, this may not be quite that but it is up there. The bottle is nice, magnetic cap. Fruity-musky dream. I also have Lattafa Ana Abiyedh (white) and this smells more high quality than that one. Very addictive & complement-getter if you don't overspray and choke ppl out. This stuff smells amazing! And it is Unisex. So ladies if you want a Niche perfume at a reasonable price - pick this up. This would smell amazing on men & women. It is addicting!

Received Bharara King today as a gift. The packaging is really nice and presents the fragrance in a very compelling way. Also included in the box is a travel atomizer with an instruction card explaining how to fill the travel decanter from the full bottle. Very fruity and citrus forward at the opening with incredible projection. One spray on the back of my hand and after taking Griffin for a 30 minute walk it’s still projecting like mad. This is definitely one to apply very sparingly. The dry down loses much of the citrus and becomes more of a powdery vanilla with a lingering sweetness to my nose. I could see this being a unisex scent for those who enjoy more aggressive fragrances. So far I love this one and look forward to see how it holds up in the long haul. 9/10 Highly Recommended. EDIT: First day wearing King to the office. Everyone commented on how great it smells and how much it projects while remaining completely non-offensive. Went to lunch and the waitress literally said, "You smell incredible! I wouldn't let a man go out of the house alone smelling that good! Are you married? I'm single...."

Wow, this colonge is not talked about as of 2/23.As an American Niche Brand I’ll give it 10/10.I sprayed 1 spray on the back of my neck and went to work and we clocked in together and clocked out together, I kept getting whiffs forgetting that I put it on thinking something smells really good until I had a few people asking me what was the name of the colonge I had on.I felt like it’s not office safe, but this is the New King on the Block. The smell is sweet,like fruity Vanilla Mancera CB but in a better Niche way. Bharara King sillage is the best in the game and lasts on clothes for days.You may can use it in the summer but you have to do a half of spray if possible.If you want a strong lasting scent that lasts more than 10hrs and beats Dior Savauge edt and 1 Million Parfum, Eros and Mancera CB out the park get this and thank me later. By the way I spent $125 for it’s well worth it for the quality, sillage and longevity.One more thing if I wanted to do a Verzus it would be Bharara King(fruity tutti Vanilla bomb)vs Mancera CB(fruity oily leathery), I feel like BK will check mark all the areas.