Azrak

I bought this after sampling a leaked vial, therefore I could only smell the drydown which seemed promising. I must admit I was a little disappointed when I received my bottle. My wife loved it so I stashed in her wardrobe. After four months I decided to take out the bottle and give it a sniff agian. Le and behold I was blown away by the smell. The juice has matured/macerated and the oud has somehow barnyard vibe to it highlighted by a sour, aromatic and bitter pineapple tone that brought a warm, light and comforting perfumed sensation. I would classify this as an ultramarine scent. A naturally hypnotic, this conjures up images of gentle waves of the ocean which hides an essence of sensual, attractive and deep feelings. Without a doubt there's no other perfume like it. A true strength of the ocean 💙

I love this but it’s not what I had expected from the usual bold richness from Boadicea The Victorious. This is feminine, fresh, dazzling and lasts forever. It stays atmospheric throughout, as if the bright aquatic notes are twinkling off of my skin. The oud is bright, light and sparkles/soars high like an aldehyde. This is the smell of bright sunshine reflecting on the sea and catching your eye. The dry-down brings a slight metallic aquatic element with a slight hairspray vibe. It’s great and thoroughly wearable, this could easily be my everyday scent.

My first Boadicea and a beautiful fruity-floral-woody fragrance with an aquatic vibe.🍍🌳🍍🌸🌊🌸😊 This is a beautiful aristocratic aquamarine scent with a nice pineapple on top of Oud and a musky ambery base. Azrak means blue in Arabic and this fragrance is a another blue beast like the one of Amouage in terms of performance. Please do not overspray during summer because this juice has legs!🦵🏽🦵🏽🦵🏽👑👃🏽🧨💣😁 It is one of Boadicea’s best seller and I can understand why.Thumbs up!👍🏽

April 27, 2023: beautiful fragrance with super realistic Jasmin note, fresh and soapy at times. there are fruits in it but it's mainly a fresh fragrance with some amber undertone in the dry down. I will give it a 8.5 bc of the hight price tag otherwise could be a 10/10. 5/1/2023: I definitely think this is better in the opening than the base. And it’s not as potent as it used to be. So over all 7/10 ( I’m not in love with the dry down ) not a most have from the house.

I really don't know what to do when my sample runs out. This fragrance is fantastic, I got a crush on it, but costs 240 quid a bottle. The description in the sample says it's been inspired in the sea surrounding the British Islands. It reminds me of a sea, indeed, but I picture a sunny Mediterranean place, a town of white houses with blue roofs like Santorini. I can smell the salty water and the hot sand washed by the waves. A beach to run barefoot across its shore.

This stuff is divine, it's perfectly blended and from start to end you smell citruses,florals and woods alternately which prevent it from being boring or one dimensional. On me performance is mad, not sure if this project's far away but I can smell it easy for 10h leaving sillage wherever I go. Its expensive but not that overpriced like many other Boadicea offering's and can be found in groups for less than retail. I give it solid 9/10 and adding to buy list.

Not at all what I was expecting. This is a very floral, musky scent that is clean and reminds me of drier sheets. Wouldn’t mind this on my wife, but it’s definitely a no for me. Edit: after wearing this in the heat and humidity, I bought a full bottle. In the heat, this quickly turns into a blue scent with an oud edge.

Very beautiful fragrance. Lots of citrus and white florals. Jasmine plays a dominant role here.

Very unique and long lasting. I couldn't find any pineapple in it.

An enchanting and unusual woody Oriental, Azrak (Arabic for Blue) is an ocean of dreams in a bottle. The perfume opens with a fresh gourmand burst of pineapple, bergamot, lemon, cardamom, cinnamon and cassis. The mostly floral heart reveals jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, rose, violet, and slight pepper. The perfume settles into a gorgeous woody powdery base of oud, amber,musk, cedar and sandalwood. An energizing rather safe beautifully blended masculine leaning Oriental scent which has moderate sillage/projection, excellent longevity (over 12 hours), and can be easily worn in formal settings, this is another great offering from Boadicea. Enjoy!

This fragrance is a true testament to me that tastes can change and your nose can evolve. 4 years ago when I first tried this I thought it was off putting. Now sampling it again from my vial I really appreciate this now. A complex fresh/floral/slightly woody scent that doesn’t really smell like anything I’ve tried before. It’s definitely likeable but not a love for me to get a full bottle.

Beautiful. Complex. Lots of citrus up front, but I also got jasmine immediately. I know lots of people are saying the wood is overly intense, but on my skin I didn't get much wood. That's odd because my skin loves woody base notes. Nevertheless as a citrusy floral scent it was very pleasant.

Fragrance DNA is not that appealing to me atleast. Lasting and sillage are quite strong. People who are not fragrance junkies will find it quite appealing since it leas on fresher and bluish territory.

goes on alcohol with hint of citrus then sweet and floral, the oud is always there, dries down a little woody but remains a hint of sweetness

Blind bought full bottle based on hype and promise of summer scent with tremendous performance. Immediately regreted it. First of all, I don't know who saying it is summer or mostly summer frag. Either people who never tried it, had wrong sample, or kind of people who walking around attacking everyone's noses in summer with outright offensive rose/oud frags that would be too much even for cold spring day. Despite of my best efford to love it, and trying it at least 3 times in each season, best I can give it is a like for fall and winter use. I must admit, though, if you love rose/oud frags, this is one of the best on the market when it comes to quality, and performanse indeed is great. I'm not a big fan of either oud or rose frags, and even less so oud/rose combo. Unfortunately for me, outside of first 20 min, all I can smell on my skin is mercyless oud and rose... with a hint of oil paint thinner later in drydown when wearing it in warmer weather. Other problem with buying it, there are dozens Middle Eastern frags almost identical to it, some equally good in quality and performance for 1/3 of price of Azrak, others are lower quality but are 1/20 in price. I used to have $5 air freshener from Nabeel that in the air smells 80% like Azrak and all other oud/rose ilk. Lastly, to be honest, unless you're dressed up like you're rich AF, if you would pass by me wearing Azrak, first thing come to my mind would be: "Ewww, is it under $20 Middle Eastern oud frag, or is it $6.59 Al Rehab or Nabeel oil?"

Disappointed. After reviewing the note breakdown, I really thought this would be right up my alley. I blind bought it for $135 and I am glad that I didn’t spend any more than that. It’s not a bad fragrance, but the opening citrus is gone as fast as you can raise your arm to sniff. Immediately, you are left is a mix of florals dominated by rose, actually a creamy rose. It’s not hand lotion, but it’s along those lines. The oud is barely present. I am not a super oud fan, but a little more oud would have been welcomed to break up the florals. Do not trust the Fragrantica gender profile, although it can be unisex, it’s definitely feminine learning. Rating 6/10.

Smells like a floral soap to me. The opening is nice with fruity citrusy florals but soon after this become a lot powdery and smells like an expensive soap and nothing else. Expensive coz the blending is good. Performance is overall good. But the price point is higher.

I have to agree with Brad11 ( previous review)completely! No citrus, not for summer, not for men. Fragrantica got it all wrong here :(

Very feminine aquatic scent. Not bad but WAAAAAY too heady for this man. I do get hints of pineapple but the floral notes dominate here. Guys beware, ladies enjoy! No idea about longevity or sillage cause I scrubbed it after 15 minutes... Too girly!

This smells very cheap and flat. Its that headache inducing syntheticwhite musk thats so popular in the middle east. I don’t understand the hype and price tag. Total disappointment.