Carbon Sapphire

Featuring one of the most sought after and expensive ouds around the globe known as Oud Assafi, the luxury niche house of Boadicea The Victorious delivers another magnum opus, named after the king of elements “carbon”. I’m going to jump into the summary of what Carbon Sapphire is, even though the creation deserves three pages of high praise. The starting point features Bulgarian rose and rose de Mai radiating a realism that is complimented by the green aromatic freshness of geranium, think of them as real roses, voluptuous with honeyed spicy tones and lemon peel nuances, not your typical over exaggerated artificial interpretations, or your average fruity style. Into the heart, the roses are further elevated by the sweetness of Egyptian jasmine as the star of the show “Oud Assafi” begins to take center stage, showcasing a rich multifaceted aroma with restraint yet noticeable animalic and spicy undertones beautifully enhanced by the supporting woody duet of palisander rosewood and sandalwood giving a sweet creaminess as patchouli and cypriol lend a robust earthy tone to the rare elixir. Carbon Sapphire is rounded by precious amber and musk in the base, completing the construction of this unbelievably smooth and memorable essence.

For me, a perfume must be linked to a beautiful memory, a special date, or a moment that I always want to remember with that smell. That is why the last years I only buy perfumes when I go with my partner to London to celebrate his birthday after getting over a damn cancer, and we go to Harrods to buy and then we enjoy a cup of English tea and a musical at night. Last week we went to the 6th floor in Harrods in the Boadicea store and bought this perfume wonder. I consider the quality to be higher than Blue Sapphire, but even if it wasn't, they were wonderful days to remember and for me, this is worth all the gold at the end of the rainbow, and this I will remember as long as I wear Carbon Sapphire

Ok, so I'm terrible sucker for (literally) ANY rose-oud-saffron combo. And sure, the combo has been done to death by so many noses, but not all of their rose-oud-saffron fragrances stand out let alone smell good. Carbon Sapphire is good, nicely blended, it even has a close similarity to my ever so favourited (and sadly, discontinued) Saudia Blend by ASAQ, and carbon sapphire has become a daily stable in my busy life. (I'm one of those people that change scent throughout the day...multiple times...morning wear, afternoon wear, evening wear and I even use fragrance before going to sleep).

A criterion Rose Oud scent, this is a beautiful crystalline woody floral showcasing an exquisite Rose de Mai. The scent briefly opens with a floral bouquet and some rosewood before going into the heart comprised of the Rose de Mai and slight saffron. The perfume as it settles, retains the central note but also reveals hints of patchouli, sandalwood, oud, amber, synthetic musk, guaiac wood and cypriol. The unisex scent has moderate to strong projection and very good longevity. Quite a luxurious pricey trifle, but worth it for those who are into finer things in life. Enjoy!

Who has lighted the bakhoor here? This beautiful fragrance opens with high quality rose, oud and turns to bakhoor smoke of saffron, oud, florals including one of the best rose, incense etc. Rose burns off slowly after the initial blast and you are left with high quality smoky saffron etc This lasts whole day and then some more. Deep dry down next day became a very good, familiar Arabic scent. Samples are sold on the Boadicea site. Do try a sample. Easily 10/10 .