Sahare

This is a gorgeous rose fragrance, but I need to know more. I need to know about the process of choosing a Taif rose and how all the other ingredients came together. I need to know whether the perfumer went to Saudi Arabia and smelled these roses in person, but probably not since they come from the mountainous area of Mecca. I'm blown away with the knowledge that each Taif rose has exactly 30 petals, and it takes 10,000 to 15,000 roses to create a single vial of Taif rose essential oil. Thus, why Bvlgari lists the note as "precious" Taif rose accord. I'm not a huge rose fan, but there are some rose fragrances that are just gorgeous, and this is one of them. It's perfectly crafted with every ingredient creating a beautiful whole. At first, the fragrance smells like a rich and velvety rose, but all the nuances of the other ingredients tease at the edges. There's precipice when it comes to rose -- a cliff that's easy to tumble over when perfumers mix too much of some ingredients and it starts to smell like mixing toothpaste and orange juice tastes. This perfumer certainly teeters on the edge, but he doesn't push the rose scent into the abyss by adding too much of a good thing. The citrus notes are there (more lemon peel than anything), but they're in the exact right proportion, like a bubble that would burst if you gave it one more puff but you don't. The same goes for the ambergris. It occasionally provides a salty note and sometimes a bit of a tinge of seaweed, but it doesn't push it too far. You even get the black pepper notes occasionally, flitting across the edges of the rose petals before floating away on the wind. Overall, this fragrance surprised me and delighted me. Even though the Sahara desert is across the Red Sea from Saudi Arabia, where Taif roses grow, I can still conjure up an image for the name, with warm winds blowing the fragrance of Taif roses all the way across a whale-filled Red Sea and into the Sahara.

I've smelled this 3 or 4 times in store now, paper and skin each time. Absolutely the best rose scent I've smelled for me. The rose is neither feminine nor masculine leaning, on my skin it stayed throughout the past 8 hours now this slightly sweet, deep beautiful rose that is unique to the taif rose. I've smelled the bulgarian rose/rose in Les Sables Roses, and then the Turkish and Bulgarian rose in Oud Satin mood, and it's just simply different in its entirety to my nose. It is however quite linear, on my skin from start to finish it gives that deep beautiful Taif Rose, which to some may be boring if they aren't obsessed with the scent profile of the Taif Rose. I personally love it, and think it's a great unisex fragrance. If you are able to get it on a discounter, I recommend it. It will be a long lasting, projecting, deep and slightly sweet rose scent that's not like the rest.

I dont know who thinks the smells like Oud Satin Mood that is a very cloying sickly sweet rose vanilla combo with an oud accord. Disgusting. This is a beautiful green rose slightly spiced in the opening. Its voluptuous and voluminous so it’s a statement to wear this. Very elegant and bold unisex but definitely leans femme. Retail is crazy. Discounters at $235 makes u think at least if its worth pulling the trigger or not. I still prefer POAL to this because thats even more elegant. However this fragrance’s virtue and quite possibly the only reason I would consider it while owning POAL is you could wear this in the summer even in extremely high heat. Yann has a thing about him. Every once in a while he drops something totally out of the box Moshino Toy Boy and TF Santal Blush I would say this is an evolution of Toy Boy. Toy Boy goes to Cannes if you will.

I’ve been taking less interest in hardcore niche perfumes in favor of designer exclusive collections. Bvlgari’s exclusive line has some beauties. Strong, beautiful unisex rose. The citrus opening, compliments of the lemon and bergamot, don’t blast you with a citrus opening, but rather, they add a subtle freshness and brighten the gorgeous Taif rose note. Black pepper in the mid also adds olfactory diversity without making the fragrance “peppery.” The myrrh and ambergris in the base add depth and longevity, perfectly complementing the rose. The subtle spice, and bright freshness transition to a rich, sexy warmth in the drydown. This is a banger. Worth $460? Maybe. If money was not an issue, I’d drop that wad of cash in a heartbeat for this beautiful gem.

Stunned! Taif Rose | The Rose of Prophet Muhammad | May Peace Be Upon Him | The True and Beautiful Side of Islam | Sahare | The Dawn of New Era of Light Emerging from Sacred Land of Madinah and spreading across entire Earth | Bvlgari Sahare | Once Again! Stunned! | A Black Velvet Piece of Cloth and a dry chilly night | My Personality is the Moisture | Muhammad, the one, who even prays mercy for his enemies | Prophet Jesus, Prophet Moses and Prophet Muhammad - May Peace Be Upon Them | What an incredible honor presented by Yan Vasnier. Sahare | The only fragrance that took me straight to the spirituality of Madina City without me having to book an Emirate's Flight Ticket | My eyes are all wet |