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 |

This is a beautiful Rosey clean scent that lingers 10+ hours. It is not too rosey or wayy too sweet but has the perfect balance. Like today I sprayed twice and it lasted for the whole day. My mother thinks this smells way too strong but she just doesn't understand my love for strong rosey clean scents that only need a couple of sprays to actually last 10+ hours. I wish I had the whole bottle, however, I just have the sample. I am currently saving my last few sprays for any future events.

I guess maybe it’s the combination of the rose and citrus, but this smells very like “red fruit” to me. I was surprised to not see any listed in the notes. 10 weeks later: This is so addicting and has nuclear longevity. I put a sprayed sample card in my wallet 2.5 months ago, and every time I pull out my credit card—which never touched the sample card—I still get an intense waft of fruity red rose. To die for, and at this price, you might have to!

Tried this at Doha duty free in the early April but wasn’t too impressed with it at first. But the rose convinced me otherwise as I flew towards Italy. Tried finding it during my trip both in Italy and France but couldn’t find any in stock. Fortunately I managed to get it on my transit back at Doha. The rose is the most prominent here, don’t let the notes convince you otherwise. Lovely and long lasting, while remaining light and non intrusive.

Received a sample and man it’s such a beautiful citrus rose scent with a little kick of spice to it. This fragrance projects and lasts a long time. An easy 7 hours working, 12+ skin scent. I would say it’s unisex but I can see why a lot of people say it’s quite feminine. My only con is that retail price. Stupid expensive

Caught this one in the wild. Stopped me dead in my track as I asked dude what he was wearing. 30 minutes later I was at Saks getting a bottle of it. Kind of remind me of satin mood, but different and more refined. To see the true beauty of this, you'll need to smell it second hand on someone.

Gorgeous citrus opening that melts into a lovely and complex rose scent, mingling nicely with the ambery dry down. Honestly this perfume smells very unisex to me and also very classy and luxe. If not for the price tag being so high I'd definitely be scrambling for a full size bottle.

Please know Sahare you will be competing directly with Garanat and Les Sables Roses for your success. I still believe we have not reached the best Male Rose Fragrance yet and now it is your turn Sahare to prove what you got

Amazing rose scent with so much depth. One of the better rose scents out there without a doubt. Really long lasting and high quality. Completely unisex.

Similar rose note to osm, but much more peppery and lacking smooth oud. Smells luxurious though

A gorgeous rose complimented by some peppery spice in the background. I adore it

Got it for my husband makes him super hot lol

Great one for winter, very heavy

I am kind of obsessed with this

Spicy metallic rose. Sahare is an interesting rose fragrance. It's quite ambery but it also has a zingy and spicy quality during the opening from some citruses and pepper, whereas the deep dry down is a sweet and musky rose scent. This does evolve quite a lot on skin, which made it an "entertaining" wear, so to speak. The rose is overwhelmed a little by the ambers and citruses during the opening, but as it begins to dry the rose asserts its dominance and becomes the main focus of the fragrance. Between the second and third hour this starts smelling very metallic, picture the taste you get from licking a coin or another small piece of metal and place it behind the rose, almost like it's perched on its shoulder. It's really odd but it's not distasteful or poorly done. I'm assuming it might be the way it reacts on my skin because many people say this dries down quite animalic, but it doesn't smell animalic at any point in my opinion. As it continues to dry the scent becomes even softer and the rose is left alone, slightly powdery and sweet but still just as captivating, I find this stage especially great. I enjoyed wearing Sahare today but Garanat is undoubtedly more up my alley. Performance is good overall. Projection seems to be strong but sillage isn't too dense, so this is a bit understated as a result. I couldn't smell this as much throughout the day as other fragrances I've worn but I did keep catching light whiffs of this persistently for multiple hours. Longevity is an effortless 8+ hours, this is still very present on both of my arms.

This was love at 1st sniff... I went to Nordstrom for something else but of course I stopped in the fragrance section. A sales representative started giving me samples of the Bvlgari Le Gemme line. I’ve never found one worth the price but went through the pitch in an effort not to be rude. When she spayed Sahare on a card..,, I couldn’t stop smelling it. I had her spray a sample on the top of my hand and I proceeded to shop. From there I went and shopped, and kept bringing my hand to my nose. I’ve never been a fan of rose, and could not get over how beautiful this cent was. So on my way out of the store I put about four sprays on my clothes. I smelled myself all night long, I ordered it online the next day. This fragrance was on my sweater for over a week. I have been wearing it a lot since receiving it. I’ve yet to receive a compliment but I truly love the smell of this. The price is steep but the way it’s formulated, it is truly worth every penny. It’s a one of one for me although I understand the Oud Satin Mood comparison but this thing does its own thing. A must smell!!