Geber

Hadarah fragrances are so unique! I feel so lucky to have found a point of sale in Miami. They have a huge PROJECTION and LONGEVITY! Geber is the second Hadarah fragrance I bought from its exclusive collection, and it is an elegant and sophisticated tribute to the OUD. After its initial explosion of animalistic darkness, a warm cover of mature elegance begins to be glimpsed through flashes of citrus, fruity and spicy notes emerging from the initial obscurity (Bergamont,Pineapple & Pink Pepper I guess). And then, after a few minutes in which you already think that the calm was reached after the initial storm, the magic occurs: notes of Patchouli and Jazmin begin to play their role enhancing the always present Oud,and returning the perfume to its initial intensity, but now in a much more elegant and sophisticated way, far from that animalistic opening. That's when you start to realize that you have a jewel of perfumery in your hands, that's when you begin to feel like Lawrence of Arabia on the back of a camel wrapped in a halo of mysterious elegance. If that was not enough, after two hours of wonderful intensity, little by little Geber begins to transform into a refined and stylish blend of Amber, Musk and Vanilla with the ever present Oud, lasting almost all day on my skin. Without a doubt...a MUST HAVE in any collection.

Fragrantica is grossly mistaken on what the notes in Hadarah Geber are. Straight from the manufacturer's website, here they are: Top Notes Black Current - Apple - Pineapple - Bergamont Middle Notes Patchouli - Oud - Jasmine - Pink Pepper Base Notes Amber - Vanilla - oakmoss - Oud - Musk Hadarah Geber has an uncanny resemblance to vintage smoky batches of Creed Aventus, but with oud in the drydown. The oud never becomes fecal/barnyardy. For those of you who desire vintage smoky Aventus but don't want to pay the astronomical prices of $1,000+ for a bottle, here is your chance to get about as close to it as you can.