Hind

Milky roses & traces of oud.... Now this blend is i really loved from top to base with that oudy rosy mix and added to it the slightest sugared drenched milk possible to simply lightens the mix and makes it as delicious as rose water with more doses of dewy juicy pink roses, & delicious dates. I am not sure that u can even detect the milk but the balanced mix of oud, rose, sugar, and milk is overwhelmingly sensual, and i believe the sweetness in the milk isn't sugar! it is dates cause i can detect the darkness the dates can bring to the table. This blend reminds me of the vibes of "Killian" when it was a quality fragrance brand, or let's say, when it was a fragrance brand before it was sold specially its used to be creativity and majestic ground that they put their fragrance on, Now "Hind" is all that with its minimal oudy, rosy, milky, sweet mix that brings majestic and sublime to table. Beautiful.

This one grew on me. I recently started collecting Hind Al Oud fragrances, having discovered it 7 years ago when I got a whiff of Barari on someone. Their prices are steep, which is why it took me so long to get into the brand. Even though Hind does not list any woods, it's definitely woody. Thankfully I do not get any lactonic or milky notes. This isn't super sweet. It's a perfect balance of some kind of slightly spicy wood (like sandalwood perhaps) & rose. The rose is prominent, but it's not your typical English rose or light pink dewy rose. It's a Middle Eastern rich creamy rose (probably that's where the milky facets come in). Overall this can be a safe blind buy as a crossover from Western/French perfumes into niche Arabic ones. It's not overwhelmingly Oud centric and there's absolutely no barnyard traces. Very feminine, I don't think this can be classified as unisex.

Unfortunately, this fragrance starts off with a really convincing fermented oud, but the oud only sticks around in the opening. About 10 minutes in, it shifts pretty noticeably: you get a sweet rose that almost smells like strawberries, along with a smooth, creamy note ...... and Iso E Super. The fact that it starts with that fermented oud shows the brand is using some real ingredients, but it's just not enough, which is a shame. But if you’re here for the cheesy rose, then after an hour, you’ll definitely get it.

Honestly this is reminding me of dates molasses mixed with rose water and a little bit of white musk 3/10

To me it's all oud.. no rose.. also extremely animalic oud