Kajal Homme

Although this isn’t a screamer, this is a versatile, elegant and classy fragrance. Some say forgettable or generic and yeah, I mean if you’re looking for something ultra unique this is probably not it, but I don’t think that was the intention, it’s a “Pour Homme” meaning for him. The mold and base fragrance of the line, and the first men’s fragrance within the house. It’s an everyday, versatile, easy reach, men’s fragrance that’s meant to take the thinking out of it. Anytime, anywhere, any season, day or night. This is excellent for the office, date night, or just relaxing around the house reading a book drinking cognac... A staple for any mans collection and could easily be a signature scent, especially if you don’t want or need a massive collection full of somewhat obscure fragrances and other artistic expressions. It can be a replacement for Aventus, Terre D’Hermes, Bleu de Chanel, Chanel Allure Homme, Oud Wood, YSL L’homme, Dior Homme, Sauvage... in fact, I find this VERY similar to Sauvage Parfum and in the the “Bleu” family. However, I don’t get the similarities to Chanel Allure Homme “Sport Eau Extreme”. AHSEE on me is a mentholated cloud of mandarin orange, fluffy tonka bean, smooth sandalwood, slightly peppery, and a lot of white musk. It’s more “sporty” lol. I’ve heard some say that the color of the juice can be misleading, as if it leads you to believe this is a more syrupy, gourmand style fragrance than it is (ie: Roja Enigma, MFK Grand Soir, PDM Carlisle, Armani Stronger With You Intensely, etc.) but I find it to be quite an accurate depiction of what this fragrance is, a dark, semi sweet, resinous, amber, woody fragrance. The opening is damn near perfect, I get the mandarin orange slightly tart with grapefruit and cassis, which adds a slight animalic tinge, I swear I can smell some cat piss in there lol but not much! In fact it’s barely detectable unless you really search for it, but it’s there and does add to the freshness, and helps bring to the forefront the musk and adds some greenness and a vegetable element to the opening. The orange blossom is kneading the compositions heart creating a warm floral component to the now cardamom and guaiac wood lightly blanketed by cashmeran giving it a more fuzzy and delicate nature. To me, this is the fragrance. It stays like this for quite some time until the far dry down where it takes a turn and your left with a fabulous aura of it’s base notes, lots of woods, creamy sandalwood, tonka and patchouli, which have been there since the first spray, poking their head out once in a while, but now truly have their time to shine for a few hours at the end. I get respectable performance from this, 6-8 hours of noticeable projection before it’s time to re-apply, much like the aforementioned fragrances, especially after it’s had time to macerate, it’s quite heady. All in all, I do enjoy this one and happy to have it in my collection. I admit, at first spray I wasn’t terribly impressed with it but I gave it a chance and now I thinks it’s great so don’t write it off immediately if you get it and it doesn’t blow you away. Although, I do believe this is best suited for a more mature audience 25-30+ as this isn’t exactly a playful scent, but can easily be worn out on the town with friends.

I can’t imagine not liking this... good lord this stuff is BEAUTIFUL. Slightly boozy, woodsy, spicy... the mandarin, grapefruit and cassis are placed perfectly. Assuming the alcoholic vibe I get is coming from the cassis. The composition is just so smooth and well balanced. Perfect signature scent. The only fragrances in my collection I find this similar to are Sauvage Parfum and Chanel Allure Homme but I suppose if you like Terre D’Hermes, BDC, Dior Homme Intense or Armani Code you’ll enjoy this. Also, I’ve noticed the performance has improved quite a bit after I’ve had this for a year... I believe it has more depth and it’s longer lasting. I get at least 7-8 hours with only a few sprays and it dries down nicely. Not beast mode, but definitely not weak either. This is a very high quality scent. I don’t understand why there’s some negativity with this frag... yes it’s safe and somewhat generic but that’s not always a bad thing and it just smells so nice. It’s high quality, quite natural and versatile. Unless it’s 90° out I’d pick this over something like Elysium any day... the performance is better, it’s richer, and costs $100 less. However, it reminds me of something Roja would put out. I suppose if ultra uniqueness is what you’re looking for check out something like Beaufort London otherwise enjoy this for what it is... Out of the 180 I own, I find this to be very satisfying. 8.5/10

This is strong stuff. The opening has mouthwatering citruses and specifically mandarin and grapefruit. Very natural smell. It has many layers. After some time it transforms into something different. The citruses fade out and I get mild cardamom, strong tonka beans, intensive cashmeran and cedar wrapped with mild mandarine. After some time orange blossom becomes strong and the blend feels very spicy-orangy-woody, beautiful. It doesn't smell luxurious but it does smell very sharp and pleasant. The cassis is a shortlived note mainly at the opening. Vanilla is somewhere at the background. It doesn't have the usuall strong sweetness. I get no oud. Only woody notes. Musk is mild. The versatility is great. I can wear it with any weather conditions, anytime, anywhere, day mainly and night. As time passes it reminds me Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme same vibe BUT IT IS NOT very similar scent. Kajal is very complex, deep and rich scent but in the same team as this Chanel. It is a long lasting scent with heavy sillage/projection for an hour then it becomes moderate. I'll try it again, it may worth a fb. It retails here 335 usd per 100 ml. Update This is one of the most versatile niche I own. Beautiful, strong and safe smell. It's the best offering from this house imo.

This was a funny experience. I ordered this as a blind buy off Kajal's website (headquartered across the world), and I had someone deliver me the bottle in a gorgeous Kajal bag, with extra gifts in the bag being a COVID face mask and bottle of hand sanitizer as a gift, THE VERY NEXT DAY! As the sheer number of votes on this website might suggest, this isn't the most popular fragrance in the world. But I'll be damned if it wasn't one of the nicest. It is quite powerful, definitely not the most powerful I have by any stretch, but sillage and projection and longevity are all above average. It's very versatile, it's super super sexy but can also be worn day or night, or other time of year. But it just smells soooo damn good that frankly I think it only deserves to be warn in formal setting and / or on dates. It would be out of place to smell this while wearing a t-shirt and flip flops. It broods class. It literally smells of success. Overall, 5/5, and on my short list of what I consider fragrance masterpieces and what are just flat out olfactory joy of life in bottle, along with Layton and Portrait of a Lady. Definitely a safe blind buy (like Layton) IMO, and a must buy as well.

Dark woody scent with balsamic and powdery facets to make it more it complex It's not my typical favorite masculine scent category, but actually I liked it a lot.it has a mysterious darkness that I find interesting and has a good balance, so while being heavy,it never enters overwhelming territories.I can't pickup much of spicy citrus notes,but they're for sure there adding freshness to it's heavy patchouli,tonka,woody base.what makes it appealing to me is it's musky,powdery undertone,it's just a touch of it but enought to give another dimention yo dark,bitterish woods.I see kajal as a very high quality scent,sexy and classy the same time.attractive in a formal,full of refinement way.great longevity and sillage make it even better as a night fragrance and it's bottle is indeed a work of art If you're looking for something memorable and unique to your man and you don't have budget limitations you can consider this as an potion I've only tried three fragrances from this brand and I'm totally impressed P.s:oh boy.

تحتاج عطر مناسب لجميع الأوقات؟ مناسب لجميع الفصول؟ للدوام للخرجات للمناسبات؟ هذا هو العطر.. من الأكثر العطور اللي امتلكها آمان وسهولة، عطر جميل رائع، أنيق وجذاب، رائحة أنا اكاد اجزم أنها لم تمر على أنفك، مميز مختلف جداً، ورغم ذلك سهل وآمن جداً. العطر حمضي في بدايته، خشبي تابلي سويتي، من ضمن النوتات المكتوبة لهذا العطر عود، لكن وجهة نظري يدوب تشم العود، ما هو عطر عود عود مثل عطور العود الشرقية، عطر بالدرجة الأولى حمضي خشبي وتابلي وفيه لمسة سويتية حلوة، رائحة اليوسفي مع الهيل والاخشاب وباقي المكونات معطيه رائحة جميلة جداً.. الرائحة السويتية جاية من التونكا، حقيقة رائحة العطر مميزة جداً وصعبة الوصف، لكن يستحق التجربة، وسعره مناسب كعطر نيشي بامتياز.. جودة المكونات ملفتة للأنتباه، العطر رائحته تحس بنقائها وصفائها..غير مزعج لطيف جداً، اداءه وثبات متوسط فما فوق ٥-٦ ساعات أو ما حولها.. بالمناسبة، بالنسبة للمقارنة مع شانيل الور اكستريم، البعض يرى تشابه بين العطرين، أنا امتلك العطرين ولا يشبهون بعض كرائحة، قد يكون على نفس الخط العطري، لكن الرائحتين مختلفة.. يستحق التجربة ويستحق الشراء..

Good but MAN! This strikingly reminds me of the air in the perfume department/store. The mish-mash of designer notes does not leave such a dazzling impression to the wearer or the smeller. It smells like something that's expeditiously made to smell good in order to sell good. Among the likes of the one millions, bad boys, luna rossas, etc... think of fragrances marketed to casual young adults. Quite literally the only image conjured in my head is me smelling a tester strip in the mall or Sephora. Not to say I dislike the scent, It's very nice actually - the accords are accurate, and you can anticipate what it smells like, I'm just not compelled to buy because I'm all too familiar with this formula... It lacks expression and individuality. This supposedly stands out as it’s blended with higher quality ingredients. The performance is good, projects and latches - as expected of an Arabian house. I believe this would make a nice gift. 7.5/10

Elegant and somewhat like a niche version of Code EDP + Starwalker Extreme. Absolutely masculine and modern, kind of blue (which the bottle doesn't convey) like aromatic blues but not towards the aquatic side. The opening has light citrus and cardamom that unfortunately lasts only a short time, sweetened but quickly evolving to a powdery mid-note within a few minutes, and stays in this phase. In this mid-phase, it fades after about half an hour when it returns with woods and (by the way, I don't detect oud) an amber/warm touch but comfortable. Signature fragrance. About 9 hours on the skin with decent projection for 1.5-2 hours but good sillage. Got the bottle of 100ml for around $90.

Gorgeous is an understatement! So versatile, one of the most versatile scents in my collection. You FEEL beautiful, handsome, inviting, etc. when you wear Kajal Homme, and I get so many compliments when I wear it, and compliments aren’t something I seek out. I wear this for me, luckily those around me gain enjoyment from it, as well. I blind bought this, after Sebastian’s review ( not an inexpensive one, to say the least). Thankfully, his review was spot on and I scored one of the most incredible scents I’ve had the pleasure of owning. Even though I have close to 200 fragrances, I foresee a refill on the horizon because I reach for it so much.

I recieved Kajal as a gift and boy was I surprised to say the least. This is such a soft smell, sweet but in an interesting way, I don t think one can compare this smell to another fragrance. I wear it at work, it is currently summertime, and my female co workers like it a lot. The ingredients are blended really well , the tonk bean is the most persistent, the sandalwood and the pathouli. For projection you kinda have to pull the triger, longevity is like 6 hours and the bottle is heavy and sophisticated. 10/10 for sure, one of the best scents out there.

I love this. Gently warm, spicy and aromatic. The tonka, vanilla and cardamom work very well together. Nothing seems to overpower anything else. I would envision this as a colder weather fragrance, slightly more formal. The only callout that I would have is that the sillage doesn't seem to radiate to immensely. But I would need a few more wears before I made a full determination there. Would definitely reccomend this for anyone who enjoys more spicy forward fragrances.

I have a decant and jeez this explodes off my skin. 2 sprays and it radiated for hours. This is a versatile one, clean and soapy but warm, fuzzy, and slightly sweet at the same time. Pretty complex in my opinion; maybe not the most unique thing in the world but for a nearly all season all occasion frag you can't ask for everything

A single word: Wow you get invaded by this realistic mandarin, sweten by vanilla and oud. this is a 10/10. Doesn't smell synthetic it's so good.

@zakkarah I sent you a message for where you can buy it online ;) Will review once my bottle arrives :D

Wonderful fragrance, great performance! Loving it!

One of the best from Kajal. Love love love!

Kajal Homme by Kajal Perfumes seems to have gotten a lot of buzz lately despite being released in 2015 so I’m happy to finally try it out after obtaining a decant. It instantly strikes me as a sort of men’s signature scent with niche touches, a mixed fresh/warm spicy cologne-type fragrance with sweet bits. It’s well-blended, with relatively few standout notes, in my opinion. Its citrus opening of grapefruit and mandarin fades into a mixed heart of guaiac, cardamom, orange blossom, and cashmeran, before a soft, woody, sweet base of oud, musk, patchouli, sandalwood, tonka, and vanilla. Perhaps the biggest standouts to me are cardamom, vanilla, and musk—that becomes a prominent trio after the opening few minutes of citrus. Overall, the mix feels classy, sweet but not too sweet, fresh but not too light, and has gravitas without being heavy. Again, it seems partly like a men’s signature scent but it’s certainly unisex, as there’s something fairly universally cozy and familiar about it. Kajal Homme is in EDP concentration and is priced at $185 for 100ml per their website, and is also sold in the US at the Philadelphia-based Perfumology. It performs quite well albeit not outstandingly, but the performance is fair given the under $2/ml price point. The care here is evident and the result is an easy winner, even if it does not dazzle or amaze. For me, it’s a like, not a love, but it definitely makes me want to sample more from the house. It’s a great judgment call to have a fragrance like this, and even though I see it as being reasonably unisex, it’s a solid name choice to imply that it’s a sort of year-round men’s staple, though I probably wouldn’t reach for it on a summer day. 7 out of 10

Not bad! Blind buy for me. First spray. That very first minute or so, I don’t care for it. I was thinking “ugh got burnt again blind buying something expensive.” I’m not good explaining notes or smells, but it’s a note that reminds of me of notes in Parfums De Marly Nisean or Habdan that I don’t care for and holds back both of those back from being GREAT. It reminds me of being a kid in my great grandfathers house who was an old Guinea with plastic on his couches.....the note reminds me of THAT. My first thought was “people actually compare this to Chanel Allure Sport Extreme, are they smoking crack??” But then after 15-20 minutes......I get that Chanel comparison. It totally smooths out and changes to a little softer, slightly powdery, slightly fresh and really nice smell. Not 100% Allure Sport, but i see it. Very nice. Then after an hour or two it morphs again and it has a nice base of sort of Tonka/Vanilla and it fades after maybe 6+ hours or so. Slightly above average performance. I think it might linger longer even as my wife smelled it on me and said that’s nice even as I was making a mental note of “just average to good performance/sillage.” Overall, not bad at all. Quality fragrance and I’m always a fan of something that changes and has distinct phases and takes you for a bit of a ride. 8.25/10.

Can we please talk about how insanely bad the performance on this is? I LOVE the smell of this fragrance, and want it to be my signature scent but it disappears quicker than any other fragrance I've ever tried. I get a maximum of 2 hours on my skin. Yesterday I did 10-12 sprays and couldn't smell a thing after 3 hours, not even on my clothes... I will say that the sillage is a little big better than the longevity but still bad overall. Such a shame since it's an amazing signature scent profile that fit's every occasion and every season. Picked it up for a huge discount, less than $100 but would never pay retail ($220) for something that disappears this quick. An additional thing. I had a sample of it a while back ago and I do think the sample smells a little bit different and was better in performance. Maybe they did a bad re-formula of it... Anyone else that has noticed this?

I'm really pleased with the quality of the bottle - which is a weird thing to say, but hey, it's nice. the scent itself is a tonka bomb - a bit of a dusty, powdery tonka with a hint of spice and citrus. I can understand the comparison to allure homme sport - although i think cahsee is a bit more tailored for summer wear - while this is probably easiest to wear in fall (though im sure you can pull it off in warm weather too). i purchased my bottle from fragrancebuy.ca - and i think i paid around 140usd. At that price, i am satisfied with the purchase, though i think it's still a little high. All in all, it's a nice, sweet, playful type scent that would be nice to wear casually or to the office. It's pretty linear and lacks true depth - but it's still a nice enough scent to overlook the latter qualities. not bad!