Persian Garden

I’ve loved this and had many rollerballs since I first smelled it at a health food store in like 2008. I later smelled Nemat Amber and love that as well, and sometimes wear it. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s very similarly cozy and clean. I used to roll it all over my dryer balls in hopes that my laundry would come out smelling like it, but that never really worked. It definitely has somewhat of a clean laundry vibe, which I love. It’s just so subtle and perfect. On my deep and long fragrance journey I nearly forgot about this one. Then I was reading reviews for faith bliss oil and seeing comparisons to this and Nemat and pulled out my old rollerball and have been wearing Persian garden for several days. I am hooked again and can’t stop. It’s like coming home. It’s very hard to describe, and I’m not even sure I get any florals from it. It’s clean, innocent, cozy, sweet skin. I know it’s very light, but I still get whiffs of it throughout the day, and ultimately the reason I wear perfume is for more intimate experiences. Impressions are not made by simply smelling interesting in public. It’s the experience that goes with it. Intimate conversations and romantic encounters are the times I’ve fallen in love with fragrances the most. Not necessarily perfume, but the smell of the person. Persian garden is a personal scent that doesn’t smell like a perfume, but will linger in the minds of those with whom you’ve been intimate, and leave them longing for more.

Something about this is so addictive, it lures you in as opposed to leaping out and snagging your nose's attention. Immediate impression was that this smells just like a creamy lotion from the 90s-early 2000s, but I truly mean this in the best way, it isn't dated at all. It's really a timeless soft, sweetened musky floral. It smells like clean clothes, clean skin, and very feminine body chemistry. Yes...you read that correctly and that's how I intended it; it smells like a clean woman's natural skin. It smells like actual wildflowers in nature. The sun heated aroma of heather, mountain ash or something not overtly *floral* or notably fragrant, but subtle flowers or shrubs outdoors in the summer air. It's actually very difficult to explain. This is really difficult to explain or express, and it's a true "skin scent" that needs to be smelled to be understood. Ultimately reviews are all subjective, and spoken language always fails to accurately describe scents, but in this case, it truly doesn't do this blend justice whatsoever. I don't think I've ever struggled so much to review something. But really, pick up a roller ball or some body oil, this is LOVELY. It makes me feel beautiful and conjures up many phantasic images of outdoor flowerscapes 🥰 It doesn't last long at all, but it's forgivable on the grounds of it's affordability, and because of it's beauty.

If quartz warmed by the sun had a scent, this would be it. A white amber scent similar to Love by Auric Blends and Nemat's Amber. I've also seen it mentioned on a random blog that it smells like Ambre Blend's Amber Essence, which is a lot more expensive than Persian Garden. I wear this a lot when it gets hot (the town in San Diego I currently live in gets blazing hot every summer) and when I want to smell shower fresh, but not necessarily perfume-y. This would probably be a good scent for students and nurses. Even though it's a down to earth type of scent, I feel like it's still evocative enough to not be boring. I love it for that reason. Edit: I have tried Ambre Blends and it smells just like all the other white ambers out there, except a tad bit earthier at the beginning. Rosie by Rosie Jane is also a white amber mix. Save your money and just go for the cheaper ones though. They're all pretty much identical in scent, and it seems there is a new gimmick to rob people of their money with these "special" white amber blends. Nope. It's all just...white amber.

Really lovely, inexpensive, quality smelling and made scent. Kuumba Made does a great job overall, with only very few of their wide range smelling synthetic. This is one of those that I don't smell too many florals, rather just white musk, kind of like Jovan but with more of a hint of green, wet earth (in it's freshest form, never stale). I would also describe it as ethereal. I've tried quite a few of KM oils, and I like many of them, but I LOVE this one. It stood out among many to me. Some people seem to find sillage to be good and for others around to catch the scent but I've found only I can smell it unless I'm giving someone a hug or very close. Likewise, I can only smell it if my arms are near my face or to smell my wrists. Lasting power is fair, lower with this one than some of their others on me. It only lasts about 3 hours before having to reapply. But again, it's inexpensive, and the roll ons really easy and portable. Overall, I'd say the best KM fragrance as well as probably the most universal.

I love Persian Garden. I had a small rollerball for about 8 years that I started wearing again frequently enough that it finally ran out. I craved it so much I went ahead and bought the 4oz. offering on Kuumba's site. When I received it, I was disappointed that I couldn't really smell anything. Then I remembered the age of my rollerball and the amount of time it must have taken to mature into its final form. I reached out to Kuumba, and they actually recommended that I leave my oils in the sunlight to help the fragrance develop even faster, if I like. I've had my new bottles for over a month now, and the aroma has significantly deepened. Come to think of it, all my fragrance oils have just gotten better and more pronounced with age and stored however, really. This is a scent that I unfortunately can go nose-blind to, but later in the day, someone is sure to stop and tell me how good I smell. An unoffending winner that only gets better with time.