Art of Arabia II

First time I sprayed this...it was weird and really strong..about 2 months ago.. Now though It's creamy, strong(not too strong), and delicious tbh. Almond with powerful woods and beautiful floral undertones. Something different and amazing tbh.

Now this is definetly middle eastern, also DEFINETLY polarising, but DEFINETLY my jam. 8/10

Diferente, Forte e estranho 8/10

Art of Arabia 2 kicks off with a lively mix of pink pepper, heliotrope, cardamom, and bergamot. The opening is both spicy and fresh, instantly grabbing attention. As it settles, the middle notes of jasmine, almond, and lavender start to come through. This part is really where the magic happens – it’s floral, slightly nutty, and soothing all at once. Then, it dries down to this incredibly rich base of oud, guaiac wood, sandalwood, and vanilla. It’s warm, woody, and just a bit sweet, making it perfect for any time of day. The oud really adds that deep, luxurious touch, grounding the whole scent beautifully. Overall, this perfume is a journey from vibrant and spicy to warm and woody, with a touch of sweetness. It’s a unique and balanced fragrance that’s sure to turn heads. I love it!

This perfums is not for every nose and i understand why there is so much hate behind it... It really is an oriental fragrance, yo catch the oud and the heliotrope quite istantly after that yo catch this bitter almond defenetely not gourmand that is very fotorealistic in the sense that is not a sweet almond but at the same time it comes across very syinthetic in my opinion. After the dry down it stays pretty much linear during the whole longevity. HOT QUESTIONS: 1) Does it smells like Pegasus Exclusif ? Yes and no, it does remind me a lot of pegasus exclusif witch i already did a review but the oud accord comes across much differentely here. It is more pungent and more oriental also the accords comes across very syinthetic. In the contrary parfums de marly used a more refined oud accord more "western" and the heliotrope is less pungent and synthetic. 2) does it gets you compliment ? No, in my opinion it smells too pungent and oriental, not mass appealing it may comes interesting for some but only for those who smelled the real deal. 3) how is the longevity ? It is quite strong and to my perceive even longer lasting than pegasus exclusif maybe a bit less sillage though 8 hrs longevity and moderate projection, so yes more than avg defenetely ! 4) Mark and personal opinion: I score this a solid 6.7. i personally wouldn't buy this because i do not enjoy this type of fragrances but i can see how some people would like this and to be fair it's a good dupe if yo want to save some bucks. But i wold suggest you buy even a sample of the Pegasus exclusif just so you know the differences... to me it smells 85% similar but that 15% makes a huge difference. 5) not safe blindbuy. 6) Unisex totally.