Mashrabya

Stunning fragrance. I've never smelled apple shisha, but I think I get it after smelling this. A sweet, red candy apple that was set on fire on top of a bed of tobacco for a few seconds and then immediately put out, leaving a nice, sweet, smoky scent. This is great right out of the box with no cheap smells anywhere to be found. I do get a hint of a cherry cough syrup note in the air on initial spray, but mostly I get the sweet, smoked apple, especially on skin. This does not smell super close to SWY Parfum, but it is of the same idea - a charred, super sweet scent, but I like this better with the dry, leafy tobacco added to the mix. I also prefer the apple fruity sweetness that I can identify over the synthetic caramel, toffee, or whatever they tell me it is sweetness in SWY. It has a strong tobacco-oud smokiness that may not be for all, but at $20-$30, it's worth a shot. I like this better than SWY Parfum at any price, let alone 80% less. This is truly a great scent if you like this profile - Herod, Tobacco Vanille, Spicebomb extreme, and the apple shisha accord makes it unique from the others. I friggin love it and can't stop smelling my wrist. I sprayed it 3 hours ago and the apple shisha is finally wearing off, leaving a tobacco, smokiness, and vanilla scent that is noticeable but not very strong at this point. It radiates quite strongly for the first couple hours. The bottle is also nice- heavy with a click on cap and cool rubber inserts that make it feel really nice in the hand. Best fragrance I've bought in a while. I most recently bought Ferragamo Sublime Leather and Qaed al Fursan Untamed. This smells better than both, and is of the same quality of the Ferragamo. It smells wayyy higher quality than QAF untamed. It's been macerating for 2 weeks and still has a rough, alcohol-ish opening while Mashrabya smells great instantly. I can't wait to see how much better it gets in a few weeks.

This fragrance is like a painter's masterpiece—layered, textured, and deeply evocative. It whispers stories of forgotten memories and sensual indulgence through its symphony of notes. The date note, rare and exotic, is the canvas upon which this creation begins, reminiscent of Khamrah but singing an entirely different tune. It draws you in with the bold vibrancy of shisha apple—an intoxicating opening that feels alive, spirited, almost like the chaotic colors of a sunrise. As the scent evolves, it settles into a sweet, gourmand warmth, like brushstrokes of caramel and vanilla melting seamlessly together, creating a golden, luminous base. The coffee-like undertones add depth, a rich shadow that makes the whole composition addictively intriguing. This is a fragrance that doesn’t just sit on the skin; it tells a story, inviting you to inhale deeper, to explore its layers. The oud smoke weaves through it like the fine detailing on a painting, grounding the sweetness with an earthy, smoky edge. It’s the memory of the 90s, the nostalgia of stepping out into the crisp night air, pondering life’s beauty with a cigarette's faint curl of smoke nearby. There’s a quiet elegance in its tobacco-tinged finale, a nod to sophistication that mirrors the introspective stillness of a Killian classic like Smoking Hot. This fragrance isn’t for the mundane moments of life; it’s for occasions that demand presence, where your scent becomes part of the atmosphere—a date night, an intimate gathering, or a moment when the world seems to pause. If this art is ever available on sale, stocking up isn’t a luxury but a necessity. It’s not just a fragrance; it’s an experience, a living memory, and a statement.

Mature and masculine version of Bianco Latte, it open with this gourmandy syrupy apple and a lot of spicy spices but then it settle down into this spicy smoky caramel, I never smell Smoking Hot by Killian so i wont judge this as a clone Really good in the cold, Wearable to office, don’t wear it in high heat. (Experience may vary never take anything without any doubt) My bottle is currently a month into macaration/maturation (whatever you will call it), and at the first week the performance is ok, longevity around 6-7 hours and projection was there but not too noticeable, but now, ohh its actually kinda scary how good the performance is. In the opening if i dont be carefull and if i immediately put my nose too close it always make me want to sneeze just from smelling it so be carefull and for me i always do 2 spray at one place and never go above it, Just do 6 spray max on the neck and 2 on clothes never go beyond that and you are good to go. Now on skin i get a solid 12+ longevity with a strong sillage, the projection is beast for the first 2 hours and good until 8ish and then it become skin scent when it hit the 10 hours mark and it stay forever even when you take a shower as a skin scent. On clothes is a different kind of monster, i spray 2 time on my jacket and it fill the whole room when i hang it and it linger for days It is s a really good fragrance for someone that wants to wear gourmand but still want a manly and mature vibe, If Bianco Latte and Khamrah Dukhan make a fusion this will be the result of it

I love this scent. God yes. It is very close to Sm. Hot, however it is more “apple juice & shisha” vs the “Apple shisha” that the Kilian has. Opening is very apple juice-y and a little bit maraschino cherry, but dry down is similar enough for me. A bit sweeter with the maraschino really lingering a while but not as well rounded/obviously high quality compared to Sm. Hot. I do feel I detect a cheap stick incense-y smell as well, not bad but reveals quality difference. This is one of those strange scents that smells completely different to other people, because I have to say I get almost 0 “tobacco” from this though maybe my definition of tobacco(s) is different. Also, everybody knows that feeling of smelling your clothes the day after wearing a fragrance and still being able to smell it on there. Despite how close it is the first 4-6 hours, I feel like it is very very obvious that you were wearing a cheap fragrance with cheaper ingredients smelling it on clothes the day after. Not that that matters much though lmao, but it is something I noticed. Aside from that, I have no other complaints. This is so much better of a buy than Kilian in my opinion it’s genuinely not worth the full bottle unless you have money just pouring out of your pockets, than maybe it’s no issue for you. I would have too much spray anxiety with a full bottle, 4-5 quick sprays of Mashrabya and I feel like a champion of Olympus.

I am a perfume addict! “Sorry, wrong forum” hundreds of fragrances have passed through my hands, I’ve a large collection- some high priced (to me) like my Maison Crivelli and mattiere premiere, to my Tom ford designer fragrances- straight down to hundred of samples obtained from gifts with purchase or from fragrance advent calendars. I know what I like and I like loud projecting perfumes, no skin scents for me thank you. Bought this as it was on a great offer, saw it had tobacco in the notes and was sold on it. Now I’ve not let it sit and maturate and this is straight from a new bottle- Apple shisha is prominent in the opening but the tobacco comes through and blends beautifully with the cinnamon, apple and Tonka- I know that this is going to be an amazing fragrance once I’ve let it sit a while- I’m a terrible oversprayer but I just cannot bring myself to do it when a fragrance has cost me £200+ for 50ml. This fragrance is not as smooth as the OG but a blind man on a horse would not detect a difference. Arabian dupes have been a godsend to people who think that spending obscene amounts on a perfume are just preposterous. I’m not rating it as it’s a new bottle and needs to sit a while but this is lovely and deserves more attention.