Najdia

I am intrigued by Najdia. I have been eager to try a fresh and ozonic perfume by any chance, given the tropical climate and heatwaves here. Hence, I decided to purchase a 5 ml decant of it. Finally, I instantly fell in love with the first sniff. Its scent immediately evoked a sensation of being in an empty yet bright space shrouded in clouds. The fragrance was so fresh, as if there was no need for bathing or doing laundry anymore. After that, I planned to purchase a full bottle. A week into the journey, the package arrived. I opened the package, and on the box it said: deodorant inside. True enough, there were two products, a bottle of Najdia and a bottle of Sheikh Shuyukh Luxe deodorant. I immediately pressed the sprayer with my thumb, and the smell was not unfamiliar. After a few sprays, I suddenly realized that I had tricked my own mind. The scent of Najdia from this full bottle was not the same as the decant Najdia scent I liked; it was just the smell of pure alcohol! Smells like a bug repellent spray. I can't even make a difference between alcohol and lavender anymore. I took the action as advised by my friend who is knowledgeable in the world of perfumes, which was to let this perfume abandoned for a full 2 weeks in a room away from sunlight. However, the result was nil, even after more than a month of letting it sit. However, here's the twist, I bought this bottle of Najdia from a pre-loved source. The moral of the story: next time you want to buy pre-loved items, make sure to inquire about the reason for selling them beforehand.

This is a fresh, sweet and aquatic scent that dries down to pleasant woody notes. The opening is a little harsh with the citrus, but this quickly settles into a lovely blend of green notes. To my nose, this leaves a delicious trail of leafy herbs and aquatic apples. The drydown is also pleasant as the woody musk and sandalwood stands out the most. It would make an excellent spring and summer fragrance. I absolutely adore this scent. Totally mouth-watering and irresistable if you like fresh fragrances! It might be perhaps be a bit too cloying in an office setting as the projection is huge. I initially was slightly disappointed because it seemed to me that it was closer to an intimate skin scent up to moderate, but my partner let me know that it filled up an entire room (note: a 10 square meter room). And despite having dry skin, this fragrance stayed on for longer than I expected. The sillage was strongly projected for around three to four hours until it shifted to being moderate for another hour. It's a pleasant skin scent for several hours after this as well. On clothes this stays on for days! Highly recommend! 8.5/10 Update: Still a love at first sniff, but I sadly get rashes on my skin where it also itches. I wanted to try it out to test if I would get a reaction since it does contain one ingredient I'm sensitive to (thankfully not airborne, though.) It's with a deep sense of sadness that I need to give this beautiful creation away.

I had a bottle of Invictus sent by one of those subscription services, and I enjoyed every spray of it. I also purchased a bottle of Ultraviolet by PR and have enjoyed it with each use. As these are super popular, I won’t describe them for this review. Najdia is what happens when Invictus and Ultraviolet come together at a 90/10 split. The 10% being that lovely, and expected purple-ish “bubblegum” characteristic of Ultraviolet. That is the one I connect with most in the latter stages of the dry down in Najdia. Until then though, this is absolutely a beast mode version of Invictus, with just enough sweetness to round out the volume that you’re signing up for with this one. Performance is amazing for the first 2 or 3 hours, you’ll be surrounded by an inoffensive cloud of cheerful aroma. It turns to great at about the 4 hour mark when I start to notice the soft legs reminding me of Ultraviolet that are taking their place in the accord, under the still fully fortissimo opening act. I can sleep overnight with a spray on the back of my hand and wake up able to still catch a whiff. Good, safe blind buy choice for any warmer weather day, office setting (4 sprays max!) or a night out for drinks and dancing. I’d say mostly males will lean into this juice. Females may have a more difficult time falling in love with it on themselves. 9/10 overall. Love this stuff.

La salida es (en orden) cítrica, dulce y acanelada (una canela aprentemente sintética muy "empolvada" que no sé ni si es una nota de canela o qué (digo canela porque así aparece en las notas que si no a saber lo que pongo). A medida que se va perdiendo el cítrico el resto de acordes se van transformando en una fiel representación de Invictus Acqua; que si no fuese por el exceso de dulzura (tanto en la salida como en el secado) y la otra nota rara que aprece al salir, serían muy parecidos. No dura (proyectando) poco pero tampoco mucho; si os echáis bastante a las dos horas os la seguirán notando sin problemas. La elegí porque vi en varios foros que se parecía a Invictus Acqua, y como ahora vale un pastizal que no me voy a gastar pues me compré Najdia. En lo único que se diferencian es que Acqua es más "chispeante", seca y amaderada(?) en toda su evolución. Pero por lo general si queréis recordar el flanker de Invictus comprad Najdia que no os vais a equivocar. Si en alguna página la veis por 15 euros después en los gastos de envío os cobran otros 10, así que no os fieis que os van a cobrar entre 25 y 30 en todas.

Never had/tried Invictus / Hawas, but man this is probably one of the best fragrances I have in my collection, and that's an understatement. 7 Sprays: 3 Back of Neck, 2 Shoulders (1R 1L), and 2 Inner Elbow (1R 1L). I've gotten more compliments from this than an actual original Creed Aventus. No joke. Sillage is good for 3-4 hours, and easily lasts 8 hours. Just last week, I sprayed at 8am before I left for work, finished work at 6pm, went to a pub for a few drinks with a client at around 8pm, and the waitress there complimented that I smelled good. I didn't reapply throughout that day and I was shocked, I didn't smell anything myself, but the waitress did, and that's 12 hours past initially spraying it on. This Najdia I bought came with a bottle of deodorant spray which I occasionally use at home. I'm definitely buying more of this. I have already gotten at least 6 compliments, and I've only used it for less than a month. Out of 2 years of using the Creed Aventus, I've only gotten a compliment twice. This is ridiculously good.