Niche Emarati Khalid

Khalid & Khamra- An Autumnal match made in heaven! I was wracking my brain trying to find a smoky, ouddy, resinous fragrance to go with my Lattafa Khamra to provide deeper base notes and serve as an anchor to my skin. I had purchased a 20 mil spray of Khalid EDP to investigate a deep leather/Oud fragrance in general and promptly put it in my “discard asap stash” after trying it earlier this Spring. Well, needless to say I had an epiphany while getting ready to list Khalid for sale today... it was exactly what I was looking for and was already bought and paid for. Typically I do not practice fragrance layering as I believe any great fragrance should speak for itself. I was so WRONG! There have been times when I’ve wanted to deepen Khamra, which most of you already realize is a highly rich & elegant fragrance experience in and of itself. But there are times I’d like to smell a bit more mysterious. Khalid does the job! If you use Khalid to layer, DO NOT spray Khalid with your main scent. Spray one-two pumps on your torso and as Khalid warms from your body heat, it wafts up beautifully and blends with Khamra perfectly. Trust me, one or two sprays will do it. Khalid is so rich and powerful there will be no missing its fantastically deep note layer it gives Khamra or even Liam or Sutoor for that matter. I now love and appreciate the leather & Ouddie Beauty of Khalid not as a “loner” but as a layer and highly recommend it.

YESSSS! I'm so glad they added this! This was the first perfume I bought just on notes alone. No reviews, no fragrantica, no nothing. There was nothing available at the time, but the.notes looked so good. They called out to me! I even spent double my average on it. (I almost exclusively stick to cheapies.) First presentation: wow, wow wow. 2 door folding box and a glass bottle covered in metal armor that probably weighs 2 lbs. The metal is pewter I think? It's nice, if a little overblown. The scent matches the box in opulence and performance. It's deep, dark, resinous, leathery and a little smokey. It's everything I love! It's just sweet enough to make me think a little of smoked caramel or something. It's really well blended, and performs like a beast. It's one of those scents that seems to fill the whole room with one spray. I definitely recommend this if the notes excite you the way they did for me, I don't think you'll regret it. One more thing, unlike almost all other middle eastern scents I've had this one didn't need time to sit, as far as I can tell it was the same that first day as it is now.

Leather, oud, and flowers, with HEAVY emphasis on the leather at first. It's cozy yet uncomfortable and would do good with a light spray. Spraying more than two spritz would last about two days and make everyone around you hate *you* specifically. However, using this fragrance conservatively gives you an interesting masculine smell. After a while it unfolds into a light leather, oud, and vanilla (flowers disappear almost completely). This fragrance will do very good on cold days. I can't speak on the likeness to Cuoium yet but will update if I ever get to smell them together.

Somehow this is way more brutal than Orto Parisi Cuoium. If Cuoium would suit Guts from Berserk, this one is straight up demonic apostle level. There is lots of unpacked violent energy here, like it was made by some death metal band. However, it's made by freaking Lattafa. If you ever felt like Cuoium wasn't strong enough, then by all means get this one and forget about the brand.

I found the 20ml version for a great price. This is amazing! Ambery, leathery, smoky, oudy, with a touch of balsamic sweetness. Smells divine. It's more appropriate for cold weather and special occasions. Great quality and longevity too. Has to be in my top 5 Lattafa scents.