As-Suli’s Diamond

This is becoming one of my favorites across the board currently. I don't hear hardly anyone talking about it either. I liked it when I first tested it out on skin at Dillard's, but I recently got a great deal on it and the more I experience it the more it's grown on me. To me, it's such a unique and smoothly blended fragrance with subtle nuances here and there that seem to gently invigorate my senses throughout the wear. And it envokes the color white/very light grey, like a silky fabric or something every time I smell it. Very versatile, in my opinion, and can be worn throughout the year, day and/or night, casually or dressed up. May become slightly cloying in very high summer heat, but do not see it becoming offensive to anyone at all. Appreciate the story behind it too.

What can I say? I'm a treat yoself kind of girl. Is it expensive? Hella yes! Is it worth it? Also, yes, imo. This is a very soft, sweet, balsamic almost to the point of powdery. Often times balsamic scents are a little too spicy for me, but this is perfect and absolutely gorgeous. My perfume collection isn't huge but I've never smelled anything quite like this. I've been trying a lot from this house and all my perfumes seem so... juvenile in comparison. These are really expensive-smelling perfumes. The quality is for sure there. I really love it. Will be picking up a full size bottle eventually.

This is so fricking awesome , this house I’ve been Leary about due to the hype , I’ve also never smelled anything else , i received a sample of this when i purchased another bottle, i almost Tossed it out smh , i just had 0 interest in the marketing or the push behind this brand . It’s so authorial , bright ,smoky , fresh & smooth . Starts off with with what I’m guessing is a zesty fig leaf followed by those super citruses for a clean almost soapy beginning , it quickly transitions into that unique yellow floral mid , followed by those resins dancing creating a pure intoxicating scent...

Got a sample kit from Neiman Marcus. All the scents are beautiful and seductive. This was my favorite one. It has a beautiful earthy component to it, and I smelled a lot of Lavender, even though it's not listed. You can definitely sense the Olde world regal scents. I love this fragrance.

Dark and creamy, rough and edgy, this is a very unique scent; however, as with all other Mind Games fragrances, the poor longevity and projection do not justify the $345 price tag. 7/10 overall. Scent: 8.8/10 Longevity and projection: 6/10 Price: 5/10

#77 of My Fragrance Journey - Mind Games As-Suli’s Diamond: Something I’m Still Figuring Out This one confused me the first time. Not in a bad way. Just... it didn’t land where I expected it to. And now I keep coming back to it, trying to understand what exactly it’s doing. From the first spray, it opens very floral. Sweet immediately. I get this thick, golden mix - honey, vanilla, orange blossom - which I now realise is the Scotch broom doing most of the talking. It’s rich but soft at the same time. Not sugary. More creamy. Pollen-like. Warm. Then, almost without warning, it pivots. A green note comes in. Fig leaf, I think. Slightly woody. Slightly powdery. It cools everything down. There’s also a citrus edge - mandarin, but very restrained. No bergamot brightness here. Just enough to sharpen the outline. The florals never leave. They just... reposition themselves. Sometimes they feel close. Sometimes further back. Like they’re breathing. Around the 20–30 minute mark, it settles into something deeper. Warmer. The broom and ylang-ylang start blending together into this rich, creamy floral mass. Tonka underneath, smoothing it out, adding that quiet sweetness that makes everything feel more complete. It’s slightly spicy too. Not loud spice. Just warmth. The kind that sits in the chest. I’ll be honest - this reads more feminine to me. Not as a criticism. Just as an observation. And honestly, I don’t think it matters. Wear what works for you. Labels feel irrelevant when something smells this intentional. This self-contained. The drydown surprised me the most. The florals fade. Not completely, but enough to make space for something darker. Resinous. Slightly smoky. Myrrh, opoponax, incense - that slow, glowing kind of smoke. Not harsh. Not ashy. More like warmth trapped in resin. It becomes quieter. Closer. More personal. It feels older at this stage. More grounded. This isn’t an easy fragrance. It doesn’t give you one clear story. It shifts between soft and dense, floral and resinous, warm and cool. Sometimes comforting. Sometimes distant. I’m still not sure I fully understand it. But I respect it. And that’s enough to keep wearing it. Vibe: golden florals dissolving into quiet resin and smoke Longevity: strong - stays present for hours without forcing itself Best for: slow evenings, introspective moods, when you want something that feels... inward Honest take: not a blind buy. But if it clicks, it really clicks. More scent stories and visuals on Instagram - @lavendercloudsjd

This is underrated. Easily a 3 season scent. Alot of mixed opinions here, even myself at first. Someone said a less polished Reflection Man..I can make that stretch. Another said Cypress is a main player. Ehh, I can understand why some would think that but I disagree. You have to be familiar with the complexities of Broom and Ylang Ylang. Broom is highly underused in perfumory IMHO. But it plays its part in some big name releases. One many would know is Jubilation Man by Amouage. Also in Jubilation is Opponax. Broom can take on many facets and combined with other complex notes it can create accords that can remind us of single notes themselves. So I can get where someone would smell a dry Cypress of sorts. Here Broom and Ylang Ylang give me a visual and texture feel of rich yellow pollin. Gritty/powdery sweet, somewhat dry, or oily rather than moist within. Opponax is a big player here too as is a dry Incense and Amberwood. Bergamot, Orange and a small bit of Fig leaf are there in the opening but give way to the Broom, Ylang Ylang, Incense and Opponax early in the mid. Tonka steps in later with Amberwood and Myrrh. It's a solid fragrance. Unique also which I appreciate. Very unisex also. Don't underestimate this one, it's got potential to be a hidden gem with better understanding.

I didn’t know what yellow flowers truly smelled like until this. It’s Ylang Ylang on 10. The tonka stands out too. It is very unisex. It has enough smokiness for masculine and enough yellow flowers for feminine. I like it a lot. It’s not my favorite for the house, but it’s good. It does become super powdery on my skin. I spiced the powder up with a body spray from Sol de Janeiro and it works well. I don’t think it’s worth the cost and think they should have another price option and size. It’s a powder bomb and no powder bomb is worth that much. Longevity: Great Sillage: Ok

Sweet and creamy baby powder and spicy resinous incense. Unisex; a little spicier than classic feminine and a little sweeter than classic masculine. It’s a mysterious and magnetic, sexy, sultry, well-blended scent. I sprayed a generous amount directly to skin less than two hours ago and now I have to bury my nose in my wrist to pick up anything. This is such a unique and interesting fragrance, it’s a shame its performance sucks so much.

very nice masculine leaning fragrance with some bright florals which actually make it interesting and deeper. I loved the opening but it goes quite resinous and masculine. I love resins but the base is clearly masculine gents, for you this house is really blowing my mind, I have liked literally everything I tried and some I loved. each is unique and interesting, nothing is boring. first American house that I really liked.

Balsamic semi-fougère. Super niche. Something you might smell in a freshly grounded tea. Resinous spiced tonka and fig; complex and twisted. Grows amberous as it dries down. A complex scent for everywhere and nowhere. Very good, but not great. Non-specific but serious and reverent. An acquired taste. Unexpected and fungal; As-Suli’s Diamond will grow on you.

This is mainly myrrh incense and tonka with a touch of fig, ylang ylang and tiny bit of citrus. I have to admit, the scent itself is pretty unique. It’s seductive, sultry but refreshing at the same time. I get something soapy from this scent. I have not smelled anything like this before, but unfortunately it’s not something that I enjoyed and it leans way masculine for me. I don’t get why a lot of perfumes from this brand do not last on my skin. But at least I can get 1-2 hours from this one. No projection whatsoever, 100% not worth the price tag...

This would be in my top 10 favorites if the yellow floral was toned down or replaced. The fragrance itself is very captivating though. When I smell it, the image of honey comes to my mind... Is this how pollen would smell? Blends very nicely with The Forward. I don't think I'd ever own a full bottle, but a decant to spray every now and then would be plenty. Despite not liking yellow florals, this truly is masterfully crafted in a way that each note weaves through the others during the entirety.

This one lasted over twenty four hours on clothing. Opened up green with slight floral notes. After a while it turned into incense with resinous notes. All the while maintaining light scent with slight projection. The part I can say to enjoy would be the later part of it, the resinous animalic part and all. For a scent to cost this much and only offer so little I find it to be very costly. If I ever would get it it will be for the bottle.

My least fav of the mind games lineup. There is something screechy about the combination of citrus, incense, and ylang ylang that hits hard to my nose upon first spray. But it does dry down softly into a woody and aromatic oriental fragrance. I wouldn’t say it’s a safe blind but, but it is worth the money if you are into a high-quality oriental or Middle Eastern style fragrances.

Amber, spices and slightly floral. Decent and inoffensive, but for the price, skip it.

Another woody, leathery scent from this brand, pleasant but nothing special.

Not a love a first sniff, and the lid isn’t magnetic, but let me start off by saying I’m not a fan of honey, and that’s the main note here along with this soapy nuance. I don’t know why I was thinking this was going to smell lovely like House of Sillage Hufflepuff 💀 I would’ve even been happy if it was similar to D&G Devotion. I can see why a man would like this one; this isn’t feminine in my eyes at all, super unisex, and I love my feminine scents. I’m not a masculine woman, so this will sit on my shelf untouched for a good year or two, and maybe I will learn to appreciate it after it sits for a while, but I doubt it. But who knows? I used to hate Kilian Angels Share and Amouage Interlude and Sunshine, but they all became my favorites, so fingers crossed 🤞🏾 Do not blind buy this fragrance; get a sample.

As with so many of this company's fragrances, this one smells like it loaded with the scratchy man made aroma chemicals that I'm very sensitive to.

Testing this blind from the discovery set, this opened up green and herby, but with something smokey floating in and out. Later I got a whiff of peppermint or something similar, but overall was somewhat perplexing and reminds me of tile sealer or degreaser or some other specialty chemical concoction that adds fragrance to lessen the undesirable cleaner notes. Not saying it smells OF cleaner but the result for me is just not appealing. Looking at the notes I can place the mandarin orange, bergamot, and ylang-ylang, in the middle and top, with the pollen element of the broom seeming more dominant, but it is the mix of these with the base notes that seem to go awry. Like I said, I wouldn't call it a pleasant fragrance and I doubt I'm alone.