Al Amakin

Wow! This is amazing. To my nose, candied violets and rich tobacco. It's dark and smokey and makes me think of cigar smoking and upmarket bars. The violet notes stop it becoming unbearably heavy. This juice smells incredibly expensive and has Olympic longevity. Go light on this one. It seems tiny on application but swells to this massive crescendo. The bottle is really nice too. Edit: I finally tried Nabeel Macho Man. This is basically (if you discount the violet elements) a dupe of Macho Man, but set to kill rather than stun.

There ́s a huge concentration of smoke, sweetness and leather, a typical middle east scent ready to wear, very similar to Amouage Interlude man the blue beast, then this one is the golden beast, it has a very potent longevity and projection, confirmed on my skin around 22 hours or more, better to wear this frag by night, and sssssssssssssspecially on very cold weather.

There ́s a huge concentration of smoke, sweetness and leather, a typical middle east scent ready to wear, very similar to Amouage Interlude man the blue beast, then this one is the golden beast, it has a very potent longevity and projection, confirmed on my skin around 22 hours or more, better to wear this frag by night, and sssssssssssssspecially on very cold weather.

Oh I get the leather straight away! I also get what seems to be the case with some powdery scents, a nutty/almond smell. This is very nice, don't get me wrong. Definitely woody, in a lovely, soft, subtle way and very faint caramel on my skin. Will let you know how long it lasts and I don't think this projects much if at all. I can smell it myself though. Another lovely perfume from Nabeel. Further to this, the lemon/citrus is very strong and it blends really well with the leather and wood, plus hint of sandalwood (for me) maybe some patchouli. Apparently it does project so I am wrong as usual - my nose really is poor with scents, it is as though I can just smell things and others are being knocked out by my perfumes! LOL! It is a wonderful oil and I love it for being different to western perfumes - I like something different sometimes!

I just bought this from an Asian jewellery shop and reviewing as the scent progresses The first scent stage is lemony its a bit overpowering right now but I know better than this I have to wait for it wait for it....

I wish they would keep lemon and caramel out of these attars...there's always one ingredient or 2 that I cannot stand.

e' bello questo profumo, e' gemello del khalis atyaf