Al Ghadeer

(Review of the oil roll on) This is a really lovely, really Western scent. If someone told me this was some new Givenchy, I would believe them without hesitation. Primarily, I get rose and jasmine which combine to a romantic floral. When the scent opens, it smells just like Jour d'Hermes Absolu. Then the orange comes out stronger: it's not a bitter orange peel, but a fruity, juicy, sweet orange. As the scent develops, the citruses relax and the musk comes out as well as the patchouli. Sandalwood is there, but it serves more to add warmth and depth to the fragrance, rather than stand as a note on its own. I eventually get a pleasantly animalic/dirty note, which could be the combination of musk and jasmine, which adds some sexiness to an otherwise clean, romantic floral. It's at this point that this smells like a better version of NR Fleur Musc. This has good lasting power and after several hours, the vanilla comes out stronger with the patchouli, though the florals linger. This would be a wonderful date-night scent, even a wedding perfume. But it's also easy enough to wear that I would be happy using it as a daytime scent in warmer months. I cannot believe I got a bottle of this for a few $.

Glad to see this has been added! Thanks Fragrantica! I'm not experienced with Arabian oils but was lucky enough to find this one, so I'll try to give a review. I tested Al Ghadeer while shopping and, although it stays close to the skin I was treated to little wafts of the scent as I moved about. I liked it so much I had to go back and buy it. The fragrance goes on quite sweet and fruity. At first I thought that I was smelling strawberry, but that may have been the combination of orange with rose. Al Ghadeer has a sunny floral feel with jasmine and rose backed by citrus (more orange than lemon to me). I don't detect oud or any spices in this (but by nose isn't tuned in to oud). It's more of a clean and fresh type of fragrance. I think it could be worn for any occasion - dressed up or down. On my skin it has soft sillage and lasts a few hours but that could be my under-application as I've not worn oils before. I really like Al Ghadeer and I hope to find more Nabeel scents in the future.

Rose can be tricky, but this is rose done right. The citrus balances it beautifully and the oud adds some depth. It's sweet but not candy like. You could wear this any time of year day or night. I was pleasantly surprised by this one. A keeper. This smells a lot like Very Irresistible. Not a dupe, more like her little sister! Very nice!!!!

A blend of orange, and floral notes in the opening, then a blend of woody and earthy notes, spices and musk in the dry down. An easy grab and go, affordable, can’t go wrong perfume oil. It is great for layering with any fragrances.

Oh dear Lord above! This is a gorgeous fragrance but I cannot see it as masculine in any way. I'm not averse to florals at all but this is a cornucopia of sweet rose /jasmine overload. The bottle is lovely and has a glass rod for application which is also a nice touch. I applied today and immediately ran to the bathroom to layer with the dirtiest, skanky oud I have, a swipe of Patchouli and one of sandalwood to try to give it some much needed base notes just in case I need to go out today because being a big hairy biker wearing this is not really a very good combination! I will pass it on, maybe to my ex wife who wears Chanel Mademoiselle and Paul Smith as I'm sure she will enjoy it more than me. It has enormous Sillage and projection so bear that in mind too. Dry down has a really nice Witch Hazel note too. #2 OK, well none of girls liked it, 13yo wears Shalimar (good taste I know), 15yo wears Cloud and said" it smells of furniture polish " and my ex said that she couldn't stop smelling polish after our daughter's verdict. So... It came back to me and I started playing around with it. I put down a base of 12yo Oud Malay which is a really nice ambery, fruity oud and mixed a small bowl of Mysore sandalwood, Indonesian Patchouli and a dash of iso-E. I mixed the oils using a brush and used it to put the base down. I then put together some Ajmal amber oil and applied that. As it dried I put down a dusting of Kayali Vanilla Royale and allowed it all to settle. I then put small swipes of Tuberose oil wrists and center of clavicle I allowed that to settle. I finished off with Al Ghadeer on my forearms and either side of my neck. My primary use of fragrances is to layer and I use the same principles as I would as a chef. I wanted Al Ghadeer to be the jewel /centerpiece and everything else to wrap and support it. I'm pleased with the end result and will continue to enjoy it. On its own its a lovely fragrance that leans feminine but I've managed to get it to lean more masculine for my tastes. I had a shower at 9pm and its now 1am and my whole bedroom smells like a dewy garden with a wisp of wood smoke and the smell of vanilla sponge coming from a nearby window in early summer. A beautiful way to fall asleep!