Nasaem

Revisiting this little rollerball the other day taught me a few valuable lessons: 1.always try fragrances in different seasons 2. take time to appreciate the development on skin 3. if you ignore a fragrance for a long time and stick it in a cool cupboard, it will mature like a fine bottle of wine. Technically my rollerball should long be out of date, I have had it for at least 5 yrs without using it very often. (For some reason I always gravitated towards its sister Touch Me.) The oil is so potent that the screwtop has half disintegrated...yet it hasn ́t gone off. Nasaem greets you with a buffet spread of floral, fruity and slightly aromatic notes at first. Unlike some other Arabian oils, it does go through some development as time goes by and your skin warms up. To my nose, pineapple, plum, rose, oud and nagarmotha are noticeable... but all the other notes are a magic carpet woven in the style of the 80s, those days when perfumers would through some 30 odd notes on the wall and voila, come up with a new blockbuster aunty perfume. So, maybe, the opening is a bit....overwhelming, although I cannot fault any particular note as being wrong or unpleasant in its context. You just have to know what you are getting into. So on my last testing, I let it mellow down a little and then sprayed an Angel dupe. Alternatively, I could have layered with another gourmandish oriental, or maybe even a fruitchouli and I feel it gives those well known modern classics an interesting warm, fruitish oud twist that will make people wonder what the heck it is you are wearing. Try if you are curious about oud and if you like "big" 80s fragrances and vintage classics.

Opens very fruity with a blast of the plum note, then it's quickly taken over by the rose and saffron. The rose here is very deep, more like rosewater than a floral rose, which gives the fragrance a very middle eastern vibe. As it develops, the oud becomes more noticeable. The oud is not animalic or skanky in anyway, and compliments the other notes well. Nasaem is a classic middle eastern rose oud fragrance with a fruity twist. If you have experience with rose oud fragrances, then this might not be all that unique, although at the low price point, it's certainly worth a try if you are into that style of fragrance. Longevity is good, about 7 hours on my skin. The projection is strong for a good 4 hours, and then it's a pretty intimate scent. In the dry down, the fragrance completely changes to a light and comforting, clean-laundry like scent. I've only tried the oil, so I can't speak for the EDP, but the oil is of great quality. You don't need to use a lot, and the performance is outstanding. My one gripe is that, when initially applied, there is a slight synthetic, plastic like smell, but only if you stick your nose right into it. But not to fret, the plastic smell is all but gone after a couple of minutes.

Oh this is stunning! Love at first sniff for me virtually. This is a most heavenly smelling perfume. It is slightly smoky on me in an incensy way, sweet but not cloyingly so, hint of jasmine, definitely some wood going on there but also a little rose. It is easy to layer with too. If I layer with Arba Wardat and/or Esraa, I get some sort of coconut ice thing going on (you know, that sweet made from coconut and sugar with vanilla, etc?). I could have died and gone to heaven with this perfume. I am considering buying another bottle just as a back up and I only just received my first bottle! If this is a fresh, very light wind, then it is a divine wind, straight from heaven! I agree most with the review by Angela Agiannadou and HannahNori. :) Not disagreeing with the others but my experience is most similar to theirs.

Arabic speakers what does Nasaem mean? I have worn this before but says unisex so any men out there...would you wear this? Please dm me :)

Lovely! Lately I've been exploring Nabeel's roller ball fragrances newly available through Al Rashadbooks.com ( no affiliation ), and this is my favorite thus far. Wearing Nasaem all day, it grows on me and suits our warmer weather perfectly. First of all, this reminds me considerably of Nabeel Touch Me, except that Nasaem is deeper, warmer, and a touch sweeter. ( Though neither are what you could call 'sweet' by any standard. ) Nasaem is also not half as sharp, at least on me! Given the choice, my chemistry vastly prefers Nasaem. :) Both are beautiful, unisex choices - with refreshing citrus openings. As the fragrance develops I sense wonderful herbs, cedar, and a solid dose of oud. The flowers never really take center stage for me, only quietly rounding out the edges of this oud centered scent. The patchouli and fruits too are scarcely noticable as such, just wonderfully blended. I have smelled ouds that are quite costly, and still to my nose little better than this budget beauty. That said, if oud is a problem for your skin, it's doubtful that Nasaem will delight you. Better to try the scented air freshener in that case.... There are many products from Nabeel in this scent, so you have your choice of options! Sillage - light to moderate ( for an Arabian oil, that is! ) Longevity - excellent DEFINATELY WORTH EVERY PENNY ;)