Touch Me

Yeeeeeeeaaaah..... Umm...I will admit that this is a difficult one. Short of pure oud, this one is the farthest that one can get from the way a western fragrance behaves. You know those top notes that get you to plunk down your hard earned cash in the department store? Not here. That delicious boozy scent that is the result of the fragrant pyramid (top, middle, and base notes) commingling with the alcohol carrier that wafts from the atomizer of a western frag? NOT here. Instead what is here is a scent that takes patience to develop on the skin. The reviewer Laurdess is right in that to western noses, this stuff is noxious out the bottle. It smells dreadful. Like a red painted fingernail raked across a chalkboard, it's jarring and unsettling. You don't want to smell it again, you certainly don't want to wear it. I purchased a 6ml CPO about 8 months ago. I immediately uncapped it upon receiving it in the mail and took one whiff. Yech! I promptly placed it in the furthest spot of my vanity never to see the light of day again or find a home on my pulse points. I forgot about it thinking it was an outdated scent or perhaps I'd gotten one that had gone rancid. Certainly no one would want to voluntarily smell this way. Now, I love attars and I've really gotten in to them over the last year. Throughout my sensory travels in the attar world, I would continuously run into others referencing Nabeel's Touch Me as being a classic example of an aspirational (read: budget conscious) attar done right. Surely all of the individuals who loved this oil could not be crazy. I decided to fish it out and try it one more 'gain, as they say. I opened the bottle and almost lost my nerve. There was that noxious paint thinner scent again. I gathered up my courage and dabbed it on. Then I figured, YOLO, and rubbed it on in. Oh that medicinal oud is there in spades. I smell civet...kidding...but it was yeah...then I sat down and decided to let it bloom. It turns into a.........delightfully expansive floral bouquet edged in smoky leather. There is no sweetness, just pure sophistication that is so well blended that no particular note takes center stage. I am shocked. I am positively amazed. It does have a vintage feel to it in that it is not the saccharin sweet floral bombs of today, but it's certainly not outdated. This is the darkest red lipstick, vibrant bulgarian roses,spectator heels, black lace, and silk stockings. It's your grandmother's perfume if she was a stunning chanteuse belting out ballads in a smoke filled Lebanese cafe in the 1950s. To sum things up, this is an adult perfume. This is for grown folks. It's not the offbrand screw cap moscato that a wayward teen might sneak into their dorm room...this is the aged Chilean malbec that a well traveled person in their 40s might sip among mature friends in their own well appointed home while reminiscing about the silly days of their youth. It has it's time and place. Now I can't see it becoming an everyday perfume for me (to be honest I am not there yet...I enjoy just a little sweetness both to my wine and my perfume. Not syrupy sweet, just a shot of light to ease the weight of it all.) but I can enjoy it for what it is. I will be moving it into my rotation of scents.

While I certainly can't speak for all Americans (nor would I care to try: as one of the melting-pots of the world, we're a pretty varied bunch), I find this fragrance quite lovely, and can easily see its popularity! I bought the 1/2 tola/6ml CPO with the fittingly pale-orange label. Right away, I am faced with a sweet-floral accord that, to my nose, smells of orange peel, orange-blossom, and rose- with just a touch of jasmine and ylang-ylang. I know that it is more-complex than this, but these notes are the only ones that are "visible" to me right now. Underneath that is oudh with its floralish top-notes. I've smelt oudh alone- and find it fascinating; the oudh used here isn't the very-best or most-complex, but it is far from the worst: it's a nice, slightly-linear oudh which remains throughout a wearing. It is enhanced with delicate touches of musk, patchouli, oakmoss, and leather- which become more-prominent on the drydown. I'll try to add more to this review at a later date, but for now I'll close this off by saying that I think this is a striking composition- a floral chypre- well-constructed, beautiful and with great character- certainly well worth much more than what I paid!

I have the oil with the peachy-orange label. It rolls on smelling like every other Middle-Eastern perfume oil... oud, oud, and oh yeah... oud. Fairly quickly, it blooms into this gorgeous, hot, organic rose, and stays that way for about 5 minutes (my favorite part...mmmmm). Then, a rather brief drydown of the same rose but much quiter, and some pleasantly dusty, woody spice. All-around, earthy, warm and satisfying for rose-lovers such as myself. It could last longer, but it's so inexpensive that it's a pleasure to roll on & take the short journey again and again.

To "golden" below who called this "a really good dupe of NR Essence". Nabeel's Touch Me came out literally years before the release of NR Essence.

I've not noticed any oudh in this perfume. It starts off on me as a blast of white flowers with a slight hint of saffron and then jasmine in the background. There is a hint of citrus and spiciness as well. It is pretty potent and powerful and so a little goes a long way, I've got an oil version of this perfume. To me in general the notes are so well blended together, that they're difficult to pick out-apart from the ones I've listed above. I find this perfume pretty sweet-or it might be that my skin likes to amp up the sweeter notes, I would personally like to tone it down with more earthier notes-if I were to layer it. Personally I'd consider Touch Me as a mix between a western and an oriental perfume, perhaps leaning a little more towards western. Touch Me is a fragrance that I would not wear if wearing jeans, a t-shirt and trainers, this perfume is one I would use if I were to dress smartly. To me this perfume is not for every day use, it's for special occasions. Touch Me is an elegant and sophisticated perfume that smells far more expensive than it is.

With such a vast list of notes, it leads you to expect a full-on firework display of aromatic experience but sadly, the reality is underplayed, tamed, nice enough but certainly not exciting. It smells like the relaxing bubbles from my bubble-bath when they gently pop against my face. It stays close to the skin. It's certainly not a Western scent but it's a little like a kind but plain looking village girl who'll make a doting wife but has slim pickings from potential suitors as she's only mildly attractive. It's so undaring, it leaves me uncaring.

tthis is one of nabeels most popular perfumes and what got him his fame for more than 15 years ..he made incense and bakhour from it ..its a beautiful light yet strong and rich perfume its bright long lasting sensaule and memsmerising its a combination of french and oriental notes..not oudy but you can smell the orient .. its under 10 us $

Just ok. Do not smell Narciso in this at all. Probably too faint for me. Will likely give to a friend who likes quiet perfumes.

Wow amazing fragrance Unique but too strong boakhor of this brand for me is better than oil

What can I say about this interesting and well blended fragrance? Nabeel Touch Me is quite honestly unisex, in a woody, herbal, citrus manner. I smell a hint of patchouli and oud in the base, a good deal of oakmoss, and throughout the whole a strong citrus presence. Somehow the citrus I smell is GRAPEFRUIT.... the very Unsweetened variety! I imagine that this would be intensely refreshing in hot weather, and noticed that the warmer the weather while testing, the more balanced Nabeel Touch Me smelled. To many women (and some men), this unisex fragrance will need to be layered with sweeter oils to become less astringent and more wearable. I seldom prefer sweeter fragrances myself, but this is a definite exception! If my impression of grapefruit had been lemon or orange instead, then I would be raving about this classic from Nabeel. Your impression may be utterly different... and it's worth a try to find out. :) Even though it is far too bitter on my skin, I still rate Touch Me at Four Stars. Very Nice Indeed! Update: Yes, this is indeed called just 'Nabeel' today and they are the same fragrance. I almost smell cypriol here as well, even though it's not listed. A pungent, rather than cozy scent. For a fragrance with a quite similar note profile, but warmer, try Nasaem by Nabeel. That one is close but more rounded in nature, fleshed out with dried fruits (raisins?) and a touch more sweetness. Both are unisex, but Nasaem at least begins to lean feminine! <3 In the same approximate category, but with a gourmand aspect, is Nabeel Tajebni. Fresh and pungent, but with caramel added to the citrus and cypriol profile. My favorite of the three by far. None of these are 'safe' blind buys - all of them intensely middle eastern. But I have learned to love cypriol, and it has made all the difference!

At the risk of hogging too much space, I will add that I can't detect and flowers or warmth here. It's at best "astringent" as one poerson wrote, and "bitter". The person who said it was too much at first for Western noses gave me some hope, but an hour later there is still very more than sharp citrus, flat sharp spice, and chemical. I'm sure it has the usual male Western stuff...the earthy kind, but my nose can't detect them. Not warm, not soft, not complex, not woody...It's hard to imagine layering it with anything, or I might try addding a little essential oil of neroli, rose, sandalwood, cedarwood, anything to warm it and (yes) sweeten it a bit. I'm not at all fond of pure patchouli, but in the right mix, it's good...this is so weird I can't tell what would help, and it is unwearable as-is. BTW, I tend to really like unisex fragrances, am always the one to like those Sunday-paper samples that others consider way too masculine. Thinking of those, I finally realized what this smells most like in the scent world: A very modern "urban" man's scent--high on chemicals that would aggravate asthma, targeted at those who want to smell wealthy and powerful; with the model usually pictured wearing a tux and sunglasses, in a limo with a "honey" draped all over him....and without the warm, earthy undertones that go with the "romantic" (probably younger man's masculine scents. If I ca make use of those at all, it's for freshening trainer shoes, stuffed under a sofa cushion, or something similar.

THIS IS A REVIEW FOR NABEEL TOUCH GOLD, NOT IN THE DATABASE (********;;'##@@) Square bottle, spray with a latticed cup. TOP NOTES: bergamot, lavender, Saffron, chilli, plum, pepper MID NOTES: geranium, ylang,Jasmine, violet, rose, orris root. BASE NOTES: labdanum, vanilla, pink pepper, Oud, patchouli, oakmoss, amber,benzoin. Lovers of super spicy vanilla on a seductive bed of Oud rejoice !!!! This was a blind buy, like most of my wardrobe, but, I love it!!!! Imagine a delicious layer of smooth, creamy Oud, infused with the piquant allure of spice, a gentle breath of floral input, and a good dollop of vanilla deeped in luscious woods and Oriental spice!!! Truth be told, I didn't like it at first, I found Vanilla too prominent, BUT, when I smelled the dry down I was totally hooked!!! What is left from the huge input of all the notes mentioned is the most mesmerising spicy Oud accord, not harsh, not filthy, not medicinal, but very woody and warm with the seductive leftovers of spicy vanilla and a gentle floral aura. The beginning is dominated by the Oud and vanilla combination but soon the rest of the notes make themselves known in all their might. Bergamot and oakmoss keep the whole composition slightly fresh and airy, I can detect a slight whiff of Labdanum that gives Vanilla a soft touch of bitterness, it is all so well blended! This is Oriental with bells on, I am glad I took the chance. This is a very warm and comforting scent, unisex, and memorable. Top marks for Nabeel, again!.

A traditional Arabic fragrance with the distinctive saffron-Oud note that is so familiar and common in Arabic perfumes but can be quite a shocker to Westerners or the generally uninitiated. This note has become much more common in high end, niche fragrances which are marketed to adventurous fume-heads but can rarely be found in your everyday department store fragrances (well, it's starting to pop up there now, too). I am a passionate lover of both saffron and Oud in fragrances -- in all of their weird, medicinal-smelling glory! And this one has it in spades! If you love either of those notes, this is a must-try -- in part because it is so incredibly inexpensive. Any niche perfume on the market today that features these notes would easily cost several hundred dollars. This one is under $20. Amazing. In comparison to many other Oud-heavy scents I have tested, this does seem much more stereotypically feminine because of its fruity top notes and intensely bright and tart rose middle note. If you are curious about Oud or Saffron as perfumery notes, this might be a good place to start because it is low risk, high reward. You only need a little bit -- it is incredibly intense! By the way, the name of this fragrance has changed: it is now simply called 'Nabeel."

Horrible! I LOVE incense-type perfumes, but this is like sweet bug spray--VERY like sweetened single over-te-counter cans of spider and roach killer. There is a faint spiciness which I can see from the label is cinnamon--but the rest is chemical. Ugh. Oddly, except for the lingering sharpness, it really isn't that fragrant.It mostoly disappears after a few minutes. I suppose it's possible this is a cheap falke, but the stuff isn't all that expensive too begin with, so why make a knock-off? Sending it back is not an option, as the cost would be too high. It seems to be orginal packaging, too. But it's so awful that I hesitate to use it for room spray, and will ever wear it. For the context, II love incense-type scents. I am new to heavy-duty buying, trying anf collecting, but am not that hard to please. Woody, spicy, floral--all good.Crazy about cedarwood, sandalwood, benzoin,true jasmin and ylang ylang... What a waste or money. Damned disappointing. I thought this would be the real thing--a Middle eastern fragrance that smelled like it!

A day later, the sit smells much better; still needs more warmth. If it does have a large amount of citrus--and seems to, per the label, it turns out that when the molecules responsible for the citrus scent is limone. When limone breaks down (heat will make that happen fast) it turns into FORMALDEHYDE. Tha's a chemical disinfectant/preservative used to (for one thing) pickle dead bodies of animals for dissection. It is eye=wateringly acrid and stinky--and now that I think if it, it does smell like anatomy class right pout of the bottle. It's carcinogen. It can temporarily number your nose so that you can't smell anything but the chemical. An aerosol spray bottle would trap the formaldehyde form evaporating, and I'm guessing that's what has to evaporate...Florida is a hot place and so is the desert; one slip in the A/C of storage there would do major damage to a fragrance with volatile oils.

There is the perfume spray and oil in the silver bottle and then the perfume oil in a clear bottle with an orange label. I was told that the orange label bottle and silver bottle perfume oils are the same - however i have noticed that the silver bottle perfume oil is much more intense and longer lasting. The spray version is my preferred choice (same scent as the perfume oil in the silver bottle) it wafts. The scent is spicy but not sweet and great for layering - though i like it as it is. It is a unisex scent and not normally what i go for. The patchouli is not the type you find in La Vie est Belle, Angel or Flowerbomb. If you like the original Agent Provacteur and frags like Palmo Picasso (the chypres) then this is worth trying. I have both the spray and the oil (orange label one) - are close to the skin but can smell with my nose about three inches away.

The bottle in the picture is the oil version, just 10ml, there is the eau de Parfum version which is 50ml. It's just called Nabeel now. It's lovely. Got the body spray back home and then got the air freshener and soap later. There is the incense to burn also but it's not my thing. Some days ago in Dubai I went to the their store in an outlet mall far far away, on the way to "al ain"* , I got the eau de parfum spray for 32aed, meanwhile it's 45 aed online or so. The only downside to the whole thing is that we couldn't wait for the shuttle bus back to the hotel so we took a cab, the cab cost 51aed....lol. Got other stuff in the outlet mall so it wasn't a total loss. Thumbs up

I originally had the bakhoor (incense) by the same name, and absolutely loved it (still use it!). So naturally when I found out that there was a perfume and oil, I had to try it. I love it, it smells exactly like the bakhoor, is strong and long-lasting. I can't really pick out all of the specific notes listed, but it is really quite lovely and to me has a strong and sweet incense accord. I have both the 50ml spray and the roll-on oil, and personally prefer the spray (mainly because I like to spray my perfumes on my clothing as well). If using the oil, seriously a DAB on the wrist is plenty. If you go overboard you may just evacuate a whole building.

This was gifted to me and it actually frightened me at first. I smelled it before I opened the box! Citrus, rose, patchouli, musk. First application hits me like Agent Provacatour. Then for a moment it turns rancid right after blasting me with rubbing alcohol smell (this is the oil, mind you). Within minutes it starts to adjust to my skin. The roses become rich and sweet like David Yurman. More citrus though. Somewhere I am getting a milky note. That is likely a combination of honey and cardamom. It's strangely beautiful. I'll look forward to trying this in the heat.

I’m so curious about the pre-reformulated Touch Me. Because sadly, this is Let Go of Me. Based off the oil formula, I get diluted geranium, some tangy fruit & patch. I dig the AP Original upvote as I get a tiny hint of that (perhaps 5%) around the opening. Overall it’s bland. Leaning fragranced bathroom gel/air-freshener +1. I bought Nasaem to try as well but also not a good experience. That opening is really bad — pure bathroom gel/air-freshener. Drydown is Touch Me minus tangy notes with rosy potpourri and musk added. Sweeter and a little deeper. Still a no...

I should add that the main notes are spice--cinnamon is all I can detect, and citrus. I am trying the spray, and ordered it from "the Oudh Store" in Sanford, FL via EBay. The box looks like the bottle has been stuffed back in through the front "window" of the inside box--probably a return. Since it is from the States, it's going back. Sorry for the many typos...just a little agitated to be so ripped off.

I saw this at the Middle Eastern grocery store I go to a lot - I always look at the fragrance offerings and saw this one today - ran home to check here. Will be back tomorrow for purchase - looks great. I have Nabeel's Jannet El Baqui and am very pleased. What a list of notes - too excited!

In 2015, this perfume was reformulated & killed with the launch of Nabeel by Nabeel, even if the brand says it's the same formula, it isn't. They change the name, the packaging & the scent. Please bring back the original again. The new one is far from the original.

Nabeel Nabeel (formerly Touch me) Oil Opens into a tart lemony bergamot. It then evolves into a sour generic floral. Definitely nothing like a european type scent. Cant get bathroom air freshner out of my mind on this one..

I thought I hated it at first, when the rose smells like a "fresh linen" candle. It dries down to something buttery and irresistible, but it takes awhile. I just have the orange box roll on oil.

There used to be an oil roll on of this that was lovely and so strong. This reformulated spray isn't it

So has this been watered down then? Last time I wore this it was extremely strong.