Majmua

Ohhhh...it's beautiful! Today is the hottest day in recent history here, and I saved trying this until the snapping point of this awful heatwave. I had read that this is a significantly important Indian blend for high heat, with the vetiver being cooling, and it being a comforting fragrance. I *get* all of that, and although I've never been to India, I can understand how it would help. It's 97 right now, and humid. There's woodiness, yes, but it's kind of spicy and incense-y. It has the signature earthy, campfire-ish, wonderful scent of vetiver in all it's funky glory. It's musky, but also has some fruity, grape undertones that aren't listed, almost like sugared dates. I'm delighted that there's actually something sweet and delicious that wasn't listed in the notes, it adds a layer of complexity and helps soften the masculine notes a bit. I can tell that this is powerfully stubborn, it's predominantly basenotes, and although I applied it an hour ago, it's mounting in it's strength as it sinks deeper into my skin and shirt (I was very light-handed with this, it should be noted). It's getting more musky and grape-y...but not sythentically so (I hate fake grape). So yummy! I don't profess to know anything about Indian perfumery, but if this is any indication, I'm deeply impressed and want to explore more. I really can't believe how much $17 afforded me. I'm infatuated, really, and I can't understand how this isn't more popular.

I bought this on the recommendation of a lady with overlapping taste who loves Nemat. The initial impression? Explosive, enthralling. You're hit with everything at once. The first gust is a bit like expensive, freshly pressed olive oil. Fruity, herbal, bitter, with a sharp, dry spiciness. As it sits on skin, it warms up and reveals a multifaceted floral. It's impossible to relay the floral notes, some go in a fruity, sweet direction, some veer animalic, and the dominant impression is intensely herbal, with a decaying vegetation smell. I'm certain many of these flowers and herb notes are foreign to me. The woody base is dense and sophisticated. A lot of smoky vetiver, a mentholated patchouli, sandalwood, and medicinal incense. There are many, many more notes than the breakdown suggests. Also, it has no musk?! Somehow it's still subtly animalic well into the drydown. Utterly unique, it's unlike anything I've smelled before. The world may never know the secrets within this deep green brew. I certainly can't. I will continue testing and update this comment if my nose catches anything new. Edit: After having tested several of them, Majmua is easily the most challenging, unique, and strangest oil from Nemat. I highly recommend giving it a sniff. I will also warn you; Majmua is VERY concentrated, strong, and long lasting. If you are sensitive, a small dab or two will suffice, any more and it's liable to give me a headache.

FIRST: The word is NOT Arabic but Indian !! Second: this is not a 'musk', but a strong blend of FIVE different ATTARS. I repeat : FIVE attars ( and each of them is composed of 7-10 components: rare Indian flowers, baked earth, khuss, and many more ..FIVE of these ATTARS are in HERE) .which are MIXED toghether to form this majmua: the MOST used scent and national medicine against fatique and headaches and office-zombies in Indian offices. Thanx for FINALLY putting this ancient Indian classic on the 'menu'.... much older then the Arabs who are over-figuered here, and who copied ALL their recipes from the (ancient) Indians NO MUSK !!! It scares even the mosquitos away, this nasty , rich, aromatic, intriguing blend , which I love and have since years : by different home-made brands, but Nemat is the most known factory and I have THAT one too, but mine is DARK-GREEN: In my experience that is the proper colour for a REAL majmua. The darker the BETTER. Good luck with your migrain ! ( massage it into your scalp near eyes ecc...a few DROPS is enough to awake the DEADS )

I absolutely LOVE these attars. Altghough I do not wear them as "serious perfumes" (I don't want to walk aroud smelling like a hippy) I love to wear them whenever I'm going to relax or just before going to sleep. They are incredibly cheap (I paid something like 8 usd for this one), can be used at the vaporizer and smell just like incense, without the toxic smoke. Majmua is like wet earth. It's mostly "dirty", earthy patchouli (at least from this brand) with herbal and woody hints. It brings memories of good times in nature. It reminds me of my grandmother's garden, that had no flowers, was just all lush green leaves and grass and was always kept wet.

complex strooong woody floral, & medicinal maybe a but menthol? insencey, wet earth, camphorous. maybe thats the menthol. & i swear theres a realistic purpley muscadine quality i absolutely love. not fake grape, realistic. very potent, i have put it on mid day & had people comment on the smell the next day, described as a “not bad but strong” shampoo smell. ive had it last through a shower. not a smell to please others & a little goes a looong way. imo unbeatable value provided you actually like the smell