Favonius

TL:DR: Best oud-rose imo. All will envy you. Compliment goblin. I don't write many reviews, but this scent was so amazing that I felt compelled to. I blind bought this, as every Nishane blind buy has had a trend for me of never missing, and this lived up to that. (For added context, I've blind bought Hacivat, Ani, Wulong Cha, and Fan Your Flames, and love them all but this is just on a completely different planet) This is probably my favorite fragrance out of my 45 (?) bottle collection and even in this gnarly Texas heat I've been dealing with this summer, I can't help myself but to wear it. It's one of those perfumes that just makes you smile. The olfactory equivalent of staring at a beautiful painting. Favonius is masterfully blended. The oud is very gentle in this; it doesn't scream at you. It makes its presence known but it isn't overbearing. The litchi and rose dance together with the oud for the first couple of hours, and then as the scent matures (at least for me) the rose, oud, and woods continue the tango. I'm not the greatest at describing the evolution over time, but it smells like different scents throughout its evolution. I find myself going towards complex scents like that, as I love randomly checking and seeing where the evolution is at throughout the day. It lasts a LONG time. I can spray it at 7AM when I go into the office, and still smell it on myself at 9PM. It will even persist as a skin scent into the next day. From my experiences, it isn't obnoxiously loud, but it makes itself known. Your presence won't be revealed to the building, but those nearby you will know you're nearby. Out of the oud-rose fragrances I've gotten my nose on, this has been my favorite iteration of that combination. It will be hard to get me to NOT wear this for the upcoming autumn and winter seasons. It has been a compliment magnet for me. I feel like the man when I wear this.

It's July in Texas, so there's a bit of grumpiness in the air when I'm getting dressed for work. I grabbed my new decant of Favonious, and not hating my initial sniff, sprayed it twice. Hours later, I'm still getting some nice projection. It's mostly, as others have noted, fruity rose with background atmosphere of incense, woodiness and patchouli. I like this for work because it's a strong, assertive presence, but still a touch feminine. And look, I don't normally reach for incense notes when the Texas thermometer is reaching 100 and the mosquitos are so thick in the air you can suck one down if you aren't careful, but I don't mind this one in the heat. It doesn't feel cloying or oppressive, and I think the general woodiness saves this (I don't get oud per se, mostly patch and some of the dryer herbal/floral notes). It's incredibly well blended, and probably the first scent from NIshane that may earn a permanent spot in my collection. It's in line with my love for Diptique's eau Rose, but ramped up a notch so I can put out those boss vibes.

(Offtopic: no idea what guy below me smokes but holy shit, I hope I will never find out.) As for the fragrance, this is the best rose/oud combo I ever smelled. I also own the extremely glazed LV Ombre Nomade and in my opinion Favonius is just better and easier to wear. Favonius is rose forward, but it's not the granny perfume type of rose, it's kind of fruity and juicy kind of rose, maybe thanks to the lychee note. I find it easily wearable even as a guy. It does not evolve much unfortunately, becomes a bit more woody as it dries down. Performance on my skin is beast mode, projects like crazy and lasts all day. It's obviously best for colder seasons but I think it could also work in the summer with 1 or 2 sprays just on the wrists. Unfortunately picked up the Harrods exclusive Oudous Lux Solis instead of Favonius on my trip to London as the wife likes that one better but Favonius definitely is on top of my shopping list this fall and winter.

This is a higher quality version of Nouveau Monde which comes up cheap and synthetic like most LV fragrances. If you want a better rendition of LV Nouveau Monde get this one. It is pricier than Nouveau Monde, which expected, but the quality is ten times better. This is a clean non-candied rose fragrance, it has Taif (Saudi) type of rose, with a light incense and a lovely creamy sandalwood. The pachouli gives it this wonderful cooling effect, and grounds the entire composition. It leans masculine but a confident lady can easily pull it off. Very concentrated and long lasting with moderate projection (the best combination for a classy scent). There are no grandma vibes (although I loved the perfumes my grandma used back in the day) but it certainly is a dressy style of fragrance, no hoodies here, unless they're weaved from the best high-end cashmere. One note to the person who commented before I did, there is no oud here faux or otherwise.

I'd say the younger brother or sister of nishane Shem. Starts very delicious fruity, almost a ladies shampoo. Warm sweet and very strong berry candies. Immediately the oud is clear but doesn't last long, nor gets in the front. It's just there to hold things together. Mid is interesting... It becomes jammy rosy like extremely jammy yummy. The candy transformed in to a sweet rose flower... Drydown. Exactly like shem, woody base with the rose lingering like a dream .. super airy. It's definitely unisex but mostly a luxurious delicious perfume with a good lasting power. Projects crazy as soon as body heats up, as you'd expect from a extrait. Stick on clothes for ever so be aware. 9/10 for me. Shem is a better option if you like more complexity or more masculine version of this. But this is easier and much more addictive and appreciated by many.