Bayn Al Asrar

Luminous Blend of Transparent Pear on top of Opaque Woody Hazelnut... I was so curious to test this, as it has favourable mention on the dupes threads. It's a dupe of Guidance Amouage with good approximation & good performance. All the notes are present, but they blend together to give a pear-hazelnut-vanilla with a luminous aura. Think rose-gold pear: the pear has a freshness to it with a wateriness that's slightly metallic (likely from saffron) and rides on top of the more creamy-woody-leathery base with vanilla, osmanthus, sandalwood etc. There's also a soft spiciness that comes from the olibanum (frankincense) that folds in a spiced pear nuance. As far as needing to macerate goes, in my experience only the first 1 or 2 sprays out of the bottle had a brief (2-3 seconds) gnarly opening, but otherwise it was wearable from the get-go. However, maceration for a few weeks improves the performance. Love it. Enjoy! Update 01/10/26: This is easier to layer than other dupes of Guidance, as it's more pear-forward. Favourite layers so far: Sweet Love Bodycology lotion + Bayn Al Asrar Sweet Love Bodycology lotion + Bayn Al Asrar + Fancy Jessica Simpson Sweet Love Bodycology lotion + Bayn Al Asrar + Viva La Juicy Juicy Couture

Wow! When I first got this perfume I absolutely hated it. There was a distinct, sharp, bitterness that gave off a toilet cleaner smell or like wet laundry that had been doused with a cheap air freshener. It was not well blended and I honestly was about to trash it because it smelled so cheap and burned my nose. The Pear note in this was intially unbearable and overwhelmingly tart. However, after leaving it to macerate for a couple months transformed this into a truly elegant, beautiful, refreshing, sweet and crisp scent. The sharp irritating notes all went away and blended into a blush perfection. I expected the resin to overpower this scent, but it blended into a woody, slightly powdery and floral-sweet smell that I cannot describe. It is truly like nothing I owned before and will be the base for my spring scent. Im glad I decided to keep this scent long enough for it to mature into this excellent juice. The scent is not necessarily 1 for 1 with guidance, this seems to be slightly sweeter and less oily. It's not cloying to my nose at all. It would be great as either a brunch or office smell. I can't discern the frankincense on my skin, I smell more of the pear, sandalwood, rose and vanilla

When I initially got Bayn Al Asrar and everybody was comparing it to Guidance I didn't understand because while it is feminine and beautiful it didn't smell like Guidance. Maybe a distant cousin but not Guidance. Now that I have Guidance 46 this smells almost exactly like it and I'm almost feeling like they are done by the same perfumer. How would Paris Corner know to place this in the guidance DNA family while matching a future flanker 🧐 very suspicious🫠 There is always speculation when it comes to these Middle Eastern Brands and who's the nose actually behind them. But speculation aside this is a really gorgeous fragrance and while the rose water is not listed in this note breakdown I do get more of that light Airy rose water in this iteration. Now like most individuals I can't wear Guidance or Guidance 46 on skin because I do get that overly musk drenched feminine honey pot smell🤭 but I am able to wear Bayn Al Asrar on the skin and because I enjoy the originals so much I just put those on my clothes and wear this on my skin. I love this🥰 it's a great addition to my collection and I'm glad to have it to wear along with my originals

okay so.. I‘ve been smelling a perfume for MONTHS now and i‘ve been looking for it everywhere but i just couldn‘t find it because to me it smelled like creamy coconut (i‘m really bad at guessing as you can tell) but a few days ago a girl sat next to me and i smelled it so ofc i had to ask her what she‘s wearing, felt like destiny lol. she told me it‘s amouage - guidance.. i never heard of that perfume before so i checked the price and it said 360€.. no way i‘m paying that i thought so i searched for dupes on the internet and i got this as a result, ordered immediately and all i have to say is.. i‘m dissapointed. it smells nothing like the perfume the girl was wearing, mind you i‘ve been searching for months so obviously i would know.. first spray is disgusting.. alcohol and bitter pepper.. the dry down isn‘t that bad. smells creamy but so much like rose water which i really dislike. i‘m confused because it really doesn‘t smell anything like that perfume. either the girl told me the wrong perfume or this dupe is just reall bad lol either way i don‘t like this scent and need to try a sample of guidance now to confirm :(

I love this one. I was on the fence reading reviews but i love it. I have tried guidance, the person at the gondola sprayed ONE puff on a tester paper. Put it in my bag, left it there, and that thing still lingers after almost a year now. I really wanted guidance but thought it would be too much for a regular perfume, i don't like to feel like a perfume is wearing ME. So, i tried Bayn al Asrar. It smells just like guidance in my opinion, but the sillage and longevity are no match for the OG. Which is good if you don't want to be suffocated... i wonder if this is just my coping mechanism for not splurging? Anyway - it opens quite fresh, the rose is a little present but not headache inducing (i am sensitive to rose). It slowly softens into sweet woods after a couple of hours. It stays on clothes quite well. I like to spray it behind my ears and at the back of my neck, so i can get whiffs of it during the day 🥰 Note: my batch was 1 year old upon arrival (june 2024). The liquid inside is already quite macerated, an orangey, peachy color. I will repurchase. £40 on amazon