Ruh

Updating my review about one year after first smelling this... I think I wasn't able to smell Ruh properly in January of 2021, when I first purchased it as a sample. I think my perfume-smelling was impeded by having caught Covid-19 in March of 2020, and I think it took over a year for my sense of smell to recover. My sense of smell tends to be quite a bit better than most people's generally, and so I could still smell quite a lot post-Covid, but I noticed in 2020 and early 2021, that perfumes didn't seem to last very long on me. Well, I think they actually did, but I just couldn't discern them after a few hours. After 6 months of not wearing perfume from July-December in 2021, and a year and 9 months after having caught Covid-19, my sense of smell is back to normal, and Ruh is really amazing! Everything I wanted to be more - actually is more. I just couldn't smell it before. So, if you want a cardamom/coffee/rose perfume with a tiny bit of cumin trailing along, nothing offensive - look no further! This is the bomb! I ordered a full bottle and have no regrets, except that I didn't know how amazing this was a lot sooner. This is more cardamom/coffee than rose, by the way. The cardamom and coffee float upon floating rose petals, which are very red, but also rather transparent. I think the review by @Pilikins is spot-on, except I can't smell saffron, but no bother!

Ruh is most probably the crowdpleaser of the whole line. A very solid take on the oriental-rose theme. It opens with a decadent but not overly opulent jammy rose accord immediately joined by the most realistic and vivid green cardamom note I've experienced in a while. There's a transparent quality to this opening that preserves the fragrance from taking the *heavy* route. Saffron is perfectly merged to rose providing a dark yellow / orange hue while a roasted coffee accord together with oud play baritonal notes. The fragrance revolves around a benzoin / amber bone structure with woody notes thickening the base. Immediately likable, smooth and effortless in its beauty. A piece of work that reeks of perfection. Rating: 8.5/10

The idea of coffee and even more cardamom, whiffs of gentle rose. Hours later, oud and wood. Sampled with heavy sprays several times, not a very strong perfume in my experience. Wish it had more projection and strength than it does. Lasts about 6 hours. A nice idea, but not FBW for me personally. Every time I try it, I wish it was MORE. More strength, more rose, more scent, just more.

In this order to my nose: rose, jasmine, saffron, sandalwood, cardamon, patchouli, coffee; sweet and rich. Lovely.

Klasik gül-oud ve gül-sandal yaklaşımlarından farklılaşmaya çalışan Ruh, bunu tam anlamı ile başaramıyor. Ancak gül temasına "kadifemsi" bir hava katarak ayrı bir başarı yakalamış. Klasikleri kullanamayanlar için bir alternatif. Zaten gül ve our gibi baskın iki karakteri "başka" birşeye çevirmek kolay değil. Ancak yukardaki listede "alt notalar" olarak listelenenlerin nerdeyse tamamı kaybolmuş. Kahve zayıf, ben kahve koklayamadım. Koklayamadım çünkü hep kaba ve orada olduğunu ısrarla vurgulayan örnekleri ile karşılaştım. Ama bu orada olmadigi anlamına gelmiyor. Hissediyorsunuz ve bu çok şık olmuş. Zaten safran ile gül benim bir arada katlanamadigim şeyler olduğu için safran aramadım. O da kendini göstermek için sıçramadı. Gül dedim sadece ve geçtim. Bu bence ortadoğulu turistlerin tercihi olur. Bunu olumsuz anlamda söylemiyorum çünkü Araplar gül kokusuna hak ettiği değeri veriyor. Biz ise halen Bu muhteşem kokuyu "hacı yağı " kategorisine hapsediyoruz. Türkiye de gül kokusunun maruz kaldığı ıdeolojik yıpranma ve yeme-içme kültürümüzün etkilerinden kurtulması zor. Ancak dediğim gibi ilk 2-3 saat bende yarattığı kadife hissi çok güzel. Ben gül kokusunu severim ve bu parfümü kullanırım. Ancak soğuk havalarda bunu bir tütsü baskın parfüm ile güçlendiririm (mesela Armani Encens Satin) sıcak gunlerim gecelerinde ise Cartier Declaration ile gül baskın havasını yumusatirım..:-) Sonbahar da ise bol bol sıkıp ağaçlı bir yolda yürürüm. Ruh, Pekji markasının benim burnumda ki 2. En güzel parfümü...