Moab

I've had a bottle of this stashed in my cabinet forever, and had forgotten to do a proper review. I snagged it a couple years ago, when I suspected PHLUR was going to discontinue it (they did). I'm so glad I got it, and I have this gorgeous vintage opaque white square with this fabulous juice. I wrote a reference to this fragrance in my notes, "another one wears the dust". And it's true; the woody, sandy, resinous and solar elements of this perfectly capture the vibe of the dusty, windy and arid southwest. We're talking red rocks, sinewy juniper roots and unrelenting sunshine. It's deeply earthy, with cedar oil and two resinous botanicals (gummy and amber). Vibrantly spicy with long pepper and clove. Subtly sweet with floral elements and an almost vanilla-like richness. Its color is a deep and dark amber. I don't often wear it, but I love to take the cap off and inhale deeply. I get such a nostalgic resonance! It's adventurous, but grounding. A far cry from anything I typically wear every day, but something about it has always struck me. I maintain that this fragrance was one of PHLUR's original best, and their holistic marketing for it was wonderful. Even their Spotify playlist captured the essence of a road trip through rugged Utah. Happy to have this bottle of beautiful ambery juice.

I didn't expect to like Moab, as I usually stick to warm musk scents, but I love it. I purchased a sampler expecting to really fall for Hepcat, but the warm, sunny spice of Moab became my summer fragrance. When first applying, the spice is a bit overwhelming - not in a warm way but more like pepper. It slowly fades and evolves into a scent that is a sun-washed version of your own skin. It has the woody notes I like, but as if the wood had been left out on a dry, desert afternoon. It's clean, without being astringent or overwhelmingly citrus-y. I don't generally like clean, citrus, or aqua-type fragrances, and this didn't fall within that category for me. It smells like nothing else I've worn, and I don't have the ability to articulate exactly what it smells like. Just that it smells like summer, in the desert, without sweat.

I wonder if those posting extremely bad reviews also hate Tauer's LADDM and Kirk.'s Grad Soir. Although they are different, they produce a similar vibe. This one's fairly simple - wood and spices. And, it's VERY good. Not being sure what sun and sand smells like, I can't really evaluate their presence in this fragrance. This is a great deal for the price. The fragrance is outstanding (if you like wood and spices), the sillage is fantastic, and it lasts forever. The bottle is beautiful in its simplicity: a white cube with a round MAGNETIC top. And, it's very heavy. Phlur's marketing and customer service is second to none. MOAB may not be your cup of tea, but give them a try. As has been stated before, buy the samples and the cost is deducted from your first purchase.

I really love this stuff. I probably would have never found it if some online perfume seller hadn't included a free sample of it with an order for something else. I could barely wait to buy a bottle. I don't find it as strong as other reviewers seem to. But you have to like woodsy scents. It's in the Anais Anais, Cerrutti 1881 mode, fragrances I've always loved. Moab is nowhere as floral as they are, but the vibe is sort of the same. A relatively light spicy woodsy fragrance. Nothing as strong as a Tom Ford fragrance, or any oud. It seems to last at least 6-8 hours on me. I'm a 72-year-old woman who considers this a unisex fragrance. But then, I wear nearly anything.

Truly devastated that this perfume was discontinued! In my mind this is the perfect unisex perfume. It’s warm and spicy without the cloying sweetness of a gourmand. Some undertones of incense or palo santo - high desert of dreams! Absolutely LOVE this fragrance!