Abyan

So I bought this fragrance as I’ve been searching for Gucci by Gucci Pour Homme 2008 (GPH), it is completely out of stock in Australia and I cannot get it anywhere without paying an unjustifiable price. Firstly I will start of by saying GPH is a very nostalgic smell for me and very sentimental. I sprayed Abyan on arrival on a tester strip, I closed my eyes and had a smell. My brain was flooded with memories from 15 years ago!! Memories I had completely forgot because this smelts near identical to GPH! I don’t know how this is possible as the notes are completely different.. but this smells like GPH. For me because of the nostalgia this is a 10/10 fragrance. Performance is about that same as GPH.. not the best. Maybe a 3/10. Hopefully it will get better over time like most Arabic frags It’s not a loud frag. It’s not a show stopper. But it is a gentleman’s smell. If you are looking for GPH this is it. Thank you fragrantica for putting me on to this because I thought I’d never get GPH ever again.

Abyan is an elegant, soft, woody-spicy fragrance with decent longevity and sillage. Nothing too remarkable nor overwhelming - just pleasant and likeable scent reminding Gucci by Gucci PH. Scent: 3/5 Longevity&Projection: 0.5/1 Quality/Price ratio: 1/2 Compliments factor: 0.5/1 Uniqueness: 0.5/1 Presentation: 0.5/0 ********** Overal: 6/10 Office friendly: Yes Blind buy: Yes Age: 25+ Occasion: formal, semiformal Season: Spring, Fall, Summer nights

smells rich for its price. imagine a middle eastern sheikh with his thobe getting down from his rolls royce cullinan. you'd imagine him wearing sumn like this. my batch is quite old, atleast 2++ years. lasts only 3-4 hours on my arm ;( price value - 10/10 uniqueness - 7/10 projection - 2/10 (unless u come within 1-2 ft, you cant smell) overall - 6/10 due to weakness but beautiful luxurious scent if u dont mind the weak projectiom

Oh, this is gorgeous. Such a nice, soft opening that turns spicy, almost smokey/incense-y. It feels incredibly elegant & definitely fitting of a dress up/suit & tie deal. I can't speak on the Longevity & Sillage as I just applied it, but I feel it's got good Projection. And at $25CAD, it feels like a big steal.

I agree with sly_92. Soft, calming and elegant. Very well blended scent, absolutely safe for the European and/or western nose. Longevity is not a problem for me. On clothes last a whole day, and on my skin 2-3 hours. I love it :)