Dhan Al Oudh Safwa

Sorry, if this would be too long or uninteresting and sorry for my poor English. This is my first arabian perfume. I've never ever smellt any oudh before, nor in western niches, neither in oriental brands. I'm pregnant. And I'm really fed up with all modern compositions that I know, even if I would love the initial impressions, after a while, all perfumes become an unbearable mass on my skin. For years now I'm looking for the great classics. Sometimes I bought vintages on Ebay but in some cases the vintage was spoilt or far too expensive. The current reformulations are mostly faint shadows of the real, vintage ones, so was always very dissaponted. For Christmas I wanted to buy my first expensive niche just to have an experience with something DIFFERENT, and in real quality. I started to read reviews on Montale, Mancera and some of the other niche houses that offer perfumes in a price range that I can afford. And so many of the kind reviewers wrote that this and that perfume is nothing really special, not priceworthy or no staying power, or that something has changed since the last bottle that someone bought. Accidentelly I found this Rasasi perfume. I wanted that barnyard smell, that I actually smellk everyday and I'm mnot horrified by it but I knew that this will be different and beautiful if I give it time to show it's beauty. Reviewers below stated that this is excellent quality, beautiful and rich, and something one must understand and appreciate and I just wanted it. Ordered yesterday and recieved is today. The first 10-20 minutes are just that: barnyard, native wool, faintly something that is close to 'fecal' but somehow it's pleasant and not repulsive at all. The perfume is potent but this note is somehow close to the skin that gives the feel of intimacy and something very animalic and human as well. It's not perfumey in the usual terms. It's a scent that grows on me. I like it because it's the smell of my skin with all it's beauty and all it's 'dirtyness'. I would subscribe it as a skinscent in terms of being very natural, that I enjoy to wear on my skin even if it doesn't give a totally different smell of my own, natural skinsmell. I know it sounds weird, since noones skin smells like oud or barnyard but still..... I have this impression with this perfume. I'm not educated enough to list the individual notes, I admitted that I don't even know agartree/oud, I just wanted to share my experiences. And it's not that expensive, a luxury scent that most probably won't come across with you in the office.

Ez nem egy keleties parfüm, amit egy nyugati parfümház másolt valamilyen keleti parfümkompozícióról, a nyugati trendekre kerekítve. Ez egy eredeti, niche minőségű keleti parfüm. Erős, határozott, lekerekítetlen, megzabolázatlan agar, határozott fás jegyek, némi ámbra, és rózsa, fűszerekkel. Mégis kifinomult, egyedi, különleges. Az agarfa (oud) a legmeghatározóbb, legkarakteresebb illatjegy, amely végig uralja az egész kompozíciót. Az európai, a valódi keleti és főleg az agarfás illatok terén avatatlan orrnak ez a kompozíció akár extrém módon elviselhetetlen is lehet. Azoknak ajánlom, akik valóban szeretik az agart, és már volt részük eredeti, agaros keleti - és nem nyugati parfümházak által készített oudos-keleties - illatokkal való megismerkedésben. Akik nem a nyugati ízlésre átszabott orientális illatokat keresik, hanem valódi ismeretséget a kelet, ezen belül pedig az arab világ illatvilágával. Mert ez a parfüm egy darab kelet, nem pedig annak nyugati interpretációja és utánérzése. Elegáns, erőteljes, nyers erőtől duzzadó, mégis kifinomult, igen kiegyensúlyozott kompozíció, mely karakteressége okán nem lesz tömegek kedvence, de nagy megbecsültségnek örvendhet a műértő, a valódi keleti illatkultúrára nyitott parfümkedvelők körében. Tartós, nagy vetítéssel rendelkezik. Vigyázat, egyszerre csak keveset fújjunk belőle, idő kell neki mire elhelyezkedve a bőrön elkezdi felfedni a benne rejlő illatjegyeket, elsőre ugyanis annyira erős, hogy az a legtőbb európai orrnak többnyire elviselhetetlen. A Rasasi egyik gyöngyszeme, a csomagolás káprázatos, az üvegcse pedig a maga puritán egyszerűségével egy igazi ékszer. Ez az az illat, ami senkit nem hagy hidegen. Vagy nagyon szeretni fogja valaki, vagy nagyon nem. Nekem az egyik nagy kedvencem, párjával a "Dhan Al Oudh Al Nokhba"-val egyetemben, amely ennek az illatvilágnak egy édes, gyümölcsös, gourmand interpretációja. Értékelés: 10/10

Nefertiti (my imaginary friend) and I, we share the passion for fragrant fumes. Today, we're getting high on this aloeswood cocktail. Sweet of Love thinks that Aten blessed our times with this profound scent. A smoke to reach your inner shrine, to empower your immortal soul. luminous oud woody white amber

I received my bottle today and couldn't wait to try it, I unwrapped it in the lift and sprayed as soon as I got out of it. Ok I like it but I was expecting more from Rasasi after trying "Faqat lil rijal" from that house. They didn't lie about the notes, it smells exactly of these notes but you can't tell how much of each and other minor but important details, which is why I'm writing this review. The citrus is weak in the opening, it's very woody Oudh from the beginning. The Oudh you get here is Cambodian, slightly barn smelling but definitely not like Indian Oudh. Roses are there to soften it and make it sweeter. The amber and musk are there, musk is not the animalistic smelling black musk, and it's not strong, but Amber is more evident. Oudh is there all the time and it's the main player. I like it and I admire the presentation, but it's not magical. I would be lying if I say I wasnt expecting more, but it's a bottle I wanted to own for some time and it's a good one, no regrets here. Update: The more I use it the more it appeals to me, certainly an oud bomb and excellent longevity. So nicely presented too

Not barn yard at all. A blast of wood, rose and citrus. Oud and rose rule the day. Scent 7 Sillage 7 Long 7

Prvých pár minút je to katastrofa ale potom sa to zjemňuje. Je to animálny oud z ružou ambrou

It is necessary to give time to this fragnance. For me it's perfume of bark and books. :) First minutes are odd, but after 20 minutes scent grow into dry tree bark smell with a deep woody acords (a little bit like bark mulch for me). Rose and citrus are not dominant, they are in background. After some hours I discovered sweet amber, folowed by shadow of musc. So.. I have to say I really like it, because I love oud, but I don ́t recommend perfume to people, who are in world of arabic perfumes begginers. Edit II: After some time of wearing, I started hate this perfume, i have to sell it. :D

This one definitely requires acquired taste very barn smelling the oud in this one is not for the faint hearted. Not sweet subtle its more like the Cambodian ouds you find in thick ointments. Not for me but I can imagine there's a niche for this one...I don't want to be harsh but there's honestly something about this that reminds me of vomit. No offence to the lovers just my observation.

Were do i start, this opens upp smelling animalistic and wett fresh fecalmatter, no citrus is to be found in the opening and Its very unforgiven in Its harsh begining, after a few minutes the scents calms down and gives way to a damp woody raw tobacco note w a hint off rose, you can realy get a wiff off The amber in the back.

Such a beautiful scent of summer. Warm dried wood, dry grass, a ray of sunshine, soothing and cozy. Such a gentle oud, like a little white cloud. This fragrance always makes me happy.