Rasha

A very differently smelling attar, Rasha reminds me of a western pure perfume based on fruits and cassia, like Poison by Christian Dior. It lasts for hours and hours and smells delicious sorbet fruits and distinctive black currant leaves, which I adore, as they give an intoxicating odor, that feels like you are in a sweet dizziness after a couple of drinks. Ambergris offers an animalic basis but not being strong and offensive like in other attars, while cardamom and sandalwood put the oriental touch in the perfume. Milk on the other hand is sweet and buttery and brinks balance to this beautiful nectar.

What I like the most about attars, that they never fail to surprise you. You read notes, reviews, you imagine how it going to be like - yet - it turns out to be completely another story. My skin is known for expanding all animalic notes in composition and amplifies spices, so Rasha enters with a beautiful barnyard accord, it is not an irony, I do like barnyard. I suppose grey amber - ambergris is responsible along with currant buds, milk adds to the barnyard homey feeling, lol I also catch whiffs of something minty-green in the air. Overall - not spicy-sweet, but minty-fresh, think "After Eight" mints, not smoky, but slightly animalic, earthy, erotic and suggestive. Writing all that, I wholeheartedly believe that opinions here will vary strongly, from reviewer to reviewer and it is part of fun.

This is a blackcurrant leaf scent paired with very persistent smoky incency scent.

This is a blackcurrant leaf scent paired with very persistent smoky incency scent.

Rasasi Rasha Attar A fruity fruityyy attar almost gourmandish. Rasha opens up sweet and fruity and almost remains the same throughout the cycle. It’s a nice evening wear attar if you have a sweet nose. If you like Arabic/Indian desserts well then you are in for a treat as this cpo/attar will definitely remind you of them and maybe you will drool or crave for them. It’s a strong blend of oils and definitely uninex like most of the perfumes and attars are in my opinion. Fragrances do not know a gender!!! Notes are mostly fruity with hint of black current leaf and definitely milky notes. The milky note combined with fruity notes is what gives it a feel of smelling an Indian/Arabic dessert. The bottle is absolutely gorgeous, surely the most unique and attractive bottle in my collection. It’s a strong metal bottle glass and glass dipstick on inside. Blind buy? No. Specially if you are into fresh fragrances and very new to attars or CPOs Good for gifting? Definitely a YES specially because how beautiful is the bottle. Even if someone doesn’t enjoy the fragrance they will definitely keep the bottle as a showpiece Rating(as an attar NOT perfume) Projection, Sillage:- 7/10 Longevity:- 8/10 For other reviews and pictures checkout my instagram page @theperfumeisland