Shuhrah Pour Femme

With Shuhrah pour Femme, I was sitting on the fence for too long now. Finally, I bought this perfume so much praised on the web. It is astounding that the packaging seems almost covered in silk. Having recently received "Shuhrah pour Homme | Rasasi", I already knew what awaited me from a presentation point of view. The transparent plastic cap may clash with the solid glass bottle, but that’s not what interests me. It didn’t take long before it dumbfounded me after spraying a sample onto the back of my hand. A robust and dense brume full of mystery enveloped me like a cloak. It’s a modern chypre, and there’s no escaping it. And right in the first few notes, I recognised something very close to famous perfumes such as "Coco Mademoiselle (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel" and "L'Interdit (2018) (Eau de Parfum) | Givenchy". Not that Shuhrah is a clone. Instead, they all have that distinctive filthy touch typical of patchouli, which leaves more than one imprint on the entire evolution of the perfume. Shuhrah pour Femme has only the name Shuhrah and the bottle shape in common with its male counterpart. If the masculine light blue liquid offers us an atmosphere full of smoky and incense notes, the feminine straw yellow fluid contains citric, flowery and earthy notes. The two perfumes are complementary yet different from one another. Both Shuhrah perfumes are great and ridiculously cheap for the quality of both presentation and essences. About this fragrance, lemon, lily of the valley, and patchouli are the dominant notes. Surrounding these citrus, floral and earthy accords are other green, powdery, salty and woody undertones that complement the fabulous potion. Ouch, the sprayer works well with a considerable amount of juice expanding in one go. Opening Shuhrah offers citrus and green notes from lemon and sage on a floral background. The smokiness of the oud is evident but subdued, smoky but not animalic or skanky, and combined with the lemon zest and velvety leaves of sage; it offers a unique opening. The initial phase is citrusy with herbaceous and smoky undertones; a sheer squeeze of fresh lemons infused with a subtle hint of oud. It might feel fresh but only for a while. Shuhrah is non-linear, and as the rushing opening subsides, I perceive the first shift towards a dense white floral accord. From the rich bouquet, I mostly get the poisonous, narcotic lily of the valley, underpinned by indolic jasmine and a chypre accord nuance. The powdery edge is dry, unlike baby powder or lipstick, just powder that muffles the higher notes. In the dry-down, another gradual change follows. This time it brings mossiness and earthiness wrapped up in a salty undertone. The oud tone is still there, not dominant, but perceptible and harmonious. At no time did I hear a loud, medicinal, or massive oud. On my skin, I see a lot of clean musks juxtaposed with the slightly medicinal, almost balsamic and mentholated patchouli. At the same time, the ambergris stays in the background along with the oud, adding harmony without taking possession. Again, this scent intended for a female audience can be worn by a man passionate about white flowers without being labelled too flowery or sweetish. The floral part is dark, dense and deep, almost abysmal, sensual, and masculine from specific points of view. The female version is a little less potent than the male one. I don't get stellar performance, perhaps recent batches have been reformulated. Though, both projection and longevity are good but slightly weaker than "Shuhrah pour Homme | Rasasi". However, I see an outstanding performance. As for the season, the key chords remind me of autumn and maybe spring, mostly daytime and evening. If I stay moderate with the splashes, the office can be a suitable occasion to wear it, along with leisure time spent shopping or out and about. I would say delighted after my thousand-second thoughts. Rasasi confirms itself as an ideal house for Middle Eastern perfumes. I'm basing my opinion and review on a bottle I've owned since December 2022 (PD 06-2022).

Review in Spring/Summer: I don't even comprehend the comparisons in the previous review. I read it and was almost put off from trying out Shuhrah as I do not like the fragrances she was compared to. Shuhrah is not a strict chypre, she has a rather citrus opening but the patchouli is not so earthy I'd call her a chypre (there is more oud than patchouli to my nose). Shuhrah cannot be called a herbal fragrance either, there is sage and it is present but it is well blended with lily of the valley. It is not a light floral either, there's too much going on for it to be simplistic. So what is Shuhrah, what does she smell like? To me and on my skin, Shuhrah is an aromatic white floral made superb by an imprint of Oud and a touch of ambergris and moderately earthy patchouli. There is a sweet, almost sugared nuance to the citrus opening and lily of the valley dominated mid. Shuhrah is never 'heavy'. I've gotten my nose on quite a number of fragrances, but I have never smelt anything quite like her, never been more enamoured, more eager to explore her. I would not encourage you to blind buy Shuhrah if you are not into complex florals, prefer sweet fragrances or have never owned a perfume with the oud note in it before. I have no complaints whatsoever on longevity and projection. It is not too much or too limited. If you are unused to oud, this one is the barnyard type, but it is well blended with earthy patchouli. If you test Shuhrah on paper, you will find that the oud and patchouli are quite prominent, this is not the same on fabric or skin. I'd advise you to test on skin before reaching a judgement. *I have owned Shuhrah since April Review for Autumn: As the weather grows cold in the Shire, Shuhrah unfolds itself quite differently and I am pleasantly surprised. On skin and fabric, that sweetened, lemon floral nuance I called the opening is now very pronounced, oud and patchouli have taken a very low back seat and I can understand the comments about lemon with sugar. The notes I perceive are lemon (very present), a rather sour-aromatic sage, lily of the valley, oud and musk. There is still barnyard oud but it can only be smelt in the dry down and the faecal aspect is minute. I am not sure how I feel about Shuhrah in cold weather, it is less 'different' and feels like a sour-fresh white floral with oud fragrance. Hmm, I'll update my review in the winter.

Rasasi Shuhrah Pour Femme is a big, bold and beautiful white floral fragrance that is wrapped in a fashionable veil of musk and amber, a gentle squeeze of fresh lemons, hints of subtle oud, and just a pinch of herbal and powdery tones. Although Shuhrah does have a certain sex appeal, it strikes me as being more of a confident scent that strikes a perfect balanced of not being too serious, but at the same time not too laid back. Besides being a lovely white floral, the beauty of this fragrance is that it is extremly versatile and can be worn casually, professionally, dressed-up, dressed-down, and for daytime or evening wear. It can be worn any season and for any reason, but go extremely light on the trigger during Summertime because it is a strong perfume that can get cloying in the heat. Performance is a stellar in that it lasts 10-14 hours on skin and well into the next day when sprayed onto clothing. Two or three sprays will fill a room, when applied, and leaves a heavy scent trail for 2-3 hours but, overall, it radiates heavy but does not venture into beast mode territory. If you're looking for an excellent performing, great smelling, very affordable white-floral perfume, then give this one an opportunity. Finally, although I detect jasmine front-and-center, I do also pickup-on the lily note that appears to be tucked-away between the musk, amber and oudy accords - just need to search a bit.

Sour patch kids on steroids. This baby is nuclear chypre. Spray once on the back of your hand, after it dries, wash it off and swamp with olive oil. You will still smell the next day after a shower. No joke. It's the second day before showering but after hand washing and olive oil, and I am getting tart chypre floral magic in the air, and lemon sage on the skin. I think I might try the bottom of my foot next and see what happens. Comparison to Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme: Similar chypre structure, but instead of blackberry & cypress it's sugared lemon & sage. However, I do pick up a faint blackberry/violet note in Shuhruh. These are pretty similar with respect to scent profile, both being zingy chypres with herbal & aromatic touches. Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme is likely to be preferred by more sensitive and refined noses. Comparison to Rogue Rihanna: Similar structure, but rather than strawberry, it's sugared lemon. Comparison to City Glam Emporio Armani: Similar chypre structure, but instead of blackberry it's sugared lemon. Overall: enjoyable scent profile, but difficult to wear in a way that it doesn't overpower. Performance is orders of magnitude beyond comparators. Enjoy!

To me, Shuhrah is gold. That’s the first thing that comes to my mind. It smells luxurious, opulent and decadent without being heavy or intense. One whiff, and I am suddenly this woman who wears silk robes and tiny rubies on her ears and a tasteful but significant solitaire on her finger. Shuhrah opens with sage and lemon - very earthy, almost herbal, reminding me of Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely - but then the Lily of the valley comes in with the Iris, finally settling down all warm and smooth with the Oud and patchouli. I didn’t think I’d like oud in my perfume, neither was I a fan of Ambergris, but Shuhrah has them both and I am not complaining one bit! This lasts really really well. And when you spray on your skin, you can actually see how much oil is there in the perfume. Such a well blended, well made perfume. And so versatile too! This is truly an all rounder as it fits any occasion and any season.