Samah Onyx

Ladies and Gentlemen... get in here👀. This is the one!! If you love the sweet sultry comfort of Vanilla 28, prepare to experience it elevated on every single accord. Samah Onyx doesn’t just open with vanilla ,it immerses you in it. From the very first spray, you’re wrapped in a velvety fusion of warm vanilla and molten amber that flows seamlessly from top to heart to base. This is gourmand, YES... but not syrupy sweet or juvenile. It’s refined. Luxurious. The kind of sweetness that wears silk, not crinoline. 5 to 6 hours in, the amber is still radiating off the skin like a golden aura, and on clothes? Eternal. The woods and musk amplify the composition, giving it depth and sensuality, yet the blend remains smooth. Nothing scratches. Nothing overwhelms. It’s powerful without being aggressive ,bold without losing elegance. Honestly, this could sit comfortably at a $300+ price point and no one would question it. Yet somehow, it’s available for a fraction of that. Which is absolutely why I love Middle Eastern fragrance?It totally ripped the veil off The scam , behind 80% of the luxury fragrance industry! Once the fragrance community gets their hands on this ,it’s going viral. Superstar status loading. 10 out of 10. No hesitation. This isn’t just a purchase ,it’s a staple. The kind of bottle that never leaves your collection. If this review helped you, tap the like and give it some balloons🎈🥰( my favorite is the giraffe🦒)🤭✨

Oddly, the notes re conflicting in the Riiffs insert. They list the notes as shown on Fragrantica, but the description aligns with the OG notes: Top: Vanilla Orchid, Ylang, Whipped Cream; Heart: Tonka Beans, Vanilla, Caramel; Base: Amber Wood, Patchouli, Musk A nice interpretation and great for layering!

I can't believe they're are not more people talking about this. Great dupe for vanilla 28, great longevity and projection. Perfect for cold weather. ( I also have elyssia vanilla which doesn't last more than 1-2 hours on me)

Lately I've been obsessing with the Vanilla 28 DNA but I refuse to pay that price for Kayali's performance when so I've been purchasing inspirations of it (I have 5 of them and together they don't cost as much as one 100ml Kayali :P). This one is not the closest dupe of V28, I would say that it's inspired by or a twist. At the moment these are first impressions so I will come back to update. To me this is a combination of Ramsh Diva and Eshal. It has that slightly medicinal note in Eshal and the floral boozy vibe of Ramsh. For now I also feel some strange note that smells literally fishy or something metallic but I will have to let it sit. For now it is at the bottom of my V28 dupes but we will see how this changes in time.

This needed to sit for a while because the first sprays were super weird (see my initial review further). This is an ok Vanilla 28 "inspiration" but not my favorite. So far I've tried: Elysia Vanilla, Vanilla Addiction, Eshal Vanilla, Fleur Antique, Ramsh Diva and Samah Onyx is at the last place for me. Scent wise is ok, it is a boozier Vanilla 28 but compared to my other inspirations this is the least projecting of all (after 3 months). It is NOT BAD by any means and it does a good job vibing with V28, I would just prefer it to be stronger. If anything changes, I will come back with an update.