Noor

Interesting that nobody has been here for damn near 2.5 years. 3 reviews in total, each spaced out ~2 years a piece. Scent is actually good, should probably get more attention. So I've smelled profiles like this before and this is not for newbies (like the reviewer below literally comparing this to s**t lol). The #1 brand that does this type of amber-balsamic profile really well is Carner Barcelona. If you smell Botafumeiro, if you smell Megalium, those are eerily similar scents to this, say 85-90%. For those that have tried Amouage's Boundless, amp down the amber and sweet aspects while adding woody-balsamic ones, you get something around 80%. If you think about balsamic/medicinal vanilla gourmands like Royal Crown's Sultan and Initio's Absolute Aphrodisiac, RC's Noor brings the sweet tones down considerably and brings on additional warm spicy ones. I like the Carner comparisons the most. In terms of profile, this has a resinous middle-eastern vibe and a slight tad of sweetness. I actually put it on and got olfactory fatigue within 10 seconds. Had to move around to notice that this is absolutely room-filling. Warm spices clearly driven by the saffron-elemi top. Vanilla adds some sweetness, floral notes are almost invisible. Patchouli doesn't pop either - there's no earthiness or greenness to the fragrance. There's just the amber, the spices, the moderate sweetness, and the wood. Wouldn't say the tobacco is visible either. A lot of the notes, to me, are for blend quality. This is not a scent that you keep sniffing on yourself in my opinion - at some point, your nose becomes accustomed to the spiciness wafting around you. While you'll barely smell it, others certainly will. I'm not entirely sure yet about longevity, a lot of the Royal Crown's that I've tried fall between 7 and 12 hours. Very rarely will the scents go north of 12h. I think Ytzma did, but that's more of an outlier. On clothes, Royal Crown typically goes for 2-4 days. I'd say this is priced okay - Noor is €455 for 100ml, comparable in price to the extraits line from Amouage. You can definitely get this profile in similar form for cheaper (100ml for Carner's Botafumeiro is €160), you're mainly paying for the quality of components and the packaging on this. Strictly fall-winter, but I get people saying only winter; probably night only. I'd say masculine only.

Noor is stunning, a must try for all of the amber lovers. This is sweet, transparent, golden amber with saffron. A little bit of rose, a little bit balsamic, now I understand why this is so difficult to find. This is not heavy, slightly bitter dark amber. No. Noor is warm and golden, like the evening sun in the south of France. I want a bottle of this.

Superb quality ingredients and blending. Warm amber with sizzling patchouli and sweet vanilla. It reminds me somewhat of Tauer's Au Coeur du Desert but with additional patchouli.

Noor is labeled as a unisex on the Royal Crown site but on fragrantica is labeled for women. I personally think this is more of a unisex-masculine scent. The projection and sillage are by far, bar none. This scent doesn't really evolve. What you smell at the opening is what you smell in end. Q80's review is spot on "powdery patchouli". Bottom line, I think this is a work of art, every note blends beautifully together. Nothing more annoying than a scent with an awesome opening that later transitions into a terrible dry down. The quality of Noor is outstanding. This scent isn't earth shattering by any means but it's notes are as pure as the driven snow. You will smell like vintage quality. People will want to know what you're wearing but they'll be hard pressed to match it's character and quality at a cheaper price tag.

The magic is in the powdery, golden amber dry down. Beautifully blended, rich and refined, stunning.