Opulent Shaik Classic No 77

I got a great deal on Shaik Opulent No. 77 so I picked-up a bottle last Fall and gave it to myself as an opulent birthday present a few weeks ago. First, the presentation was opulent and with great attention to detail with the bottle design, coffret, packaging and gift bag. Contrary to my opinion, a gal pal thought the presentation was just plain gaudy. One women's trash is another man's treasure, I suppose. As far as the scent goes...it reminded me of Creed Original Santal (which I love) when first applied, but it appeared to be a bit different; spicier and creamier if I had to venture a guess. Moreover, this similarity only lasted a short while (20-minutes?) before the scent changed and, in fact, seemed to become very faint and practically disappeared on my skin. But don't be fooled because this is an olfactory illusion and the scent is still going strong and others will notice it. I went to bed wearing this scent and, when I awoke, I was surrounded in a wonderfully erotic cuddle scent. Nice! I have only worn this fragrance twice so I will need to spend a lot more time with it. But it appears to lasts a solid 10+ hours and I've had some olfactory overload issues with this fragrance. Finally, as much as my gal pal disliked the packaging, she said OSC #77 was her favorite fragrances in Scent Armory - and I have hundreds of bottles. Holy Moly! She has known me for the past 3-years and many of the big-hitters and panty-droppers don't get anything more than an, "It's Okay" from her nose. Yikes! I am going to compare this fragrance with Original Santal (another scent the ladies love on my skin) and note the similarities and differences. For now, it's safe to say that OSC #77 is really great intimate scent...perhaps it should be renamed OSC #69. Yowza!

This is a superb, fresh, clean scent. It opens with a photorealistic blast of fresh citrus with the lavender sitting in the background. As it starts to approach the mid, (after 30 mins or so), the lavender makes a stronger appearance and in a very good way. The musk and woods then ease their way into what is by now an already superbly satisfying fragrance with just a lick of vanilla to give it an indulgent touch of creaminess. It just keeps getting better and better. At no point does this become powdery. It stays fresh, spicy and this blends perfectly with the lightly creamy dry down. The longevity is excellent, (I got an easy 8 hours on my clothes), and the sillage is very apparent to those you pass by. This has quickly become my signature scent, especially as I’m British, but living and working in the Middle East. The packaging is also to die for. It even comes with a hard leather travel case to protect the bottle. 10/10 on all counts. A masterpiece? I think so, but decide for yourself.

Amazing scent!!!! Very sexy male fragrance!! Reminds me VERY MUCH of Daarej by Rasasi... but less sweet, not powdery and more smoother than Daarej. Shaik 77 is for more expensive by comparison. I recieved Shaik 77 as a gift. Shaik 77 smells like an airy sexy grapey sensual scent. VERY nice and smooth but too expensive... Daarej can compete very nicely with that scent for the price! Two thumbs up for both still. And they BOTH last long on you.. big sillage too.

Opulent Shaik Classic No 77 by Shaik for men it was a hit in the middle east back in 2006 and it was their first fragrance. to me I get from this musk, incense and that's it. its realy a masterpiece, the longevity and projection is a beast and the price is ridicules

Great for hot and humid conditions. Strong projection and great silage for first few hours. A good intersection of western and middle eastern vibes in a freshie. Strong, masculine and edgy. Office safe for the bold. Shukran Habibi!

Oriental, woody, & sharp. Very intense. This is Arabic perfume at its best. Shaik, indeed! Thank God my dad recieved this as a gift. It gave us a break from having to smell his only true love, Boss number one.

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This is a top of the line classic masculine fragrance. Worth every penny.

Luxurious smell and freshy Must try to anyone loves the fresh smells

If anyone is looking for this it is on e-bay for $300

Fresh, clean, classy. Perfect it summer.

I am writing this to right a wrong after 2 years of my first review which I deleted because now I can see I was wrong. That was the time I first started to get in this wonderful world of fragrances. Recently I was going through the old reviews and I came across GodKing's review where he mentions olfactory illusion which got my curiosity up. Because sometimes what I find strong some people find weak or visa versa. When I bought no.77 2-2.5 years ago and paid 190$ i was kind of expecting a monstrous and loud performance which the peninsula sometimes successfully produces. When I didn't get that, I used 10 sprays on me and at that point I was quite numb to the smell I reckon which GodKing refers to as olfactory illusion. And being pissed off I just put it aside not to open again and wrote it off as another failed blind buy. But after reading GodKing's review, I opened the box and sprayed 2 spritz on each arm again 2 weeks ago. Maybe after 45 mins, I stopped smelling it myself unless i directly put my nose on my arm, but people could smell it and they really liked it. Next time I tried it at night on my arm, and even after 10 hours, I could still smell it on my arm. It smells like a more refined version of Creed Santal. Compared to Santal this performs better. On longevity front it's 8.5/10 Sillage (moderate): 7/10 (I still think, sillage can be improved) Smell: 9/10 Overall: 8.5/10 Long story short, I decided not to jump into any conclusion after first sniff from now on and use it some time and get people's opinion as well before I write anyting about a frag.

I think I would hate to compare with joop and santal. Is there a difference in the formula? I think there is a slight difference in the base but there is a difference in the opening, if you try spraying the perfume on cotton clothes you will find the difference because the formula of this perfume is more for Arabic clothes than for casual clothes and this is my opinion of the difference. The fragrance in short is a woody musky citrus, and this line of perfumes is so crowded in the world of perfumery that you will not recognize the differences until after multiple trials. For all seasons, of course, because of the formula. I recommend owning it if you wear Arabic clothes only, otherwise keep your money, as well as joop and santal are not worth owning for a daily user, there are better alternatives, including Haramain de Tour, which is cheap and pocket-friendly :) My rating for Arabic clothing is 6/10 For casual 4/10 Overall 5/10

This is a radiant citrus gourmand spicy musk that will please fans of Aventus offerings like Santal, Himalaya and Aventus. The juice is beautifully blended and has a variety of notes surrounding the central notes of musk and bergamot. These include lavender, basil, geranium, cloves, apple, cinnamon, cedar, patchouli, oakmoss, labdanum, and vanilla. The perfume exudes classic old style masculinity and is intense, woody, sharp, elegant and luxurious. Pronounced sillage and longevity. Not sure where the comments below about poor longevity are coming from. This one is an easy 8 hours on my skin. Nothing spectacularly innovative in my opinion, but classic comforting old style masculine luxury with high quality ingredients. Enjoy!

عطر أوبلنت شيك 77 من عطور شيك/شيخ? هو تجربة عطرية غريبة و مميزة بالنسبة لي دار النيش البحرينية التي لم أسمع بها من قبل، بالصدفة وجدت من يعرض تقسيمات لهذا العطر و قررت التجربة لاستكشاف جودة المكونات و التوليفة ما وجدته هو عطر لكل الأوقات و المناسبات على خط ريفلكشن و اوريجنال سانتال و لو مال، عطر يفتتح كفوجير باللافندر مع الحمضيات، ثم ينتقل لقلب فاكهي من التفاح مع القليل من التوابل و ربما الورد? ثم القاعدة التقليدية من المسك و الفانيليا المكونات ذات جودة عالية بلا نقاش، بنفس الدرجة تقريبا مع كريد و أمواج، التوليفة ناعمة و متناغمة و حرفية الغريب بالنسبة لي هو الأداء، حيث أن العطور العربية معروفة بقوتها، و لكن تجربتي هنا أظهرت عطرا محدود الأداء بثبات أقل من 6 ساعات و فوحان ربما في أول ساعة فقط التقييم 4/5

Strong like but... in the air I can feel a refined and smoother version of Joop! Homme Joop! or if you prefer, it's similar only with better longevity with Original Santal Creed. Smells playful and classy at the same time so it's very safe even for formal occasions. Fortunately it hasn't the childish vibe from Joop. It's not a new smell for me. If you love Joop Homme and want a better version of it, than this Shaik No 77 is the best in this category. Overall it's a calm scent, nothing arabic or overly strong about it. Good moderate projection and sillage, long lasting scent.

Nose Note #53 Didn't like it. It's purely manly, but something about it is annoying. Reminded me of Vetiver by Zielinski and Rozen, a bit of Terre d'Hermes and somewhere far away - Boss Bottled. It's a memorable scent, just not my cup of tea. Performance-wise it's great.

outstanding fragrance I have a decant from it If anyone is looking to buy a full bottle , it ́s available from beauty affair, Düsseldorf, Germany.

scent : 8/10 sillage : 8/10 longevity :9/10 60% night/ 40% day fragrance reminds me of joop

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