Nashwa Extract of Parfum

Wow! Intense citrus, cocoa and oud opening. The parfum strength is very evident. You can easily imagine an elegant Arab lady or gentle.an wearing this in the intense dry heat. A wonderful, unisex cocoa/coconut/oud creature of the Middle East. A sophisticated gourmand. I say gourmand but it's not very sweet. Mmm..I cant stop sniffing my wrist 😁 There is something about this which makes me think of a expensive cocoa based liqueur with a bit of toffee present. If you are normally wary of oud then do try this and you might become a little more brave. The dry, dusty oud tames the potentially sickly cocoa/coconut combo. No danger of smelling like a Bounty bar. Slowly with time the sweetness eases further and it is more masculine and oud centered. Very nice. A bargain price to.

Seriously amazing, one of the absolute best fragrances. It’s decadent, mouthwatering but not overly sweet. You really get the coconut and some oud and the chocolate adds sweetness. I bought this for my husband thinking it would lean masculine and it does but only slightly. I see it as more unisex. But I LOVE it on him, it’s soooo good. I reached out to Shay & Blue to see when this would be back in stock and they said the extrait version has been discontinued (in the bottle pictured) and when they re-release it, it will be parfum concentration and in the regular bottle. They sent me the last extrait bottle they had. Super sad- at least I was able to get one of the original ones though.

Very much like the Halfeti type, Cairo, Constantinople type PenhaIigons perfumes but MUCH more affordable. If you like those, you will like this one. I get the oud coming through strong...you must like oud or you won't like this. That said, this is a very well blended perfume, more woody than gourmand. Not at all sweet. Very unisex. If you want to girly it up, wear over an orange blossom or tea rose lotion. To bring out a more gourmand side, use coconut lotion. All 3 work well with it. Definitely worth the money. Shay and Blue has outdone themselves with this one. EDIT- if you want to smell something amazing, mix Nashwa with Black Tulip. It's totally incredible. 😎

I bought the new EDP, which smells identical to my extract sample. Such an amazing fragrance for the price. Rich, deep, totally unisex. I can’t make out individual notes, it smells perfumey more than gourmand, and definitely no stinky oud here, reminds me of the oud in the kayali range, nothing to be scared of. Has that kind of vanilla sweetness, maybe tonka, but without being like vanilla extract at all, maybe a bit tobacco-like? Has a feel of side effect but without the rubber and I’d say it’s maybe a bit sweeter overall. I have nejma 7 and it does have the most similarities with that, but this is less coconutty. A very intoxicating, evening or winter fragrance.

A great scent. The oud, coconut then chocolate and neroli make themselves known on the opening. It smells just like the notes listed above. The materials smell good quality. They have categorised this scent as an oriental woody which is fair but it is but a jump away from gourmand. I'm not a big oud lover but I am really enjoying this sophisticated beauty. It's not very sweet and perfectly unisex. My only disappointment is that the chocolate and coconut don't last much longer. Impressive longevity and silage.