Vanilla Azure

This is the best sphynx release besides MAYBE black Anubis, its also #2 in my collection currently, its a really good fragrance, unisex but opens leaning feminine. Its just masculine enough to not be a feminine scent. Its not the most complex fragrance but its got some character to it, haven't really smelled anything that's actually that close to it aside from angels share, besides that this is definitely a safe buy, If you aren't sure youll like it get a tester but I would say at least for me this is right under blind buy, something like smelling it on an acquaintance and pulling the trigger after asking what it is. It opens up with a prominent toffee note and milk, after about 10 minutes you really get a good whiff of the coconut with subtle musk and praline, at this point the toffee starts becoming a little boozy. A while later you start getting that oud and tonka, and around 6 hours later it'll have dried down to projecting a good mix of the base notes maybe 5 inches from the skin. Scent: 10/10 excellent date night fragrance only topped in my collection by hypnotizing fire Sillage & Longevity: 10/10 (If your dates outlast this fragrance you're doing something wrong) 3+ feet for about 2 hrs 1+ feet 2-4 hrs after that, <1 foot for another 3-4 hrs The bottle: 7/10 doesn't have the pressurized sprayer and I've seen a complaint or two about a leaky bottle on other sphynx fragrances but a nice heavy cap Overall value: 9/10 a no brainer date night fragrance and doesn't smell out of place when its warmer out

opens with sweet vanilla and a caramel-y note upon first spray for me, on the test strip it stays subtly sweet and heady, but with hints of licorice and something slightly acidic. on my skin (wrists), the acidity intensifies. smells like eating warm pastries filled with vanilla custard somewhere on a stone balcony by the mediterranean sea, shadowed by ivy, with the scent of lemon trees hanging in the air. a few minutes after spraying it on my neck, i get a whiff of tonka bean upon tilting my head down, mixed now with definite marshmallow notes. on my wrists though, it stays acidic and quite lactonic also, a private, domestic, natural scent (i do think of a mother breastfeeding her baby). i also get a bit of leather there, like taking off a leather wristband after a night out, when the leather's warm and soft and a bit sweaty and still smells like the sweetness of the seaside cocktail bar. yum. occasionally, i get hints of something alcoholic when smelling the scent on the paper strip, like a sweet, rich, milky cocktail with rum in it. definitely a multifaceted, really yummy scent.

Khamrah, but make it niche. This is like Lattafa Khamrah / Khamrah Qahwa, but less sweet and with a more prominent coconut, musk, & wood/oud note. I would say this is the most unisex out of the 3, as it's less dessert-like and Christmas-y than the others. I can also see a little similarity to Angel's Share in this one too (more than I ever could with either of the Khamrahs), but it's by no means a dupe. For me, this scent is like the elevated mix of Khamrah & Angel's Share that works for warmer weather, preferably for a night out. I personally really like this, and I also really like the Khamrahs and Angel's Share too. Even tho this is very similar to the Khamrahs, I will still hold onto this one bc I got it for a great deal (less than 50% of normal price), and it's different enough for me to have all 3. But if you're getting it normally and already have the Khamrahs, I would say to try to get a sample of this first before committing to a whole bottle. It might not be different enough for you. Performance is great -- about the same, if not a little better, than the Khamrahs.

I see some of the reviews trying to compare this to Khamrah and though it may have a slight similarity to Khamrah at very first sniff, it immediately dry downs closer to Kayali's Vanilla Oud. Where Khamrah has a more boozy, syrupy vibe to it, this is a softer vanilla where the marshmallow and milk take center stage. To my nose, the woody notes are faint and a bit in the background. This is an easy to wear vanilla that I know will also be great to layer with.

Delicious scent. Smells like Khamrah with its own twist to it. Better than Khamrah