O Hira

STÉPHANE HUMBERT LUCAS Ô’Hira (2014) Totally unisex One of the best Amber scents with very unique SHL’s dna - this is a little bit balsamic, warming and calming, even spiritual. It’s a little bit smoky and earthy and the whole composition feels like it’s wrapped in heavenly honeyed veil. What makes this different from other SHL’s spiritual creations is the extraordinary warmth. Many of his scents has colder tones compared to this one despite of balsams and resins. I would describe for example Black Gemstone and Mortal Skin with a silvery spark and O’Hira has definitely a golden shine over it. This has as well an animalic side which some people may find intimidating. I think it just makes this more gorgeous. What comes to the notes it’s not easy to find some exact list and in many sources has been mentioned only “Fossilized layered Amber”. This is anyway quite complex scent with many different nuances and that “Layered Amber” hides inside a hefty dose of different notes. Those are changing along with the weather and warmth of the skin. •Gently leathery undertone from Labdanum •Woody notes •Pyrogenic Styrax / Tolu Balsam, dark and rich balsams and resins here are undeniable bringing that extraordinary warmth together with •Cinnamon •Tonka bean and torrefied Vanilla •Musk which turns into a little bit dirty direction (it’s subtle though) so there might be Castoreum as well. This is evocative, captivating and mesmerizing scent with oriental style. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Here's my actual review of Ô Hira. The fragrance is built around “fossilized amber” and this makes perfect sense. My first impression was that of honey. This is a rich, sweet, gentle animalic fragrance. Ô Hira smells like the warm fur of something alive, like a majestic golden-furred stag with grand antlers. That being said, Ô Hira leans slightly feminine on my skin, but most certainly has the backbone of a masculine fragrance. So i'm placing this at unisex-feminine. The animalic scent to this somehow doesn’t clash with the formal, expensive vibe. This is the perfume to make people perceive power and wealth. A tailored suit, a sleek hotel room booked for two. Not the kind of thing I’d wear, to me it's a bit too much for daily wear. It’s more like something you’d expect to smell on someone charismatic, dressed to the nines. To me, it is perfect for a date, a high-stakes meeting, or a moment when you want to be remembered. It's a deeply seductive golden elixir, yet tender and calming like a warm hug. This is the scent to impress, to seduce, to close deals or open doors. Ô Hira smells expensive, but whether it’s $530 to $715 expensive is another question.

this came in the mail right on the day of eid and i wore it to the mosque, which i dont ever go to anymore. i only went because the timing of the prophet Mohammad scent arriving for the muslim holiday of the year felt like idk allah was tryna tell me something.... it was such a beautiful wearing experience. now to the scent itself. i get immortelle. its not sables or a clone or anything, but the affect of the honey from the amber and the savory marine ambergris creates this herbal seaside immortelle shrub accord. but way pulled back in its vibrancy and flavor. it is far from dull though. that restraint communicates sophistication for sure. the girls i work with were taken aback by how luxurious and sumptuous it smelt to them.. It smells high quality and full bodied and magnificently nuanced. This one’s sweetness is softer and translates as more mature imo. The best amber I own well it’s up there with the best Pro tip: the price is insane and I only own it bc of a YouTuber selling it for insanely cheap ($150 isn’t cheap but for this it is) but if I couldn’t get it for this price I’d get Uruk by Anatole Lebreton. It smells just as ancient and expensive

Might just be the best resinous fragrance I've smelled. I didn't know what to expect from Ô Hira based on its notes but I didn't expect to like it this much, this is a real masterpiece. The way the labdanum blends with the frankincense and a mineralic finish from what SHL says is saltpeter is almost entrancing. I get a honey-like smell from this, especially during the opening, most likely from the very rich and deep ambers, as well as a touch of cinnamon, which makes this quite the likeable fragrance. An absolute gem and a fragrance I'm looking forward to retrying soon, I'll explain why. I'm not sure if I'm going through another generalized nose blindness episode or if Ô Hira just naturally doesn't project much because of how heavy it is, but it didn't project much at all, I'd say this was a moderate projecting fragrance at best. Sillage was also very light but I was getting light whiffs of this consistently for several hours so that's at least good. Longevity has been good however, as you could expect from a fragrance like this. It has been 8 hours since I sprayed this on and it's still easily detectable on my skin.

This fragrance is beautiful, definitely in my top 5. They were going for a fossilized amber scent here. When you think of it like that they really did a good job, it has a very old smell to it, maybe even ancient. So expect that since they don't reveal the notes. You will have a unique presence. I do think it's unisex, i beleive you need to dress up for this one, it's a very special perfume, and does amazing on special occasions. I wear it every Halloween because in my whole collection this fragrance is somehow the "scariest" and I really couldn't tell you how, but that's something special about this one, but don't let that scare you, this is 100% worth a smell. If u don't like save a alil on first testing and let it masserate a few months, beleive me. Anyways, this is some of the finest perfumery here, I wouldn't change anything about this scent which makes it a 10/10. And yes the longevity is excellent as well, you'll get all day wearing, which is kinda crazy for something I would tend to reach for at night

it is an older sister of Mona di Oreo Cuir when it dries down, completely identical although the top note is quite different and better than Mona di Oreo but later it will settle to be the same. honestly i'll never pay 800$+ for 50 ml of this one, nothing special about it and it doesn't worth it. btw Hira is the small cave name that prophet Muhammad was questioning himself inside by looking at the stars, the sky and how life is and the same place that Jibril (the angel) first shown to prophet Muhammad and recital to him the first ever script in the Holy Quran :) edit (31th dec 2014): this is completely complex and never one note only, and i can definitely sense Stephane's stamp in it which is the bitter almonds. i was wrong about it being not that special... this fragrance is amazing and truly it has similarity with Cuir by Mona di Oreo when it dries down but different in away that makes me think of it seriously. the only drawback is it's price.

O Hira is undeniably lovely and natural but smells eerily similar to a homemade Spanish labdanum tincture I made at home for $10. Of course there's more going on with this (probably some real ambergris and styrax), but it's not at all worth the price (nearly $500 for 50ml!!!). I'd think about buying it if it dropped down to Ambre Sultan or Grand Soir prices. (No disrespect meant for the talent of SHL.) Edit: I've spent some more time with O Hira, and perhaps I was too hasty in dismissing it. Yes, my labdanum tincture does smell similar, and make no mistake - this is a labdanum centric scent, but there is a lot more nuance happening here. The dark smoke note is delicious and addicting. There is a very subtle undercurrent of spice (maybe cinnamon or clove?) and perhaps some musk. Buried under the smoke is a molasses-like sweetness with a small amount of vanilla or tonka. It's still not worth the asking price, but it is a (DARK) gorgeous scent.

Neptune's amber crown... Pure simplicity and salty sweetness is what you get with this gem coming from the deepest darkness of the ocean. Neptune's hidden amber. This juice is very refined, pure and sexy. Nothing special composition wise, but what you get is nothing but perfection. Is like playing "old MacDonald had a farm" with a Stradivarius in the hands of Jascha Heifetz... you think you have smelt something similar, but you haven't. I believe the magic is coming from the ambergris and how provides to the sweetness of the ambar/labdanum the counterpoint of the saltiness and the naughtiness. Quite addictive. Due to price-tag in this one, you have to be sure if it is worthy to have something apparently so simple in your arsenal, just to own "the real thing". Uniqueness: low (in fact it is not, but it seems...) Scent: 10/10 Performance: medium-high Would I buy it: No (very low in my wish-list at the moment)

Recently blind bought this based off of reviews. On day one it smelled like a dark sweet scent with a slight medicinal touch. I like that as it has a 'refined' feel to it. Seemed like something I've smelt in Saudi Arabia on several people who graciously over sprayed (like they tend to do in the region).It does/did smell oudy and resinous (in an incense sort of way). Now it's day three of wearing it and I pick up an oakmoss note which is a bit smokey-ish. A bit less sweet and more drier in the drydown. Unfortunately I don't get the kind of performance I was expecting from it. I have the clear bottle like the one in the fragrantica picture so it makes me wonder if it's reformulated and that's why I don't get the same performance? Will have to give it more wearings to get my nose adjusted to the proper scent. Edit: In love with it! Would love to find more fragrances like this.

It's been a year since I got it and it comfortably sits in the top 3 fragrances. Something I discovered with it is that it performs differently based on the temperature and where you apply on your body. As silly as it sounds, this resinous beauty smells better in warm weather with more of the sweetness coming through and giving off a cozy feeling. It works the same way when applied to the chest rather than the neck or wrists as the warmth trapped under the layers of clothes bring out the gooey sweetness with salty animalic undertones, making it smooth and opulent. In the colder temperatures it comes off very leathery, waxy and salty with rough edges which I don't really enjoy. To counter that I spray my chest only and let the body heat trapped under the clothing, send lovely wafts of this gem.

This is the holy grail of ambers that I've been looking for. To me it is worth the cost, although I did find it for a substantial discount. Excellent sillage, lasts forever, spicy and earthy and animalic. There are far more notes in this than are listed. This is a very complex fragrance and has far more than just ambergris in it, the one listed note. I think it is the real ambergris in it that makes it so costly and so absolutely delicious, though. It does spoil some of my other ambers for me! None of them will ever compare, although when I just want a clean, simple amber for day time instead of a heavy, detailed one like this, I'd turn to something like L'Occitane's amber. But this is an evening amber beyond compare.

Might just be the pinnacle of ambers for me. Attempt at filling my soul #uncountable. I smelled the cap in a store, in passing, then sprayed it on my wrist, took a whiff, and I knew I was in trouble. Googled for price later (the store only had testers displayed, and I shy away from the SAs), said ofc, ofc it's the most expensive one. I guess Destiny intervened, or Universe, or perhaps the Devil, in any case, a Temptation was put before me at half the price. I took the bite off that apple like I was Snow White. I bathed my salivating mouth in fig juices like Adam with no concept of punishments to follow. I plunged into the deep waters of Bosphorus with no regard if I'll ever surface. This scent does something to me.

this smells good. yes it does. if someone gave it to me I would wear it. but the thing that bothers me is the price for what it is. for 800 dollars I want glamour and originality not something that is already out there. to me this has that 'niche' smell that has been done by others. I cannot remember exactly which ones right now but I have had this experience. I smell amber some cinnamon and a little dusty vanilla and yeah maybe labdanum. if I want labdanum I'm gonna get some paste for 10 dollars. maybe it is april aromatics that has something similar now I am going to have to go through my samples. I would buy it for 200. it was worth the sample and I will meditate on it some more.

In my opinion the gold standard of the fantasy note "stone amber" (as opposed to ambergris. Layers upon layers of glowing and nuanced labdanum amber reveal themselves during an olfactory tour de force metarmorphosing from resinous to honeyed to toffeed to caramel to almost like liquorice to leather to woody and back. Pretty much the antithesis to the loveless, dense, non-dynamic and synthetic ebanol-style sandalwood bases of Signore Gualtieri that he applies like layers of paint. Ô Hira is authoritative, meditative and spiritual. Insanely priced, yes, but a work of art that is wearable and stands for something. Outstanding longevity, initially strong then moderate projection.

The most evocative amber fragrance available in the market, this crowning jewel in the SHL collection is mostly resinous, salty, marine ambergris and labdanum with a bit of fossilized amber and oud. Absolutely resplendent and stunning, its beauty is subtle but oh so breathtaking. The juice is rich, warm, powdery, sweet, salty, animalic and smoky. This sensual perfume just wore me down into submission upon first sniff. This is the stuff of exotic Arabian Nights tales. Amber lovers and those into Orientals, this is a diamond that belongs in your collection.

This is all about ambergris! It's smokey honey like accord is everything to me. This is my favorite scent I have had the pleasure to smell and I'm over 1k niche scents tried. It's spiritual to me, takes me to my happy place. Some won't get it but that's OK, they are wrong, but that's OK ha. If you look at my collection, there's a reason it's my signature scent. It's just that good. Though I don't wear it that often. Maybe something I wear more often should be my signature. But I put it there because it's my favorite! Try it, if you don't like it @me

O'Hira. This is my second experience with this house and I can tell you that his scents are expertly blended and smooth. O'Hira shares that aesthetic..and with labadnum leading the way of this traditional amber soliflore. AMbergris surfaces as well as darker resins. I do have to agree this is the definitive modern amber. Its one of the best modern fragrances Ive encountered. Worth a sample or a safe blind buy.

Wow to say this fragrance is not about ambergris, some people really need to smell ingredients by themselves. Trying to put other people, most likely more educated in perfume then him down. Trust I've smelled pure white ambergris oil and this Def has it in there. Hence the animalistic qualities. However, to be very, labdanum and spices Def play a big role as well. But 100 percent white ambergris is the star!

Well, I love it... Absolutely well balanced. Whatever additional notes besides labdanum (perhaps some cinnamon and spice, honey, some animal notes, tobacco, leather) really round the fragrance out. I think it's unbelievably beautiful. Resinous, rich and indulgent. The price is the only thing standing between me and this bottle. 9.5/10

Not ambergris. "Stéphane Humbert Lucas introduces the fragrance as a fossilized Amber and aims to express a primitive and noble odour." And the notes listed on the website are: - Pyrogenic Styrax - Earth Notes - Leather - Woody Notes - Saltpeter - Amber - Cinnamon - Tonka Bean - Torrefied Vanilla - Musk