Oud Maknoon

The perfume that intrigued me to buy with just one spray. I said the store keeper that I want it to be sprayed on my shirt and check how it performs over night and will come back to him. He was ok as I am a regular customer that swiss arabian branch. I sprayed twice on my shirt, then I walked to the door to open and stepped back immediately to him to pack that one. This is a #Monster in a #Bottle. Father of #rasasi shuhrah in performance. Not everyone can pull this off. If you love shuhrah you will love this one for sure. Its bit expensive as you can buy many other designers or middle eastern perfumes for this price for a 100ml bottle but this is only 50ml. Im sure shuhrah kinda perfume lovers not gonna regret buying this. About performance: The two sprays I did was on a Thursday night. It was projecting to my nose without sniffing close to the clothes in the next day morning. Friday was a day off and I was wearing the same shirt next day afternoon for a restaurant. I smelt this one very well on me but under estimated its performance and applied a good sprays of Ajmal Zeal (clone of sauvage) it has a decent performance btw, I went out and the scorching heat summer made zeal to suppress and the one I sprayed the night before started to choke me. I left the shirt in the room for a couple more days and everyday I entered my room in the evening from work, all I smelt was this amazing aroma. I am a guy who over sprays Sehr Al Kalemat which has a bombastic performance. I am seriously not over spraying this one for real. I gone three less sprays than I go for shuhrah. The beastest among all my collection... This is none other than #Oud_Maknoon from #SwissArabian Try to test this one if you ever get a chance. I dont advise blind buying middle eastern fragrance for sure...

First of all, the bottle is a piece of art, a jewelry, a nice collectable item so even for that it’s worth paying for about CAD$57. And the fragrance itself, it’s very rich but not abrasive, very uplifting and luxurious, elegant and attractive. Although the concentration is EDP, to me, it’s like “Extrait de Parfum” which is the highest grade of concentration. I’m a heavy sprayer with 90% of designers fragrances (16 to 20+ sprays each time PLUS, refresh during the day😅👍🏽✨) but with this guy, it’s a bomb so I have to be really careful not to do the same. This sprayer is easy to control the trigger so I just give a tiny sprits on the neck and the chest and I smell like I sprayed 50 times!! 🤯👊🏽💥🔥 And the scent profile, it immediately reminded me of Rsasai Shuhrah with the prominent scent of oud & fruity smell. I know there’s no fruits listed but I still pick out some fruity nuance almost like sweet pineapple 🍍 or even passion fruit (of course it’s imaginary one😌💭) This fragrance is so well blended with and super long lasting high quality fragrance that has price tag of much less than designers fragrances. For those who like heavy smokey barnyard type of oud, you can’t expect that from this one. It definitely has the strong presence of oud but more of refined, deep woody type of oud and it has that again, high notes of fruitiness, although not necessarily syrupy fruity sweetness. When you wear this, you will absolutely stand out in a good way! ✨🧔🏽✨🌹🪵🍍😍

The spicy beginning punch of this fragrance seems to have some sort ephemeral citric note in it, although none is listed. This is probably due to the rose used in this composition being of a fresher type having a luminous brightness. But as this redolent rose bud starts to bloom, it becomes silkier and and richer in nature. Oud Maknoon means Mysterious Oud in Arabic and as the name implies, oud definitely plays an enigmatic role in this composition through its masterful balancing act with the other notes. There is just a hint of its animalic tenaciousness, but here the oud is courting the rose, trying to enchant it with its deep, woody heart beating within its mighty chest. Thus a romantic dance ensues between rose and oud as they waltz the night away in a passionate lovers' embrace. They are accompanied by the peppery twinkling of the firmament above and the sweet, enraptured fervor of the amber beneath their feet, intoxicated by a sensual touch of musk. This is a very unique take on the classic rose/oud combination, where neither one tries to be dominant but instead are melded together in an exquisite, mysterious harmony. This could be worn anytime, but it seems to be such a superb fragrance for nighttime or a romantic evening. I also rate this fragrance a 10/10.

Everything about this cologne reeks (bad choice of words) of class. From the packaging, to the gorgeous bottle, to the quality atomizer, Swiss Arabian gives the customer a first-class experience. Oud Maknoon, which I believe means, Mysterious Oud, starts off sweet and powdery. I don't get the Oud at first, but after about an hour, the rose, musk and oud become the stars. Florals remain strong as does the musk. I have Oud fragrances that are predominantly Oud and this isn't one of them. Sillage is strong, as is projection. I sprayed my shirt twice and that seems to be plenty. 5 hours later and the scent remains potent. Go easy at first. I might try a base spray of Dehn el Oodh Malaki, before layering this fragrance. This cologne is surely developed for the tastes of the Middle Eastern consumer, but I am really taken by these scents. They do require some getting used to, especially if you're accustomed to aromatic fougeres, but for the relatively inexpensive price tag, I would say give it a go. Thumbs up. Edit: 8 hours after application (two sprays) and this scent is still strong and has morphed into a strong musk. I am getting 90% musk---pleasant enough, but it needs some Oud.

Swiss Arabian generously included some freebie samples that included Oud Maknoon when I purchased both their 2019 and 2020 discovery sets. When I initially put this on, it was a spice bomb with beast-mode projection. My husband first said "WOA! That's *strong*!" but after it had time to settle on my skin he would put his nose in the air and said he really liked the wafts that he was getting -- and he's a hard one to impress. When I put my nose to my wrists, I get some soapy and funky smells, but at a foot or more away, there's none of that. Tobacco isn't a listed note, but I'm getting a sense of fresh tobacco leaves in the mix. The oud here is a base rather than a feature. I believe the beauty of this concoction is in its sillage, and meant for social spaces rather than intimate ones, as this can become stifling in its warm, thick, peppery gorgeousness. I'd caution against wearing this in the office, and save it for a day of running errands, or for a night out. If you're modest with your sprays, you'll turn heads and garner compliments. If you over-spray, you'll clear a room with your obnoxiousness. Make good choices.