Shaghaf Oud

When I first smelled this fragrance I truly didn’t know how I felt about it, it was just so different and so much stronger than anything I had ever smelled. I attribute this to the fact that I was only just beginning to start my collection and that my palette was very limited. I was also very clearly smelling a fall/winter perfume in the middle of the summer; this was before I understood how important the seasons were when smelling perfume. But as I’ve learned and grown I can confidently say that this perfume is worth all the love that it recieves. For the price, its projection and longevity is absolutely fantastic. You really only need 2-3 sprays of this if you're looking for a perfume that people will notice and have a nice spicy aroma around you (1 or 2 sprays more if you're looking to fill a room). This will stay on your skin for hours and it's one of those fragrances that you’ll smell on your clothes for days after. This is certainly not a light and airy perfume. I will say that it leans on the heavier side but some of the notes give it a lift so it doesn’t feel like it's weighing you down like some gourmands tend to do. On Swiss Arabians website they cite Saffron and Oud as top notes. Although Oud is a through line in this fragrance that appears in the top, middle and base notes, when you first spray it and the fragrance is wet, you get an instant punch of saffron that fills your nose. When I first smelled it, it was like an attack on my senses. Once again I know now that this was because I had no experience with the power house that saffron truly is. Now as I smell it again for this review, I can appreciate how beautifully the saffron was done. As it dries down it mixes with the oud and gives it a warmth that really brings it back down to earth. They say that the middle notes are rose, praline and oud but honestly I don’t really get rose at all. I have a feeling that it may be getting lost in the saffron for me. But if that's the case, it works great in helping the saffron brighten up the fragrance. The praline mixes with the vanilla in the base to give the dry down a certain spicy creamy sweetness. For me the Praline gives a slight nuttiness that mixes with the warmth of the oud and rounds out the whole perfume. I’ve really come to enjoy this perfume but for my personal tastes, I don't often wear it on its own. I’m more of a smokey ambery person myself but I’ve found that it pairs beautifully with my other scents (with Shaghaf oud being the star of the show). Although I have to wear it more in order to really decide if I want to repurchase I will treasure, love, use and abuse the bottle I have now. <3 (swiss arabian please make better bottles though i'm BEGGING)

#Shaghaf_Oud from #SwissArabian fragrance house. This perfume is an EDP concentration. This perfume has a lot of reviews and love from the users so far. Mostly everyone who reviewed #SwissArabianPerfume house had mentioned shaghaf oud at some point. #Presentation: Gold bar kinda bottle with finger print magnet and not a high quality bottle yet decent for the price offered. This perfume stands for its juice more than the bottle as well. This looks similar to Scentstory 24 Gold. I havent seen it visually but the images kinda remind me of that. Nice squirter of juice and I have a 75ml bottle. #How_Did_I_Felt: This is a sweet oud. The smell of Rose, Saffron, Oud perfectly blended with the Vanilla. This scent is one of a kind. Amazing and gives a nice gourmandish heavy sweet rose feel the whole day. The transition from the top note to base for me its remains the same I guess. There is no much change after the top note. I feel it the same till the end. I felt like to eat myself smelling the vanilla. At first I thought this gonna smell like Mancera Roses Vanille with some oriental oud touch. But this is different with not a dominant rose notes alone instead the vanilla is amped up as well as the oud. #Performance: #Sillage/#Projection: Best to be said is Beast Mode. A head turner for gourmandish lovers. It can fill a room for sure. I used it in summer and yes I went with more sprays even after warning so I felt cloying after a while. #Longevity: No doubt... its a #Beast when it comes to Longevity. It stood for me around 10hrs and I didnt feel the olfactory fatigue that means it was pretty heavy as my nose easily goes blind after few hours if I sprayed a heavy fragrance. Go with limited sprays as I didnt sweat on that summer hear and mostly I was in Air conditioned room. Cant assure the heat and sweat mixed with that as it can boom a bomb. #Occassions: This is for casual evenings or night outs. Formal occasions or for business meets not a wise choice. #AgeGroup: Its unisex. Young bloods with mature minds can give a go but not too young people. Mid aged men and women can always have a go. #Compliments: It can fetch u compliments. I received one unsolicited. #versatility: The website advertise for summer and I used in summer as well but not everyone will love this oriental gourmandish kinda sweet and oud especially on a summer or spring. So winter and fall takes the go with this one. #PriceValue: Worth the penny. Its so affordable like 2000INR/115SAR. #Overall_rating: I can give for this fragrance is 9/10 if u dont love sweet or oud in summer. 10/10 for a daring sweet oud fragrance lover like myself. The review is totally on my personal experience with the fragrance. - Thank you.

Scent: Wonderful, wonderful Scent. This fragrance is lovely and very good! The fragrance starts off with a blast of that praline and oud. The oud here, at least to me, is not very potent, but subtle. The praline and vanilla will definitely overpower the oud. Keep in mind that it might be different for you. After this, the vanilla starts to emerge and you'll get this creamy and smooth vanilla. The vanilla does not smell synthetic to me, but natural. The scent is great, but if you don't like sweet fragrances, then this is not for you. To me, the scent also has this "bubblegum" vibe to it. It kinda reminds me of Juicy Fruit gum at times lol. Anyhow, lovely fragrance! One of the best fragrances in my collection. Performance: Ok, so when it comes to performance this fragrance is Beast Mode. When I say 'Beast Mode', I definitely mean Beast Mode! This fragrance filled up my room in no time and it kept filling it for more than an hour. After that it still kept pushing for another few hours. So the projection on this is definitely Room filling. The sillage on this is also pretty dense and you will definitely smell yourself as you walk. I applied the scent a few times on both wrists, and as I walked I kept smelling the scent in the air even after a few hours of application. When it comes to Longevity this is definitely 12hrs+. One of the few fragrances I have that actually keeps giving me whiffs close to the 12th hour mark. Very, very, very good performance. Please do not overspray this, because it's very, very loud for the first hour or two. I have a 10/22 Batch, so I don't know about the performance of newer batches. Seasons: Definitely not a summer or even late spring scent. Maybe early spring at night if you spray lightly. But this scent is for late fall and winter. It does have the performance to survive cold nights and days.

As soon as I walked into this shop, I thought I heard someone calling my name. Turns out, it was this fragrance. As I approaches Shaghaf Oud Swiss Arabian, it began to whisper to me in almost an angelic and godly voice. I picked up the bottle and immediately noticed the sophistication that wasn’t just put into the fragrance, but as well as the bottle. It gracefully caressed my hand and replenished my palms with the scent if utter holiness. You wake up in your favorite mega mansion with a beautiful woman or man by your side. You walk down the red and gold velvet stairs that take you down from your enormous silk sheeted bed and onto your silk carpet along with your heated floors. The hunger that follows with waking up strikes and your stomach forces you to stride to the kitchen to make yourself breakfast. However, you are too tired from the previous night to make it down the stairs, but then you remember your many maids who are both cleaning and cooking your favorite breakfast. You remember how amazing your life is as you delightedly saunter down your warm and silky steps. The vast window that accompanies this majestic staircase shows the most beautiful sunrise you have ever gazed upon. With colors of a warm and vibrant magenta complemented by the glow of pink that strides across the sky and through the clouds just over that one distant mountain that has no detail to the eye besides the outline it creates. You then arrive upon breakfast and donate millions of dollars to well respected and crafted charities that make lives better. You are the happiest person alive with endless potential and freedom. This is Shaghaf Oud Swiss Arabian.

This is everything I wanted Rebecca Minkoff to be. I have a purse spray of that, which also reminds me of BR Tonka and Tobacco, and I decided I love tonka and tobacco notes, like a sweet but sultry smell. Not for the weak of heart, a scent that women find sexy on other women. The Minkoff is more complex than BR but to me barely noticeable and fades quickly. I resigned to finish it and move on. This, this is the notes I love with more personality. This has a chill to it like the feeling of standing at the edge of a bonfire and feeling the night on your back. Like going to a cozy place in late fall, when you still feel the cold on your ears and fingers minutes after you've come inside. The rose is romantic, it reminds me of the lingerings of Cacheral Amor Amor. A little hard rubber/gasoline and earthiness on the top note, like the smell of a car outside. I thought I did not like oud because I had only smelled it in men's fragrance but in this it is weaving in and out of the sweet praline vanilla (giving me my tonka type of scent I love). The oud leans metallic but not in a manly way, although this could easily be unisex for any man who feels comfortable with the praline. I am femme in style and I normally don't love unisex unless its a jeans and tshirt day, but this makes me want to do big sexy curls in my hair and lipstick. If your Venus is in Leo and you love mysterious, oriental gourmands, give this a try.