Hammam

I am a fan of the Tesori scents.Although I am in my thirties and earn well enough to be able to afford expensive scents, and my previous collection of catalogue and drug store darlings slowly gave their places to perfumery goods, Tesori stays. I don't care if it is cheap - it does not smell cheap, it is surprisingly complex and beautiful. I own 5 different bottles and they are high on my preference list, no matter what. Among them, Hammam stands out: it is my top favourite Tesori, and I might even say it keeps it's place in my Top 10 favourite scents ever. The bottle I own is way more beautiful than this pictured here, the black one with copper ornaments. And now finally the scent: it is an absolutely lovely, soft, very complex mixture of citrusy, vanilla and woody notes, having even some oily softness I can not explain or tie to one of the notes listed here. Amber, almond blossom, orange blossom - they are all there, but like in some kind of precious oil oriental princesses but on their hair or skin to smell divine. Love it, will keep on owning a bottle of it until I die:))

I'm new to the Tesori d'Oriente series and this is my favorite so far. Reminiscent of Armani Code on first spray. I get a quick note of lemongrass...the fragrance remains bright and somehow woody on the dry skin of my arm. This is made with Argan oil, which someone said Hugo Deep Red reminds them of; I can also see the resemblance between HDR and TdO Hammam. The heart and dry-down are a rich and almost unctuous spicy vanilla, rather too full and overpowering for tropical summer nights, but evocative of that mood for those days in the year when you long for a bit of warmth. I have a bottle with a different design: not the cheesy towel-draped couple but just beautiful bronze arabesques against black. Love it! Update: Have just discovered this to be a rougher but certainly less expensive take on YSL Cinema.

This reminds me a bit of black opium but way less sugary. On my skin i get a bit of citrus in the opening, some powdery almond and vanilla with some very subtle florals. For some reason I also get heiotrope but it isnt listed above but it might just be the combo of the musk and almond? I find it great as an everyday scent, and hope it doesnt turn noxious during the summer so I can use it all year round. It sits close to the skin with one spray. With two sprays it improves It lasts for about 5ish hours on me. Its so affordable and you get a lot of product so it is definitely worth trying. I would consider it a safe blind buy if you like the notes listed. Its not a complicated fragrance but I love how easy it is to wear, so if I run out I will repurchase it!

My favourite from the Tesori d'Oriente Rituals! On hot Summer nights out or even rainy Summer nights, this works wonders on my skin. It is sweet mandarin orange at first, then the orange blossom and vanilla-amber deepens it up. I always layer with the bath / shower cream, the body cream and then the aromatic perfume for a bit more staying power. I have even performed the sacrilege (not really) of spritzing (nope, over spraying) YSL Black Opium (before it was so hated and became so common) as a finishing touch. Was it an orange blossom, vanilla bomb with a slight citrus-spiciness? Yes and I loved it! It garnered compliments and it gave monster sillage as well. The black and rose gold / copper packaging are always a must have in my bathroom.

A value for money, long lasting, creamy flower and velvety citrus fragrance. Imagine eating lemon vanilla ice cream in a jasmine garden. The scent ist super classy. When I mix this with really dark, animalic notes I feel so upper class. This fragrance, especially when mixed with any darker scent, becomes a masterpiece (try a strong patchouli one) Hammam gives a feminine leaning impression because of the jasmin. I love it for its slight indolic character. As with all tesori fragrances the price (5€) could not be lower. Sillage is perfect, so is duration. Not a safe blind buy in comparison to other tesori fragrances but a nice one to have.