Peregrina

Peregrina by Thameen London is very very nice. I personally love it and am very happy to have added it to my collection. Yes, it is very much on the Oriental side of the spectrum but it is sooooo well blended and I smell the sweetness as much as I smell the florals. I smell the amber as much as I smell the musks. This is balanced and done with a touch of opulence (look at that bottle) and classy-ness. Longevity: 8 hours + Projection/Sillage: beast (on my skin) so I have to spray once, no more (for fear of killing others around me). Price: yeah... it’s pricy... ... ... It sort of reminds me of M Micallef Mon Parfum Cristal and Kayali Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper but they are not dupes of each other at all. They just share the same notes. Peregrina smells more deep, dark, sweet (caramel/vanilla) than the other two I mentioned. I personally think it is a Winter months scent because it is so deep and strong but that’s my take on this. As I continue to experience this wonderful fragrance, I find that there’s a slight tinge of darkness to it...by no means do I find it bad (I love a bit of darkness to my perfumes) and I definitely wouldn’t wear this in the Summer months. It smells like there might be Oud in it though it isn’t in the perfume’s notes...I don’t know, I guess we all perceive scents quite differently one from another... Personally, I love it. I picture a modern Arabian beauty wearing this and her trail just hypnotizes everyone...

I’ve been looking for a rose perfume that hits the sweet spot of easy wearability for a long time, and it wasn’t until I tried Peregrina that I knew I’d found it. During my search I had the pleasure of trying and owning many beautiful rose perfumes, most of which I sold on because I realized that though beautiful I wouldn’t get much wear from them. Hermann à mes Côtés was a bit too abstract. Rose Tonnerre a bit too earthy. The absolute queen, Rose d’Arabie, too dramatic. Young Rose, a bit too lemony. Or thin. I’m not sure. But anyway, as much as I loved those, owning a full bottle didn’t make sense as I wasn’t going to use it that often. And then along comes Peregrina, the Goldilocks of rose perfumes. For me. Peregrina is a beautiful sweet rose on a caramelly amber base that is utterly predictable, linear, and very easy to wear. It smells the same from the moment it leaves the bottle til 8 hours later when it begins to fade off the skin. Like most rose fragrances, it has a persistent projection and sillage, but in this case there’s nothing at all challenging for most noses that will come into contact with it. If I would say anything negative, it might be that Peregrina is thoroughly sweet. For some people that might make it seem too feminine etc. Not for me. I love it. For me, it’s the most easy reach of Rose perfumes and deserves its full bottle status in my collection.

I don’t think I have words for how much I love this.. I heard that it gave the vibe of Oud Satin Mood and that’s all I really needed to sell me on this. The two aren’t by any means so similar that you can’t own both in fact they are quite different but there is something powdery but deep and sensual about both fragrances that do give them the same vibe however Oud Satin Mood is still a beast mode powerhouse that is both unique and insanely powerful. This doesn’t last as long and it’s more of a jammy sweet rose drizzled in caramel but that powdery mysterious edge really makes this something damn near magical. Most will say this isn’t for summer but i’m so obsessed I would wear this anytime of year. I don’t think it’s work appropriate because it has such a sensual sexy edge to it but if you want attention and people leaning into your bubble intoxicated by your scent trail then by all means wear it. For me though I love wearing it to bed or on date nights. I have so many fragrances that it’s hard to give them all attention and for a while this one has had me in a chokehold choosing it over and over again. This is one you do not have to overspray and i recommend you don’t because you will choke someone out. Less is more but no worries it projects like a dream.

Peregrina is a very popular scent in the community and a beautiful rose scent. Very well balanced and composed but nothing groundbreaking! It is a classic example of a floral bouquet (fresh rose, white and yellow flowers) mixed with sweet amber, myrrh, caramel, vanilla and powder. It’s a very well crafted and beautifully blended and with high quality ingredients. But it is also very expensive. I understand that Thameen is a luxury brand but I feel personally that I can get the same kind of fragrance for less money from other brands, designer or lower priced niche. So I will finish my decant and move on. I would be happy to get a bottle of this as a gift and I would wear it often but it is out of my budget for now! Performance wise, it is not outstanding. It’s a moderate performer like most of the other rose centric scents on the market! Even the new Tom Ford release, Cafe Rose, which is also a beautifully done rose scent, seems cheap compared to this, at about half of the price for the 100 ml bottle.

I just got a sample of this and have been wearing it for the past two days . I am in love with this. It has a woody and rose dry down which I just love. This will be my scent everyday for Fall and Winter. Longevity is amazing. The first night I got this sample I sprayed it on my shirt before I went to bed. The next night I could still smell it on my sheets from the night before. Projection is at arms length for the first five hours and then becomes closer on the skin but not to where it can’t be smelt. I love the fact that they sell the matching lotion in this scent to make the scent be even stronger. I am thankful this perfume projects and is long lasting as it seems like it’s getting harder to find perfumes to last anymore. Also, this scent is totally unisex in my opinion but does lean slightly more feminine to me.