Rivière

Like the reviewer below me, I'm having a hard time figuring this one out. As others have said, I'm getting rose, leather, and oud from this. But also prominent is something boozy and gourmand-esque - I'm not sure what it is though. I first thought it was cocoa, but it might be malt & peat? I have to more thoroughly test this to figure it out. It's also quite familiar to me, but I can't place it. That may be because it somewhat resembles a number of things rather than replicating anything in particular (like Peacock Throne for TF Black Orchid). The leather reminds me of the original John Varvatos, and the booziness makes me think of Tom Ford Extreme for Men and, somehow, A*Men Pure Malt. I like this, and it's the most interesting Thameen fragrance I've tried so far, but I need more time with it to understand what it's going for. Edit: I see elsewhere that cinnamon is listed as a note. That's likely part of the gourmand aspect I get from this.

The first Thameen to really “wow” me. From the name I expect a freshie, but no - this is oud, saffron, incense and amber, with brown sugar syrup poured over top to bring it all together. A similar balance to Mancera’s Silver Blue, but this is much smoother, a sophisticated office-safe / dressed-up take on that profile, compared to the Mancera which is more of a club banger. It’s also pretty sneaky, sis. I thought at first it wouldn’t project or last, but I’m getting lots of wafts throughout the day, with just the rightest touch of skank, a skosh of honeyed tartness. The only negative I’d say is that there’s a lot going on, so it may not stick in your brain as a specific scent memory. However the wearing experience is fantastic - one just has to zoom out to take it all in.

it's a lovely smell - leathery, with lots of saffron and sage; I don't really get the rose smell but that's not so much of an issue. Incense like, heavy but not suffocating. a bit boozy too. perfect for a cold day later edit: I purchased the full bottle, it's one of my favourite perfumes, incredibly well done. Thank you Julia Rodriguez, I need to start paying attention to whatever new perfumes you're creating!

Smooth and easy to wear leather fragrance. This is decently long-lasting on my skin since it easily lasts 7+ hours on a hot day. The leather note in this one is extremely pleasing, it is well blended with other floral notes especially the rose and saffron. It is very unisex, I can see some women wear this with ease. For me personally, I rock on this for office, date and some fancy hang-outs. Rating: 9.5/10

The notes and the scent are so different! It smells sweet and airy, I didn't know what notes to expect (I am bad at guessing) and when I saw saffron, leather I was like?? What?? It is SO BEAUTIFUL! Very unisex. It is spicy and sweet, but very airy and wearable. Unisex definitely, if you enjoy sweet scents.