Eros Najim

Eros Najim, an absolutely astounding fragrance. Ever wanted to smell like an oil-wealthy sheikh? Are you too scared to blind buy that one scent that smells of pure stinky oud? Are you inexperienced in oud? Are you a beginner in fragrance collecting? Do you want to smell unique at a relatively cheap price? Look no further than Eros Najim! Let me tell you, this fragrance, it is so astounding. First of all the uniqueness. I have never smelt anything like this. If you ask me the scent would remind me of warm sand with melted caramel and than you shredded some oud into this beautiful mixture. It is the most apt description I can give of this fragrance. The fragrance has a slightly gourmandy tone that caramel gives it but in no way is this headache inducing unlike other eros flankers. The mixture of incense, oud, caramel and mandarin is so unheard of and sounds like these notes shouldnt combine together but the perfumer who made this has created a composition that truly is comparative to that of what Chopin and Mozart were creating. I find the mandarin top note to be so pleasant it brings tears to my eyes everytime I smell this. The scent is truly compelling. It is a perfect blend of spiciness, freshness and sweetness for any sort of weather below 15.3 celcius. I feel you can go as far as wearing this during cool summer nights. Now when we talk about middle or heart notes this fragrance begins to truly shine. The oud that is indeed present is still extremely likeable and doesnt become stinky in any point. It continues to be a very safe yet dry and masculine oud. In the base the vetiver and incense are what create the hot sand ambiance that I note. The incense reminds me most certainly of a manly smoke but is pleasent for everyone. I found that the dry down is strong and projects even in the coldest of weather and is the most opulent. In the dry down you can truly notice the vetiver and incense shine to create the beautiful tone that I have been regarding for so long. The mood of this fragrance prompts me to a financially well doing man who has the most authority and money in a room, yet never abuses this power given to him in any way and is kind and thinks of everyone. The sensual clairty that the notes create for this fragrance truly make this stand out. Its very warm, slightly smoky and sweet thanks to the caramel note. In my 2 days of utlizing this fragrance I have found it to create a sensual 2 metter bubble that radiates itself very softly into the noses of everyone in said 2 meter bubble. I found many people catching a sensual and deep sniff of me, however unfortunately most "sniffers" were members of the same sex. I did however find myself pleased in noticing that a female teacher, a cleaner and 2 other individuals of the opposite came up to me to regard of however so pleasing this fragrance was. I found myself however looking like a total imbecile because I was constantly receiving an orgasm with my nose. This fragrance is most comparative to that one unnamed but evidently clear activity that you cant ever get enough of. It is a seductive, authority giving but kind and thoughftul fragrance. I would say that you could get away with using this during any occasion in fall, winter and spring time. However you have to be most precise with the amount of scent applied to create a pleasent aroma for you and others because it can become overwhelming if oversprayed. This scent truly provides a journey that can be only expected once in a lifetime. In the opening its a slightly bright, uplifting but deep scent that reminds you of riding a top notch pure bred arabian horse that is named Adonis, Zeus or Dante. A powerful but forgiving horse that has the ability to defeat anything in its path yet only does so in a scenario where absolutely necessary. After you have arrived back to the stables to take care of your animal companion and you are reminded of your expensive bakhoor that your incredibly divine Italian maids burn outside so that you may have a chance to catch even the most remote whiff of your expensive and ravishing scent. You also notice that todays dessert will be a luxurious hand made, hand caremalized ice cream with an extremely uplifting mandarin aroma. Not a single person of poverty reeking in your sight. A reminder of how life can be so great once you achieve greatness. The scent is a reminder of one to keep going and remain the same perseverence your ancestors had during their war time efforts. In conclusion I can only tell the most positive things about this fragrance. The sillage and longevity are one of extreme precision being perfectly present in the comfort zone for fragrances. The beautiful gourmandy tone mixed with the authority that oud and incense bring creates an incredibly strong but kind ambiance. I can most certainly recommend this to people of all ages if you are ready to have such an incredible journey with a fragrance. It is astounding how a designer fragrance can take me on a journey so effortlessly, it makes niche fragrances feel redundant. I am profoundly grateful that this fragrance hasnt been subject to greater crescendo unlike most designer fragrances at this price point. Destiny has brought you to find this page and scroll down the absolute mahogany and see this review. Consider yourself, gracious reader of my review, as a precious gem that destiny is holding with the same security that your parents once gave you as a small child.

The low score on this fragrance is utterly RIDICULOUS! This fragrance is AMAZING! I don’t like to seem like to hype a fragrance up when reviewing them, but this fragrance almost blew me away completely on the first sniff and it being an Eros!? Personally I dislike the Eros DNA heavily. The synthetic nature, especially in the drydown of the EDT just does not make it my type of scent. The EDT? Ass The EDP? Tolerable, Flame and the Parfum? Decent. But this one and Energy? Amazing! To keep things central on this fragrance, it opens up oh so sexy and mesmerizing. This is definitely a notch or two up the rest (aside from the Energy) in terms of scent profile and quality. It may sound a bit odd, but if any of you know the female fragrance, La Vie Est Belle by Lancome, picture as if they took the most iconic parts of that scent (making up for about 20% of this scent) mixing it with the backbone DNA of Eros (30%) on top of the DNA style of the likes of SWY Intensely (50%) and that's about what you get here on first impression. It stays fairly linear with the biggest development being that the mandarin burns off pretty quickly, but the rest of the scent stays pretty much the same, but gets better the more it dries down. Make no mistake, it is for sure it’s own scent regardless and honestly the added La Vie Est Belle twist I get when I smell this fragrance is exactly why I instantly knew I needed a full bottle. If you by any chance liked that one, but obviously found it to be too feminine, this is for sure one to check out. The added Oud note to my nose is for sure detectable, but it is your typical tame mass appealing style of Oud which for me is the best controlled version to use in fragrances and is what makes this more masculine smelling overall. Performance is excellent and this is just from a vial sample, can’t wait to see how a full bottle spray will do. A note to take notice, this is strictly cool weather only and preferably nighttime wear. It smells very alluring maybe enigmatic even, you will for sure make a solid impression if you wear this right. Don’t let the unjustified reviews on here and YT fool you, try it out yourself and you may be very pleasantly surprised like I was. Currently I would consider this to be the best of the line and would rate it a 8.2/10

Not sure why this has gotten some hate, but we all smell things differently I guess. However, to me this one smells absolutely wonderful and very classy. I thoroughly enjoy this one as I keep smelling my wrists lol. The first notes I noticed was definitely the mandarin and caramel which starts it off a little sweet, but after a little while the mandarin and caramel mellowed down and the incense and other spicy notes start becoming more prominent and eventually all together blending well. It changes a little and gets better and smoother on dry down, but once dried down it mostly stays pretty linear, but still smells absolutely amazing. It reaches perfection on dry down. (So be patient with it) I cannot compare this to the Eros (Blue) and Eros Energy since I dont have those two, but I do have Eros Flame and this one (Najim) and I gotta say I was a little skeptical that these would do well for someone my age (early 40's man) since I'm not a young man trying to get into a club. The Eros Flame and Najim are two very versatile fragrances that are great for even the mature crowd and can even be pulled off in the summer (if not overly applied). However Najim seems to be the most mature of the Eros line due to the spices, oud and incense, but I think a lot of young men can definitely pull this one off just fine. There still is a youthful touch to it. Both Najim and Flame are very beautiful and well done frags. They do not smell cheap AT ALL!! (At least not to me anyway). Again........AMAZING frag!! Too bad Najim seems to be the most expensive one. I luckily, lucked out with getting a great deal on eBay for mine for $40 for a 100ml 3.4oz tester. Doesnt matter to me as long as the product is the same (even though the bottle looks the same, it just has TESTER on it lol). But I could care less. Its the frag I'm showing off, not the bottle. This one is absolutely wonderful!! I love it!! Highly recommended, especially to the older crowd. But again the young fellas can pull this one off well too. It doesn't completely smell like an old man, but a rather mature and confident man.

This is my first 'real' fragrance I have ever bought. The one I had before was just something my parents got me years before just a basic one. I was at the airport and passed by a chemist that had a wall of fragrances. I had been watching a bit of Fragrance Youtube and had gotten a bit into it. So I thought why not, walked in and started trying out the testers on my arms. Nothing really stood out to me. The fragrances that I heard people praise smelled very same-ish and alcoholic. The ones that stood out were this one and Energy and an Oud one by Tom Ford. I knew I have an affinity for incense-y middle eastern fragrances (even before I smelled them) but I found the opening for this nice but not good enough to buy. I caught my flight but as it dried down, I realised just how good my right arm smelled and probably looked so sus holding it up to my nose every ten seconds. The smell survived two showers and a whole night and when I returned to the airport I rushed to the store. I wasn't sure which of the fragrances it was so I tested it, nodded and immediately bought it. I felt guilty and a little pretentious paying so much just to smell good, but it really is that good. The initial spray can be a bit intense, a little too sweet for what I thought I liked, but give it even ten seconds and it becomes this addictive rich smooth, sharp, deep smell I have never smelled before and the sweetness is not sickly or feminine at all, it actually works. And then it just gets better. It's so addictive, I find myself going up to the bottle and sniffing it whenever I enter my room. It's a beautiful smell. Completely dominated the 6 other perfumes I tried on my arm, I am sure it will also dominate other perfumes when worn out. It'll be the only thing people smell, it'll make a statement. This was worth it, if you're not sure, spray a test on your arm and give it an hour or two.

It's beyond me why this has such a low score here. Did I miss a boycott or something? Or were people jsut mad it was a Middle-Eastern exclusive for a while? Because it's damn good. I have it and its "clone" on me, so let me say a few words. First of all, this is a very balanced sweet & spicy scent, ideal for the Autumn. I'm normally not into anything with oud but I honestly can't smell it, so that's good for me. I despise smoky scents and I wouldn't say this one is smoky. It's warm caramel with ambery/woody heart beneath it. Not overly sweet, not overly spicy. As I said already - it's very well-balanced. As for clones and similarities - QAF Untamed is trying, but it's worse in every possible aspect, so I wouldn't reach for it. People saying it's like Mancera Red Tobacco should go check out their noses because it's nothing like that abysmal fragrance. It's not like Most Wanted, it's not like Oud Noir, it's not like Layton, it's not even really fitting into the whole Eros lineup. I don't like the synthetic smell of the blue ones, I only enjoy Flame and this one. I could find similarities with Scandal, but it's not as feminine and loudly sweet. I can also see why poeple mention SWY, but it's not like it, either. Long story short, if you like fragrances like SWY, Most Wanted Parfum, Scandal, and Eros Flame - you'll very probably enjoy this, too.