Rose Arabia Almond

Widian is translated to Valley in English. I think it's interesting how I can become fascinated with a brand simply by learning what the meaning is behind their name. I am very unfamiliar with Widian aside from a sample of Almond I purchased from Luckyscent. I don't know if others are like this, but I like to wear my almond fragrances at night. I almost crave them, similar to ice cream or chocolate chip cookies. Of course I can wear them during the day, but it doesn't feel the same and it doesn't curve my craving the same way. Anyway, I wore Almond for the first time tonight. And I am pleasantly surprised. Initially, it was not something I was expecting because of how much fruit I was smelling. There are raspberries, peaches, plums and also a bouquet of honeysuckle and tuberose. Where is the almond!? I see vanilla. I even see prailine for God sake. Where is the almond? I never find it lol. However, what is there is a nice Delina relative. For those of you who enjoy that fragrance, you are really going to like this. I was not aware how much rose was going to come through. I also did not know it was in a Collection centered around roses. So let me tell you now, this is not almond forward by any means. That was my mistake. It is equal parts floral if not more floral than gourmand. Nothing groundbreaking either, just done well with excellent longevity. That's the reason I was inspired to write tonight. I am surprised and impressed by the longevity and sillage of Almond. I happen to put Interlude Black Iris over Almond to do some personal experiments. Come to find out Almond is persevering! Very impressive. Mad respect. Lol. Impressive enough to make me interested in their entire line when I had no interest before. I find out you are not bull, I am loyal for life. Long story short, this is worth your money even if it's not exactly Almond. I forgive you now take my money.

Rose Arabia Almond is the only fragrance I have tried from Widian. After falling in love with this one, I can't wait to try more from the house. This fragrance is perfection. It's sweet and fluffy, almost marshmallow like, with just enough white florals balancing it out. It's decadent, but not gourmand. This smells like what I had hoped PDM'S Oriana would smell like. This takes the orange blossom and fluffy sweetness to the next level. I pick up on many of the notes listed. But it's so smooth and well blended that they come together beautifully. Performance is impressive. The bottle is heavy and simply designed, it's nice. The juice in my bottle has become quite dark. It's aged beautifully. I would highly recommend trying this if you enjoy scents like Oriana or LDBS. It's not identical to those but it's in the same family. Imo, Rose Arabia Almond is better than those two (I still enjoy Love Don't be Shy, but I reach for this much more often). Longevity: 8/10 Projection: 7.5/10 Overall Experience: 9/10

It's hilarious to see all the comments of those who can't smell the almond in this, because the sample I got is a marzipan cake bomb, reminiscent of almond extract (thankfully minus the sharp alcohol). Lots of creamy milk and sweetness, and expertly blended with flowers and nameless fruit. (I don't get any peach, which I am crazy about, or plum or raspberry, just nondescript, but pleasing fruit punch.). I ended up going with Xeroffs Italica instead of this as it was a similar vibe, but the Italica was somehow more comforting and sweet for me. This one is definitely a great find, though, and perhaps I'll go back for more when the little vial runs out. Ps the lady at ZGO - an exceptional niche perfumerie store in SF - recommended this, and she has exquisite taste.

Widian’s Almond brings me straight to vacay mood. It makes me mesmerize about warm Mediterranean Sea, isolated island in Greece, with warm waters, sun, soft pebble beaches, pine trees and meadows of flowers and herbs. It has a sweet and refreshing flavor, soapy in the best possible way. Not necessarily clean in a traditional way but very fresh and bubbly. I find it staying close to my skin, very easily wearable and feminine. I feel like can’t go wrong with this one. I’m not big fan of tuberose, but the tuberose of this one is just adorable! It has same elements that LDBS, but I prefer Almond any day. Almond is natural and organic fragrance. It has a beautiful comforting dry down and moderate longevity. Price quality ratio is above average!

I like it, but the flowers are too prominent (as always) on my skin. I love almond and nutty scents, but unfortunately I get this rose scent that I'm not too happy about. After a couple of hours it smells delicious - but I can't wait couple hours to smell good. I also have a parrot at home, and I only use a small amount of perfume at work or when going out. My parrot is out and about with me in the morning, so of course - I can't put on any perfume until I leave the house (and far from where he's at). So I can't do any timing for when the perfume settles. I need a perfume to smell nice right away. Edit; I've completely changed my mind on this. I have now started to love the hint of rose. It's wonderful. Just bought a full bottle 🙈