Taraf Black

I debated on this fragrance for a while bc I have a love/hate relationship with oud. I finally purchased it.....I am not disappointed. It is beautiful 😍. The saffron and oud is wrapped in a warm sweet blanket. I can't believe I paid $16.99 for this. It smells so expensive. I will probably buy a backup bottle to have for next fall/winter. My batch is from Dec. '22 and I can only assume it will get even better as it sits. I highly recommend for anyone who loves this scent profile.

This is a nice Middle Eastern scent, very sweet. I personally wouldn’t call this a clone of Arabian’s Tonka although I notice similarities. A good cheap fragrance, but the only issue for me, just like the other fragrances from Zimaya or Fragrance World, is the longevity. To me, it hardly goes 4-5 hours, unfortunately. But for the price, it’s worth it.

This is really good. perfect amount of sweetness and the oud isn't too strong. I’ve never smelt Arabians tonka so I didn’t know what to expect. Super unisex though. Lasts about 8 hours and projects for 2-3. Great value especially since I got it for €13.50.

First impressions straight from the box: I was a little worried at the first sniff because the bergamot or something made it smell super cirtussy and not at all what I was expecting. But it calmed now nicely and the sweeter notes started showing. I haven't smelled arabians tonka so I can't compare. Surprisingly light (not weak, I mean the texture) and airy, pretty nice :) I get mostly soft wood notes and balanced amount of sweetness. To me this is super unisex. But I think like this will change once it settles a bit. Will try to update! Edit: I'm starting to get a lot of saffron from this. Tbh, I didn't even know what saffron really smelled like before, but I tried a saffron scented lotion and it reminded me so much of taraf black so I connected the dots finally :'D Still enjoying this although not my favourite. Performance is pretty good. Sometimes it feels like it's missing something so I like to layer with this. Editx2: This became too strong for me and the bottle was demoted to room spray. Went from like to just ok. Airy, saffrony, woody, not super sweet (maybe i would like it more if it was sweeter), but something just rubs me the wrong way.

after 3 months of maceration the ingredients still not well blended. the opening is sharp and all i get from this is pencil shaving vibe and sugar. Linear and boring.