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Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness

This is potent stuff. She has been doing the all-natural game longer than a lot of folks. This is slightly boozy with sharp greenery, like a forest floor. From the get-go, it is a huge green blast that holds…

Gourmand Exquise by Elixir Attar Perfumes

Gourmand Exquise by Elixir Attar Perfumes

The holiday season has arrived, and it is decked out. Some fig, some chocolate, some graham cracker, vanilla, rice puff, all finished with a honey glaze. The gourmand notes round out his base DNA, that could contain musk and…

Grandenia by Areej Le Dore

Grandenia by Areej Le Dore

Old-school citrus, Antiquity style, with a mix of florals behind it in the opening. The Areej stamp is all there: making this a familiar projector that fans of the house will know.Where Antiquity worked wonders for me, this doesn’t….

Eau de Mystique by Wesker

Eau de Mystique by Wesker

I don’t think the list of notes does this perfume justice. Spiced fruits and resins are apparent from the bottle, but on skin, this thing does wonders. There is cinnamon in here. My nose has a problem with this…

Agar Parisien by Agar Aura

Agar Parisien by Agar Aura

Citrus introduces the oakmoss and then oud. Both of the latter are played out the entire fragrance. Slight rose is noticed here, beginning the touches of Eastern infusion with soft sweet woods. Heart notes of oud beg to take…

Oud Lubani by Agar Aura

Oud Lubani by Agar Aura

Sharp Luban off the top, backed by camphor. Sitting there as the fire of your skin heats up, it becomes more smoky, and a medicinal zing sets in. With deep whiffs, you can pull out smells of fresh melon…

Neriko by Agar Aura

Neriko by Agar Aura

Where the first rendition took us to a bath house, now we are cleaned up, with the designer jeans on and headed out to a sake house. Different herbs and adult aromatics; this one is a storied one in…

Agar Attar

Agar Attar

Overall, this is a different, tougher agar with more scars on it. Don’t get me wrong; there is extreme beauty in all of that. My first question right away was where is that berry fruit blast from? Taha said…

Mellifluence 280 and 281 are here

Mellifluence 280 and 281 are here

Mellifluence 280 and 281 are here – Nothing better than coffee and musk???? Saffron Musk Imperial is for the ultimate saffron lover. The strongest saffron to date and aptly named. Drenched in musk this is bombtastic. Number 280 Oceanus is something I hope people would start to interpret the smells of the ocean with all […]

Agar Aura The Second collection

Agar Aura The Second collection

Agar Aura The Second collection – Wow the colors of fall and the smells of heaven. Samples release today at 3:15 pst I took this photo only to show colors. To the eye Oud Lubani won’t seem this way but with different light the green is in there. I pulled is out only using lighting […]