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Sorry, Joe!
Written yesterday but I forgot to press the Post Reply button - again.
Written yesterday but I forgot to press the Post Reply button - again.
Sorry, Joe!
Written yesterday but I forgot to press the Post Reply button - again.
Oh, wow! Today brought delivery of one really fly vial of attar: Mellifluence Tuberous 0.1 - a rich floral gourmand:Top notes - Lime, Dwarf Juniper; Middle notes- Jasmine, Davana, Rose; Base notes - Cambodi Oud, Cocoa, Castoreum.
"The fragrance is an enchanting, warm blend of rare ingredients, notes of fruits and spices mix with raw animalic scents of nature.
The castoreum and davana gives a sweet intoxicating edge while the cambodi oud and cocoa balance to give a warm comforting and heavy base.
Boy! It's good!
Massive, almost powdery cocoa opening which immediately smoothes to really good chocolate ... think home-tempered. Juniper and rose are first noticeable to my nose, followed quickly by jasmine. The oudh and castoreum is there and works its way through as sweet, aged wood and an almost fig-like pungency coming from the musk. The florals do not stand out individually but meld to link the rich, dark, creamy base to the sharp, spiky top.
Absolutely wonderful!
My apology, Mr. McLane - I thought we were on first names terms by now.
Counting up, I have about 30 bottles ... of what I have, there is one attar which is unlike any other and unlike anything I've ever smelled with my western nose: Majmua. Folks wanting to expand their olfactory catalogue should look to Nemat and pick up a bottle of their (Indian) Majmua ... and a bottle of their Jannatul Firdous from the 96 range. The Firdous is a lighter, sweeter version of the heavier Swiss Arabian and Haramain examples that I've tried.
But Majmua ... quite, quite different.
Hah, ok I admit it Paul,
You are getting to me with this attar crap a little bit by now. Sheeesh, you are relentless.
Other Paul.......you reading this I hope?
Would you like to have it, Sir fandango? It arrived this morning and smells exactly as you might expect for three and a half quid off ebay. It came with a Black Musk Supreme sample, which smells differently exactly as you might expect for free off ebay. They smelled much better for a dose of soap and water.That was in my basket while I was browsing for others. Guessed someone from here had swiped it. I've bookmarked a few sellers now.