Warek, from Kajal was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Christian Carbonnel. It has the top notes of Incense and Saffron, middle notes of Amber, Guaiac Wood, Patchouli, and Rose, and base notes of Agarwood (Oud), Leather, and Vanilla.
Warek is a very interesting scent. This is a pleasant fragrance which revolves primarily around rose, saffron and oud. A scent profile that has been done so many times, and yet this one does offer something different in my eyes. Rather than being overly jammy and sweet with the rose and saffron, I find they act as supporting notes to the brooding oud and smooth leather. This darkness has a slight bitter greenness about it from earthy patchouli and guaiac wood which I find rather addicting. Overall this is one of the more impressive scents from Kajal that I’ve tried. This one seems to go in its own direction and smell genuinely really good. It’s still not brilliant enough for me to buy a bottle but I will enjoy wearing my decant nevertheless.