TRADITIONAL CHYPRES 🍁 Amouage Jubilation XXV 2007 There is missing some main elements of Chypre scent here but it performs very similarly like Chypre anyway. This is soft and Ambery, very refined. The warmest of these all. 🍁 Guerlain Mitsouko 1919 Mossy and earthy, new epd is a little bit sharp while my new extrait is soft and more round, polished. I used to layer them to get the best from both. This new epd is the most dry of these ones. An extrait version of Mitsouko, even if it’s the most recent one, is mesmerizing, rich and intoxicating blend. It’s very different than edp where the beautiful sweetness from Peach is very faint and a deep, mellow, mossy base is just earthy and very dry. Extrait is so amazing and evocative definitely one of the best Chypres. I highly recommend that one, there is a huge difference between those concentrations. 🍁 Rochas Femme 1944 A little bit more fruity than others, beautiful Plum, Peach and Apricot brings a gentle sweetness. Feels smoky/earthy after the opening but not for long time. Performs darker on my husband’s skin than on mine. 🍁 Roja Parfums Diaghilev 2010 Very strong and majestic dark blend, a challenging to wear for many. This one definitely needs the right kind of clothes, otherwise you look and smell totally ridiculous. Sharp and spicy, leathery@and musky, the most masculine of these ones, actually there is nothing feminine in this. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

TRADITIONAL CHYPRES 🍁 Amouage Jubilation XXV 2007 There is missing some main elements of Chypre scent here but it performs very similarly like Chypre anyway. This is soft and Ambery, very refined. The warmest of these all. 🍁 Guerlain Mitsouko 1919 Mossy and earthy, new epd is a little bit sharp while my new extrait is soft and more round, polished. I used to layer them to get the best from both. This new epd is the most dry of these ones. An extrait version of Mitsouko, even if it’s the most recent one, is mesmerizing, rich and intoxicating blend. It’s very different than edp where the beautiful sweetness from Peach is very faint and a deep, mellow, mossy base is just earthy and very dry. Extrait is so amazing and evocative definitely one of the best Chypres. I highly recommend that one, there is a huge difference between those concentrations. 🍁 Rochas Femme 1944 A little bit more fruity than others, beautiful Plum, Peach and Apricot brings a gentle sweetness. Feels smoky/earthy after the opening but not for long time. Performs darker on my husband’s skin than on mine. 🍁 Roja Parfums Diaghilev 2010 Very strong and majestic dark blend, a challenging to wear for many. This one definitely needs the right kind of clothes, otherwise you look and smell totally ridiculous. Sharp and spicy, leathery@and musky, the most masculine of these ones, actually there is nothing feminine in this. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

TRADITIONAL CHYPRES 🍁 Amouage Jubilation XXV 2007 There is missing some main elements of Chypre scent here but it performs very similarly like Chypre anyway. This is soft and Ambery, very refined. The warmest of these all. 🍁 Guerlain Mitsouko 1919 Mossy and earthy, new epd is a little bit sharp while my new extrait is soft and more round, polished. I used to layer them to get the best from both. This new epd is the most dry of these ones. This extrait version of Mitsouko, even if it’s the most recent one, is mesmerizing, rich and intoxicating blend. It’s very different than edp where the beautiful sweetness from Peach is very faint and a deep, mellow, mossy base is just earthy and very dry. Extrait is so amazing and evocative definitely one of the best Chypres. I highly recommend that one, there is a huge difference between those concentrations. 🍁 Rochas Femme 1944 A little bit more fruity than others, beautiful Plum, Peach and Apricot brings a gentle sweetness. Feels smoky/earthy after the opening but not for long time. Performs darker on my husband’s skin than on mine. 🍁 Roja Parfums Diaghilev 2010 Very strong and majestic dark blend, a challenging to wear for many. This one definitely needs the right kind of clothes, otherwise you look and smell totally ridiculous. Sharp and spicy, leathery@and musky, the most masculine of these ones, actually there is nothing feminine in this. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

AZMAN (Creator Husen Khan from India) 🥀Two Minutes After The Kiss Extrait de Parfum CRISTIANO CANALI Unisex Two Minutes After The Kiss is Azman’s first perfume. It’s very beautiful Rose Oud but it’s much more than that. It’s a mysterious blend where roses are surrounded by Pepper, Cardamom and Frankincense before it develops into a lush, passionate and sensual heart which is very rich with Patchouli and Oud. Some day you will notice more Beeswax and some day more Myrrh and not only the depth of the leather is changing like a chameleon but also creamy Sandalwood and Vetiver are performing in many different ways. The translucent rose blushes and pushes itself under the balsamic smoke of the luxurious Oud and it’s captivating and inviting. An amazing blend is very desperately romantic, it’s like an endless love. It is dark and sentimental, a little bit wistful, like the long night witch arrives after the sunset. It’s strong yet safe to wear, I liked it a lot even during hot summertime. It never turned out too brash despite it’s dense and complex character. TOP: Turkish rose, Jamaican Pepper, Omani Frankincense, Guatemala Cardamom HEART: Turkish Rose absolute, Laos Oud, Indonesian Patchouly,  Somalian Myrrh, French Beeswax , Selectone BASE: Indian Sandalwood, Haitian Vetiver, Dark Leather accord, Laos Oud, Spanish Labdanum, Musk, Ambrocenide Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

Comparing FREDERIC MALLE: Iris Poudre Pierre Bourdon (2000) and STÉPHANE HUMBERT LUCAS: Panthea Iris (2019) (Review made earlier) These two clear, sophisticated and soapy scents are in the same category. Both has a clean white musky base and they are very subtle, elegant and refined. They are airy and dry. They are powdery but it’s rather sharp and cold powder than soft and warm compared to those “baby vibe” powdery scents. Iris Poudre is even colder and drier than Panthea Iris. There is a lot of aldehydes in IP and it creates a frosty, super fresh and bright nuances. In Panthea Iris there are pink berries in the top notes which gives a hint of the sweetness to the scent and Orris butter in the base softens the whole concoction a little bit. Do I need the both? Yes. But I don’t know if it’s necessary- try them and decide. 💙 Iris Poudre: Top: Rose - Violet - Ylang-Tlang Heart: Iris (Aldehydes) Base: Sandalwood - Musk - Tonka bean Panthea Iris: Top: Pink Berries - Italian Bergamot and Tangerine - White Tea Heart: Iris Absolute - Jasmine - Violet Base: White Musk - Tonka bean - Sandalwood - Patchouli - Iris butter Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

I remember trying this few years ago and the power of the scent was overwhelming. It was so harsh and brash that I didn’t know when to wear it even if I loved it a lot. That time I wore quite crowd pleasing scents. I don’t like when so many (almost all) scents are diluted nowadays and they are just a shadow of their former glory. I have to admit that now Ambre Sultan is very wearable, it’s sophisticated and the notes are performing charmingly yet still opulent. Anyway it’s too bright compared to the older formulation - not only the color but the nature of the juice as well and what is, or what was, Serge Lutens dna, is gone. Almost all adjectives how to describe this are the opposite like it used to be and sorry to say but this new formula is somewhat redundant in my collection. I think I will give this one to my husband since it performs darker and denser on his skin while it still remains light enough for everyday use. Ambre Sultan is warm mix of Resins, Myrrh, Benzoin, spices, herbs and Amber with Vanilla and Patchouli which is quite hidden in the new formula. Vanilla in the new formula is more prominent than in the old one and it’s the note which makes this smell too generic. Old formula is very complex whilst the new one is linear. Some day I will try to find a very old vintage bottle just because it’s a splendid and sublime piece of history what comes to Amber scents. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

I don’t own so many gourmands and I wear them rarely but Lira is absolutely one of the best truly gourmand vanillas out there. I like that they offer these small sizes as well since it’s a perfect size for people like me. I want to enjoy the mellow delicious scent of it but I don’t wear it anywhere else but home. There are three main notes in Lira - Vanilla, Citrus and Licorice - which makes me to think a thick, smooth and delicious cake. The concoction is very mellow and “edible” in the most realistic way. Lavender is balancing the sweetness with Cinnamon but those notes are not so obvious. There is musky base but some times while wearing this the base feels a little bit woody as well. This is sweet for sure but I don’t feel this so overly sweet than you could imagine because of Caramel which is mentioned. It’s very restrained. Luckily Bergamot in the opening fades away quickly and it changes into Licorice which slowly disappears and the delicious Vanilla is left. I think the hype around this is definitely deserved even if the gourmands are not my favorite category of perfumes. And I think the reason is that I don’t eat any cakes, any pies, any sweet things. 😅💁🏽♀️ Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

While reading about Francesca Bianchi’s perfumes for the first time I knew that I would fall in love them. These scents are like a poetry, true niche. This perfume is gorgeous blend of familiar notes but the result is something very unique and different. It feels like I have found it from my grandmother’s cosmetic pouch - in a good way. It makes me think the past time when women was wearing corsets and voluptuous dresses made from velvet. I think the scent is very unisex though. Angel’s Dust is a sparkling yet dusty, it’s even musty but in a attractive and addictive way. You can find amazing contrasts in this scent. It’s like a dry powder soaked in a little bit sweet ambery and musky syrup. A sophisticated sweetness is definitely not sugary or synthetic and it’s a result of balsamic Benzoin, Tolu Balsam and Vanilla which all of them together together with Sandalwood and Musk wrap Iris, Rose and Mimosa in a warm hug. It is overloaded, voluptous and glorious sensuality in the bottle, great for intimate moments whilst the soft nature to stay close to the skin makes it easy to wear anywhere you want. It leaves a mysterious sexy trail after you, it’s like a complete addiction. This was an easy and safe choice from me from FB but as these scents are really unique I recommend to sample first. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

When thinking about popular notes combined with Rose you find all of them in this scent except Oud. In Cairo - there are Saffron and Rose, Cypriol Oil, Patchouli and Labdanum blended nicely with Vanilla in a woody base. This is very balanced scent what comes to those notes and none of them is actually dominant. This is not overly sweet, it’s not so “jammy” like those ones with just Rose with Vanilla. It’s not dark scent either. Cairo is as well somewhat restrained if thinking the performance and comparing for example with gorgeous beast Radical Rose which fills the room immediately (I love it a lot). It’s not weak, don’t get me wrong, but it just doesn’t scream to get attention and the notes are in a perfect harmony with each others. Different combinations of the notes mentioned above has been done hundreds of times and considering uniqueness, it’s not found here. Anyway while searching the scent with all these notes in one I found this one being the best. The blend is not complex, nor difficult to understand which makes it very versatile and safe to wear. The longevity is great. Wonderful scent for everyday wear during autumn and winter. I can wear even a dense ouds during summertime but I think it’s leather which makes this too heavy for hot days imo. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes