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Unisex I wanted to say something about this unique parfum since it was just discontinued and now you can still find it even if it’s not anymore in Nasomatto’s website. This is great for the springtime and summertime. Gualtieri never releases used ingredients and notes of his perfumes and it’s ok but what comes to China White I think it’s really rare to find honest opinion about how it really smells. It’s obvious that CW belongs to floral woody fragrances but all other is speculation and even there is florals and “powdery” note, I want to speak about this creation straight and with the right definition. Powdery for example here doesn’t mean powdery like it’s used in perfumery notes. It’s just trying to describe the scent without using correct words which would be considered inappropriate. Nasomatto’s China White and Black Afgano has described as Yin and yang which is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. Black Afgano is really mellow unique scent with potent untraditional Hashish whiff and I would lie if I wouldn’t say that China White has been made to bring strong chemical Cocaine vibe. That vibe comes straight away after spraying and there is no reason why it wouldn’t be meant to be like that. No doubt that it is maybe as well the one main reason why this scent is discontinued since it’s really challenging to sell this because of it’s unique character and scent which is some kind of tabu to say it out loud. I hope no one gets offended now because of what I have wrote since that is the reason why this is not described as is should. I’m not trying to glamorize anything - I only want this scent would be described as it deserves since this is very unique and captivating yet brash take on perfumery. I respect the courage which is needed to create something like that and that was the main reason why I bought this long time ago. I was actually thinking that this will disappear even more quickly from the market. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Unisex Eau de Parfum 100ml (Extrait comes in 25ml bottles) Despite of a few simple ingredients this kind of scent is impossible for me to buy without testing and therefore I’m really glad that I saw this @campomarzio70 in Rome. Black beetle is a beautiful and mellow Patchouli scent which first shines with dark airiness and freshness and then turns into a sweeter and warmer tones. That pleasant mesmerizing blend has an additional hint of woody note from incense in the opening and a spicy note from Chili in the heart. Patchouli is not pungent or unpleasant at any point, but rather soft and all mingle perfectly together with woody base. Patchouli is here edgy yet masterfully made to show it’s all most beautiful characteristics one after another. Top notes: Bergamot, Raspberry, Incense (Patchouli in the opening is so brash that I can’t separate Bergamot or Rasberry) Heart notes: Chili, Patchouli Base notes: Woods I was so curious to learn more about “Incense” as a note and it it turned out to be very interesting. “The history of incense itself goes back thousands of years – in fact, the first perfumes were burned, not worn: perfume actually gets its name from ‘per fumum’, or ‘through smoke’. The name ‘incense’, meanwhile also comes from the Latin: ‘incendere’ means ‘to burn’.” Olibanum or Frankincense is usually meant by incense in a perfumery. It could also refer to a smoky note but it’s not the case in Black Beetle. This projects well and people can smell the scent long after you have left the room. 🔥💯 And the bottle is gorgeous! 💎 It’s so beautiful, regal and unique since so many houses seems to prefer square shaped bottles. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Unisex I like this house a lot and the simplicity in their blends is a complete opposite of what I've been used to lately. Anyway particularly in this leather scent the simplicity got me bored with the scent and I didn't wear it anymore. Leather as a note is not easy for me but when it's combined with several other notes it's fine and I love it in many scents. There is used different ingredients to imitate a leather in Falcon Leather and Aurelien Guichard has made it masterfully in this ambery scent. This perfume opens up with a Saffron and Labdanum creating the very realistic mellow yet smooth leather note while Saffron is bringing soft and earthy vibe in the same time. Birch Tar continues sensual and inviting leather while Benzoin in the base wraps the other notes in a warm embrace together with Oud like deepness. By the way did you know that Birch Tar used here is from Finland? This is a beautiful linear scent, very easy to wear and this is nice as well layered together with Matiere Premiere’s Crystal Saffron or Radical Rose. The latter one is definitely my favorite from this house. If you like leather you can’t go wrong with this! Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
“At night the buildings shimmer vertically, against the dark sky. In the morning the sun rises over Manhattan illuminating the city that never sleeps." This beautiful bottle really shimmers against the darkness. ✨ There is a lot of notes in this perfume and a lot of going on like in New Your city. Happily I still don’t get a hectic or chaotic vibe from this scent - it’s rather calming and relaxing by forgetting all that traffic and hurry and I’m thinking myself watching all that up in the sky in my own peace. That never sleeping Manhattan with a millions of people is under my eyes and I concentrate on my own business. Manhattan is captivating and uplifting scent with ingeniously blended juice and the main notes Heliotrope, Coconut, Patchouli, Tcco, Cedarwood and Vanilla open up brightly together with aromatic Lavender and other floral notes. In my skin this doesn’t change so much during a couple of hours. You don’t have to be worried about overspraying this since after the opening it settles down to a beautiful skin scent, not too weak but just perfect for wearing at the office. I can get easily a little bit sweet Vanilla and Coconut while Patchouli is giving the fresh, earthy take on it, other spices are tuning the sweetness down with Oakmoss, and tcco gives a unique polished touch to this juice. It’s really sophisticated so you shouldn’t be worried about that note if you are not into that note. It’s not dirty nor literally smoky. Coconut here is beautiful as well, not at all cloying or sun lotion type - what else you can get from Roja Dove than divine, luxurious vibe in notes. Overall this perfume is posh, modern masterpiece from Roja Dove! 💯💎 Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Feminine leaning FIRST IMPRESSIONS: I got what I was waiting: something totally different than a floral fruity fragrance would normally (if there is some “normal” but anyway) be. I just was thinking that I really don’t know how it is in heaven but I’m quite sure that this is the scent of heaven. This perfume creates so amazing captivating, divine and fluffy bubble around me while wearing this and it is easy to forget the sorrows in life. This stays in the clothes for a couple of days and it’s easy to overspray this since you are totally in your own world enjoying the beauty of this juice and you just want it more and more. THE REVIEW AFTER WEARING: More detailed review of this “Happy Mood -scent” (like I call this) - this is not a paid hype even if it sounds like that though 😅 This perfume has an amazing power to change a sad and melancholy feeling into happiness, a stress into a relieved mind and a sorrow into hope. It’s so fluffy, uplifting and joyous that you start to smile. 😌 Guidance is warm, mouthwatering fruity and juicy: notes comes from Pear in the opening and Osmanthus in the middle which smells like a soft and sensuous Apricot. 🤤 In the same time there is a fresh airiness: Hazelnut, Frankincense and Saffron are balancing sweet notes with savoury, fresh and earthy nuances. The divine aspect comes from the flowers: Rose and Jasmine Sambac brings sophisticated touch to this blend. The base of Guidance is really milky, soft and warm - Akigalawood and Ambergris create the structure and polished core to the juice. Vanilla is done so well here and in this case it means that this is not “Vanilla scent”. The whole perfume is masterfully blended. * Top Notes: Pear, Frankincense (Olibanum), Hazelnut. * Heart Notes: Saffron, Rose, Jasmine Sambac, Osmanthus. * Base Notes: Cistus (Labdanum), Sandalwood, Akigalawood, Ambergris, Vanilla Guidance is projecting like a beast and a sillage is strong. This perfume makes a huge scent bubble where you are inside. 🫧 It feels like walking on the clouds. ☁️ This is a great perfume if you like to spray on clothes still it smells same on clothes. This doesn’t need necessarily skin to shine in the right way. And the scent stays all the day in your skin and many days in your clothes. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
The scent of happiness, the genius complexity and talented way to use fruity and gourmand notes This perfume has an amazing power to change a sad and melancholy feeling into happiness, a stress into a relieved mind and a sorrow into hope. It’s so fluffy, uplifting and joyous that you start to smile. Guidance is warm, mouthwatering fruity and juicy: notes comes from Pear in the opening and Osmanthus in the middle which smells like a soft and sensuous Apricot. In the same time there is a fresh airiness: Hazelnut, Frankincense and Saffron are balancing sweet notes with savoury, fresh and earthy nuances. The divine aspect comes from the flowers: Rose and Jasmine Sambac brings sophisticated touch to this blend. The base of Guidance is really milky, soft and warm - Akigalawood and Ambergris create the structure and polished core to the juice. Vanilla is done so well here and in this case it means that this is not “Vanilla scent”. The whole perfume is masterfully blended. I don't think this perfume as a gourmand. For me it is much more multifaceted and the complexity in it keeps it absolutely attractive and somewhat elegant compared to the scents which are "only gourmands". Elegant here doesn't mean fragile lady like elegance but something else than edible dessert like concoction. In the same time and despite of all that juicy fruity aspect, this is not only fruity scent, not at all. Linear fruity scents are not interesting enough for me and linear, clearly gourmands are not for me. Guidance has those both accords combined with the notes which all together create something utterly unique and addictive. * Top Notes: Pear, Frankincense (Olibanum), Hazelnut. * Heart Notes: Saffron, Rose, Jasmine Sambac, Osmanthus. * Base Notes: Cistus (Labdanum), Sandalwood, Akigalawood, Ambergris, Vanilla Guidance is projecting like a beast and a sillage is strong. This perfume makes a huge scent bubble where you are inside. It feels like walking on the clouds. This is a great perfume if you like to spray on clothes still it smells same on clothes. This doesn’t need necessarily skin to shine in the right way. And the scent stays all the day in your skin and many days in your clothes. This is worth all the hype but polarising as well. It's either love or hate and not a safe blind buy. If I'm thinking the latest Amouage releases, this and King Blue are absolutely the best ones. Can't wait to try an extract version of this one, I know I love it. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Unisex (Originally written in IG on 25th of February) This delicious slightly boozy perfume was the one which I was testing a long time ago and I didn’t like it at all. It was offensive yet interesting but I didn’t know that some day I would love it a lot and own the bottle. So if you didn’t like it back in the days maybe you should test it again! 💯 Anyway, here I am with my crispy, juicy delicious Apple Brandy and here in beautiful Rome the winter has already turned into the spring time and the weather is perfect for this scent. 💯 Very realistic apple with woody, boozy accord are the biggest reasons why I like this, otherwise this would be just an ordinary fruity perfume. Cardamom in the opening and mossy, woody notes tones the sweetness down and brightens up the fresh vibe but in the end of the journey sweetness tones up again because of Pineapple and Vanilla and I can smell really sweet even jammy apple in my wrist. I find this really fresh anyway and if I want that fresh feeling to last all the day I just re spray it. Lasting power is not so long though but for me it’s fine since I change the perfume during the same day. What comes to the boozy note it’s really hard to describe but it’s something like sparkling wine style rather than deep, dark Brandy. This is not totally my style but I couldn’t resist to have a full bottle. This is great perfume anyway and very wearable during the spring time - I think I will enjoy this during the summer as well! 🍏 Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
I remember the day when I got this perfume. it was a blind buy. I was totally thrilled from the first spray and still this is one of the best ouds in my collection. Oudh Infini is all what you can expect from really good oud scent with a rich and deep blend together with Civet and Musk while flowers, sandalwood, benzoin and vanilla make the scent very pleasant. This is not just some creation made because of the hype of oud. There is no oud in this fragrance just because you can tell it has it. Oudh Infini is a bold blend from Pissara and definitely not an easy choice, this is only for those who really like animalic vibes. This opens up with amazing mellow and edgy splash of Laotian Oud and Civet is very opulent from the start as well. This is straight away slightly skanky, it’s dirty and animalic and wow it’s so sexy! 🔥 For a few seconds you can get a barnyard vibe but straight away it gets tamed and starts to show the beauty with a beautiful Rose de Mai in it - in the same moment you are already hooked. Good quality strong oud and Civet, and Musk in the base make sure that this experience - which this perfume really is - doesn’t fade away for many hours. Yet, this is very enjoyable, not pungent at all and after the opening very smooth and wearable. Musky base with Civet and a little bit sweetness from Vanilla is amazing. I ❤️ this perfume a lot and it’s really adorable and addictive scent. I just want to smell my arm more and more, I feel that I don’t get enough! I don’t know if Dusita has even one scent which I don’t love. I just wish that Pissara will create more oud masterpieces, at least this is the proof that she can do those well! 💯 Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
This fragrance is a mix of surprising notes and by quickly glancing at them you could think that this is a light fruity floral juice but the base notes turns that upside down into Amber spicy slightly animalic masterpiece. In the opening this is a delicious uplifting whiff of fruits, especially peach, and after just a few seconds, the special nature of the scent becomes apparent. There comes out a rich dose of sexy and captivating animalic and even oudy vibe (it’s not listed in the notes though) thanks to Castoreum which makes this really intriguing and bold scent. Labdanum creates very leathery and intense touch into this perfume. This doesn’t even try to be mass appealing scent. This is for those who know their style and can wear this with self confidence and respect this flirting mellow blend. There is a lot of going in the warm and mossy base (Coriander, Saffron, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Amyris, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Vanilla, Amber, Frankincense, Birch, Labdanum, Castoreum, Musk) but like all Roja’s the blend is so ingeniously combined that it is impossible to distinguish all the individual notes. While wearing this scent you feel fresh, delicious, sexy, erotic aura around you and this scent is unforgettable! And what is the one word I can use describing the juice and the bottle: it’s just 💎💎💎 Top: Lemon*, Cedrat, Bergamot Middle: Geranium, Rose de Mai*, Orange Blossom, Jasmin de Grasse*, Cistus, Peach* Base: Coriander, Saffron, Patchouli, Oakmoss*, Vetiver, Amyris*, Sandalwood*, Benzoin*, Vanilla*, Amber, Frankincense*, Birch, Labdanum*, Castoreum, Musk *Key ingredients Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Female leaning This scent has a special place in my heart. ❤️ I can’t be without wearing a perfume and I was just buying some stuff in the shopping center with my husband and I felt naked because I forgot perfume in the hurry while leaving from home. I sprayed this and I somehow liked it (difficult of course to say just after testing the first time). After for a while he just disappeared somewhere and came after few minutes and gave me this. 🥰 I didn’t like it so much during the first days but after few days I got hooked and I wore this many months as a signature scent. This was over a year ago. But what about the scent: opening is quite sharp citrus and lavender and it’s actually the difficult part for me and something which normally would have made me not to choose this. But after 15-20 minutes one of my favorites white flowers Orange Blossom and Jasmine start to shine together with soft, warm a little bit sweet and beautiful base with musky vanilla while Cedar and Ambergris is balancing the sweetness. The scent is not groundbreaking but it does has (at least had before there started to be many poor dupes of it) the unique and special, sumptuous character which is not so easy to find in designer scents nowadays. Several flankers are nice as well but since I'm not a fan of flankers I stick into this original one. I’m happy that I got to know this and this is one of my designer scents which I still adore. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
This scent has a special place in my heart. ️ I can’t be without wearing a perfume and I was just buying some stuff in the shopping center with my husband and I felt naked because I forgot perfume in the hurry while leaving from home. I sprayed this and I somehow liked it (difficult of course to say just after testing the first time). After for a while he just disappeared somewhere and came after few minutes and gave me this. I didn’t like it so much during the first days but after few days I got hooked and I wore this many months as a signature scent. This was over a two years ago when I just has started my craziness with niche. But what about the scent: opening is quite sharp citrus and lavender and it’s actually the difficult part for me and something which normally would have made me not to choose this. But after 15-20 minutes one of my favorites white flowers Orange Blossom and Jasmine start to shine together with soft, warm a little bit sweet and beautiful base with musky vanilla while Cedar and Ambergris is balancing the sweetness. The scent is not groundbreaking but it does has (at least had before there started to be many poor dupes of it) the unique and special, sumptuous character which is not so easy to find in designer scents nowadays. Several flankers are nice as well but since I'm not a fan of flankers I stick into this original one. I’m happy that I got to know this and this is one of my designer scents which I still adore. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
There is nothing so bad in this scent but it’s very synthetic and it’s not unique. I have “the same scent” in much more better quality like Nasomatto Narcotic V and Haüto which is more interesting. If I would buy one more Tuberose/Jasmine scent into my collection it would be Dusitas Melodie L’Amour which is really beautiful or Clive Christian Jump Up And Kiss Me Ecstatic which is totally in another level from Lady White Snake. This and Venom Incarnat are the most synthetic ones from Stéphane Humbert Lucas but Venom Incarnate is amazing in hot weather and it's unique. But if you love Tuberose and especially if you don't have any of this category yet, this could be your choice. The bottle is amazing like all in Snake Collection. Longevity and projection are great. This review is based on a sample, I don't need a full bottle. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
