Melted menthol pastil covers roses and Patchouli One perfume more which was a random sample for me and I didn't know anything about it before trying it for the first time. Because of that it surprised me with the powerful opening and the overall feeling of uniqueness which, however, subsided a bit after a few wearings. The reason why it's so unique to me is, that this kind of scent profile is not for me and therefore I haven't tried so much perfumes in that category. The only perfume which I love so much and which has menthol like feeling is Figment Woman by Amouage but it's nothing like this though. When I spray the scent immediate cool and fresh menthol like feeling fills my scent receptors and it makes me curious as to how the scent will develop. It truly feels like I have Vicks VapoRub under my nose and that scent is not for everyone for sure. I'm thinking all the time that product, not some fancy perfume. After it settles a little bit down it's easier to understand that the green, a little bit mint like fruity scent is created by Blackcurrant buds and it just comes out so strong because of the Ambroxan and Galbanum which boosts a bitter green nuances in it. Other than menthol as a creator of a unique feeling this is Rose Patchouli scent pumped full of Ambroxan and that's why all the notes lives longer. Personally I tend to dislike fragrances which has that or other similar aroma chemicals but here its characteristic smell is well hidden under the menthol aroma and earthy Frankincense. It's not so much woody nor ambery here either. Rose is not so realistic like is not Patchouli but the combination is enjoyable and it differs how it's done in so many perfumes. One note which I see for the first time is Geosmin (GSM) which is a molecule which can be found for example in drinking water and it has earthy and musty odour. All accords which are relevant imo: spicy, synthetic, fresh, woody, floral, but especially the "fresh" accord has its own meaning in this fragrance thanks to the menthol. The scent is quite linear as well because all the notes support that association. If you love a lot that scent or feeling this perfume is definitely for you. Honestly I don't have any idea where people get "aquatic" and "Amber" has to be one because people see the note Ambroxan. Anyway the scent doesn't have characteristics of Amber, at least on my skin. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

I have been wearing this one a lot hoping that I can get something more out of it than what I have written in a note after the first three wearings. This is anyway quite simple composition and it doesn't change if I'm for example in the different mood or if the weather is different, even the warmth of my skin doesn't make a significant difference which is the most surprising for me. That certain "stability" makes this scent utterly easy choice to wear it. It doesn't have any clearly feminine nor masculine characteristics either so it's very versatile and crowd pleasing scent if thinking that it's so natural. I mean people who are not used to natural perfumes can feel them heavy or challenging. Despite of that all my opinion changed and into a different direction. Musk here is easy and gentle. I love it when it has that naughty, dirty side or even when it's very animalic but this is not. I wrote in the statement that it's sultry and passionate but the more I'm used to the scent the more innocent it is and the lust has disappeared. I think my statement is more accurate for someone who has never smelled natural or animalic Musk or doesn't like at all these kind of scents but still, this is easy. Maybe too easy for me. I would still rate the scent as a same 9 since the quality of it is so special. Everything in this scent is gentle and so harmonious. Cinnamon is not at all how you imagine it, it's barely noticeable like is Cardamom. Patchouli is not earthy, it only brings a woody touch to the scent. The sweetness is only from Benzoin, it's very subdued, a little bit Vanilla like but different from the sugary sweetness. The balsamic aroma pairs perfectly with Musk. I don't find any creaminess here but a light nutty aroma instead. Powdery texture which Orris creates is not totally dry. There is nothing pungent, awkward or irritating about this scent. Everything is blended seamlessly, beautifully and skilfully. This is the style of Les Indemodables and exactly that style makes them so popular among the houses where natural and high-quality materials are used. My note just to compare how my overall feeling has changed between 4th-10th wearings: "Powdery, resinous Musc with a sensuality and class. Not animalic and dirty yet sultry and passionate. The scent of an innocent lust (if that is possible)." Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

I was so curious about this scent but something made me hesitate and I didn't blind buy it like I used to do when adding Amouages into my collection. This is quite different from the overall style of Amouage but I have to admit that I haven't tried so many from an old Opus Collection, I do have around 40 Amouages though . This is one of the most realistic rose perfumes which I have tried. It's beautiful and fresh but to my nose it's almost like a solifore. There is a light noticeable metallic undertone and for some people "Varnish" effect can be too much but I was thinking that it would be clearly noticeable. I thought that in this scent that note would make this perfume strange (in a positive way) and utterly unique experience but it didn't. It's hidden on my skin like is the leather and I'm thinking now how a leather note performs in Amouage's perfumes. Even Oud is only in far away background and it doesn't bring any animalic vibe here. I was thinking that this is challenging as well but it's not. For me this was a disappointment, unfortunately. I don't have yet Opus XII - Rose Incense | Amouage which I love a lot and this didn't took it's place as a best Amouage's rose scent. Ingredients here are high quality, it's not synthetic to my nose but for me it lacks creativity and complexity, it's not an artistic masterpiece which I was waiting to have. It's very pleasant though and it quickly settles down into a smooth and velvety texture with a gentle creaminess from Ylang-Ylang. I love natural aroma of roses and I have some. If you like this Opus X perfume I recommend to try these ones as well, at least these ones are not discontinued. They are not totally same of course but they all have that distinctive natural aroma of roses which is much better than in this scent. Honestly, I love them all more than this one. But all of these are even more realistic Rose than Opus X. Narjesi | The Spirit of Dubai Triad (Extrait de Parfum) | Bortnikoff Zemfira (Extrait de Parfum) | Bortnikoff Khaan | Katana and La fille de Berlin (Eau de Parfum) | Serge Lutens Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Mysterious, sensual, sexy are some of the adjectives which come to my mind when wearing this unique Rose perfume. I don't know any scent that is similar to this. It stands out as well from Rosinen's style, which usually keeps scents on the bright or luminous side, being much darker in it’s base as well as the other notes in overall (some other darker scents are Le Snob N° I and Ballerina N°3). The notes that give it a special flavor are Plum in the opening, Cumin and Ylang-Ylang in the heart and Amber in the base. Plum gives the fragrance a sweet touch and personally I think that the fruits in more complex fragrance structures bring a seductive, sophisticated and polished feeling. Some of my favorite fruits used like this are Plum, Peach, Mango and Cherry. There are countless fragrances where these fruits play a very important role. Even if they are not realistically juicy, they are sophisticated with a luxurious fruity sweetness in the background. Cumin is known to be a difficult note for some and in this fragrance it is no exception. It’s not pungent, bitter or sour here but it can resemble sweat on some skin types because even on my “easy” skin I can sense it, but it remains very refined and brings just the right amount of intimate, sensual animalic nuances to the scent. Nowadays it's quite common to use Cumin to create these kind of aromas without using animalics but it's smells very different though. I like it and I don't have any difficulties with it. Ylang-Ylang on the other hand adds the sweetness to aura which Plum started, like the richness in overall as well. Finally, Amber makes the fragrance Oriental with its resinous charasteristics and Labdanum is mentioned separately even if it’s mostly included in “Amber” note creating the deepness to the blend. Labdanum is not leathery here, at least not on my skin nor on my husband's skin. This set of notes is wonderfully tied together by the most gorgeous, dark and powdery Rose which from start to finish is intoxicating with its sensuality and beauty. The scent is utterly warm, velvety smooth and even cozy in the dry down. Thank you for reading, I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

One more stupendous Amouage which is discontinued. This underrated, artistic masterpiece is totally unisex imo. Myths Man has an extraordinary melancholic beauty, it’s so lyrical, like an unreal dream. There the resinous leather meets flowers drenched in Rum, then covered with ashes. It’s not a smoke, if you have smelled the fireplace after after the embers have gone out, you know how it smells and how it feels in an abstract way. There is something magical in it. It’s very rare to find Chrysanthemum in perfume, it’s a little bit musty and herbal, so perfect in this composition which is harmonious and beautifully blended. One of my favorite flowers, Iris, together with Chrysanthemum leaves me speechless, it’s a ravishing combo. Iris doesn’t make it make up like nor powdery but it makes me think violet colour while smelling it. Leather is smooth and soft, not challenging at all. It’s subtle, sophisticated, very gentle from Labdanum and it blends seamlessly with Vetiver and Elemi. Something here gives me aromatic vibe and I think it has to be Vetiver together with balsamic Elemis. Rose here is only a supportive note imo. In the language of flowers, the chrysanthemum carries the symbolic meaning of devoted love, loyalty, happiness, longevity, and joy. Especially in the Asian context, Chrysanthemum flowers are commonly used in funeral floral arrangements to say goodbye. Myths Man is unique and precious. It truly is a hidden gem. i don’t know any perfume which would be close to this. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

I was thinking to write just a short statement since this perfume is somehow very difficult to put into the words but that space wasn't enough though. Since this scent doesn't bring any images, sceneries or memories into my mind, I go through the notes and focus on how they perform. The opening is spicy and Ginger is very realistic and natural but otherwise the base is strongly there straight away from the beginning. On my skin floral notes never come through the deep and dark base whilst Ginger manage to maintain its aroma for 2 hours. To my nose, Ambergris is first dominant with smoky feeling from Frankincense, so smoky doesn't mean Tobacco like smoky or a smoke from the fire. Ambergris is first stronger and more opulent and after that it gets lighter and saltier but it's not animalic. Patchouli brings dark, earthy and woody edge to the blend but it doesn't smell that familiar Patchouli like for example in Patchouli-Oud | Affinessence, Portrait of a Lady | Frederic Malle or Straight to Heaven, White Cristal | Kilian, it's all the time wrapped in Ambergris and Labdanum which also doesn't bring that usual leather smell but a little bit resinous Amber nuances instead. Over time, Musk starts to leave other base notes in the background and the whole blend becomes sensually soft and the masculine feeling that was dominant at first changes into completely unisex. I understand totally why this scent is more worn among men (I don't understand why Mariya | Omanluxury is not popular among women). There is nothing feminine in it and even if I don't divide scents by gender, and I myself use all kinds of fragrances, it helps to understand what kind of the scent is like. The longevity on my skin is much less than others from Omanluxury and the projection is moderate (many from them projects like a beast). Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Attractive but not unique Rose/Patchouli Rose/Vanilla I think Mariya is the most generic perfume from Oman Luxury’s catalogue. It’s beautiful but you don’t find the same kind of uniqueness which other scents have. It’s a Rose Patchouli scent with a sweet rosy Vanilla dry down and I don’t even know how many I have tried and I own many. If I have to think some scents from the same genre I would say "Moonlight Rose | Van Cleef & Arpels" , "Rose Omeyyade (Eau de Parfum) | Atelier des Ors" and "Cairo | Penhaligon's" . They are not the same but if you are planning to buy Rose-Patchouli- Vanilla I recommend you to try those other ones as well. Mariya is the most sophisticated one of those. Mariya opens up as very fresh roses with a gentle spiciness and bright Patchouli. There is a green aromatic undertone from Geranium which otherwise has a rose like aroma. The scent is not so powdery as the scent with Taif Rose can be. After Patchouli starts slowly fade away and it stays in the background in the dry down even if it’s in the base notes. The scent evolves into pretty Rose Vanilla, not overly sweet and dense, it maintain it’s airy feeling and it’s utterly natural, pleasant and never suffocating. I don’t detect Caramel like sweetness and Coffee note is barely noticeable. If those two would be stronger here the whole blend would be more unique. I’m surprised that this scent seems to be much more popular among men than women. It’s so beautiful, sensual, delicate and tender that at least it’s unisex but imo it’s leaning feminine. Maybe Omanluxury as a house is considered more masculine even if their scents are truly unisex. There is not even Oud in Mariya which might be the reason why Omanluxury is more popular among men. One reason is of course the fact that in Middle Eastern countries, men appreciate rose in fragrances significantly more than, for example, in Europe. I think roses are so gorgeous on men. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

LES INDEMODABLES: VANILLE HAVANE First impression: This is a really dark scent in general, the cocoa is really the black raw cocoa without any sweetness, it is mixed with rich aromatic cognac and a little too much spices thrown in. The vanilla is the darkest and most masculine I've ever tried. The thick smoke of a Cuban cigar smoked for 3 hours hovers around all of this, and the aroma of dark, thick leather comes to the nose from the old Chesterfield leather sofa. The scent and the mixture are really well and qualitatively made, but first it feels completely impossible to even think that I would use it. I feel that it takes too long to evolve to that best moment, the best part of the scent. It is impossible to notice the sweetness until after about an hour and towards the end, when the scent is at its sweetest, the other aromas start to be quite weak. It’s truly an experience to wear this perfume. The difficulty of the scent is that it is infinitely deep, dark and strong in the first part of the life cycle and infinitely easy, sweet, plain and a little bit boring in the second half. I like complex scents, but it's hard to wear the scent which has two totally different personalities. In many very complex fragrances, the different phases merge smoothly and slowly together, and so they do nicely here as well, but the nature of the fragrance changes completely in the middle. In the case of this fragrance, I would rather choose a linear fragrance which is straight away in the beginning of the second half. There is an appropriate amount of darkness, cocoa, fruity rum, deep vanilla, mysterious smokiness and sweetness. On the other hand, if the scent was like that, it wouldn't be unique, because many of them have already been made. So this is supposed to be an artisanal fragrance with a very mind-blowing opening and a delicious, slightly seductive aroma after a couple of hours, depending on the warmth of the skin and air. I realised that the biggest problem with this is pre-expectations - at least I imagined this to be a rich vanilla scent. Of course, “Havane” tells me that there is tobacco and darkness, but the beginning of the scent has been made very difficult for everyone else, except for those who are used to natural scents that really take time to develop. I also love it when the vanilla is thick and creamy. There's no creaminess here at all, but stickiness and syrupy thickness appear in the middle phase of the fragrance. That's when the tender sweet fruitiness comes floating to the fore. If you could skip the first hour completely, I think this would definitely have a bigger audience. In conclusion, Vanille Havane is very skillfully made. For me, these kinds of scents are not challenging. I just want to emphasize in my review that the experience will certainly be difficult and maybe unpleasant for a more hasty tester. This needs time, passion and love. In my opinion, the beginning of the scent can be compared to (as a level of the challenge, not how it smells, and without Oud of course), for example, Sayat Nova or Lao Oud from Bortnikoff. Otherwise, the texture and style of the fragrance reminds me of Plum Japonaise and Plum in cognac. The scent described in few words: (First half) Spicy, Dark Cacao, Rum, Tobacco, Amber, Woody (Second half) Vanilla, Sweet, Fruity This is not gourmand imo. The scent is totally unisex after the first 1-2 hours but the beginning is masculine. The sillage and projection are moderate and the longevity is 8-10 hours. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked my review. I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Gorgeous, unforgettable, discontinued Fate Woman is one of my Amouages which has been waiting for its turn to be reviewed for too long time. I have to admit that even if I love so much different kind of challenging perfumes these kind of orientals where the spices meet the intense resinous base used to be the hardest ones at a time when I bought this blindly (not anymore though). In any case, I had something to look forward to, because Fate Woman is a sort of sequel to the fragrances inspired by Youth-Dew | Estēe Lauder (1953). In 1977 was released the extremely successful Opium (1977) (Parfum) | Yves Saint Laurent inspired by it. Those scents are not the same but they share the same scent category mentioned earlier. This fragrance opens with a bold, strong and even slightly pungent spiciness, where cinnamon plays the main role. Very quickly it joins the heart notes, of which I think the flowers never get to shine under the thick veil of Labdanum and Frankincense. It's funny to sniff my wrist afterwards in some sort of euphoria and wonder how on earth this could ever be a difficult scent. In this base, you can find almost everything essential, which makes the fragrance good. Incense here does not make this fragrance smoky in the true sense of the word, but it, together with the other base notes, strongly evokes the rituals in which it is burned. Benzoin brings the warmth and sweetness together with Vanilla, Castoreum sensual sexiness, Leather dark deepness and finally Oakmoss and Patchouli earthy and woody edges. The symphony of these notes is something infinitely beautiful and eloquent. The whole concoction seems to melt on the skin and if I had to choose a color for it, it would be golden. Fate Woman is absolutely breathtaking and glamorous, it has a character that connects to a time when people dressed elegantly. It's not a modern perfume and all its finesse lies in that. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate if you follow my IG: @ninamariah_perfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗