This perfume has been a huge mystery to me since it was released but not because it would have been difficult to understand but I just can't decide if I like it or not. I like that dense Oud which is there but somehow it feels unpolished and sharp. This blend is very spicy, mostly Cardamom heavy and from time to time it feels like smelling that spice straight away from the spice jar. Oud with Cardamom is not my favourite combination, I love when Cardamom is combined with florals. Later, when all those spices start to soften, Oud is accompanied with Lavender which is very weak but since it's not my favourite herb it pushes through into my nose. The whole concoction is utterly fresh and somewhat green, I like much more softer and velvety texture. On the other hand I like a lot when Oud is animalic but this Oud is not - at least for me. I love different kind of Rose Ouds as well but it's impossible to find here a whiff of a rose. That's not necessarily a bad thing in overall, sometimes it feels that the combination of Oud and roses is overdone. Oud 31 has something else to offer. Personally I think that Oud 31 would be more enjoyable if there was just a hint more sweetness from Vanilla. Anyway I always love Oud together with some sweet notes or fruits even if it would animalic or even barnyardy otherwise. Finally after wearing my decant I'm sure that this scent is not for me but if you love very spicy Oud I recommend you to try this one. I would say that this is on the masculine side. Just to give you a perspective which are totally unisex imo I mention Elevation from Al Shareef Oudh, Khanjar from Omanluxury, Kemi original from kemi and even 'Ilm go from kemi. Accords above are totally misleading. This is definitely not powdery, Vanilla dominated nor Rosy. This is pretty much very spicy, sharp unpolished Oud. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

This perfume got my attention because of the notes in it. I was thinking that it has to be something extraordinary and it is. Bloody Wood has a beautiful opening with a bouquet of roses which changes quickly into the scent of Rose Oxide together with aroma of Cherries and Raspberries. Rose oxide is a fragrance chemical found in roses and rose oil and it has a little bit sweet and fruity smell, like the flavour of some wines - such as Gewürztraminernot - as well. Bloody Wood is not the deep and dark, thick smell of wine straight from the glass but it’s like a wine with a lot of Raspberry and Cherry juice diluted a little bit with a water. That makes this utterly enjoyable, sophisticated and classy scent despite of the cold, bloody like gothic feeling in the background. Raspberry and Cherry are not jammy or sticky nor too sweet. The base of the scent is woody but I visited last time in Italy in one friend’s wine cellar which was full of old dark oak barrels and i bet you don’t want exactly that smell in your perfume. It’s beautiful for sure but it’s as well damp, musty and aged. Oak barrel and woody note here is younger and smooth, Sandalwood making it even smoother. It’s anyway transparent and the colour of the juice tells actually the intensity of this concoction. I adore this scent but if you want a very long-lasting scent you may be disappointed. This last few hours and it’s enough for me during those days when I need to change the scent during a day. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

What comes to the bottle it gives many expectations about the scent and in this case those don't mach with the reality. I was waiting something more rosy and feminine, something alluring and attractive. Actually I was about to blind buy this one like almost all of my perfumes but luckily I didn't. Some may expect something girly as well but no, this is not. This scent is quite mature. There is nothing pink here imo if thinking only this bottle. But if I compare for example with "Pink Me Up | Atelier des Ors" the bottle looks exactly like the scent is smelling - pink, uplifting, sweet and rosy - and therefore this scent is like a totally faded and dried version of that, very, very light baby pink and totally light petals which barely has a smell. I love roses and different kind of rose scents like Iris scents as well but I feel that this scent is not for me. Roses and iris are there but they seem to come and go and they are very subtle. They are dry but not powdery and there is missing a soft, a slightly sweet aroma from the combination of Ambrette and Musk. Instead of powdery this feels earthy on my skin which is strange. I don't find here any lipsticky vibe nor vintage feeling. It would be nice if there was just a little hint of sweetness but I don't get it, not even in the opening where should be Pear. This has nothing to do with Delina either. Villa Primerose is not a bad scent but it's a bit boring scent without a soul. Normally I get some associations by smelling different scents, I see different kind of scenes when closing my eyes and smelling the perfume but with this one nothing happens. Because of that, I see this as an utterly safe scent for the office or anywhere where you have to be "neutral" and not showing your own personality. If you need that kind of scent I think you should try this one. If you are trying to find some unforgettable scent or signature scent, this is not what you are looking for. This review is based on a sample (3 wearings) and I will edit this one if I get something more out of this scent. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

I loved Silver Oud but I fell in love with King Blue more because it’s more wearable and easy reach, it doesn’t need a certain kind of mood. It needs certain kind of clothes though or no clothes at all. Assam Oud in King Blue is not as brash as it is in its predecessor Silver Oud and the leather which is quite strong in it is utterly tame in King Blue. I adore this scent. It’s so addictive with its fruity notes especially from Blackcurrant but Mandarin as well - those are so perfect with slightly dirty Oud and warm resinous Amber. Fruits bring sweet aromas which play hide and seek from the opening until the dry down. It’s like Blackcurrant jam covered with hefty Oud, not vice versa. Sweetness from fruits together with sweetness from resinous Amber works great. I love fruits and Oud together so much but here the combination is astonishingly beautiful because of other notes and a complex blend. Just right around of smokiness from Frankincense is not T*bacco like but smooth and hazy adding vibrance into this blend which is actually astonishingly calming like the deep blue sea. That is the only connection which I find here to the colour blue in the name. At the latest, somewhat cozy, creamy texture of Sandalwood blended with all these notes makes this one of my favourite perfumes to wear in the bedtime. These kind of scents are erotic as well imo (I know, sounds maybe strange). The most erotic scents from Amouage are "Gold Man | Amouage" and this one. I can’t get enough of King Blue. I want to enjoy of it as much as I can now when it’s warm since it performs so beautifully now on my skin. During wintertime my skin is too cold for this scent. This needs warm to shine and it doesn't feel too heavy in Finnish summer since it's not so hot, mostly 20-25c. Is this easy Oud? Yes if you love real Oud, this is gentle. If you don’t - you can forget King Blue. But I highly recommend to give it a chance. It’s ravishing. Yes, a little bit dirty Oud can be ravishing. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

Like most of Dusita's perfumes it takes for a while to understand them. I have had this now many weeks but didn't want to hurry with the review since mostly those ones written too quickly are full of misleading opinions. Pelagos opens up in an earthy way with a beautiful aroma of Iris. First it feels more like a flower than Orris butter even if Iris is not listed there. The scent is crispy and fresh as well but it's not that typical salty like breeze from the sea or watery like freshness, it's different and unique take on it. Quickly it starts to develope into herbal and smooth blend and you can find Dusita's calming, meditative signature style to use all ingredients. Iris changes to Orris butter and the whole blend starts to feel warmer. The blend feels as well woody and a little bit creamy but it has a refreshing character throughout the life of the fragrance. Tonka beans here add green feeling to the scent. It's not sweet at all. Patchouli is gentle, it's woody and earthy but it's not that dark, deep and potent note which is known from so many Rose scents. On my skin the leather note is unnoticeable but on my husband's skin I can get tiny whiffs of it when the scent is lingering in the air. Pelagos, like all Dusita's gorgeous perfumes, performs in a clever way. It changes the gender and on my skin it feels astonishingly feminine, like fresh, herbal Iris scent, whereas on my husband's skin it's masculine, woody, herbal scent with a hint of Orris and leather. All the notes are more delicate on my skin. If you love Dusita's dna, you will love this as well. It's not a typical fresh scent so test it especially if you are not familiar with the brand. The projection of Pelagoss is less than average (this is extract) but the longevity is all the day. This review is based on a sample. I really don't know why the notes are so wrong. I only understand if someone gets mossy or Vetiver like smell but even those nuances comes from the notes below. The notes which are mentioned in the brands website: Top: Litsea Cubeba, Sea breeze, Bergamot Middle: White Thyme, Orris Butter, Tonka Bean Base: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Leather Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

Roses, Iris, Violet and Patchouli here smell like a watercolour painting looks like. They blend seamlessly with each others like all other notes as well and they are beautifully melancholy and nostalgic. Iris and Violet are easy to detect in the opening but they fades away and show up in a different way. This is not powdery for me, not even that vintage powdery like which feeling comes from the smell of Iris and Violets which both was used in make up powders back in times. This is not dry, it feels wet for me like like still slightly wet painting. If iris and Violet tend to hide Raspberry shows up after the opening. It's not so fruity, it's subtle and it reminds me of lipsticky scent which on the other hand is created by Raspberry and Violet together. This lipstick is not waxy, opulent layer, it's a lipstick which has been tried to wipe away with water and oil. It's not lipsticky like Misia or Lipstick Rose, not at all. Raspberry is not juicy one either. I don't think this as a sweet scent, Vanilla in the base is not clear like it's in many perfumes but I can get a tiny whiffs of sweetness here and there. Vanilla does make this concoction warmer, keeps it away from ice cold side where iris and Violet stays in many perfumes. And for those ones who are not familiar with Les Parfums de Rosine: Rose is the star of the show - pastel coloured, dewy Rose, not "jammy" one nor fresh, utterly pleasant and easy to like. Patchouli is dancing with Rose from the opening until the final part of the dry dow. Ballerina No 2 is nothing which I have smelled before. Actually it performs perfectly and shows up somehow like a whole picture now when it's raining a lot - than yesterday in sunshine. One other scent which I love the most when it's raining is Une Rose / Rose Tonnerre (this is nothing like that one though). On the other hand, one scent which comes in my mind when smelling this one is Opus V - Woods Symphony by Amouage . It's very different as well but with some small similarities, I see the same kind of scene when smelling it than I see now when smelling Ballerina No 2: watercolour painting, here wet roses and iris, roses and Orris in Woods Symphony. Those similarities are more feelings than than realistic similarities and Woods Symphony is "dirty" and animalic because of Oud and Civet, and Ballerina N°2 is very innocent. This scent is feminine but I will test it on my husband's skin. Patchouli maybe does some magics on men's skin making it more masculine on them. My intention wasn't to write this long text now since I just got this scent recently but this is how I feel. I will come back later and I will complete my thoughts about this beauty. Thank you for reading. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

A perfume that captured my interest immediately with the first spray. An amazing perfumeria was full of awesome brands but I knew that this is not easy to find. I didn't try this in the paper since it never tells enough about the scent and most of the perfumes smells terrible on the paper. With this one, it would have been catastrophic. I had decided to buy this one and I didn't have so much time so I just sprayed a lot into my arms. Wow, such an intoxicating, rich, creamy, opulent aroma of Mango and Coconut. Both made in the classy, not juicy way. Pepper brings some edge to that heavenly combo. So deep since the first sniff, actually smelling this straight away from the skin almost gives me a headache. Jasmine is joining them but it decides to stay few steps behind the fruits, giving them room to shine longer than just in the opening. The scent trail is just magic here. It's very seductive and sensual which is not how I normally describe the scent with these fruits. This has been made in a beautiful way, they are not powdery, but somehow soft, matte and fluffy. Iris is not like it is normally, that powdery like, but it does its job in a unique way. The base is blended well, like all of ingredients here. Thanks to Amber and Patchouli, and of course non edible fruits, this stays unisex. Those are not strong, not at all, and can't be separated but there are no clear masculine details nor anything girly either and this is not shiny bright. The union of Vanilla, Musk and Tonka beans is seamless and it's like a soft blanket gently wrapping musk and patchouli inside of it. It never gets sweet nor cloying and Coconut never changes into sunscreen like. The experience during the scents lifetime is luxurious. This scent is strong - the scent trail is huge and the longevity is great. If I wear it in the evening I can smell it still in the morning and it has changed into cocooning, gentle yet irresistible skin scent. I think most of the people like this scent in cooler weather but it works well in hot and humidity too. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

Atlas Wood opens up very citrusy and green. Bergamot is not like it is normally in the opening notes disappearing quickly. It's not only noticeable and crispy but sticky as well. It's not like a citrus juice, it's like a syrup but not sweet. It stays there during a whole evolution of the fragrance. Green and bitter nuances from Fig Leaves and Green Pepper are accompanied with citrus and it feels aromatic and refreshing but there is certain calmness as well in it. The aroma is very rich and opulent, not crystal clear and transparent like those notes mostly are. I don't find any typical liqorice smell here, not even a hint of it, Star Anise is rather balsamic and woody here, supporting woody base notes. Both of the flowers stays hidden as supportive notes as well in this very unique concoction. What is special here, is an amazing longevity of that citrusy green scene. Those notes tell you the most of this scent together with deep woods. One important thing more to mention: Sandalwood here is not made in a typical way at all. It's not soft and creamy. Did you know that there is 15 different species of Sandalwood? I don't know the specific specie used here but it feels earthy and citrusy. It's not the main base note here anyway, it's Atlas Wood which seems to hold all the other notes with its branches and they are tightly entwined in the branches. I was waiting how the Ambergris would show up but the sophisticated aroma of it stays under that powerfull woodiness. I have to admit that this scent profile is not my style and this is the most masculine scent from Marrakech Imperial's collection. This is very strong, long lasting as well, and the quality is awesome. I only sprayed it once each time when analysing it and it lasts all the day. I have to say that if you like this description and those mane notes (Bergamot, Fig Leave, Green Pepper, Atlas Cedar Wood) made in a unique way you will fell in love with this scent and it's worth every penny. EDIT! Of course there came straight away something in my mind after posting the review. 😅 I think that the reason for hidden florals on my skin and in my nose is because of citrus. They are not actually so muted but my brain tends to detect straight away a citrus note which is actually not so persistent for people who love that note. It has to be like that since this perfume is not linear in any kind of means and it has very similar style of structure like Take Me Back To Marrakech - ravishing yet polarizing opening and smooth pleasant middle phase before the drydown. So if you love citruses it doesn’t bother you and you may find the gorgeous Jasmine and Lily-of-the Valley and can enjoy their beauty. On my skin they are covered with Bergamot syrup but now I started to think that my brain is making a trick to me. I have written reviews of other Marrakech Imperial's scents as well. Arabian leather is coming soon. This review is based on a sample. TOP: Bergamot, Fig Leave, Green pepper HEART: Star anise, Lily of the valley, Jasmine BASE: Atlas Cedar Wood, Sandalwood, Grey Amber Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes

I had some kind of connection with this perfume before I even had it, like I used to have with almost all perfumes which I buy blindly. I don't know how it happens but first it's just a feeling that I would love the scent. After that I start to read everything possible about it and I have some kind of scent in my head, how it would smell. I close my eyes, I breathe deeply and I imagine it in my nose and in my brain. 1932 is everything which I was imagining. Beautiful crispy uplifting aldehydes with a hint of citruses in the opening, there is no Pear in it. Very delicate flowers are playing hide and seek with Iris which is overpowering the other florals from time to time but between times it hides itself and you can get innocent whiffs of the paltry yet indulgent fresh flower bouquet. I can't tell those flowers apart, it's like a pastel coloured flower painting where all the pigments are faded because of a lot of water. The complex base is that style which Chanel does well - clean vibes, among others white Musk, Sandalwood and a hint of Vanilla. Roughly divided there are three kind of powdery scents for me. The one is an abstract feeling of the modern loose powder, soft, clean, delicate and fluffy. The second one is a smell of a baby powder. I have encouraged people to buy one bottle of it if they don't know how it smells. It's a small investment to know that beloved and hated style of perfumes. The third one is a smell of an old powder which was mostly scented with Iris. The powdery smell in 1932 is the last one. It's that Chanel's well known Iris smell combined with aldehydes. Glamorous, sparkling, dry, a little bit shy and bewitching. Not so dry and cold than La Pausa but dry anyway accompanied by other beautiful flowers to add light pink and even light yellow and green colour to the baby blue and violet. This perfume is utterly tender, it easily gets buried among other scents. Only to try to wear it at my home is a mistake - if my intention is to enjoy it to the fullest. After I got this scent I worn it at home and asked an opinion of it from my husband. He said that it's nothing special and it's boring. Next day I worn it at the totally empty gym. He came near me and was asking "what is this amazing scent". This is best when worn in an air conditioned area. It's great outside as well but honestly it shines in clean air indoors whether it's the gym or the office. If you have tried this in some big department store there is a huge possibility that you didn't get the right character out of it. That is not only too full of different kind of scents but too noisy as well. Believe it or not it matters as well. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes