Swiss Arabian Noora - Luxury Products From Dubai - Long Lasting And Addictive Personal Perfume Oil Fragrance - A Seductive Signature Aroma - 0.6 Oz

If you know and like Oud, then you know that it can be quite different from conventional perfumes, and not just because it's an oil. The scent may vary depending on where the wood comes from, how it is distilled, how it is mixed and what it might be combined with. This can lead to some very expensive products. I love and appreciate oud, but I don't have the budget to pay five hundred or even a thousand dollars or more for oud. Oud also has a different scent than any perfume. It can have different notes, from earthy, fruity, smoky, floral, woody, herbal, and the list goes on. What it smells like when you put it on is not what it will smell like a few hours later. As a result of this, if you are expecting a conventional experience, you might be disappointed. But if you love fragrance and want a new experience, this is the product for you. This particular product comes in a lovely crystal bottle, packaged nicely in a gift box. I bought it for myself, but it would make a nice gift for anyone. Some people might categorize this as a men's scent, but if you know and appreciate oud, you will find that it is equally appropriate for a lady. I am a woman and I like this kind of scent. I prefer this over a flowery perfume. For me, this is a rather classic oud. On application, the main scent is oud or agarwood, with a touch of camphor and frankincense. It reminds me somewhat of the smells of autumn: a bit smoky, with a tiny hint of drying grasses and burning leaves in the autumn air. All of these things, in the very best way. Put it on, close your eyes and take a deep whiff. You will sense all these things and more, with the overtone of agarwood as the main fragrance, putting you in mind of exotic lands. It's an initially invigorating scent which dries down in a few hours to an opulent oud scent which will make people notice you without realizing exactly what's different and alluring about you. Everyone is different, and so are their tastes, their body chemistry, and what fragrances they find pleasing. This is the one that gets it for me, and after sampling this one, I am looking forward to trying other scents from this company, and even wondering how the different oudhs might combine together. I bought myself a gift and I'm very pleased with it! Thanks!

I was looking for something with a nice orange blossom note, and this had popped up in reviews. Since I prefer oils anyway and like mukhallats, this seemed ideal -- and the price is great. I was a little startled when I unscrewed the cap: the first thing that hit me -- and it hit hard -- was oud. If you're not familiar, it's that woody, almost acrid, and very strong note -- it's a common basenote in a lot of mukhallats. It's not listed, but it's there and it makes its presence known. Oud is nice, but it's so very pervasive, and I really didn't want something that was going to be All About Oud, or so oud-y that it was just going to clobber the other notes into submission. But underneath was a fruity-candy-floral, which I hoped was robust enough to emerge from that initial oud onslaught. It did, fortunately, and quite quickly. It stays a bright, fruity honeyed scent, with a light floral overlayer, and the oud and musk keep it from being too sweet. It's a remarkably well-balanced and complex mukhallat: nothing is overwhelming. It wears very well, but closer to the skin than I expected -- not a lot of sillage (although I was wary of putting on too much, so may have underapplied. With oils, especially ones with oud, a little may go a long way.) It's not so orange-blossom as some reviews suggested (I'll find that one perfect orange blossom scent eventually), but it's a gorgeous scent.

Noora is a very pretty scent. At first, it reminds me a berry-flavored cake with a lemony icing. As it ages, it becomes more of a musky floral. Very wearable, and very pleasant to smell on myself. The first time I put it on, my son walked into my office and said it smelled like the flowery ozone smell of the air before a thunderstorm. Which is about the nicest smell in the world. I found a more detailed description of its composition than appears on this listing. Here it is: Top: Orange, Tangerine, Ylang ylang, Plum, Honey Heart: Ginger, Lily, Iris, Tuberose, Rose, Jasmine, Hyacinth, Saffron, Shamamatul Amber, Blackcurrant Base: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Musk, Dehn El Ood, Vanilla, Chocolate, Civet I'm not usually a fan of sweet or floral scents, preferring predominately green or woody ones. But Noora is an exception, probably because of the oudh, civet and patchouli in the base notes. I keep it on my desk and have been wearing it every day since it arrived. I should mention that it smelled absolutely awful the first time I put it on. And then it seemed to come to some sort of agreement with my chemistry and it has been wonderful ever since. So if you do buy and the first application seems like you got a bad batch, don't give up on it. I love it. If you're considering buying Noora, I encourage you to try it.

Intrigued by other reviewers' assertions that this was a nice orange blossom scent, I hit the purchase button and eagerly awaited its arrival. I was so pleased to see it on my doorstep...opened the package, uncapped the bottle and took a sniff. Interesting. Pleasant enough at first but absolutely no hint of orange blossom. I dabbed some on the backs of my hands, just a few drops, thinking it might morph into the sought-after orange blossom aroma I was promised. That didn't happen, and the longer I kept it on, the more cloying, stinky-sweet and pervasively awful it became. I suffered through two hours of an appalling odor that I am at a loss to properly describe. Even after thoroughly washing my hands I could still smell it faintly. It's not just that it is cloying and overly sweet. There's something in it that truly stinks, like a public bathroom that was sprayed with chemical air freshener in a failed attempt to disguise the stench of uncleanliness. I think it may be that my skin's chemistry is not well suited to these Arab perfumes. I have tried several others from the Al-Rehab line and they didn't work for me either. These probably smell much better on darker complected people; I am about as Caucasian as they come - fair skin, blonde hair, light eyes. Sigh. I gave this one to a Peruvian friend and she seemed to like it, so I hope it works out for her.

Smell is great but does last longer

This concentrated perfume oil (CPO) is actually fairly nice smelling for being synthetic oud. The scent is very woody for the most part but don’t expect much longevity from it and if you are expecting actual tenacity, you’ve already set your expectations up far beyond anything this concentrated perfume oil will meet. It’s in the spirit of oud loo mill.... it’s similar to an oud that’s been sitting on your skin for hours and begun its woody dry-down smell. No animalic notes, no burnt tire notes, barnyard is merely an idea that this concoction left behind to appeal to a more western taste projected onto eastern olfactory treats. The consistency of this is similar to a overly filtered honey, but seems to melt slightly with body temperatures, although there is a bit of sticky resistance after the first few wrist slidings... The price is disenchanting for what you actually receive. Every bottle of fake oud/CPO I have ever purchased from Swiss Arabian has around 2/3rd filling, sometimes less rarely ever more. And while the scent is pleasant and ALMOST tricks you into thinking nature skipped the barnyard in this batch WOAH I SCORED, that notion quickly, and I mean QUICKLY fades and you’re left with just a faint woody smell that within an hour or so was as ephemeral as a politician me virtue signaling during election season. Swiss Arabian are great perfumers, please don’t misinterpret the review. The scent is woody and pleasant, but it’s not oud, the price is a bit high for a CPO having little to no tenacity and unfortunately if you want a nicer CPO that might contain more than a drop or two of real oud per bottle, expect to cough up at least $80+ for 3ml of concentrated perfume oil. There are no shortcuts with oud and there are many imitation oils on the market to satisfy the uninformed and naive consumers out there. Check out these guys’ Dehn Al Oud Seufi oil if you want to stick with a pretty bottle filled with CPO... it’s going to offer you a much better experience than these, but as a gift to the beginner into the olfactory world of Eastern delights, I would say this is a good gift idea that even I would be happy to find in my stocking! Happy because I didn’t have to pay anything for it, but other recipients would be happy because it smells nice and it would be something special for them to dole out to themselves for a while until the next year when you upgrade their gift limit to afford maybe 1ml of real agarwood essential oil which would cost possibly $50 to upwards of $300+... BUT with a 12-24+ hour enjoyment on the skin and even a little watering down with a good carrier oil like Fractionated Coconut Oil, you will impress them and they will never forget your kindness. That is all....

Beautifully packaged and definitely gift worthy. This will impress any gift recipient! I bought this as a birthday gift to myself because I collect fragrances and love beautiful perfume bottles. This is a delight to the senses from beginning to end. It comes in a luxurious box and the presentation of the fragrance bottle inside is amazing. The bottle is absolutely stunning and has a weight that makes it feel like real gold in the palm of your hand. The aroma of the this delicate musk is apparent as soon as you open the box as it ever so softly makes its presence known. The fragrance oils are very potent so a little goes a long way. The dry down is really where its at with this fragrance so I don't recommend smelling it directly from the bottle. Instead apply a small amount to your wrist and gently dab your wrists together. Let the warmth of your body to allow the fragrance to bloom and you will experience the graceful femininity of this perfume. There is a soft powdery floral note with warm musk trailing behind to give the fragrance some body. It exudes a sense of luxury indicative of aristocracy. This feels like the fragrance of an expensive woman if you were lucky enough to get close to her to smell it. Its exactly what I am looking for.

what a great scent i have to agree and say ould is oud this is one hundred percent agarwood as the ingredient and when i first put it on i thought oh my it smells like Vetiver sap and well to my surprise it softened on my skin to smell like Oud should smell and Oud Varies from one wood to a diffrent tree I have to copy and pasty the following review i ditto it all you know and like Oud, then you know that it can be quite different from conventional perfumes, and not just because it's an oil. The scent may vary depending on where the wood comes from, how it is distilled, how it is mixed and what it might be combined with. This can lead to some very expensive products. I love and appreciate oud, but I don't have the budget to pay five hundred or even a thousand dollars or more for oud. Oud also has a different scent than any perfume. It can have different notes, from earthy, fruity, smoky, floral, woody, herbal, and the list goes on. What it smells like when you put it on is not what it will smell like a few hours later. As a result of this, if you are expecting a conventional experience, you might be disappointed. But if you love fragrance and want a new experience, this is the product for you. you can mix and match for me i remember my Mom's Purse when she had a pure Sandalwood fan in it wow and it is a great price worth it