Farah
Amouage (2007)

The opening is magic - a deep red-glowing rose blended with dark, soft spices and, above all, a wonderful rich velvety rounded natural oud - magic. It transports into another sphere of olfactoric bliss.

The drydown adds a rich and slightly gloomy saffron, with the base notes chracterised by a wooden carpet that is slid under the dominating players of rose and oud, mainly sandalwood, with whiffs of a gentle amber impression arising towards the end. The oud is never sharp, maybe a touch crisp in rare moments, but it completely lacks any harshness on my skin.

I get strong sillage, brilliant projection and an excellent longevity of nine hours.

This is a gorgeous attar. Sensational. The wonderful quality of the natural ingredients, including the oud and the rose, is sheer heaven.

A reminder of the good, old Amouage Attar days of yonder. 4.5/5.