Mystique Homme
Al Haramain

Al Haramain is another scent like Dazzle Intense that walks the unisex line very politely and exists at the intersection of several categories: floral, sweet, woody, and musky. It opens with a little citrus but quickly dries down into a mix of lavender, jasmine, musk, and guaiac wood. I don't get much tobacco at all but it could just be the lighter tobacco flower, not the stronger tobacco smell that we're used to.

I have a difficult time classifying Mystique, perhaps an apropos nod to the name itself. It's aromatic enough, for sure, but this allegedly men's version is pretty unisex, especially given the floral angle.

Performance as an EDP isn't too bad, either---not as powerful as Dazzle Intense, the only other Al Haramain fragrance I've smelled or worn, but certainly slightly above average for an EDP>

Quite agreeable, and a steal at $16 for 100ml at Beautyspin, Mystique Homme could be signature scent-worthy, or at least could arguably be used in both cold and warm weather, in formal and casual settings, and during the day or at night. Its character is like Mystique in X-Men, able to assume any identity it needs.

7 out of 10