This is proof that fragrances are subjective to everyone's olfactory senses. There were quite a few of the scents mentioned that I absolutely love lol. By the way, love these types of videos!
After this could you do it the other way around please? Everyone votes for their one ultimate favourite Middle Eastern fragrance? that would be reallly interesting!
It’s fun to talk about our likes and dislikes in perfumes. No one should be offended. We are not all going to like the same thing but I respect Sim’s opinion because she knows her stuff and I love her personality. Let’s celebrate our love of Middle Eastern perfumes, the beautiful bottles, and the beautiful packaging ❤
I love that you don't jump on the 'fad' wagon. You truly think about the perfumes and are honest in your reviews. So many promote these perfumes (for their own likes/popularity). You are the only YT middle eastern reviewer, I trust. I've been burned by others who raved about scents only to get them and they were horrible! LOL Then I would come to your channel and sure enough you too hated the perfume! LOL Because you are so thorough in explaining the notes, how they smell....I know which ones that you review will be my type or not. Another note, although I enjoy your haul videos, I wait until you've worn the perfume, let it macerate...and then do a deeper review before I consider buying the perfume. THANK YOU for your dedication to putting out good content!
I decluttered my L'Adventure Femme a few years ago cause it just wasn't for me but I just got L'Adventure Rose and it's beautiful!! Have you tried any others from the L'Adventure line? ❤❤
Hello! These videos are very interesting because they allow us to see how different perceptions we have regarding the same perfume, given that the effect they have on us is very subjective. After some disappointment, I now try to buy samples before buying a whole bottle, even if I can try them in a perfume shop because many perfumes on the skin evolve differently from the aroma perceived in the strips and the temperature and ambient humidity also influence . Thank you very much for your videos.
Great info! I do wish people would say if they're talking about if their fragrances were macerated or not though. Because if they're just talking about first sniff then they got rid of it soon after it could change what they thought about it later. 🤷♀️ Like I really did not like Untold Club de Nuit at first because it smelled like gasoline at first 🤢, but now I really like it after having it for a few months. 😄 I love your videos, always very informative. ❤
Yes! Maceration is everything with Middle Eastern fragrances but even if it doesn't need to macerate, I will keep a fragrance for years before I declutter it. My taste in fragrances have changed so much so I always keep everything I get no matter if I like it or not.
Again, I'll also comment on how subjective a scent can be, which I personally find exceptionally interesting!! Although not love at first sniff, I now absolutely love Qaed al Fursan Unlimited, I want to drown in it, especially now that it's getting warmer. I also love Laheeb (I wish it lasted longer though) and my newest purchase Ameer al Oudh. I can't do "dirty" or "earthy" perfumes though, to me they smell like mould, which makes me gag, so I tend to avoid patchouli and moss in fragrances. Have a great weekend!!
Oh nooo… I must be weird because I actually like Sondos.. also like Al Andaleeb.. they both are definitely “perfumey” but work really nice on me; kinda in the same realm as LVEB. Nice for layering. The one that I never could wear even after maceration, is Shaghaf Oud. Infini Rose was a tough one, too. Your laugh is so funny, love your reactions!
Hi my hun ❤, love the video . Still proudly wearing Opulent Red , even though it is number 2 on this list. 😅 I guess based on compliments that I get when wearing it , no one smells anything bad on me , which is a relief . 😉 Perhaps the notes and scent changes when it is worn on people with the ' right' body chemistry . It'so interesting to hear all the hated perfumes. We all have different tastes but there are some most of us seem to like . I feel the ones we either love or hate are obviously polarising perfumes, so they are perfumes loved or hated NOTHING IN BETWEEN 🤣, they say there is thin line between love and hate. Perhaps this is the same with perfumes. Then there are some perfumes a lot like or say that they are OK but not loved or hated. So no real passion is involved with these scents. I feel I got a bad batch of Oud Mood as I love oud and rose as well and love the dry down of Shaghaf Oud so it should have been a like or love for me. It smells really sharp , I have sprayed a lot in the air and let it macerate for 1 month, retried and it was the same. I am leaving it to macerate for a year or so and then will check it again. I feel Shaghaf Oud was a shock to me as it was one of the first ever Middle Eastern perfumes, but I was intrigued from first sniff, a sort of perfume coma happened. I love the dry down of that perfume but still feel the top notes or the first 20 or so minutes of this are a touch too much for me but I still will wear it, so I should really love Oud Mood. Sending smoochies to dear Markus and purrs from Pushkin and Sunti. So much love to you, my beautiful angel❤💫
Yup! And there's another dupe of Decadence made by Emper. It even looks like a little purse like Decadence did!! I decluttered my Decadence years ago but I will get the dupe of it just to smell it sometimes. My taste in fragrances changes so I try not to declutter anymore. ❤❤
Your video ideas are always amazing but my favourite moments from these two videos were those of your excitement over comments from your OG viewers. It’s simply the cutest, most endearing thing ever ❤ I absolutely ADORE you. My least favourite ME fragrance would be Yara (the original) - overhyped and underwhelming. There are a couple that I absolutely love but cannot wear because they give me headaches, like Bade Al oud Amethyst and Khamrah 😭
I adore unisex fragrances with a strong, masculine-leaning scent profile and exceptional longevity. Some of my favorites include Mancera Red Tobacco, Tom Ford Ombre Leather, and Alien by Mugler. If anyone has suggestions for potent Middle Eastern perfumes that they despise due to their intense performance, I'm eager to explore them.
I adore unisex fragrances too!! Here's two to try: Musamam White Intense and Lattafa Ajayeb Dubai (the black bottle). The first one is a dupe for Louis Vuitton Stellar Times and the second one is a dupe for Kilian Black Phantom!! Both unisex and both are my favorite Middle Eastern fragrances I've found so far and I own over 100 ME fragrances alone. ❤❤
I haveQaed Al Fursan Unlimited on right now. Layered with BBW Waikiki Beach Coconut body cream, and BBW coconut pineapple, body mist. ….I am a lover of that fragrance. 😂
My collection is now growing rapidly it’s addictive😬🤣but oh so fun…curious to know everyone’s top 10 fragrances for summer and top ten for winter …oh and good to know about the vibrant orange too as again heard it was good…
hello simin. since you wanna try caramel cascade. please spray a bunch and let it rest. mune smelled like rubber root beer at first spray. but after trying the caramel came through. i hope it works for u since its a creamy scent
I have Bright Peach it is very green smelling but as it has macerated it's gotten sweeter. I have only had mine six weeks now, I figure it will take 2-3 months to calm down. I find the stronger the perfume the longer it should macerate to calm down.
Dolores is beautiful to my nose..plummy 😊 I also feel like perfumes aren't any classier based on the price... Arabian perfumes have proved that already
There is a problem with these perfums. For example, last year I bought Sondos, and I hated it. But yesterdy I try it again, and it has a different notes. I thing, that them need some time opened, to get the real vibes, to mature, And it is happened with several of them. I sold my Armaf Club de Nuit to a friend, she liked it, and I give her my botlle. Then I bought a new bottle, for me and it came so soft, and I feel it so different,. I will wait for some month, to begin touse it.
Hi. For me the absolute scrubbers were Rare Passion and Musamam White Intense😢. The notes seemed to be perfect for me but eventually I got rid of them. Luckily, my sister adores them
Oh no!! I just got Musamam White Intense today and OMG I'm obsessed. Signature scent worthy. I'm surprised you didn't like it!! But I can understand. Fragrances are so subjective. ❤❤
I recently bought musk mood over opulent musk, and I love it but I fell asleep in it and woke up and the smell shifted to a slightly green slightly pickle smell. Which I also smelled in “cloud musk” and “I’m a musk” …. And I feel a little disappointed… cause it’s so fresh and smells like a baby shampoo 😭 maybe I should let it sit for a while but ughhhh do disappointed does anyone else have this fragrance and do you layer it with anything ??
I also had issues with L'adventure Femme... I macerated mine for 3 months and it smells like bug spray on me. It smells good on the cap and on paper, but not on me.
Hmmm, I have a full bottle of Qued Al Fursan Unlimited that's been maceration for several months. I keep trying it and not getting it. I'm thinking maybe this laconic thing just isn't for me. I really wanted a good creamy coconut scent for summer but I'm thinking I'll have to look elsewhere...any suggestions??
Hey hun Yea that perfume has scarred me for life lol. Creamy coconut hmmm. In a gourmand category I can’t think of any. But in spicy one Ameerat Al Ehsaas and Musamam White for sure ♥️
Noooo fragrances are subjective!! Never ever be put off by videos like this!! So many of these are loved by thousands of people. Try them for yourself before deciding please.
@@chandracox6814..I agree with that but in this case these are not safe blind buys for me. I've had bad experiences with ouds and lactonic scents. I'm not opposed to sniffing in store..but definitely will not be doing a blind buy 😊
@chandracox6814 I love videos like this and if the person has a great nose like Simin and explains notes and perfumes so well, it helps you to make better decisions in purchasing. Yes, I had one perfume that is not great that Sim felt was lovely but I actually think I have a strange batch. I my love Opulent Red which is hated by many but blind buy perfumes based on reviews and what I know about my own like of notes. I have had one fail from oh so many blind buys which I feel is great. So please do not dismiss how helpful videos like this are. Kind regards from Tasmania, Tia
I have the Caramel Cascade. Hopefully it gets better with maceration but right now it smells like rubber and milk. It's definitely not Bianco Latte which I own also.😫😫😫. I LOVE Ishq Al Shuyukh!!!
I’m with her I can’t stand choko musk my worst $10 purchase…but…I haven’t tried layering with it and not sure which to even layer it with….that said I’m a Yara fan…both pink & tous…& the white is on my list…good to know about eternal coffee and the roast coffee so I can erase those two off my list as I’ve heard eternal coffee was great🤔by Paulina Scharr for one…
No Because I love my Choco musk, Lattafa Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited but the Opulent Red i actually like but then I get why some might not like it, one of my friends did not like it but my other friend really liked it and gave me compliment :)
Simin, do not let that individual opinion put you off Orientica's Velvet Gold! There is no fecal smell and it's just a beautiful caramel, rose and powdery fragrance! The "animal notes" translate to musk on my skin and they add depth and longevity to the fragrance. The violet in the perfume gives it a powdery/lipticky vibe that I find addictive, like Gentle Fluidity Gold but way stronger, more projecting and longer lasting.
I recently purchased Al Haramain L'aventure femme and I was verrrry disappointed. In all honesty, I've never sampled Creed AFH but I just thought it sounded like a really nice everyday fragrance that could be versatile. All I got from it was citronella bug spray over a dated rose and musk.....I knew even with maceration it couldn't be saved LOL. IMO it's a total mish-mash if scents laying under a citrus bomb. A part of me tried to find the appeal but it was just too overwhelming and uncomfortable to wear. A big NO for me. Even though I did not pay a lot for this scent I was so thankful I was able to return it and get my money back!
My most disliked fragrances are - Dubai. I didn't get the mango note everyone else gets. I believe it had to be a batch problem because the juice I got was terrible! There were no mangoes whatsoever. I had to return it. After doing a quick research - I’ve learned that each fragrance has a note of apricot in it. These three fragrances- Sweet Sin by Vivamor, Miel Extase by Navitus, and Teriaque by Lattafa were instant scrubbers. I think it's fair to say I’m not too fond of the smell of apricot.
I have a few that I don’t like recently. In order from worst to least bad: 1) Maison Alhambra Rose Petals ~ this one could make me gag. It smells like an infected wild animal rolled around in some patchouli and then you smelled it. 2) Zimaya Al Fouz ~ mainly because it is disappointing. I expected something similar to Armaf CDN Untold but it has an artificial musk smell that overpowers and gives it a diaper/cleaning product quality. The production date was January this year, so perhaps the musk will break down over time. 3) Lattafa Badee Al Oud Amethyst ~ I like this sometimes but I often get the burnt rubber smell that people describe. And I worry that it would be far too offensive for people who pick up the burnt rubber since it is a projection beast. 4) Zimaya Impulse Oud ~ this isn’t bad but it smells like a mature woman who has just changed a diaper. The baby product note seems to pervade Zimaya musks. The rose note is also very potent and concentrated, so it is far from a fresh profile. 5) Maison Alhambra Baroque Rouge Extrait ~ a barely there scent of rubber gloves and very weak jasmine. I have just been using it as room spray. Creed Aventus for Her is probably my favourite scent profile and Al Haramain L’aventure Femme is definitely similar but the dry down is weird. It does last longer than Creed but goes into the weird dry down, so I am not sure how much that counts for. I can’t smell the creed anymore after about 40 minutes. The best I have smelled recently have been Zimaya Sharaf Blend, Armaf CDN Untold, and Rasasi Qasamat Rasana. Rasana definitely smells the most well-blended.
Have you ever smelled Cremo Palo Santo? Or any other fragrance where all you get is a pickle juice scent?? I really want to know why that happens to some people and not others.. Like Santal 33 is straight pickle juice but some people pay $600 for it!! INSANITY. 😟
Hahahhaa I get the same pickle juice smell in Santal 33. I am not sure what causes it. Like a dill smell. It’s the sandalwood babe. With our skin chemistry. Sadly some sandalwood perfumes just don’t sit well with me either 😩
I find it disappointing when people comment negatively about a fragrance after only one spray. This kind of mindset can cause them to miss out on some genuinely beautiful scents - imo. As for myself, I discovered the concept of macerating my perfumes by chance. It all started with Oakcha, the brand that introduced me to niche fragrances. Initially, I was taken aback by how Ineffable (Aventus) and Sinful (Lost Cherry) smelled after opening and spraying them. A week later, I was surprised to find that they had completely transformed into the beauty it inspired to be. It took a few more bottles for me to realize what was happening, but now I am confident in my knowledge of maceration and its uniqueness to my fragrance collection.
Exactly. I highly doubt it. People tend to declutter after trying a fragrance once and it's so frustrating!! It doesn't give the fragrance a chance at all, especially Middle Eastern fragrances that need to macerate!
@@leilani_808totally agree! It's very frustrating and happens often in the frag comm, especially when people are newer to fragrances and don't give them a proper chance.
Amber oud gold edition was literally unbelievable to me. I wore it to work and it annoyed ME. I just get a musk and its bothersome. Its still sitting in its box in a corner in my room.
Lol I feel you. I tried mine for months hoping it would smell better on me but alas.. Gave it to my son and it smells amazing on him and literally everyone asks what he is wearing - I'm happy for him, since it was quite pricey when I got it
Ajayeb Dubai black is NOT a masculine scent at all!! It's totally unisex!! It actually leans feminine on my skin but completely unisex on my clothes. On my skin, florals come out in the dry down. I don't understand how anyone can think this leans masc. I'm convinced those people who think that are just into fruity florals and need their fragrances to be basic to understand them. Sorry not sorry.
Basically any perfume that has leather on it is a BigNo for me, 😖they quite frequently linger on streets especially younger people seem to like them, no matter be it winter or summer
I'm really sad to see my most loved and cherished Middle Eastern fragrances in this video 😂😂😂😂. My beloved Musamam White Intense and Lattafa Ajayeb Dubai (black bottle). The first is a dupe for Louis Vuitton Stellar Times and the second is a dupe for Kilian Black Phantom. I'm convinced people who don't enjoy these fragrances have bad taste. LMAO jk jk. Don't come for me. Totally kidding. 😂😂😂😂
Hi Sim, I also do not like “Musk is Great,” to me it’s 100% mint (a few ppl on fragrantica also made that comment, so I know im not alone). Like, MINT?!?!
The original Creed Aventis for her smells almost exactly the same as Creed Aventis for men. Thetevwas nothing sexy or feminine about it...and I refuse to wear a fragrance just because of an expensive label.. I was extremely disappointed and returned that fragrance. I'm not surprised its dupe is on someone's "most hated" list. I've not tried any dupes for comparison. Tbh I don't understand the Aventis hype, at all.
What an interesting take on some of these scents! I wanted to add my reaction to some of them and also my dislikes... Opulent Red - first reaction was a horrified "wwwwhhhhyyyyy?!". It smelled like gasoline. I scrubbed it and it still smelled. I've had it for a while now and it's finally something I really like. I finally get the sweet smells and no gasoline. But it took forever. Opulent Musk - I had issues with this one initially as well, with a bit of a gasoline trail. This has finally gotten to a pretty wearing experience. Bright Peach - first I was like, meh. Now it smells both peachy and green and I like it a lot. Here are my difficult ones Berlinetta. I just can't. I'm not sure why. It just smells so wrong to me. Confidential Private Gold - I've had this one forever and it still smells like gasoline and sweet fruit. Bleh. I Am The Queen - smells like mild gasoline with a lot of mild sweet freshness :( And of course Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited - I don't hate it, I just really don't like it. I kept trying. Just realized yesterday that it smells like condensed milk to me and it's just a nope
Berlinetta is a struggle for me too but I am keeping it and will keep trying. I like the dry down more than the opening but it's still not a "like". And I totally understand about Qued Al Fursan Unlimited. A lot of people think it smells like baby spit up and I can't get past that now. I still have it in my collection cause maybe my taste in fragrances will change but she's a tough one for sure!! ❤❤
Hi, how lovely that you did not give up on Opulent Red ( I am keeping all the perfumes for at least a year to let so so perfumes macerate) . I am one of the rare people ( besides my dearest friend in Germany who blind bought it after I told her I loved it, the same with Amethyst, she loves both of these and they have become her signature scents as well) who loved Opulent Red at first sniff, perhaps mine was an older batch and my love has grown so it is a signature scent for me. I have had a woman run after me to enquire what beautiful perfume I was wearing, also when I go to our letterbox someone was walking her dog and she asked me what the name was of that lovely perfume was I was wearing. Mind you by that stage it was in the dry down of the perfume where it becomes so warm and enticing. I think what some people perceive as a gasoline note ( I have not smelled this ever, I am now on my second bottle and none had this note to my nose) is a combination of pink pepper , the sharpness of the blood orange and perhaps even the alcohol at the start. I also feel there is a leather note in Opulent Red which is not mentioned. I seem to like perfumes that are considered polarising. 🤣 Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited shocked me and I hated it and still would never ever wear that one. Ajwad Pink To Pink which some people hate , is SOTD and I love it so much. The guava notes dance on my skin and I love the dry down so much I am addicted. Love the leather note and slightly animalic quality, the sort of strange combination of fruits , rose and leather , moss etc. I think some people again smell something so sharp when they spray that perfume. I think it is so fascinating the way we smell things so differently. I know that after I got very ill, I got so bored with my ( very expensive) perfumes and discovered Middle Eastern perfumes by ' accident' and love how I seem to be able to smell ME perfumes on myself and not get nose blind to these. Warm regards, from sunny Tasmania 🦘
@@tiamurrell963 Oh for so long I got just a vague sweetness and a smoky gasoline with Opulent Red! No idea why I decided to keep it and keep trying but at some point it just switched and I was like OH MY. And now I really like it! And that, quite honestly it went I keep blind buying. I do admit, if someone said they got a diesel motorpool scent to something I might snatch it. I have some nostalgia there
@@hilaryraydecker1151 😅 I hear you, I have a scent memory of my father and I on his yacht in Berlin, the scent of the motor, I cannot describe it but once it a while I smell something similar ( plus the scent of the water and the forests all around us) that to me is lovely as I see my beloved father who passed away in 2020 and the happy days spent on the yacht. It was our thing, my step mum got seasick so it was just my Papi and I. But going back to topic, my opened bottle of Opulent Red got better and better and richer to me. I am have no sprayed the third bottle as well to let it macerate ( please don't judge , I have 4 back up bottles in case that it gets discontinued and will buy them in bulk if I hear anything like this) as maceration does do more magic to this perfume than I anticipated, perhaps because I loved it so much from first sniff. I love leather notes, again a scent memory of my first love, a slight suede leather note, with a hint of patchouli and ambergris, moss and musk and something else I am forever searching for. So when I read a fruity floral done well with a soft leather note, I run towards this. That is my weakness. Nostalgia plays such a huge part in our love for certain notes, I feel. I love Khaltat Gold Royal Blends as I can smell my grandmother's apple cakes baking, cinnamon , cloves and nutmeg, and once again that hint of patchouli, amber and musk that takes me into another direction. I sort of feel most of the perfumes I really love are about nostalgia and memories of loved ones or loved places. Even Rare Passion has a note in it that is magically nostalgic to me ( a slight tobacco note, although it is not mentioned but I smell this and I think Simin also did). Of course some perfumes wow us just because they smell so amazing. Lovely to read your comment. If you find another perfume with that diesel motor pool note, please LET ME KNOW what it is , and whether it is any good !! 🤣
@@tiamurrell963 What wonderful memories! I think that's been why I've been buying up tobacco and honey perfumes - my dad used to pipe smoke. He bought these containers with tobacco and we often kept them to store things in. I remember opening one ages after he stopped smoking and still getting that beautiful sweet tobacco scent. Right now my favorite is When Soul Gets High. Oh so beautiful.
you need to try opulent red just for the giggles... the white one i kept, it just smells like leather but the red is sooo bad :D I dont get how anyone can say they smell red fruits .. it smells like someone puked in gasoline
This is proof that fragrances are subjective to everyone's olfactory senses. There were quite a few of the scents mentioned that I absolutely love lol. By the way, love these types of videos!
After this could you do it the other way around please? Everyone votes for their one ultimate favourite Middle Eastern fragrance? that would be reallly interesting!
BEST IDEA EVEEER!!! 🎉
It’s fun to talk about our likes and dislikes in perfumes. No one should be offended. We are not all going to like the same thing but I respect Sim’s opinion because she knows her stuff and I love her personality. Let’s celebrate our love of Middle Eastern perfumes, the beautiful bottles, and the beautiful packaging ❤
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I love that you don't jump on the 'fad' wagon. You truly think about the perfumes and are honest in your reviews. So many promote these perfumes (for their own likes/popularity). You are the only YT middle eastern reviewer, I trust. I've been burned by others who raved about scents only to get them and they were horrible! LOL Then I would come to your channel and sure enough you too hated the perfume! LOL Because you are so thorough in explaining the notes, how they smell....I know which ones that you review will be my type or not. Another note, although I enjoy your haul videos, I wait until you've worn the perfume, let it macerate...and then do a deeper review before I consider buying the perfume. THANK YOU for your dedication to putting out good content!
I absolutely love love L’adventure Femme! I even layer it with a spray of Delina and it’s phenomenal ❤
I decluttered my L'Adventure Femme a few years ago cause it just wasn't for me but I just got L'Adventure Rose and it's beautiful!! Have you tried any others from the L'Adventure line? ❤❤
That was my SOTD today. I never wear it. However I appreciated it today. May have to try the rose version.
I had the gold one but I gave it away, it's nice, but smells like strong shampoo. I like femme, it's woody fresh.
Hello! These videos are very interesting because they allow us to see how different perceptions we have regarding the same perfume, given that the effect they have on us is very subjective. After some disappointment, I now try to buy samples before buying a whole bottle, even if I can try them in a perfume shop because many perfumes on the skin evolve differently from the aroma perceived in the strips and the temperature and ambient humidity also influence . Thank you very much for your videos.
I love oud mood sooo much, especially in the winter😻 the caramel, pimento and saffron really sticks out in the dry down on my skin😻 so cozy 😻❤️
Great info! I do wish people would say if they're talking about if their fragrances were macerated or not though. Because if they're just talking about first sniff then they got rid of it soon after it could change what they thought about it later. 🤷♀️ Like I really did not like Untold Club de Nuit at first because it smelled like gasoline at first 🤢, but now I really like it after having it for a few months. 😄 I love your videos, always very informative. ❤
Yes! Maceration is everything with Middle Eastern fragrances but even if it doesn't need to macerate, I will keep a fragrance for years before I declutter it. My taste in fragrances have changed so much so I always keep everything I get no matter if I like it or not.
My untold was the same. Gasoline at first but six months down the line it’s perfect!
I love Rasasi Qasamat Morhaf is Rose and Oud but this Oud is soft and blended well
Again, I'll also comment on how subjective a scent can be, which I personally find exceptionally interesting!!
Although not love at first sniff, I now absolutely love Qaed al Fursan Unlimited, I want to drown in it, especially now that it's getting warmer. I also love Laheeb (I wish it lasted longer though) and my newest purchase Ameer al Oudh. I can't do "dirty" or "earthy" perfumes though, to me they smell like mould, which makes me gag, so I tend to avoid patchouli and moss in fragrances.
Have a great weekend!!
Oh nooo… I must be weird because I actually like Sondos.. also like Al Andaleeb.. they both are definitely “perfumey” but work really nice on me; kinda in the same realm as LVEB. Nice for layering.
The one that I never could wear even after maceration, is Shaghaf Oud.
Infini Rose was a tough one, too.
Your laugh is so funny, love your reactions!
😁 I really enjoyed this video, Sim😊 what a fantastic job you've done. The ending with the ratings and the MUSIC is SO good! lol. Well done, my friend.
Hi my hun ❤, love the video . Still proudly wearing Opulent Red , even though it is number 2 on this list. 😅 I guess based on compliments that I get when wearing it , no one smells anything bad on me , which is a relief . 😉
Perhaps the notes and scent changes when it is worn on people with the ' right' body chemistry . It'so interesting to hear all the hated perfumes.
We all have different tastes but there are some most of us seem to like .
I feel the ones we either love or hate are obviously polarising perfumes, so they are perfumes loved or hated NOTHING IN BETWEEN 🤣, they say there is thin line between love and hate. Perhaps this is the same with perfumes.
Then there are some perfumes a lot like or say that they are OK but not loved or hated. So no real passion is involved with these scents.
I feel I got a bad batch of Oud Mood as I love oud and rose as well and love the dry down of Shaghaf Oud so it should have been a like or love for me. It smells really sharp , I have sprayed a lot in the air and let it macerate for 1 month, retried and it was the same. I am leaving it to macerate for a year or so and then will check it again.
I feel Shaghaf Oud was a shock to me as it was one of the first ever Middle Eastern perfumes, but I was intrigued from first sniff, a sort of perfume coma happened. I love the dry down of that perfume but still feel the top notes or the first 20 or so minutes of this are a touch too much for me but I still will wear it, so I should really love Oud Mood.
Sending smoochies to dear Markus and purrs from Pushkin and Sunti. So much love to you, my beautiful angel❤💫
Dolores perfume is a dupe of Decadence by Marc Jacobs.
And spot on too. I can understand why people do not like it because Decadence also had a lot of hate😅
Yup! And there's another dupe of Decadence made by Emper. It even looks like a little purse like Decadence did!! I decluttered my Decadence years ago but I will get the dupe of it just to smell it sometimes. My taste in fragrances changes so I try not to declutter anymore. ❤❤
I like Sondos 👍 chocolate musk is just fun!! ❤
Your video ideas are always amazing but my favourite moments from these two videos were those of your excitement over comments from your OG viewers. It’s simply the cutest, most endearing thing ever ❤ I absolutely ADORE you. My least favourite ME fragrance would be Yara (the original) - overhyped and underwhelming. There are a couple that I absolutely love but cannot wear because they give me headaches, like Bade Al oud Amethyst and Khamrah 😭
I adore unisex fragrances with a strong, masculine-leaning scent profile and exceptional longevity. Some of my favorites include Mancera Red Tobacco, Tom Ford Ombre Leather, and Alien by Mugler. If anyone has suggestions for potent Middle Eastern perfumes that they despise due to their intense performance, I'm eager to explore them.
I adore unisex fragrances too!! Here's two to try: Musamam White Intense and Lattafa Ajayeb Dubai (the black bottle). The first one is a dupe for Louis Vuitton Stellar Times and the second one is a dupe for Kilian Black Phantom!! Both unisex and both are my favorite Middle Eastern fragrances I've found so far and I own over 100 ME fragrances alone. ❤❤
@@chandracox6814wow thanks a lot for the recommendations!!
@@chandracox6814 Just placed an order for Ajayeb Dubai, but Musamam is out of stock everywhere at the moment. It must be quite popular. Thanks again!
I haveQaed Al Fursan Unlimited on right now. Layered with BBW Waikiki Beach Coconut body cream, and BBW coconut pineapple, body mist. ….I am a lover of that fragrance. 😂
Yes. Please make a video of the modern ouds.
My collection is now growing rapidly it’s addictive😬🤣but oh so fun…curious to know everyone’s top 10 fragrances for summer and top ten for winter …oh and good to know about the vibrant orange too as again heard it was good…
hello simin. since you wanna try caramel cascade. please spray a bunch and let it rest. mune smelled like rubber root beer at first spray. but after trying the caramel came through. i hope it works for u since its a creamy scent
I have Bright Peach it is very green smelling but as it has macerated it's gotten sweeter. I have only had mine six weeks now, I figure it will take 2-3 months to calm down. I find the stronger the perfume the longer it should macerate to calm down.
Hello, now for balance, maybe a video about our favorite perfumes?
Great Great review! This allowed me to take several fragrances off my want to buy list!❤
Dolores is beautiful to my nose..plummy 😊
I also feel like perfumes aren't any classier based on the price... Arabian perfumes have proved that already
There is a problem with these perfums. For example, last year I bought Sondos, and I hated it. But yesterdy I try it again, and it has a different notes. I thing, that them need some time opened, to get the real vibes, to mature, And it is happened with several of them. I sold my Armaf Club de Nuit to a friend, she liked it, and I give her my botlle. Then I bought a new bottle, for me and it came so soft, and I feel it so different,. I will wait for some month, to begin touse it.
Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
Please, please do a video with everyone’s favorites, maybe top 3 for life
Hi. For me the absolute scrubbers were Rare Passion and Musamam White Intense😢. The notes seemed to be perfect for me but eventually I got rid of them. Luckily, my sister adores them
Oh no!! I just got Musamam White Intense today and OMG I'm obsessed. Signature scent worthy. I'm surprised you didn't like it!! But I can understand. Fragrances are so subjective. ❤❤
Rare Passion and Rare Tiffany are scrubbers for me!!
I recently bought musk mood over opulent musk, and I love it but I fell asleep in it and woke up and the smell shifted to a slightly green slightly pickle smell. Which I also smelled in “cloud musk” and “I’m a musk” …. And I feel a little disappointed… cause it’s so fresh and smells like a baby shampoo 😭 maybe I should let it sit for a while but ughhhh do disappointed does anyone else have this fragrance and do you layer it with anything ??
Unpopular opinion: Lattafa's Affection smells like room freshner
I also had issues with L'adventure Femme... I macerated mine for 3 months and it smells like bug spray on me. It smells good on the cap and on paper, but not on me.
Hmmm, I have a full bottle of Qued Al Fursan Unlimited that's been maceration for several months. I keep trying it and not getting it.
I'm thinking maybe this laconic thing just isn't for me.
I really wanted a good creamy coconut scent for summer but I'm thinking I'll have to look elsewhere...any suggestions??
Hey hun
Yea that perfume has scarred me for life lol. Creamy coconut hmmm. In a gourmand category I can’t think of any. But in spicy one Ameerat Al Ehsaas and Musamam White for sure ♥️
I'm so grateful for this video... I would have purchased many of these fragrances as a blind buy 😳... I think u
saved me a lot of misery and regret🤣
Noooo fragrances are subjective!! Never ever be put off by videos like this!! So many of these are loved by thousands of people. Try them for yourself before deciding please.
@@chandracox6814..I agree with that but in this case these are not safe blind buys for me. I've had bad experiences with ouds and lactonic scents. I'm not opposed to sniffing in store..but definitely will not be doing a blind buy 😊
@chandracox6814 I love videos like this and if the person has a great nose like Simin and explains notes and perfumes so well, it helps you to make better decisions in purchasing.
Yes, I had one perfume that is not great that Sim felt was lovely but I actually think I have a strange batch.
I my love Opulent Red which is hated by many but blind buy perfumes based on reviews and what I know about my own like of notes. I have had one fail from oh so many blind buys which I feel is great.
So please do not dismiss how helpful videos like this are.
Kind regards from Tasmania, Tia
@chandracox6814 is right. Fragrances are subjective! Never be put off by what others think!
I have the Caramel Cascade. Hopefully it gets better with maceration but right now it smells like rubber and milk. It's definitely not Bianco Latte which I own also.😫😫😫. I LOVE Ishq Al Shuyukh!!!
I’m with her I can’t stand choko musk my worst $10 purchase…but…I haven’t tried layering with it and not sure which to even layer it with….that said I’m a Yara fan…both pink & tous…& the white is on my list…good to know about eternal coffee and the roast coffee so I can erase those two off my list as I’ve heard eternal coffee was great🤔by Paulina Scharr for one…
Great perfume review best ever agreed
No Because I love my Choco musk, Lattafa Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited but the Opulent Red i actually like but then I get why some might not like it, one of my friends did not like it but my other friend really liked it and gave me compliment :)
Same, I love those, too!
Simin, do not let that individual opinion put you off Orientica's Velvet Gold! There is no fecal smell and it's just a beautiful caramel, rose and powdery fragrance! The "animal notes" translate to musk on my skin and they add depth and longevity to the fragrance. The violet in the perfume gives it a powdery/lipticky vibe that I find addictive, like Gentle Fluidity Gold but way stronger, more projecting and longer lasting.
I recently purchased Al Haramain L'aventure femme and I was verrrry disappointed. In all honesty, I've never sampled Creed AFH but I just thought it sounded like a really nice everyday fragrance that could be versatile. All I got from it was citronella bug spray over a dated rose and musk.....I knew even with maceration it couldn't be saved LOL. IMO it's a total mish-mash if scents laying under a citrus bomb. A part of me tried to find the appeal but it was just too overwhelming and uncomfortable to wear. A big NO for me. Even though I did not pay a lot for this scent I was so thankful I was able to return it and get my money back!
My most disliked fragrances are - Dubai. I didn't get the mango note everyone else gets. I believe it had to be a batch problem because the juice I got was terrible! There were no mangoes whatsoever. I had to return it.
After doing a quick research - I’ve learned that each fragrance has a note of apricot in it. These three fragrances- Sweet Sin by Vivamor, Miel Extase by Navitus, and Teriaque by Lattafa were instant scrubbers. I think it's fair to say I’m not too fond of the smell of apricot.
I loved this video!
I have a few that I don’t like recently. In order from worst to least bad:
1) Maison Alhambra Rose Petals ~ this one could make me gag. It smells like an infected wild animal rolled around in some patchouli and then you smelled it.
2) Zimaya Al Fouz ~ mainly because it is disappointing. I expected something similar to Armaf CDN Untold but it has an artificial musk smell that overpowers and gives it a diaper/cleaning product quality. The production date was January this year, so perhaps the musk will break down over time.
3) Lattafa Badee Al Oud Amethyst ~ I like this sometimes but I often get the burnt rubber smell that people describe. And I worry that it would be far too offensive for people who pick up the burnt rubber since it is a projection beast.
4) Zimaya Impulse Oud ~ this isn’t bad but it smells like a mature woman who has just changed a diaper. The baby product note seems to pervade Zimaya musks. The rose note is also very potent and concentrated, so it is far from a fresh profile.
5) Maison Alhambra Baroque Rouge Extrait ~ a barely there scent of rubber gloves and very weak jasmine. I have just been using it as room spray.
Creed Aventus for Her is probably my favourite scent profile and Al Haramain L’aventure Femme is definitely similar but the dry down is weird. It does last longer than Creed but goes into the weird dry down, so I am not sure how much that counts for. I can’t smell the creed anymore after about 40 minutes.
The best I have smelled recently have been Zimaya Sharaf Blend, Armaf CDN Untold, and Rasasi Qasamat Rasana. Rasana definitely smells the most well-blended.
My favorite reviewer.
Have you ever smelled Cremo Palo Santo? Or any other fragrance where all you get is a pickle juice scent?? I really want to know why that happens to some people and not others..
Like Santal 33 is straight pickle juice but some people pay $600 for it!! INSANITY. 😟
Hahahhaa I get the same pickle juice smell in Santal 33. I am not sure what causes it. Like a dill smell. It’s the sandalwood babe. With our skin chemistry. Sadly some sandalwood perfumes just don’t sit well with me either 😩
Enjoyed this type of video. U know my taste very well. love u dear. 😘 😘 ❤❤
Hi Simin...plz review al wataniah sabah al ward
Were some of those fragrances properly macerated ?
I find it disappointing when people comment negatively about a fragrance after only one spray. This kind of mindset can cause them to miss out on some genuinely beautiful scents - imo. As for myself, I discovered the concept of macerating my perfumes by chance. It all started with Oakcha, the brand that introduced me to niche fragrances. Initially, I was taken aback by how Ineffable (Aventus) and Sinful (Lost Cherry) smelled after opening and spraying them. A week later, I was surprised to find that they had completely transformed into the beauty it inspired to be. It took a few more bottles for me to realize what was happening, but now I am confident in my knowledge of maceration and its uniqueness to my fragrance collection.
Exactly. I highly doubt it. People tend to declutter after trying a fragrance once and it's so frustrating!! It doesn't give the fragrance a chance at all, especially Middle Eastern fragrances that need to macerate!
@@leilani_808totally agree! It's very frustrating and happens often in the frag comm, especially when people are newer to fragrances and don't give them a proper chance.
Amber oud gold edition was literally unbelievable to me. I wore it to work and it annoyed ME. I just get a musk and its bothersome. Its still sitting in its box in a corner in my room.
Lol I feel you. I tried mine for months hoping it would smell better on me but alas.. Gave it to my son and it smells amazing on him and literally everyone asks what he is wearing - I'm happy for him, since it was quite pricey when I got it
@maynotg6521 This example is perfect in explaining how body chemistry can change perfume and the way we smell the notes 😊
Ajmal Aurum Eau de Parfum - strong floral. Gave me a headache
I am Queen -very masculín blux
Ajayeb Dubai black is NOT a masculine scent at all!! It's totally unisex!! It actually leans feminine on my skin but completely unisex on my clothes. On my skin, florals come out in the dry down. I don't understand how anyone can think this leans masc. I'm convinced those people who think that are just into fruity florals and need their fragrances to be basic to understand them. Sorry not sorry.
I haven't come across any Arabian frags I don't like
Basically any perfume that has leather on it is a BigNo for me, 😖they quite frequently linger on streets especially younger people seem to like them, no matter be it winter or summer
I'm really sad to see my most loved and cherished Middle Eastern fragrances in this video 😂😂😂😂. My beloved Musamam White Intense and Lattafa Ajayeb Dubai (black bottle). The first is a dupe for Louis Vuitton Stellar Times and the second is a dupe for Kilian Black Phantom. I'm convinced people who don't enjoy these fragrances have bad taste. LMAO jk jk. Don't come for me. Totally kidding. 😂😂😂😂
I love Muna😭🤪
Hi Sim, I also do not like “Musk is Great,” to me it’s 100% mint (a few ppl on fragrantica also made that comment, so I know im not alone). Like, MINT?!?!
I also don't like this one but to me it's smells like oldschool sanitary detergent🙈🙈🙈
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Rams Gold get some hate but i like it
The original Creed Aventis for her smells almost exactly the same as Creed Aventis for men. Thetevwas nothing sexy or feminine about it...and I refuse to wear a fragrance just because of an expensive label..
I was extremely disappointed and returned that fragrance.
I'm not surprised its dupe is on someone's "most hated" list. I've not tried any dupes for comparison.
Tbh I don't understand the Aventis hype, at all.
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What an interesting take on some of these scents! I wanted to add my reaction to some of them and also my dislikes...
Opulent Red - first reaction was a horrified "wwwwhhhhyyyyy?!". It smelled like gasoline. I scrubbed it and it still smelled. I've had it for a while now and it's finally something I really like. I finally get the sweet smells and no gasoline. But it took forever.
Opulent Musk - I had issues with this one initially as well, with a bit of a gasoline trail. This has finally gotten to a pretty wearing experience.
Bright Peach - first I was like, meh. Now it smells both peachy and green and I like it a lot.
Here are my difficult ones
Berlinetta. I just can't. I'm not sure why. It just smells so wrong to me.
Confidential Private Gold - I've had this one forever and it still smells like gasoline and sweet fruit. Bleh.
I Am The Queen - smells like mild gasoline with a lot of mild sweet freshness :(
And of course Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited - I don't hate it, I just really don't like it. I kept trying. Just realized yesterday that it smells like condensed milk to me and it's just a nope
Berlinetta is a struggle for me too but I am keeping it and will keep trying. I like the dry down more than the opening but it's still not a "like". And I totally understand about Qued Al Fursan Unlimited. A lot of people think it smells like baby spit up and I can't get past that now. I still have it in my collection cause maybe my taste in fragrances will change but she's a tough one for sure!! ❤❤
Hi, how lovely that you did not give up on Opulent Red ( I am keeping all the perfumes for at least a year to let so so perfumes macerate) . I am one of the rare people ( besides my dearest friend in Germany who blind bought it after I told her I loved it, the same with Amethyst, she loves both of these and they have become her signature scents as well) who loved Opulent Red at first sniff, perhaps mine was an older batch and my love has grown so it is a signature scent for me. I have had a woman run after me to enquire what beautiful perfume I was wearing, also when I go to our letterbox someone was walking her dog and she asked me what the name was of that lovely perfume was I was wearing.
Mind you by that stage it was in the dry down of the perfume where it becomes so warm and enticing.
I think what some people perceive as a gasoline note ( I have not smelled this ever, I am now on my second bottle and none had this note to my nose) is a combination of pink pepper , the sharpness of the blood orange and perhaps even the alcohol at the start. I also feel there is a leather note in Opulent Red which is not mentioned.
I seem to like perfumes that are considered polarising. 🤣
Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited shocked me and I hated it and still would never ever wear that one.
Ajwad Pink To Pink which some people hate , is SOTD and I love it so much. The guava notes dance on my skin and I love the dry down so much I am addicted. Love the leather note and slightly animalic quality, the sort of strange combination of fruits , rose and leather , moss etc. I think some people again smell something so sharp when they spray that perfume.
I think it is so fascinating the way we smell things so differently.
I know that after I got very ill, I got so bored with my ( very expensive) perfumes and discovered Middle Eastern perfumes by ' accident' and love how I seem to be able to smell ME perfumes on myself and not get nose blind to these.
Warm regards, from sunny Tasmania
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@@tiamurrell963 Oh for so long I got just a vague sweetness and a smoky gasoline with Opulent Red! No idea why I decided to keep it and keep trying but at some point it just switched and I was like OH MY. And now I really like it! And that, quite honestly it went I keep blind buying.
I do admit, if someone said they got a diesel motorpool scent to something I might snatch it. I have some nostalgia there
@@hilaryraydecker1151 😅 I hear you, I have a scent memory of my father and I on his yacht in Berlin, the scent of the motor, I cannot describe it but once it a while I smell something similar ( plus the scent of the water and the forests all around us) that to me is lovely as I see my beloved father who passed away in 2020 and the happy days spent on the yacht. It was our thing, my step mum got seasick so it was just my Papi and I.
But going back to topic, my opened bottle of Opulent Red got better and better and richer to me. I am have no sprayed the third bottle as well to let it macerate ( please don't judge , I have 4 back up bottles in case that it gets discontinued and will buy them in bulk if I hear anything like this) as maceration does do more magic to this perfume than I anticipated, perhaps because I loved it so much from first sniff.
I love leather notes, again a scent memory of my first love, a slight suede leather note, with a hint of patchouli and ambergris, moss and musk and something else I am forever searching for. So when I read a fruity floral done well with a soft leather note, I run towards this. That is my weakness.
Nostalgia plays such a huge part in our love for certain notes, I feel.
I love Khaltat Gold Royal Blends as I can smell my grandmother's apple cakes baking, cinnamon , cloves and nutmeg, and once again that hint of patchouli, amber and musk that takes me into another direction.
I sort of feel most of the perfumes I really love are about nostalgia and memories of loved ones or loved places.
Even Rare Passion has a note in it that is magically nostalgic to me ( a slight tobacco note, although it is not mentioned but I smell this and I think Simin also did).
Of course some perfumes wow us just because they smell so amazing.
Lovely to read your comment. If you find another perfume with that diesel motor pool note, please LET ME KNOW what it is , and whether it is any good !! 🤣
@@tiamurrell963 What wonderful memories! I think that's been why I've been buying up tobacco and honey perfumes - my dad used to pipe smoke. He bought these containers with tobacco and we often kept them to store things in. I remember opening one ages after he stopped smoking and still getting that beautiful sweet tobacco scent. Right now my favorite is When Soul Gets High. Oh so beautiful.
L'Adventure for her smells like a man. I don't get fruit of flowers at all. The only one that i purchased that i hate. I gave it to my husband
Midnight Oud by Ard Al Zaafaran Fragrance .... omg, the worst
Bint Hooran Eau de Parfum🤢
you need to try opulent red just for the giggles... the white one i kept, it just smells like leather but the red is sooo bad :D I dont get how anyone can say they smell red fruits .. it smells like someone puked in gasoline
To my nose, it smells divine 😂. Always get compliments. Our body chemistry has a lot to do with this and our perception and even scent memories. 😊