😢 I love barakkat satin oud and qaed unlimited sooo so much! Funny how perfume perceptions can be so contentious. Love this kind of video. Keep it up Sim ❤
Hi Simin, love your vids. Armafs imperiale is only sharp when it hasn’t matured. That one matures like a champ. Give it a second try. It becomes very smooth, creamy but not lactonic per say, and brighter. The bitterness and sharpness completely disappears. Mine became really good after about 3 months. It’s also considered a dupe for delina exclusif and not delina. Hopefully you’ll give it a try and let us know.
Absolutely loved your video! Here in NZ we are limited by the selection of middle eastern perfumes and everything I buy is a blind buy as I have no way of trying them first. The only disappointment in middle eastern fragrances so far is the Yara Tous- this has been relegated to toilet freshener for me 😂
Hello Simin. Greetings from Atlanta. Love your channel. I purchased Yara ( original ) and Ajwad while visiting the UAE in 2022 and I don’t like them at all. I thought they smelled good back then, but the smell is so offensive, especially Ajwad. Maceration did not help with these fragrances, but at least the bottles look cute on my perfume shelf.
Me too! I’ve had it for a year and now it’s so creamy and fresh. I layered it with so many floral and spicy fragrances in the winter. It made everything cozier
Yeah!!! You talked about my comment! I mentioned the shagof oud. I think that I’m just not into heavy oud fragrances. It made me sneeze and gave me a headache. Heavy florals do the same this! Love your videos!
I'm crazy about Oud Mood, Amethyst and now also Opulent red. When I first bought Opulent red, it smelled like a mosquito repellant but after macerating for only a few weeks it turned into something totally different. For my nose is now fruity, smooth and sensual which is weird as at first I couldn't stand it. Now I'm even tempted to try Opulent Oud. I seem to have an addiction to oud😂also loving Arabians Tonka with that strong saffron opening. It's crazy expensive though so I'm going to try Noir d'arabie as it's said to be a good dupe.
Hi Sim. I own Laliq and it doesn't smell like midnight poison and it last 30 min on the skin it was a big disappointment even though it is a beautiful patchuli perfume and I love the scent.
Love the video. So many of us have been pulled in by the hype. I bought December Vanilla....loved the bottle. I thought the scent was vile...I couldn't even give it away...I threw it out. The other one with the great bottle is Maharjan Gold...awful...threw it out. Qaed Al Fursan....swful....gave it away to someone who liked it. There are a lot of blind buys that I fell for hype and they are big regrets. Thanks Sim for your honesty...I trust you.
Barakkat Satin Oud is gorgeous. It's an excellent dupe of Oud Satin Mood and performance is wonderful! I got my bottle for $18. It's NOT a rose fragrance. It's candied violets.
Upon observing the mixed opinions surrounding Qaed al Fursan, I've become intrigued and am contemplating purchasing it. Strangely one of my fav is opulent red❤the intriguing metallic rubber, petrol scents has caught my attention.😅 (in a pleasant way)❤❤
Q.f.Unlimited reminds me of those solar perfumes like Guidance and Nuxe parfumes I like how it smells but the issue is that it changes on my skin, composition seems very poor quality,l can smell perfume on my skin but with time it doesn't loose much on projection but looses the notes, it becomes dull Maybe the issue is maceration, it's still new
Badee Honor and Glory is one of my favorites....I definitely will keep this one in my collection...I loved it from the moment I smelled it...Maturation will only enhance it.I also enjoy Quaed Al Fursan in the black bottle.Sublime is delicious to my skin too❤
Although my fragrance preferences are really different from yours, I completely agree with Qaed Al Fursan unlimited. I accidentally purchased that one thinking it was Badee Al oud honor & glory😭😭 I got them hella mixed up. Even after nearly 5 months of maturing, it’s awful to me and I’m so glad I was able to do a fragrance swap with someone and they really liked it! Crazy how different our perception of scents can be! Also, I hate Sakeena😭😭 She smells like dry red wine. Like Malbec. Orange where, girl?!! Overripe? More like rotting😭😭 It’s not giving fruit to me haha, ily though💗🫶🏼
As you say, Amethyst is very dividing. Smells like petrol on me. I got a small sample of Ansaam Gold and boy is it disgusting! Looking forward to part 2😊
Man, with how many people hate some of my favorite fragrances, it makes me worry I am offending others when I wear things like Opulent Red or Qaed al Fursan Unlimited. The ones I couldn't even give to my kids because I couldn't stand smelling them on anyone are Raghba (smelled too much like church incense) and Nuit de Passion (I really don't like chypres, modern or otherwise).
I have come to absolutely love Rare Tiffany. Initially, I was put off the first few sprays, but it really developed into such a unique, beautiful smell. At the end of my work day, I can still smell it on my uniform and it's lovely. I also love Fakhar Rose, but I spray sparingly because it can cause sinus headache.
Simi, I LOVE YOU and your beautiful and opinionated I discovered you several weeks ago and I tell you I’ve ENJOYED watching your nose 👃 in all things fragrance! Also, I LOVE YOUR JEWELRY pieces I see in each and every video! EXQUISITE comes to mind! I enjoy you along with CECE CHRONICLES, and SHARIDA M. (In Atlanta, Ga, USA which my home country! You’re a plethora of information! I’ve bought SEVERAL fragrances based on your recommendations and waiting for several of them to arrive! I would love for you to do a video tutorial about Arabian fragrant notes! I have had a love for fragrances of all kinds since I was young, but I couldn’t never decipher specific notes the way you do and I WANT TO be able to do that! For example, I will hear you mention anamalic notes, polarizing, La tonic, and or “traditional Arabic notes”! I think the SimSquad would enjoy such content! 😊❤ it’s always a pleasure to watch you!
Omg Simin, Ansaam Gold...bleeeeegh!!!! Bug spray meets old-school sweet anti-bacterial soap! I gave it 6 months of maceration and it got sweeter, but the bug spray note NEVER left! It was vile! Qaed al Fursan is also gross! It smells a little bit like my most HATED Mancera fragrance; Coco Vanille, bottled up car scent! But I do love some lactonic perfumes, I'm loving This is Her! this fall :)
Love Oud Mood. Opulent Red isn't that bad, a bit too sweet, boozy, it's the incense that's quite prominent. I like Raghba, it's great for layering, I just bought Raghba wood intense and I find it very cozy and comforting. The only Lattafa perfume I can not stand is Abaan. It smells to me like an old, forgotten in the cupboard cough syrup.
Drum roll please… Ajwad will be the VERY FIRST and ONLY fragrance (out of hundreds of samples + travel sizes + full bottles) I am decluttering- and it’s not for lack of trying to appreciate and enjoy it. It just nauseated me and I thought, “Life is too short to have to PREPARE oneself for a waft of a perfume.” Like you, I knew there was a strong possibility that I would not like it, but enough people/reviewers were in love with it, and it was so affordable, that I felt I must at least try it. No “ragrets,” as they say 😆
My 2 regrets are buying Baroque satin oud (too powdery and old fashioned smelling) and Mohra silky rose (just a boring lack luster perfume with no longevity). My faves are Khamrah & Liam (Gris charnel dupe). I want to try Rifaaqat and Shaghaf oud tonka.
OMG… I thought it was just me with Baroque Satin Oud. Someone told me that it was a dupe for MFK Oud Satin Mood… and they lied. LOL… I HATE forward purple florals scents and this almost scent me over the edge. ☠️ It’s more like Tom Ford’s Violet Blonde. I gave that one to my grandmother and she loved it. 😅🤫
Omg!! Thank you for saving my money! I had Sakeena in my wishlist and was thinking of buying it this summer but i HATE the smell and taste of overripe orange, I'd rather eat a underripe orange which is tart than a ripe sickly sweet one 🤢
I laughed while watching it because I like Shagaf Oud, Oud Mood but that's good because everyone can find something different for themselves. I also really like Ameerat Al Arab Prive Rose, hated by most, but Carolina Good Girl is impossible for me, as is Reyna from Alhambra (here it's just soap, soap and lemon powder).
Definitely agree on the Yara perfumes, I unfortunately set my expectations far too high when I bought the pink one hearing it was a dupe for burberry her. Needless to say, it’s a cute perfume but doesn’t last at all on me and I used it very casually, usually as an after shower perfume. If you’re into powdery strawberry scents, there’s a lot of better options for less on the market.
I am late for this video but wanted to agree with you simin that taste for perfume is very subjective. For the girl that is asking for pretty rose perfumes i love love love infini rose and mohra silky rose. Now for some reason velvet rose turns my stomach inside out. Like my nose think is ok my guts get torn in a gagging way. Same happens with the chant. Cant get close to it. I sprayed it in my hand inside my room and i kept smelling it in the air, couldn't get rid of the smell. I was thinking now i have to move 😂 Opulent red my sister got it. It did smell gasoline digusting first spray. Now smells very elegant to both our noses. A perfume for special occasions! Looking forward to the second part. I like this videos!! They are fun 😊❤
You are such a joy to watch.. I think we have a similar nose.. I’m wearing Rare Tiffany today, I love it but I want it to be a beast..lol I just got Nebras in, I’m loving it so, how did I not get it before. Not sure if it will go in beast mode.. enjoyed this video, can’t wait until part 2..
Mmmm happy is none I am planning to buy... I couldn't do frenetic delicious...gave me headaches... Decluttered it. Fortunately found something to replace it. When soul gets high, many says its duping back to black which I don't know, but i bet my money it starts as frenetic delicious then it changes on dried down, without giving me migraines... I so so so love it ❤. Thank you Sims ❤
Noooo, not Khaltaat Royal Blends. 😢 I'm with you on this one, Simh. I flipping love this fragrance....one of my first fragrances and one of the best. And I love Nasheet, too. I didn't at first, but that vanilla kept me coming back. One of my top 3 Lattafas
Dear Simin, it is definitely about each person's sense of smell, it’s surprising how some people love a perfume and others hate the same scent. Many people have a gift, and can identify a lemon from an orange in a single spray, other people don't even notice that there is a citrus ingredient in the fragrance. Now with exposure on the networks, many of us are learning a lot from those people who can break down a perfume and perceive at least 80% of its notes. I love the iteration of the audience, the comments and the questions they ask, that's very interesting. ••••Rare Tiffany By Afnan••• for me it’s a very strong perfume, it’s invasive and intolerable, it suffocates me and gives me a terrible headache 🤢 you have to try this perfume before buying it, it does have a very nice 😍 green bottle, nothing else. Thank you for your work and honest opinion on trending perfumes, we are sharing a little of the great industrial world of perfumery. Big hug 🤗 🥰🌹
Hi , my hun❤ . Love this video. I will always love Opulent Red, but I do not get any rubber, metallic or pastic notes. From the start I loved 😍 this. I have just started my 2nd bottle 😊. There is oud, pink pepper ( which some people may smell as sharp or metallic) and hints of leather to my nose, patchouli and of course a fruit and flower cocktail as well as the cognac and other notes. I can see why it is so polarising and is a bit of a noir beast, but I and my body chemistry love ❤️ this. My dear friend in Germany bought this and Amethyst after I told her about the 2 loves of my life 😅. Thankfully, she loves them just as much. I had warned her 😂. I do get compliments when I wear it as I started to worry that I may smell terrible to some people as the perfume has those polarising notes. I think it is wonderful that we all love different perfumes or we would all smell the same , I would hate that 😅. Love Afnan Rare Tiffany and agree with you 100%. But I recall when it arrived the smell of the perfume cap was terrible which surprised me. I carefully sprayed some in the air , worried it may smell like the cap to me but no, a beautiful perfume, so I doused myself ❤. Love Rare Passion ❤. Khaltat RB I love ❤. I wear this a lot on cold days. It turns into a warm scent on my skin, but I can see that it can be polarising. Shaghaf Oud was my 3. ME perfume , was a touch too much BUT loved the dry down from the start. But the top notes give me a slight headache. I bought Oud Mood, hoping that it would suit me but I like this less. I love Ameer Al Oud Intense instead. I will revisit Shaghaf Oud. I like Lattafa Oudain. So I like cold oud notes. Hate the perfume with the unlimited in the name. Can't write the name or I will feel ill😅 Thank you my beautiful sis from another miss, smoochies to Markus and purrs from our kitties. Love and Light ❤to you always 💛 from sunny Tasmania 🌞 Tia ❤
I generally like sweet, gourmand, spicy, woody fragrances, with some occasional floral or fruit mixed in. Usually when I declutter, it's after I do my little test. Lol. I'll spray it on my skin for the day and have my boyfriend tell me if it smells nice on me. I ask him 2 questions, how does it smell in general, and does he like it personally. Its interesting because he don't know anything about them and just gives an unbiased answer. Sometimes I get so caught up in the notes and everything that I make it too complicated. Sometimes things I liked in the bottle didn't mix well with my chemistry, and sometimes it smelled weird in the bottle but good on me. The last one I decluttered was Opulent oud in the black bottle. For some reason, on me it smelled like burning black licorice as well as turning masculine when it mixed with my chemistry. I think back when I bought it, it was labeled unisex, at least on the site I bought it from. I just rechecked the notes and it's labeled for men now.
Could you please do a review of Space Age by Armaf? Pretty please i appreciate all your reviews thank you lots for your time and efforts in making these fragrance reviews. Have an amazing day.
Even i get lemon scented cleaning product from Ansaam gold 😭😭😀 i recently got Riff's Ciao and they're both supposed to be duping Love don't be shy/Oriana.. Ciao i love but it's longevity and projection is not great 😭 I'll give Ansaam gold a year and if it doesn't change, bye bye
There is something sharpish/oerwhelming in DELILAH ...as if screechy cleaning product that irritates those with astma...I had another sample of Delina's dupe it was more fluffy, cosy , less annoying and synthetic !
I'm not surprised with most of mentioned fragrances, if I saw two reviews on any if them, the other praised,vthe other hated it . I have some of these and I like them. For example opulent red, quite a lovely scent, though I can see how polarizing it is. Or ahead, I like it, especially good it's for example with oud mood. Another mentioned that I love. Some I didn't bother to get even sample after seeing reviews. Except I have sample of french coffee and I love the scent, just not on my skin. I'll be waiting for the part 2 of this.
I have Tara tous and I do like it but I swear I got a “bad” one. All I smell is white floral!!! I bought it because I liked the idea of the fruity smell but I’ve never once smelled fruit. I’ve had it a couple months and smell hasn’t changed at all either. Again I like the floral smell but not what I was looking for. I guess I lucked out though bc a lot of people seem not to like it because of the fruit
I love oud and leather perfume. I'm not a gourmand lover. I'm trying to find a spring/ summer fruity floral with oud... I've been bin watching all your videos for that perfect scent.
I smelt taskeen caramel cascade... ill tell u exactly how it feels... a child drank caramel vanilla milkshake and puked... someone cleaned that wearing rubber gloves. Now the gross smell the rubber gloves has is caramel cascade
I think Unlimited smells like cheap baby wipes. I have tried layering it and it always comes through😂😂😂By the way I REALLY appreciate this video, there were a few on here I had thought about buying 😮my 2 worst were Amethyst and Instant Crush. I got rubber tires with Amethyst and straight gasoline with Instant Crush 😒
@@ade3050 I can't stand fragrances with Oud, it turns my stomach, so pungent. Thank goodness everyone isn't the same and we can all appreciate different fragrances.
Qaed al fursan unlimited and Yara range I can't stand it, the first one is just some weird scent mixed with sun lotion so now i use it to spray my house, and yara and yara moi there's something in the dry down that smells like pee...
I'm a shameless QAF Unlimited lover too... And a Shaghaf Oud Hater as it's overly synthetic. I gave it away and got Oud Bouquet as it's better blended. The SO did improve but it took a year and I ain't ever waiting a year to wear something. 😂
I find Ajwad pink to pink disgusting. My first Middle Eastern perfume was Al Haramain Gold and it was awful. It had a burned rubber smell. I have let it sit in a dark closet for 5 months. It is slightly better but I think it’s rotten. I love Qaed Al Fursan unlimited (creamy coconut to me.) I love Khamra, Khair pistachio, Rare passion, Forbidden Sugar, and many more❤
Omg yes, Durham wardi....bought it blindly, thought it was ok...macerated it, got brave and decided to test it and wore it to work one day....all I received all day were COMPLAINTS COMPLAINTS COMPLAINTS....I've never and I mean never had anything but compliments on how I smell no matter the frag....but durham wardi, wore it one time, and heard nothing but ppl complain about the scent and sharpness of the frag...gave some headaches and i only sprayed 4 times. I came home and tossed it right away. I don't get the hype, and the automozer on it was trash....I don't recommend that one at all.
I got a decant of oud for glory in winter. It smelled like horse poo on me. After this video, i tried it and...omg, the horse smell dissaprared. I feel sth fresh, like minty fresh instead. I would even say i like it a lot and would give it another chance. Thx!
Shagaf Oud smells like Resala (99.9%) Resala is a little more dry dusty chocolate and Shagaf Oud is a little more strong. I really love this scent profile. It doesn’t smell woody to me but I’ll love to smell the elixir and see more of the Oud
I do not like Infini Rose 🥴 It's a pepper bomb! No matter how long I wait....smells like pepper 🤧 I was so excited to receive it, but extremely disappointed 😢
Not so much of a fan of Sakeena because it smells like almost rotten fruits but my mother and youngest sister love it. I dislike Yara too because it smells like milk and sugar to me, reminds of powdered milk that I had to drink as a child. Bright Peach is cloying, I guess. Whenever I try to sniff it on the decant, the scent lingers on my nose.
Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited is so basic. Qaed Al Fursan in the black bottle has way more depth. I love that one. I understand not liking Shaghaf Oud. I hated it when I first bought it but it grew on me and it's now in my TOP TEN FAVES!
Sha'ari by Lattafa- way too much orris root, its super earthy and overpowering. A big no from me Qaed Al Fursan- the pineapple was so cloying it made me nauseous
absolutely hate hate hatee Qaed al Fursan Unlimited- exactly like baby vomit. also choco musk! I soooooo wanted to like it, but just wasn't giving anything to me tooo sweet :( also fun fact, I love Raghba, it was one my first oud scent, I lovee it. I get a cherry cola + cha scent but my mom hates it. if I wear Raghba and go to her room, she'd instantly kick me out of her room xD
Quaed Al fursan Unlimited I am not decided on it yet. Khaltat hate it but at the time did not know about maceration so I literally throw it away thinking something was wrong, could not even think about selling it or gifting it, like I would have not not wanted my worst enemy to smell it 🤣🤣🤣. Then Ramz Gold, I still have it, but guys I don't smell the sweetness everyone is talking about, I only smelled incensy oudish smell too much for me I am wondering how to get rid of it even for free. Rare Tiffany makes me feel weak, like it is too warm, a bit tea like may I say, I got it no long ago so I will let it macerate but I remember the "warmth" of it made me think of hot pee 😅😂
SHAGHAF OUD so chocking ... :( similar to LVEB is a no no, Royal Blends have a very good rating overall , Rare Passion smells like screechy more masculine cleaning product...
I love the Delina DNA and so ended up loving Ameerat Al Arab Privé Rose, which to me ends up weirdly boozy and vanillic after the florals waft away. I did not like Maison Alhambra's Rose Petals, or Lataffa's Rave Now Pink. Ended up giving away my Maison Alhambra Fabulo Intense as well. And I absolutely HATE Al Rehab's Love Apple. I DO NOT KNOW WHY PEOPLE LIKE IT. I am also falling out of love with Choco Musk? It's not bad but it feels so...photorealistic.
So happy to hear sum1 say shaghaf oud !!!!!! I love ouds and heavy scents and blind bought it ! But oh y !!!!! Its soooooo annoyingly sweeeet! Eeeeewwe
YOU ARE MISSING OUT on ZIMAYA SHARAF BLEND, ZIMAYA FATIMA VELVET LOVE and ZIMAYA HAWWA PINK ...There is also exotic vacation ZIMAYA like cult but discontinued Angel Crossiere
🤦🏽♀️ Oh dear lord, you love Lattafa Silky Rose but you don't like Delina 😮😅😂 Silky Rose is like generic celebrity scent, in it I smelled JLo or Britney Spears perfumes. I couldn't stand it. I blind bought it coz I loved the bottle and I fell for the name 😢 I thought I was gonna smell a subdued sweet fresh rose. But it wasn't 😐 I had to use it as a freshener in my bedroom just to finish it 😂 Instead I could definitely recommend Swiss Arabian Rose 01 🎉🎉🎉 Rose 01 is so elegant and so feminine and the perfect rose 🌹 imho!
😢 I love barakkat satin oud and qaed unlimited sooo so much! Funny how perfume perceptions can be so contentious. Love this kind of video. Keep it up Sim ❤
Hi Simin, love your vids. Armafs imperiale is only sharp when it hasn’t matured. That one matures like a champ. Give it a second try. It becomes very smooth, creamy but not lactonic per say, and brighter. The bitterness and sharpness completely disappears. Mine became really good after about 3 months. It’s also considered a dupe for delina exclusif and not delina. Hopefully you’ll give it a try and let us know.
Absolutely loved your video! Here in NZ we are limited by the selection of middle eastern perfumes and everything I buy is a blind buy as I have no way of trying them first. The only disappointment in middle eastern fragrances so far is the Yara Tous- this has been relegated to toilet freshener for me 😂
Hello Simin. Greetings from Atlanta. Love your channel. I purchased Yara ( original ) and Ajwad while visiting the UAE in 2022 and I don’t like them at all. I thought they smelled good back then, but the smell is so offensive, especially Ajwad. Maceration did not help with these fragrances, but at least the bottles look cute on my perfume shelf.
I just knew Qaed Al Fursan would be on your list 😂. I love it! I get a beautiful, creamy coconut.
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One of my favourites too. Summer in a bottle 😍
Me too! I’ve had it for a year and now it’s so creamy and fresh. I layered it with so many floral and spicy fragrances in the winter. It made everything cozier
I hate it too😂😂
@@belinda4732 😄 send me your bottle.
Shaghaf oud by its self is nice, but when paired with Buberry goddess….chef’s kiss. Try it.
Yeah!!! You talked about my comment! I mentioned the shagof oud. I think that I’m just not into heavy oud fragrances. It made me sneeze and gave me a headache. Heavy florals do the same this! Love your videos!
I'm crazy about Oud Mood, Amethyst and now also Opulent red. When I first bought Opulent red, it smelled like a mosquito repellant but after macerating for only a few weeks it turned into something totally different. For my nose is now fruity, smooth and sensual which is weird as at first I couldn't stand it. Now I'm even tempted to try Opulent Oud. I seem to have an addiction to oud😂also loving Arabians Tonka with that strong saffron opening. It's crazy expensive though so I'm going to try Noir d'arabie as it's said to be a good dupe.
Hi Sim. I own Laliq and it doesn't smell like midnight poison and it last 30 min on the skin it was a big disappointment even though it is a beautiful patchuli perfume and I love the scent.
Love the video. So many of us have been pulled in by the hype. I bought December Vanilla....loved the bottle. I thought the scent was vile...I couldn't even give it away...I threw it out. The other one with the great bottle is Maharjan Gold...awful...threw it out. Qaed Al Fursan....swful....gave it away to someone who liked it. There are a lot of blind buys that I fell for hype and they are big regrets. Thanks Sim for your honesty...I trust you.
I really enjoyed this video 😂😂❤
Barakkat Satin Oud is gorgeous. It's an excellent dupe of Oud Satin Mood and performance is wonderful!
I got my bottle for $18. It's NOT a rose fragrance. It's candied violets.
Upon observing the mixed opinions surrounding Qaed al Fursan, I've become intrigued and am contemplating purchasing it. Strangely one of my fav is opulent red❤the intriguing metallic rubber, petrol scents has caught my attention.😅 (in a pleasant way)❤❤
Give Qaed Al Fursan a shot if you like lactonic fragrances. I absolutely love it!
@@evrytingkrissI definitely give a try, i love lactonic frag!! Thank you so much for your suggestion!!😊😊
Q.f.Unlimited reminds me of those solar perfumes like Guidance and Nuxe parfumes
I like how it smells but the issue is that it changes on my skin, composition seems very poor quality,l can smell perfume on my skin but with time it doesn't loose much on projection but looses the notes, it becomes dull
Maybe the issue is maceration, it's still new
Badee Honor and Glory is one of my favorites....I definitely will keep this one in my collection...I loved it from the moment I smelled it...Maturation will only enhance it.I also enjoy Quaed Al Fursan in the black bottle.Sublime is delicious to my skin too❤
Although my fragrance preferences are really different from yours, I completely agree with Qaed Al Fursan unlimited. I accidentally purchased that one thinking it was Badee Al oud honor & glory😭😭 I got them hella mixed up. Even after nearly 5 months of maturing, it’s awful to me and I’m so glad I was able to do a fragrance swap with someone and they really liked it! Crazy how different our perception of scents can be!
Also, I hate Sakeena😭😭 She smells like dry red wine. Like Malbec. Orange where, girl?!! Overripe? More like rotting😭😭 It’s not giving fruit to me haha, ily though💗🫶🏼
I had a few on my buy list! Thank you so much my list is going down a bit!!
As you say, Amethyst is very dividing. Smells like petrol on me. I got a small sample of Ansaam Gold and boy is it disgusting! Looking forward to part 2😊
Man, with how many people hate some of my favorite fragrances, it makes me worry I am offending others when I wear things like Opulent Red or Qaed al Fursan Unlimited. The ones I couldn't even give to my kids because I couldn't stand smelling them on anyone are Raghba (smelled too much like church incense) and Nuit de Passion (I really don't like chypres, modern or otherwise).
I have come to absolutely love Rare Tiffany. Initially, I was put off the first few sprays, but it really developed into such a unique, beautiful smell. At the end of my work day, I can still smell it on my uniform and it's lovely.
I also love Fakhar Rose, but I spray sparingly because it can cause sinus headache.
Simi, I LOVE YOU and your beautiful and opinionated I discovered you several weeks ago and I tell you I’ve ENJOYED watching your nose 👃 in all things fragrance! Also, I LOVE YOUR JEWELRY pieces I see in each and every video! EXQUISITE comes to mind! I enjoy you along with CECE CHRONICLES, and SHARIDA M. (In Atlanta, Ga, USA which my home country! You’re a plethora of information! I’ve bought SEVERAL fragrances based on your recommendations and waiting for several of them to arrive! I would love for you to do a video tutorial about Arabian fragrant notes! I have had a love for fragrances of all kinds since I was young, but I couldn’t never decipher specific notes the way you do and I WANT TO be able to do that! For example, I will hear you mention anamalic notes, polarizing, La tonic, and or “traditional Arabic notes”! I think the SimSquad would enjoy such content! 😊❤ it’s always a pleasure to watch you!
Omg Simin, Ansaam Gold...bleeeeegh!!!! Bug spray meets old-school sweet anti-bacterial soap! I gave it 6 months of maceration and it got sweeter, but the bug spray note NEVER left! It was vile! Qaed al Fursan is also gross! It smells a little bit like my most HATED Mancera fragrance; Coco Vanille, bottled up car scent! But I do love some lactonic perfumes, I'm loving This is Her! this fall :)
Love Oud Mood. Opulent Red isn't that bad, a bit too sweet, boozy, it's the incense that's quite prominent. I like Raghba, it's great for layering, I just bought Raghba wood intense and I find it very cozy and comforting. The only Lattafa perfume I can not stand is Abaan. It smells to me like an old, forgotten in the cupboard cough syrup.
Drum roll please… Ajwad will be the VERY FIRST and ONLY fragrance (out of hundreds of samples + travel sizes + full bottles) I am decluttering- and it’s not for lack of trying to appreciate and enjoy it. It just nauseated me and I thought, “Life is too short to have to PREPARE oneself for a waft of a perfume.”
Like you, I knew there was a strong possibility that I would not like it, but enough people/reviewers were in love with it, and it was so affordable, that I felt I must at least try it.
No “ragrets,” as they say 😆
Lol @ waft loooool good for you ❤❤❤❤ cheers to smelling divine
My 2 regrets are buying Baroque satin oud (too powdery and old fashioned smelling) and Mohra silky rose (just a boring lack luster perfume with no longevity).
My faves are Khamrah & Liam (Gris charnel dupe).
I want to try Rifaaqat and Shaghaf oud tonka.
OMG… I thought it was just me with Baroque Satin Oud. Someone told me that it was a dupe for MFK Oud Satin Mood… and they lied. LOL… I HATE forward purple florals scents and this almost scent me over the edge. ☠️ It’s more like Tom Ford’s Violet Blonde. I gave that one to my grandmother and she loved it. 😅🤫
Omg!! Thank you for saving my money! I had Sakeena in my wishlist and was thinking of buying it this summer but i HATE the smell and taste of overripe orange, I'd rather eat a underripe orange which is tart than a ripe sickly sweet one 🤢
I laughed while watching it because I like Shagaf Oud, Oud Mood but that's good because everyone can find something different for themselves. I also really like Ameerat Al Arab Prive Rose, hated by most, but Carolina Good Girl is impossible for me, as is Reyna from Alhambra (here it's just soap, soap and lemon powder).
Happy Thursday! Clicked on as soon as you popped up 😊
Definitely agree on the Yara perfumes, I unfortunately set my expectations far too high when I bought the pink one hearing it was a dupe for burberry her. Needless to say, it’s a cute perfume but doesn’t last at all on me and I used it very casually, usually as an after shower perfume. If you’re into powdery strawberry scents, there’s a lot of better options for less on the market.
Lataffa in the pink bottle is an exact dupe the rave now
I am late for this video but wanted to agree with you simin that taste for perfume is very subjective. For the girl that is asking for pretty rose perfumes i love love love infini rose and mohra silky rose. Now for some reason velvet rose turns my stomach inside out. Like my nose think is ok my guts get torn in a gagging way. Same happens with the chant. Cant get close to it. I sprayed it in my hand inside my room and i kept smelling it in the air, couldn't get rid of the smell. I was thinking now i have to move 😂
Opulent red my sister got it. It did smell gasoline digusting first spray. Now smells very elegant to both our noses. A perfume for special occasions! Looking forward to the second part. I like this videos!! They are fun 😊❤
You are such a joy to watch.. I think we have a similar nose.. I’m wearing Rare Tiffany today, I love it but I want it to be a beast..lol I just got Nebras in, I’m loving it so, how did I not get it before. Not sure if it will go in beast mode.. enjoyed this video, can’t wait until part 2..
Really enjoyed this video despite the fact that Ajwad is one of my most favourite and complemented perfumes!
Thank You Simin for such review, I enjoy it a lot
Mmmm happy is none I am planning to buy... I couldn't do frenetic delicious...gave me headaches... Decluttered it. Fortunately found something to replace it. When soul gets high, many says its duping back to black which I don't know, but i bet my money it starts as frenetic delicious then it changes on dried down, without giving me migraines... I so so so love it ❤. Thank you Sims ❤
Noooo, not Khaltaat Royal Blends. 😢 I'm with you on this one, Simh. I flipping love this fragrance....one of my first fragrances and one of the best. And I love Nasheet, too. I didn't at first, but that vanilla kept me coming back. One of my top 3 Lattafas
Khaltaat Royal Blends is the best..when layered with Qaed al Fursan Unlimited its a spicy creamy Pina Colada . Love them
@@liza4bzthank you for the idea! I hate khaltat and wondering what i should do with it
Dear Simin, it is definitely about each person's sense of smell, it’s surprising how some people love a perfume and others hate the same scent. Many people have a gift, and can identify a lemon from an orange in a single spray, other people don't even notice that there is a citrus ingredient in the fragrance.
Now with exposure on the networks, many of us are learning a lot from those people who can break down a perfume and perceive at least 80% of its notes.
I love the iteration of the audience, the comments and the questions they ask, that's very interesting.
••••Rare Tiffany By Afnan••• for me it’s a very strong perfume, it’s invasive and intolerable, it suffocates me and gives me a terrible headache 🤢 you have to try this perfume before buying it, it does have a very nice 😍 green bottle, nothing else.
Thank you for your work and honest opinion on trending perfumes, we are sharing a little of the great industrial world of perfumery.
Big hug 🤗 🥰🌹
Hi , my hun❤ . Love this video. I will always love Opulent Red, but I do not get any rubber, metallic or pastic notes. From the start I loved 😍 this. I have just started my 2nd bottle 😊. There is oud, pink pepper ( which some people may smell as sharp or metallic) and hints of leather to my nose, patchouli and of course a fruit and flower cocktail as well as the cognac and other notes.
I can see why it is so polarising and is a bit of a noir beast, but I and my body chemistry love ❤️ this. My dear friend in Germany bought this and Amethyst after I told her about the 2 loves of my life 😅. Thankfully, she loves them just as much.
I had warned her 😂.
I do get compliments when I wear it as I started to worry that I may smell terrible to some people as the perfume has those polarising notes.
I think it is wonderful that we all love different perfumes or we would all smell the same , I would hate that 😅.
Love Afnan Rare Tiffany and agree with you 100%.
But I recall when it arrived the smell of the perfume cap was terrible which surprised me. I carefully sprayed some in the air , worried it may smell like the cap to me but no, a beautiful perfume, so I doused myself ❤. Love Rare Passion ❤. Khaltat RB I love ❤. I wear this a lot on cold days. It turns into a warm scent on my skin, but I can see that it can be polarising.
Shaghaf Oud was my 3. ME perfume , was a touch too much BUT loved the dry down from the start. But the top notes give me a slight headache.
I bought Oud Mood, hoping that it would suit me but I like this less.
I love Ameer Al Oud Intense instead.
I will revisit Shaghaf Oud.
I like Lattafa Oudain.
So I like cold oud notes.
Hate the perfume with the unlimited in the name. Can't write the name or I will feel ill😅
Thank you my beautiful sis from another miss, smoochies to Markus and purrs from our kitties. Love and Light ❤to you always 💛 from sunny Tasmania 🌞 Tia ❤
This is about to be fun
This is a great idea for a video! my most hated is musk vanille from maison alhambra, just can't stand it.
I’ve never been into white floral perfumes, hated all the good girl perfumes, but I ended up blind buying good girl blush (the pink one) and loved it!
I generally like sweet, gourmand, spicy, woody fragrances, with some occasional floral or fruit mixed in. Usually when I declutter, it's after I do my little test. Lol. I'll spray it on my skin for the day and have my boyfriend tell me if it smells nice on me. I ask him 2 questions, how does it smell in general, and does he like it personally. Its interesting because he don't know anything about them and just gives an unbiased answer. Sometimes I get so caught up in the notes and everything that I make it too complicated. Sometimes things I liked in the bottle didn't mix well with my chemistry, and sometimes it smelled weird in the bottle but good on me. The last one I decluttered was Opulent oud in the black bottle. For some reason, on me it smelled like burning black licorice as well as turning masculine when it mixed with my chemistry. I think back when I bought it, it was labeled unisex, at least on the site I bought it from. I just rechecked the notes and it's labeled for men now.
Yes please for the modern oud perfumes
Could you please do a review of Space Age by Armaf? Pretty please i appreciate all your reviews thank you lots for your time and efforts in making these fragrance reviews. Have an amazing day.
Hey my hun
This one is the dupe for Space rage by Byredo right? Lemme try and get it soon for you ♥️
@SiminShaikh yes it is a dupe for space rage. I love your videos. I've got a working sense of humor too. Your amazing
Even i get lemon scented cleaning product from Ansaam gold 😭😭😀 i recently got Riff's Ciao and they're both supposed to be duping Love don't be shy/Oriana.. Ciao i love but it's longevity and projection is not great 😭 I'll give Ansaam gold a year and if it doesn't change, bye bye
There is something sharpish/oerwhelming in DELILAH ...as if screechy cleaning product that irritates those with astma...I had another sample of Delina's dupe it was more fluffy, cosy , less annoying and synthetic !
I'm not surprised with most of mentioned fragrances, if I saw two reviews on any if them, the other praised,vthe other hated it . I have some of these and I like them. For example opulent red, quite a lovely scent, though I can see how polarizing it is. Or ahead, I like it, especially good it's for example with oud mood. Another mentioned that I love.
Some I didn't bother to get even sample after seeing reviews. Except I have sample of french coffee and I love the scent, just not on my skin.
I'll be waiting for the part 2 of this.
Oud
Mood
Is so gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️
I have Tara tous and I do like it but I swear I got a “bad” one. All I smell is white floral!!! I bought it because I liked the idea of the fruity smell but I’ve never once smelled fruit. I’ve had it a couple months and smell hasn’t changed at all either. Again I like the floral smell but not what I was looking for. I guess I lucked out though bc a lot of people seem not to like it because of the fruit
Very good girl is simply fantastic !!!
I have Fahkra Rose on my list should i try another rose one? And if so which rose do you like
hello aimin i would to know your thoughts on gissah one and only im so intrigued with the super cute pink bottle
I love oud and leather perfume. I'm not a gourmand lover. I'm trying to find a spring/ summer fruity floral with oud... I've been bin watching all your videos for that perfect scent.
My nose must be broken coz i cant stand Taskeen caramel cascade and Khair Pistachio... They have macerated and still not changing😭
Khair Pistachio smells like hair spray to me. Money wasted😔
I smelt taskeen caramel cascade... ill tell u exactly how it feels... a child drank caramel vanilla milkshake and puked... someone cleaned that wearing rubber gloves. Now the gross smell the rubber gloves has is caramel cascade
I think Unlimited smells like cheap baby wipes. I have tried layering it and it always comes through😂😂😂By the way I REALLY appreciate this video, there were a few on here I had thought about buying 😮my 2 worst were Amethyst and Instant Crush. I got rubber tires with Amethyst and straight gasoline with Instant Crush 😒
OMG, I love French Coffee!!
I wonder who thought "let me mix coffee, chocolate and vanilla together" and it was a good idea.
Thinking about it makes my skin hurt.
@@ade3050 I can't stand fragrances with Oud, it turns my stomach, so pungent. Thank goodness everyone isn't the same and we can all appreciate different fragrances.
Love French coffee too😍😁!
@yopsiakay1519 I just love gourmand fragrances and anything sweet and decadent. I want to smell like the whole bakery!! 😂
I love french coffee too! 😋😋
Qaed al fursan unlimited and Yara range I can't stand it, the first one is just some weird scent mixed with sun lotion so now i use it to spray my house, and yara and yara moi there's something in the dry down that smells like pee...
omggg yara smells like toilet to me !!
My quaked Al fursen smells spicy crisp fresh pineapple My first blind buy, I love it.
My ansaam gold is a very strong sweet gardenia Hoping it changes
I'm a shameless QAF Unlimited lover too...
And a Shaghaf Oud Hater as it's overly synthetic. I gave it away and got Oud Bouquet as it's better blended. The SO did improve but it took a year and I ain't ever waiting a year to wear something. 😂
I find Ajwad pink to pink disgusting. My first Middle Eastern perfume was Al Haramain Gold and it was awful. It had a burned rubber smell. I have let it sit in a dark closet for 5 months. It is slightly better but I think it’s rotten. I love Qaed Al Fursan unlimited (creamy coconut to me.) I love Khamra, Khair pistachio, Rare passion, Forbidden Sugar, and many more❤
Love this red bottle Lattafa and the ist one you mentioned I agree just horrid
I dislike Ragba and Oud mood .Simin I love Delina or anything that smells like it. so far I got about 4 bottle.😅
Omg yes, Durham wardi....bought it blindly, thought it was ok...macerated it, got brave and decided to test it and wore it to work one day....all I received all day were COMPLAINTS COMPLAINTS COMPLAINTS....I've never and I mean never had anything but compliments on how I smell no matter the frag....but durham wardi, wore it one time, and heard nothing but ppl complain about the scent and sharpness of the frag...gave some headaches and i only sprayed 4 times. I came home and tossed it right away. I don't get the hype, and the automozer on it was trash....I don't recommend that one at all.
Hola Simin !! Una consulta, quiero comprar Khaltaat Royal Blends para hacer layering. Como quedaria si lo combino con Khamrah ?
Badee Al oud honor and glory in beginning was horrible but now , I love love loveee it
I got a decant of oud for glory in winter. It smelled like horse poo on me. After this video, i tried it and...omg, the horse smell dissaprared. I feel sth fresh, like minty fresh instead. I would even say i like it a lot and would give it another chance. Thx!
Shagaf Oud smells like Resala (99.9%) Resala is a little more dry dusty chocolate and Shagaf Oud is a little more strong. I really love this scent profile. It doesn’t smell woody to me but I’ll love to smell the elixir and see more of the Oud
I do not like Infini Rose 🥴
It's a pepper bomb! No matter how long I wait....smells like pepper 🤧 I was so excited to receive it, but extremely disappointed 😢
Agreed 100%. Makes me gag and sneeze simultaneously.
Oud mood is so beautiful to me.
I like Delilah❤
Me too, it's a spicy rose to my nose
@@MsTammi125 I layer it with Badee Al Oud, the red one, good combination👍
Not so much of a fan of Sakeena because it smells like almost rotten fruits but my mother and youngest sister love it. I dislike Yara too because it smells like milk and sugar to me, reminds of powdered milk that I had to drink as a child. Bright Peach is cloying, I guess. Whenever I try to sniff it on the decant, the scent lingers on my nose.
Original Raghba and Lattafa Blue Oud 😭😭😭😭😭 i will never forgive myself for blind buying these two
I laughed out loud at the comment that said it’s wicked to use Lail Maleiki and stay where people are 😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahaa me toooo 😂😂😂
Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited is so basic. Qaed Al Fursan in the black bottle has way more depth. I love that one. I understand not liking Shaghaf Oud. I hated it when I first bought it but it grew on me and it's now in my TOP TEN FAVES!
Sha'ari by Lattafa- way too much orris root, its super earthy and overpowering. A big no from me
Qaed Al Fursan- the pineapple was so cloying it made me nauseous
absolutely hate hate hatee Qaed al Fursan Unlimited- exactly like baby vomit. also choco musk! I soooooo wanted to like it, but just wasn't giving anything to me tooo sweet :( also fun fact, I love Raghba, it was one my first oud scent, I lovee it. I get a cherry cola + cha scent but my mom hates it. if I wear Raghba and go to her room, she'd instantly kick me out of her room xD
Quaed Al fursan Unlimited I am not decided on it yet. Khaltat hate it but at the time did not know about maceration so I literally throw it away thinking something was wrong, could not even think about selling it or gifting it, like I would have not not wanted my worst enemy to smell it 🤣🤣🤣. Then Ramz Gold, I still have it, but guys I don't smell the sweetness everyone is talking about, I only smelled incensy oudish smell too much for me I am wondering how to get rid of it even for free. Rare Tiffany makes me feel weak, like it is too warm, a bit tea like may I say, I got it no long ago so I will let it macerate but I remember the "warmth" of it made me think of hot pee 😅😂
SHAGHAF OUD so chocking ... :( similar to LVEB is a no no, Royal Blends have a very good rating overall , Rare Passion smells like screechy more masculine cleaning product...
I love the Delina DNA and so ended up loving Ameerat Al Arab Privé Rose, which to me ends up weirdly boozy and vanillic after the florals waft away.
I did not like Maison Alhambra's Rose Petals, or Lataffa's Rave Now Pink. Ended up giving away my Maison Alhambra Fabulo Intense as well. And I absolutely HATE Al Rehab's Love Apple. I DO NOT KNOW WHY PEOPLE LIKE IT.
I am also falling out of love with Choco Musk? It's not bad but it feels so...photorealistic.
So happy to hear sum1 say shaghaf oud !!!!!!
I love ouds and heavy scents and blind bought it ! But oh y !!!!! Its soooooo annoyingly sweeeet! Eeeeewwe
May I ask where are you from?😊
How is Al Haramain L’aventure Femme not in here?! 😂
Hahahaaa it was I think in the other part of this video lol
so agree about qued al fursan unlimted.. it smells sooooooo bad. idk
Tamima smells like fermented fruit but I hope it will get better.
I can't stand Casablanca reminds of cheap perfumes in the 90's and Oud mood😩
YOU ARE MISSING OUT on ZIMAYA SHARAF BLEND, ZIMAYA FATIMA VELVET LOVE and ZIMAYA HAWWA PINK ...There is also exotic vacation ZIMAYA like cult but discontinued Angel Crossiere
👏👏👏👏
Barrakat satin oud was the WORST! I gave it to my old man friend 😂😂
Im waiting for my emethyest😊
I made the worst mistake and blind bought Qaed alfursan and Wardi mosouf. I haate them.
They make my stomach churn and give me migraine
Jules is my nickname 😂❤❤!
Delilah is a 1 to 1 dupe for Delina.
Ansaam Gold, Oud Isphan, Al Layl and Ameer Al Oud VIP Special Edition. No no no no...😂
Any hate for mousuf Wardi, I can 100% appreciate
Everytime i wear delilah someone says how good i smell. Ive never tried delina.
🤦🏽♀️ Oh dear lord, you love Lattafa Silky Rose but you don't like Delina 😮😅😂
Silky Rose is like generic celebrity scent, in it I smelled JLo or Britney Spears perfumes. I couldn't stand it. I blind bought it coz I loved the bottle and I fell for the name 😢 I thought I was gonna smell a subdued sweet fresh rose. But it wasn't 😐 I had to use it as a freshener in my bedroom just to finish it 😂
Instead I could definitely recommend Swiss Arabian Rose 01 🎉🎉🎉
Rose 01 is so elegant and so feminine and the perfect rose 🌹 imho!
Think u and I have the opposite noses. The ones I hate are loved by you and vice versa !
My unpopular opinion very much disliked perfume is Bint Hooran... I can't stand it.
Honor and Glory is so cloying. The tumeric note in it makes it unwearable. Maybe i should have let it macerate instead of selling it.
Unpopular opinion but I really don't like Nasheet. Like giving old man to me . 😶
So no Yaras!
I’m certain this is an unpopular opinion, but the worst fragrance I’ve purchased is Nebras.