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Anatoliy Tomilov – :
امشب حدود دومیل از این کارو پوشیدم و الان بعد شش هفت ساعت احساس سردرد دارم که خوب بعید میدونم بابت عطر باشه اما راستش قبل زدنش سردرد نداشتم. اینجا که من اومدم گرچه روزای قبلش هوا پاییزه بود اما امشب شرجی و گرم بود بااینحال آس سوویرا کاملا نشون داد قابلیت چنین هوایی رو داره و بیشتر چهارفصل گرچه نمیتونم اینو با قطعیت بگم چون باید دید مثلا تو هوای سرد چقدر خودشو خوب نشون میده?! تااینجای کار میتونم بگم صرفا زعفرون و رز داریم که حالتی چای مانند بهش میده و در ساعت های چهارم پنجم حس چوبی از نوع سدر و چوبی که تو کارای معتدل باشه پیدا میکنه! علیرغم حضور صمغ های مختلف و اینکه میشه حسشون کرد بويژه صمغ مر،اما کاری نیست که بشه بالزامیک یا صمغی خوندش بلکه یه کار چهارفصل که در اون همه چیز بالانس یعنی تعادلي میان روایح برقراره و گرچه قطعا نت محوری زعفرون و رز و گایاک هستن اما اکورد چای و اکورد چوبی هم داریم و فراتر از اینا اینکه کلیت متعادلی رو شاهدیم که همه ی نت هارو داره اما درعین حال این کلیت که ترکیبی از زعفران و رز و نت های چوبی و عود گایاک است یک شخصیت مستقلی داره! نکته مهم این که نت های زعفرون،چوب و عود گایاک و رز در کنار صمغ ها و حتی گل میخک و یاس همگی وجوه اشتراک جالبی دارند که توانایی عطار در چینش دقیق اونا در کنار کیفیت نسبتا خوب و حتی عالی روایح سبب یک هارمونی شده که این عطر هیچ گاه در فرایند درای داون اش از تعادل خارج نشه حتی در پخش و موندگاری هم اینگونه ست!
شاید نقطه ضعف کار همین تعادل باشه چه اینکه کمتر عطربازی صرفا واسه چنین هارمونی معنوی غش می کنه اما قطعا واسه کسانی که عطری می خوان که هروقت بپوشند بیانی از خواست آرامش و معنویت باشه این عطر توانشو داره کاملا راضي شون کنه مشروط به اینکه یادشون باشه در اوپنینگ و آغاز کار ممکنه از تندی و حتی سنگینی عطر شوکه بشن اما کمی صبر کنند و البته مثل من یه عالمه نپاشند قطعا حالشو میبرن! پخش خوب و حتی عالی در کنار ماندگاری خوبی که تا ده دوازده ساعت همراه پخش تضميني است! اما شخصا هرگز این عطرو نمیخرم و حتی کاری مثل ئو د سدار ارمانی که فروختمش و اونم قطعا دیگه رایگان نمیخرمش رو بر این کاملا ترجیح میدم منتهی ئو د سدار صرفا بهار و تابستونه است اما آس سوویرا پنهالیگونز هرچند روزای گرم تابستون پوشیدنی نباشه باز چهارفصل محسوب میشه.
dimonti – :
رز، عود و زعفران
معنوی معنوی حال و هوای کربلا
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Scent & Qualiy: 7/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 7/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 6/10
Affordability: 4/10
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Overall:6.2/10
Anastasia1989 – :
Despite the listed floral notes, the drydown is not especially floral, though a bit powdery, and I’d call this a “masculine floral” if I had to use traditional language to describe it. Where it shines is in the balance, which is just right, and it’s not very strong (though the longevity is quite good), so it doesn’t get sickening (which is sometimes the case with these kinds of oud scents). The only negative is that I might be able to get a very similar effect by spraying on less of another scent of this type that I already have. Far into the drydown, it’s mostly an ambery oud scent. So, if you really dislike redundancy and have a couple or more of these kinds of scents, you might want to sample first.
ericc – :
1:45 – Morning perfume died, giving this one a try. Opens with a heavy saffron in a woodsy note (not the oud yet) and myrrh. Amusingly, before I looked at the notes, the floral brought to mind carnations but now that I think about it, I can’t be sure I know what carnations even smell like.
Five minutes later and it’s getting more oud-y and myrrh-y, which I’m totally down for. I can smell the bergamot but I’m pretending I can’t on the hope that it’ll feel ignored and fade into the background. It has a bad habit of going aggressively masculine on me.
Smells better on my clothes than on my skin, which is kinda awesome because it smells pretty wonderful on my skin. On my clothes it has that strangely addictive, want to bury my nose in it but it also smells like gasoline, thing that some scents have.
On my skin, the amber is quickly establishing dominance.
4 – I’ve never had something smell so completely differently on my skin than on my clothes.
Honestly, the dry down on my skin is now boring. It rapidly went through several delightful phases on the way to a pleasantly light amber with a tinge of not-oud wood. Nothing offensive or bad, and a step above “meh”, but nothing to write home about.
On my clothes it’s a robust oud-rose and still gorgeous. I want this in some sort of sachet to make all my clothes smell like this all the time. It’s much cleaner smelling than most of the oud-rose perfumes I come across, almost herbal.
some point later – it’s now my third day straight wearing this. I think it might be addictive. Also, getting compliments so guess it isn’t just me? Sometimes it comes across as an amber and patchouli combo, sometimes an oud and rose. Super comforting in cold weather.
yrr805speagoessenda – :
Opens HARD and really disjointed. Over the top saffron dominates and the bergamot comes up almost sour. It takes about an hour to settle in but when it does the florals come through and it’s gorgeous. The dry down is even better: good quality Oud and incesce that’s more spicy than sweet. Very nicely done. After wearing it a few times I can say that the key to this fragrance is to apply it moderately to lightly… no more than two or three sprays. Over application will take it from beautiful to sickening really quick. On my fragrance sucking skin I get a good 8 hours and sillage is a decent arms length. Reading the reviews makes me think folks might be over applying before it has a chance to air out and open up. While it isn’t my FAVORITE fragrance it totally deserves a slot in the cooler weather rotation as one of the nicest orientals out there. And if you like a mellow Oud in a spicy incense fragrance that smells manly without making you smell like a church, a headshop, or a Greek bakery you will love this one.
Meucz507Unlogrere – :
Cold weather is starting to build up and I always reach out to my warm oriental fragrances to keep me warm and As Sawira is one of them.
As Sawira for me is pure Oriental. Some reviews are too critical with As Sawira, I myself find it comforting and warm. This fragrance is something you have to wait to evolve, the first spray is strong but it simply mellows down to deep floral and woodsy notes. Great longevity and mellow silage. Sometimes you just need people to get close enough to notice your perfume, it makes the scent more intriguing.
….but one must consider never to over indulge in spraying oriental fragrances like this.
waldek82 – :
Having limited experience with oud, I feel that I want to smell more of this type. As Sawira seems to scream. There is no way that people around you won’t smell this. That oud scent is so strong that it could be nauseating. I squirt the tiniest amount and still smell it a bit the next day. Also, this scent makes me sneeze. If its a chemical oud, I must be allergic. I haven’t decided if it smells good…but it’s definitely bold.
greenzona – :
A woody spicy chypre that evokes the Middle Eastern Trade Routes. A bit too sweet and overdone in my humble opinion but it has good projection and sillage.
BypeDerygRage – :
Mmmm. My husband. Like Maroma’s amber but more sophisticated. Warm, spicy- you can lose yourself in it! Lovely insence die down.
волдеморд – :
I recently tested out this particular scent at the Rockefeller Center boutique and I was personally horrified. I believe the overuse of whatever aroma chemical used to create the scent of oud is now personally nauseating. I noticed that a majority of Penhaligon’s scents have this strong astringent alcohol smell that I smell when I pass by a Abercrombie & Fitch store, Victoria Secret scent shop, and Bath & Body Works stores; it’s quite unsettling. I smelled more chemical oud than any other notes in this scent. I was quite disappointed in the loss of quality in their scents now.
Mebwi587intitytek – :
I recently tested out this particular scent at the Rockefeller Center boutique and I was personally horrified. I believe the overuse of whatever aroma chemical used to create the scent of oud is now personally nauseating. I noticed that a majority of Penhaligon’s scents have this strong astringent alcohol smell that I smell when I pass by a Abercrombie & Fitch store, Victoria Secret scent shop, and Bath & Body Works stores; it’s quite unsettling. I smelled more chemical oud than any other notes in this scent. I was quite disappointed in the loss of quality in their scents now.
The sales associate sprayed some of this scent on my upper right palm, I couldn’t wait to wash this stuff off my hand immediately.
kvidich – :
Sweet, sickly and really does flip my stomach over.
It’s the same with Levantium which is in fact the same scent in a different bottle. Don’t be fooled.
Danehakblqemd – :
Although Sawira looks like Laventium a lot, it is more intensive and the quality is more.
Sawira lasts more than Laventium and projects more. I suppose that Sawira is a richer version of Laventium.
Sawira is limited and is a better choice in comparison with Laventium.Sawira has a rich scent of Oud and Saffron which have made it a luxury and nice perfume for all seasons.
اس ساویرا بسیار مشابه لاونتیوم است
منتها غنی تر و کیفیت پرفیوم بالاتری داره
انگار تمام اون شدت عوودی لاونتیوم تا حدودی بالانس شده
پخش و ماندگاری ساویرا از لاونتیوم بیشتره و میشه یه نسخه بسیار غنی از لاونتیوم دانست
در حال حاظر فروش و تعداد تولید (لمیتد)ساویرا آین شاهکار پنهالیگن محدوده
ولی قطعا انتخاب بهتری است در مقایسه با لاونتیوم ..
ساویرا عوود و زعفرانش بسیار بالاس خوبی داره و میتونه یه کار بسیار شیک و بیآزار برا تمام فصول استفاده بشه
میتونم لاونتیوم رو ای دی پی و در مقابلش اس ساویرا رو پرفیوم خالص درنظر گرفت
ساویرا تولیدش مجدوده وبسختی پیدا میشه
سمپل ارجینال جهت تست موجود است
Kryptonite – :
It’s like they took levantium and made it richer, and in stronger concentration (EDP instead of EDT). For me, I prefer As Sawira over Levantium as it’s slightly richer and lasts longer, but they’re nearly identical really.
Maxmms – :
Not bad actually. But it may just be my skin giving this a weird slant. For me this is like a oud and saffron combo that almost feels a bit leathery and has quite a barnyard kick to it. Yes perhaps it is late to the oud trend but it’s not a bad one.
Just to note also, I sampled this at Penhaligons in Cambridge and the staff were fantastic, there was mulled wine and mince pies (in little dainty teacups!) and plenty of samples. The staff were both very knowledgeable and honest, certainly not pushy like some! Whilst I’m not thrilled by some of the new releases I cannot fault their approach or service!
odessey – :
I tried this in the interest of trying to find an Oudh I’d like and feel able to wear in public. Takes a while to develop, and all the while, all I can think is Oudh. It tends to dominate. Everything its in. Even miniscule amounts. Oudh, saffron, and a bit of rose. Maybe a bit of musk and amber. And thats about it. Much like Levantium. It might’ve smelled interesting about seven or eight years ago, but not today… Now everthing is either boisee-sec or features Oudh. And if you’re uber “lucky,” you get both…
And that’s what bothers me. I wanted Penhaligon’s. I got just “another Oudh.” The craze is so pervasive that even people who don’t take any (let a lone a passionate) interest in fragrances, take an interest in anything touted to contain Oudh.
In a similar way to which boisee-sec reminds me of industrial fumes, solvents, and nail polish, Oudh reminds me of bandaids, Dettol disinfectant, parched desert air, petroleum byproducts, pine cones, and for some inexplicable reason, bitter old women.
Haz – :
Penhaligon makes an attempt to woo the Middle Eastern market, like everybody else. This is their take on an attar.
Having said that, it is not bad – more wearable, downscaled oud/saffron combo, plus a few other things in the background. Much more wearable than, say, Montale or Amouage creations which are more potent, with stronger projection. But those are also more interesting or authentic or original.
Good lasting power, pleasant throughout, not over the top and a bit different from the run of the mill oud fragrances everybody does.
lex19832911 – :
This starts off with a heavy dosage of oud and saffron to the point where it smells like nail polish. Once the saffron fades into the background, a lemony rose emerges along side the oud. At this moment, the descending sillage is becoming more and more apparent thus venturing to skin scent territory. As I sniff my arm I ask myself, “What do I think”? Ehh…It’s ok. Not something that makes me stash away a couple of pay checks. It’s a been there, done that and still doing it kinda perfume. More Macy’s and Dillards than it is Niche. Not as androgynous as advertised, suited more comfortably with the women crowd. Loaded with florals and a barely noticeable trace of balsams, sounds pretty feminine to me.
DINAMIT07RUS – :
absolutely; it has the same DNA as levantium. unforch, both tread water in a sea of derivative ‘been-there-smelt-that’ familiarity. penhaligon’s was quite late to the ‘oud’ party, and as always, if you don’t lead the pack, you play catch-up, which results in people ‘having smelt’ this somewhere before already.
it’s not bad (much more bearable than levantium), but with that said, neither are amazing. nothing new, and yet not amazing. the resins are front and centre, there’s a balsamic ‘fizzle’ going on, but other than that, it’s quite generic.
nice.
ish.
hudini222 – :
To be honest, As Sawira does smell similar to Levantium but more balsamic, floral and the notes are more balanced and much rounder. Maybe because of the higher fragrance concentration, as an EDP instead EDT, I found it took a much longer time for the scent to fully develop comparing to Levantium and that actually worked better on my cooler than average skin.
For some unknown reasons, both As Sawira and Levantium are selling at the same price (HK$1,700) in Hong Kong although As Sawira is selling for £150/100ml at Penhaligon’s site, which is £30 more expensive than Levantium. Although these two fragrances are similar and I already have Levantium, as it was such a rare deal, I could not resist but got myself a bottle of this gorgeous scent. Besides, the box of this fragrance is made of real wood and more beautifully made comparing to any other Penhaligon’s fragrances.
Алеxsандр – :
As Sawira was a greatly anticipated fragrance for me but has failed to deliver slightly just based on the note breakdown I was expecting.
I should’ve known really with Penhaligon’s scents it’s all about the blend and they are seldom heavy with one note. I was hoping for tons of saffron, myrrh, oud, amber etc… and although it contains these rich ingredients they are blended into obscurity. Don’t get me wrong this is a great smelling fragrance, really, really excellent and I would be lavishing praise on it had I not smelled and subsequently bought Levanthium at the back end of last year.
They are just different enough, but still extremely similar I get a mixture of florals and rose with oud and woods. Very elegant and delicately put together and vaguely reminiscent of Tom Ford Noir de noir.
The main difference here is that the woodiness and oud has been amped up slightly and the whole thing just comes over slightly more masculine and oud focused that Levantium.
If they were the same price I might have been kicking myself that I didn’t wait for this one (had I known they would be quite similiar.) however I feel slightly vindicated as this is considerably more expensive at £150 for 100ml’s.
For this reason I don’t think you are getting quite the value compared to other oud/rose and high end luxury scents that are out there for the same price.
I can’t fault Penhaligon’s on the fragrances themselves because they smell great and are inventively blended (especially the men’s)
but this one has let me down slightly just because I was expecting something magical and the results were just okay. Lasting power is good but so is Levantium I’m happy with that and it’s slightly more herbal, sourness.
Svetcedeabert – :
with better sillage and duration it could have been a masterpiece, but it is just an overpriced skin scent!
fhntv2103 – :
Una rosa fumosa interessante ma molto sottile.
Profumo senza sillage nè proiezione.
Permane un leggero skinscent smoky, bello ma impalpabile.
Una rosa sommessa, avvolta in volute di fumo lievissime. Un velo di oud, zafferano e labdano non pervenuti.
Nebbioso, crepuscolare, evanescentissimo.
keetpreattnum – :
First impression here, As Sawira open strong and amazing, the Oud is very balanced and smells like the good Oud we use in Arabia. I smelled Levantium before, but it didn’t catch my heart as As Sawira.
Now it does smell really good, but I can’t be sure about longevity and projection as of now. My past experience with Levantium was not so great in terms of projection quality and lasting. So I am hoping I get more from As Sawira.
Being in Penhaligon’s is always amazing, the sale staff are always generous when you are curious and they are well knowledged (Kudos Edinburgh branch).
I got my sample and I will be smelling it for the coming days and might come back to update my review if i see it necessary.
Would i buy it as of now? No, i got many other Oud based fragrances and I don’t feel like getting As Sawira. But i highly recommend taking a trip to the nearest branch to give it a try.
misha49503 – :
Penhaligon’s does oud.
Yes, I rolled my eyes and groaned too.
I was wrong to do so. Not only did As Sawira turn out to be better than I could ever have imagined, it is also one of the better westernised oud fragrances I’ve come across.
A couple of things to note. Levantium, another offering from the Trades Routes collection, shares many of the same notes but is fresher and more floral in outlook. It’s pretty good in its own right but with ylang-ylang and peach replaced by carnation and labdanum, As Sawira is the superior fragrance: better blended, more rounded and, for want of a better word, meatier.
Second, As Sawira is played with a straight bat. You’re not getting an inventive take on oud; balance and refinement are key instead.
The oud note itself is very good, with depth and dimension that is hard to credit, especially for what almost certainly is a synthetic variant. It’s at once medicinal, sour, bitter, smoky and almost oily (in addition to being woody, of course) and even imparts a touch of rot.
The lead attraction still needs able backup, however, and the rest of As Sawira’s composition isn’t found wanting. Saffron and myrrh bookend the fragrance, a recognition of fine spice and resin bartered off as luxurious commoditites in seaports of yore. Davana and wormwood represent the swirling fumes of rum, whiskey and absinthe (and the salty sailor). The florals don’t interfere much but their presence is a pacifying nod in the direction of decorum. Labdanum is nicely rendered, adding hints of incense and leather.
The fragrance’s transitions are modest. You’re getting pretty much the same aromas albeit in adjusted proportions. Only right at the end does the oud lose its potency, joined by sandalwood, cedar (a little ho-hum) and barely sweet amber.
Longevity is at least 8 hours on my skin, but projection is below average for an EDP. Don’t expect a powerhouse.
With As Sawira, Penhaligon’s have struck it rich.
Edited: for brevity and also because my enthusiasm has waned a little in the interim. I still find it to be a fine fragrance, nonethless.