Description
Alahine is the third fragrance by the French house of Teo Cabanel, launched in April 2007. Alahine is a oriental fragrance which was inspired by luxurious oriental palaces.
Alahine takes off with a citrusy top note of bergamot
and ylang-ylang. The flowery scents of jasmine
and rose are in perfect harmony with spices such
as orange tree and pepper plant. Spellbinding
and unforgettable, the honeyed rose of
Morocco perfectly illustrates the Orient.
The sensuous accent gives way to the
way to the sweetness and warmth of
iris, cistus, patchouli, benjoin, vanilla,
sandalwood and musk.
The fragrance is available in 50 and 100ml of eau de parfum, a parfum extract of 15ml, and a solid of 2 gr with refill. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Francois Latty.
danteinferno – :
Alahine is a well balanced blend of spice, amber, and floral notes. However, although not appearing in the notes above, Alahine contains Lavender (according to manufacturer’s list) …and lots of it. I’d go so far as to say that Lavender is the strongest note in this bottle, and I digress slightly to lament that Lavender seems to be the accord of late being used by many houses to contrast with Amber. Perhaps Lavender is the soapy/metallic note that people are mentioning. So in order to enjoy Alahine, you must be a fan of Lavender. There. I mentioned Lavender 5 times, so be warned.
assombsiZ – :
unique; ylang, benzoin, labdanum, sandalwood, iris, patch and hint of musk; in the base it is all about the patch and some labdanum that makes it a creamy amber. This is amazing through all the phases.
rwi117InsuffBooni – :
I’ve had a sample of Alahine for awhile, but I’ve always put off reviewing it because I don’t know how to sum it up.
Initially, there is a very medicinal blast, which I quite like. Within minutes it goes through a floral/soapy phase. It’s a complete 180 from where it starts out, and I don’t really like this phase at all. The drydown is worth the wait though. It is a very resinous, warm, deep, smell. It’s a smell of amber/benzoin, and warm woods. There is a honeyed sweetness to it which I adore.
This one changes quite a bit as it heats up with your body. It is long lasting. It tends to waft and create a beautiful scent trail. I believe that this is one that has to be tested before buying as I think it behaves very differently on different people.
piollaJax – :
On me this is non sweet sandalwood incense like scent with ylang ylang. Reminds me of the Eastern baazars and im getting a salty note like that in Jill Sander Sun. Soft sillage but strong on my skin.
There is this dryness like the dessert, that same vibe i get from TF’s Sahara Noir.
MITKO50 – :
Alahine isn’t in my usual comfort zone(I hate labdanum and don’t like sandalwood when it’s strong in a fragrance) but as soon as I dabbed some from my tiny sample,I could see that it’s a high quality fragrance,unlike what I thought just by looking at it’s pyramid,I didn’t dislike it
Alahine is definitely a balsamic oriental.I can smell lots of creamy benzoin,sandalwood and something ambery blended with ylang-ylang and other powdery florals and pepper..labdanum acts like a soft leathery note adding a touch of classy sofistication to this warm and balmy confection and I can detect a bit of something smokey/incensey here
It’s first stages are seductive in an oriental,eastern way but I like it’s cozy dry down more,when it calms down to a warm,soft and powdery scent of amber-vanilla-florals
I can’t talk about it much because it’s the first time I’m sampling it and I’ve applied very little amount but if you like benzoin/amber and ylang-ylang you’d love this..it’s a mature scent.soft(but not light)and rich.it’s inviting and mesmerizing,an oriental with enough of flowers,woods,resins,spice,smoke,powder,labdanum-patchouli bitterness and ambery honeylike sweetness,yet so well blended that it doesn’t seem too much and is still approachable by modern ladies with more simple tastes
I don’t think that I’m going to buy it but I’d like to dab it from my sample sometimes and enjoy something different with my usual favorites
All in all I find Teo Cabanel fragrances very impressive,they have niche complexity and quality as well as being really wearable.some sort of vintage/retro glory and luxury while feeling modern at the same time.every single one that I’ve sampled til now,had satisfying longevity and projection.and I love their bottles.it may not be important for some people but is always a plus in my book
I wish to see a gourmand from Teo Cabanel,I imagine it to be a multi-faceted,well-blended gourmand for adults.hmmmm
❤❤❤
Aleksandr7700 – :
I don’t know what led others to fall down the “rabbit-hole of frangrance/antica, but one perfume did it for me: Vallee des Rois by Mira Takla (NOT listed in Fragrantica). It is now in the Osmothèque. I have a few bottles and it is fantastic. It is my “10,” my perfect fragrance. I interview for a job? I wear it. I’m crushing on that special someone? I wear it. It’s my rabbit-foot, my go-to. It’s the one perfume that literally stops people in their tracks, eyes rolled back when they smell it. Longevity is…OMG…three days if you don’t bathe, I kid you not. Sillage is not in the “poison realm” but it’s present, teasing, whispering, trailing. I threw all my bottles away of other perfume after two weeks of wearing it. That was not a good move in retrospect. But I did. When it was discontinued I found it. But, by the time I had hoarded some of it, I was already trying to reclaim my old loves and find my lost love in new places.
Alahine is not a dupe of VDR, but it reminds me of it. It’s not exact–not my one true love, but it’s awrsome. I found Frgrantica through a member who shared my love, “knit_at_nite” and who directed me to “Chergui” produced by Serge Lutens. I had never heard of the brand, and now I have tested and tried the whole line (I’m an SL fan), and Chergui too comes close in some way.
Alahine has many of the juxtaposing elements of floral-citrus lightness with the bergamot (but there is a strange & unpleasant 1 minute “burn off” initially)–and warm woods, musk and resin. It balances beautifully between floral/rose/jasmine and even turberose, and amber, incense spicy qualities (though less incense and spice than VDR). It shares the resinous “honey-floral” sweetness of SL Chergui.
Other elements that I pick up NOT in VDR are patch.
I had a few whiffs of cumin drift past my nose which puzzled me until I realized the patch used was probably turning that way on my skin. I like patch, and here it is low and quite fine, but again, missing in the VDR. It is an occasional whiff, so for patch/cumin haters, do not be deterred. I do not get as much Ylang as other members.
The dry down is considerably more simple than VDR (which is fairly linear actually, maintaining its exact loveliness for hours). It “mainly” results in a low, humming amber /benzoin, musk-vanilla and sandalwood smoothness; that is what wafts up to my nose. But if I smell my wrist, then I get the heart of VDR all flooding back to me again, perhaps ever so slightly less floral. I don’t usually score, but I had to considering what the perfume is “up against.”
Overall:
Perfume score: a 9.0–9.5 (out of VDR 10)
Longevity: 8.5
Silage: 7.5
A definite try from Teo!
Bought an FB and it may be reformulated since it does not smell the same as the sample, which was from PP.
oneplierurere – :
By far, this one is the best one of their line but as well nothing that much of unique. Sweet vanilla, peppery with slight ylan ylang & some sandalwood.
It is a safe choice after all and wearable by any.
After all, this house is safe and quite mild on creativity and fair on the quality. More of a classic wearable mild house.
detvora.ru.81 – :
You are entering an Eastern Boutique, called “Siesta”, “Bazaar”, or similar. There are incense sticks burning, swathes of silky fabrics wafting patchouli, woven reed mats and carved wooden chests, coarse dense woollen throws with an animalic hum, and somewhere there is a jasmine oil in a stopper bottle. Take a deep breath…. this is that.
But actually, not for long: it quickly subsides to leave a metallic ambery echo of all the above. Is that a good or bad thing?! depends on whether this is your style!
As we Brits say, it’s a Marmite thing – you love it or loathe, passionately.
белоснежка – :
Reading the comments and reviews below, I am amazed at the many differing impressions of this fragrance. From flowery to amber-y to patch-heavy; smoky, retro, etc. etc. From the sample that I tried, the opening was nice enough; flowery and promising. But it soon turns soapy and just mundane. It is not working well for me.
141555 – :
There is comfort to this fragrance. When I wear this, I feel the arms of an elegant woman in a cozy turtleneck, wrapping me in a comforting hug. She’s the type that prefers books to magazines, enjoys spending time in the city but values a quiet slowed-down pace at home, and is forever able to make men, 10+ years her junior, swoon with her warm smile. The powdery notes tend to remind me a little bit of a cabbage patch doll (an elegant one…if such a thing can be imagined), but that is fitting with the tied in theme of nostalgia and comfort that these notes evoke. Charming, familiar, calm and optimistic. Not an exciting or lively fragrance, but a scent that makes you relax and feel that “everything’s going to be okay”.
Firoodin – :
The start is wonderful: Incense, dark, earthy, even a bit leathery. Hmmm…
But, and there is a big but for me: The dry down is boring. I found too much orange blossom, which I tend to really sniff even in small dosages. If I sniff my arm very closely, I still can sniff the nice base notes, but the sillage is soapy and clean orange blossom.
After 2 hours the orange blossom drys down and you are left with a pleasant ambery skin scent.
To me an orange blossom heavy perfume is not worth that price tag. I personally searching for more excitement in niche.
natu – :
Alahine is truly exquisite, bold, seductive! My favorite part about Alahine is that it is overflowing with labdanum/benzoin!
Alahine starts off bright with bergamot, the scent slowly changes into the sweet and rich Ylang-Ylang. The weird cool looking twisting greenish-yellow flower is sweet, heavy, tropical-like smelling. The Ylang-Ylang adds a sweet romantic scent to Alahine. After a time the scent transforms to the beginning of the Labdanum, it is soft with a little bit of pepper here. There is a sense of a wood note here perhaps from the sandalwood but it is not clear on my skin.
The sweet, lovely rose shows up slowly. It is very soft. There is a blend of white florals in the background. The labdanum feels like it is growing. The golden benzoin is gorgeous on my skin, the benzoin is the note that I feel the most throughout Alahine, it has an thick, sweet, incense powdery feel to it. I really enjoy the labdanum, the ambery incense naunces to it. The Patchouli smells very natural- dirty and musty on my skin. The drydown is a incense-like powdery musk.
Alahine lasts a little over 6 hours on my skin I believe. The projection is soft. Alahine is pleasing, seductive and not so sharp to my nose. It is a beautiful scent that transports me to a exotic faraway place!
I have a small decant of this darling until I can afford a bottle!
Roba – :
Alahine is very tricky girl. Depending on weather conditions it can change 360 degrees. Warmth and moist make her take unpleasant turn into direction of wet hay. I can understand why some of you smell pee pot. She’s also gone in 30 minutes. In cold weather it blooms. I get beautifully served amber with tiny bit of vanilla, powdery sandalwood and ylang ylang. It lasts and projects for hours. Before you decide that’s not for you please give her another chance. I did and i’m glad.
Manfred – :
A fragrantican sent a handful of carded samples to me. Alahine is an interesting amber fragrance; quite peppery at the outset, then with an animalic note that I think must be the honey. The style of amber is a well balanced, warm (rich, golden, a hint of vanilla) and cool (labdanum, a hint of stone dust is always what I smell in a cool amber). It is drying down a bit “fleshy” smelling (like sweat, spittle and faint dry urine), and I’m afraid that may have been my over application. It’s an earthy, animalic note I associate with honey; not the smell of a dirty bathroom or an old persons home (sorry), but the smell of a bed where a small child had an accident at night–dry and faint, but slightly sweet ammonia smell. I don’t use the comparison to urine lightly. In fact, Alahine reminds me slightly of another scent which, sadly, smells like urine on my adult skin–Navy, by Dana (it smelled great on me as a teenager, no longer). Navy and Alahine share some notes (ylang ylang, rose, neroli, and where Alahine has benzoin and labdanum, Navy list amber). Alahine is certainly a more complex scent, and it has a bohemian quality that makes me want to try it again, despite myself.
Vintovka – :
I just tried Alahine last night. I found it very powerful and in a indirect way connected with interlude man.*not the same but to me its what I equated.
Day2: really seductive and beautiful unisex smells expensive. Thank goodness for split buys
decants. I may have not tried it a second time if I was sampling in a fragrance boutique.
Smokey just so gently-a smoooth beau
iluha1357 – :
Classy oriental floral – tipping more towards white floral, although ylang-ylang and rose are also present.
Beautifully crafted, a bit nostalgic. The whole mix is soft and warm thanks to amber, benzoin and labdanum undertones. Somewhat from the old era but super wearable today.
flopexina – :
the opening is extremely incense-balsamic which in about 30 minutes settles into a nice spicy oriental fragrance. not really sweet to my nose, very comforting.
grom14 – :
I am so jealous of all those who say it lasts for hours, on my skin all I get after 1 hour is an amber/vanilla and slightly spicy skinscent. Another hour later: poof, it’s gone. I bought this for fall and winter but it seems I will have to take a bath in it or spray every inch of my skin from head to toe before it will get noticed.
It’s a lovely soft oriental but way too soft for a person like me who ‘wants her scent to be noticed’. If only it was as powerful as Oha, that one really lasts!
tatarinov-stryi – :
be still my beating heart, alahine is pure magic in a bottle. it’s thick and dreamy and curvaceous in all the right places. this one leaves no stone unturned in a quest to dig up some sexuality (in case one has been feeling uninspired in that department). yowza.
DenNinecrori – :
Such a beauty, a full-bodied, perfectly-balanced, classic oriental. It is so rare that a perfume impresses me these days. Modern perfumes are frequently so thin and vapid.
First my skin was delicately kissed by a melange of tropical flowers, surruptitiously interwoven with the scent of powdered honey. Next, the velvety texture of rose, spice, and benzoin wrapped me up in its arms and made me love it. Alahine lasted +12 most enjoyable hours on me. While I am not on the hunt for a perfume of this sort, I can’t resist its charms. I am definitely swooning.
What I like about Alahine is that it is not so distinctly Middle Eastern in scent. It is the love child of a classic French perfume and any number of perfumes by Montale. The scent seems very mature (for lack of better words), but there is something in it that is bright and brings vigor. This is not a perfume for clubbing or coffee dates with girlfriends. This is a perfume for a confident and elegant woman who changes with the times and doesn’t dwell on yesterday. For young ladies with refined taste for their age, or the perfect gift for one’s mother or grandmother.
mrmik – :
Honey, tobacco, and amber on me primarily, all conspiring on the skin to kick me into some narcotic place for hours. A real go-to fragrance for me. I have many. This one continues to stand out, not just to my attention but to the people around me. For someone who wears scent as often as I do, I would expect more comments from those I run into. I can’t remember a time I wore Alahine and someone didn’t compliment me on it.
Tahmasib – :
This is very warm, potent, good sweetness, soft spicy with hint of rose, patchouli
and prominent honey cured tobacco and yes, amber. A great for fall and winter wearing with delicious honey and definitely reminded me to be a lesser version of Amouage Opus VI. It is nice but I prefer the beautiful complexity of Opus VI and Back to Black. If I have not smelled these two before, I would be amazed by this one.
dmi1869 – :
Reminds me of the more pleasingly vulgar creations of the 1990s. It’s all Rose and Musk and spices on me. If pressed I might succumb to persuasion that it’s got some Ylang but I don’t think that’s really the star. It’s a roseate musky Amber. I like it but I’m not sure I’m going to use my bottle very much.
травыч – :
Wow, this is a gorgeous oriental perfume- it has a really retro, classic vibe. It’s obvious to me that this is a fragrance developed from an old formula, but it’s great to smell a modern beauty with this classic opening, so rare today. When I sprayed it on it reminded me of the opening of Dana’s original Tabu and Guerlain classics like Shalimar and Mitsouko. It’s a heavy handed opening, heavy with ylang and resins and a retro skank note, but it has elegance. The scent develops slowly, revealing the beautiful rose, pepper and other florals. I love the drydown, which is calming and beautiful. Alahine doesn’t last as long as one might think from the heavy initial sillage, but it lasts a few hours, maybe 5 hours. After that it’s a skin scent on me. This is the new Shalimar to my mind, just stunning!
Джин – :
Alahine is a deep, leathery, caramelized ylang-ylang. Too often fragrances featuring dominant ylang come off in this same heavy handed way. Don’t get me wrong, I love such ylang monsters as Samsara, Mahora etc but it’s rare that a new ylang fragrance can excite me.
Alahine is thick, honeyed and luxurious. It’s quite exotic, but there is definitely a classic touch to it as well. Too often fragrances of the Oriental genre that attempt that “classic touch” come off like the Far East as perceived by an upper middle class French housewife in 1940. Actually that sounds like a theme ELDO would work off of.
eXclusive – :
Let’s be honest and say that Alahine is not really my cup of tea, having tried Barkhane first and fallen in love with its herbal and spicy fragrance.
Alahine is a really memorable scent, well blended and everything, but it doesn’t fit me and I don’t enjoy the ylang ylang. To me, it’s too heavy, and not fitting my light and playful side.
I had wished for more lavender (the Teo Cabanel website has lavender among the head notes, as does my sample) but couldn’t detect it, neither any vanilla or herbal / camphor notes that others found.
Alahine projects well and has very decent sillage to the point of having to be applied sparely. I don’t get any fruity notes, but a quite strong floral and sweetened sandalwood. The rose and musk of the base are really mature. There is no “old panties smell”, I believe that to be a projection. The base is really well done and I do understand why people love it, so I’ll just leave it to them and be happy wearing Barkhane.
The notes on the inlet of the sample, received directly from Teo Cabanel:
Bergamot, Lavander,
Ylang Ylang, Bulgarian Rose,
Moroccan Rose, Orange Tree,
Jasmine, Pepper Plant,
Iris, Cistus, Patchouli, Benzoin,
Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk
IrincHik – :
i wish i like alahine from beginning to end. yes, it opens up very very nicely and frankly it has kicked away my christmas blues (i don’t like christmas at all). now it’s only the vanilla and a teeny tiny musk left on my wrists. it’s fortunate that i only have a sample size, however, i think my mom will love it. who knows, i may get her a bottle for her birthday or next christmas 🙂
tyr32 – :
Oh boy…ALAHINE. Where do I even start. Ok, first I will admit that after testing the Teo Cabanel line I found them rather boring. Well, ALAHINE is not boring at all.
It opened as something between a bit rancid vintage SHALIMAR and old ladies panties. No, not the homeless fish-market sort of panties, but well groomed one, who sometimes has some problems with holding her “number one”. So basically I get sugary vanilla-citrus covered piss. I did hope it will get better, but unfortunately it did not. It lasted around 5 hours and never ever I got any sort of amber. As I purchased the sample directly from Teo Cabanel and it was fresh, I cannot understand why I have such a negative experience with amber which I usually love.
super2009 – :
very beautiful warm ambery fragrance got this in a samples set just a few drops needed
serg1310 – :
I’m so disappointed I ordered this thinking that this was the bottle I would get. While the scent is the most important…. For the high prices we pay I want everything, I want the scent the longevity the name and the bottle
cerber2323 – :
I was hoping for warm plus flowers. Instead I got spice and camphor. I think it’s the lavender that Mals86 mentions.
Later the lavender recedes and I smell the warmth, a bit of honey. Still not sure about flowers, though.
mrDreik – :
This is a beautiful fragrance! The people from Cabanel say this is a unisex fragrance . I love it
Inside – :
“I’ve met someone else” I said. I had lined my three bottles of Bal A Versailles like toy soliders, clinking together. “You’ve said this before” said three ounce “you were back, tail between your legs” I said “But it’s different this time, you’ve changed, the magic’s gone” a drip of condensation ran down the face of one ounce. “I’ll get a facelift, I’ll put a spell on you, I’ll get a vooddoo doll and make you sorry you ever saw her”
I felt quite ill, the three little faces staring at me. “Not exactly ‘I will go down with this ship’ said Mini scathingly. “Dido wished she’d never written that song” I responded, but feeling the lump in my throat all the same. “We made you” said three ounce “We seduced for you, we comforted you, we came alive for you and it’s not as if she’s not like us. She’s just a younger version with a fresh face and aromafit perspiration”
“But I love the fresh face” I cried” You’re old, musty, worn out, passed around like some old squatter” And that did it. They turned away. I was free. I picked Alahine up and ran my hands over her packaging, noticed the quality of her spray unit, the small refinements of her form and function and vowed, like the serial monogamist that I am, I would never leave her. Fool if you think it’s over.
samsevich – :
i can not get enough of this sweet balmy dream! What an intense sweetness to start with, but in a best possible way, not just boring artificial white flowers. It is amazing power of sandalwood. Shame it is not very long lasting, but lovelly none the less.
One of my best loved fragrances.
haron_80 – :
I got a small decant after craving for this perfume for years.
Well, it’s a real monster in a bottle, heavy on the ylang, jasmine and sandalwood. Even in small amounts it’s overpowering. You have to be really badass to be comfortable in it, a true femme fatale wearing stilletto heels and red lipstick effortlessly.
That’s just not me, unfortunately. Glad I didn’t get a full bottle as a blind buy.
xbhgveqxxsw – :
This starts off very incency, spicy and a bit honey like on my skin. I was about to just ay . nahh.. nothing for me . but after a wild it settles to somthing i realy missed .. ohh what is it. all the thoughts running thrue my head . memorys flashing infront off me.. the vanillic and almost cinamoon smell i now can feal lingers . Is not unlike Cantate Yves Rocher. it has a fruity feal to it to I guess this is the ylange ylange,Benzoin and galbanum mixing to make me feal this way about it .
It isent a typicly me perfume, its more off a spicy oriental floral then what im used to , but still this shure is a beauty
realy lovely and warm.. i can understand that people talkes about amber smelling this . although its not listed. The mix off all the notes gives it a amber feal
Like it
evg2265 – :
To me, Alahine is a very polished and delicate Oriental…I also experienced the initial wave of honey—real, fresh, still in the comb, honey—and I like it very much indeed. Only after a few minutes did I realize that somehow that olfactory sleight of hand was, perhaps, coming from the orange blossom and benzoin? There is also a spice component, and the rather jammy, deep rose smell. As others have mentioned, Alahine doesn’t evolve significantly; for me, the only change it goes through is to settle into my skin quickly and subtly in the form of an amber perfume, even though it didn’t register as an amber initially. Others who report that this is a strong and lasting perfume have my envy; I find it rapidly becomes very subtle, with sillage barely detectable to myself, which is sad, because it’s a beautiful scent. With warmth, the honey smell whispers briefly again, and there is a faint echo of amber-rose goodness, but it’s a ghost of itself. Still, for those who experience better luck with perfume tenacity, a beauty.
Rolandas – :
Woody and resinous amber with a rose-y undertone. I’m a sucker for ambers and while Alahine is not among the most original interpretations of the main theme it is still thoroughly enjoyable. Powerful, long lasting and well balanced. Good quality stuff. Unisex.
Rating: 7/10
Warmatymnnede – :
For me,t he first spray was a blast of honey. And then I came back and saw that there was none in the composition, and I was really surprised. because the first stages of Alahine smelled like honey straight from the hive, still in the honeycomb. When we were little, our neighbour had an allotment with beehives and made his own honey, and once or twice he brought some to us. And this was the exact smell!
Anyway, it changes a lot later. It still remains quite sweet, but the oriental side of it kicks in. So we get the ylang-ylang, some labdanum, a lot of jasmine and orange blossom, sandalwood.
I liked it, but I am not thrilled, I wish the first honey wave would remain there for longer, because the rest of Alahine is something I know from a few other scents. The lasting power is good though and so is the sillage.
hawk_1993 – :
Alahine is a Persian word. This perfume smells of deep, rich incense. It is the “odour of sanctity” and evokes the silence of monasteries.
AvegaTM – :
this is mentioned everywhere as an ambery scent ut there is no amber listed in the notes… how this ?
Nemiroff – :
Oh, this a rich, dense, deep honey-amber shawl!
It covers your skin with oriental warmth, its strong and at the same time noble accords comply every movement of their owner!
sergus19891989 – :
nice one. would not say distinctive but well done. Reminds me of Ambre Sultan with more flowers.
kostik93 – :
Um wow! I can tell this is high quality- it almost smells vintage. That said I am afraid I’ll never be able to wear it..clove and carnation on my skin, very spicy and strong! Chemistry is indeed a strange thing. The drydown is pure amber, less dirty and very warm. Nothing artificial or sweet here. It’s a try before you buy type of perfume and quite unique as well.
Pozitif – :
First I get amber, very sweet amber. Then I get some spice, a little tobacco and beeswax.
I love everything about it except the sweetness. It overpowers the whole perfume and takes away from the gorgeous blend 🙁
It was so sweet on me that I couldn’t really pick up on the floral notes. It’s also linear. It stayed super sweet amber, tobacco and beeswax on me. Unlike others, I could still smell it after 6 hours.
GODFATHER – :
Alahine is romantic and elegant, but a bit linear amber-floral fragrance with a short life and no silage. It reminds me of Armani Mania, the old one – in the black bottle. And of DK Black cashmere. But most of all makes me think of Magie from Lancome’s La Collection. Only Magie is much more balanced, rich and long lasting. Alahine is like a fragment of Magie. It is in my opinion a lovely fragrance, but not interesting enough to buy a bottle of it.
maxi_by – :
That is a beautiful perfume with a vintage air.It is woodsy with spices,you can easily detect jasmine and rose with a hint of pepper.Very elegant!!
ivan2004954 – :
After putting it on, I had an immediate “soul travel” back to my childhood;) I remember my great-grandma strongly believed in healing with natural remedies, and among them was burnt amber smoke (real amber, not synthetic one). She used it for earaches, burning a small piece of amber on a stove shovel and ordering me to put my aching ear next to its smoke. Now I fail to remember whether it helped, but I distinctly remember the scent of burning amber together with her own camphor body smell, and if she burned also some dried rose petals together with amber, it would be Alahine right away…P.S. I’m still on the fence with this one…guess I’ll be ready to wear it when I’m about 85 years old;D
TonkoPeco – :
I’ll preface this by saying that I’m a big fan of rich “amber” fragrances, and Alahine is no exception. As soon as I put on a tiny dab from my sample vial, I was enveloped in a cloud of “amber” (whatever that really is) topped off with delicious citrus. As the perfume dried down, it revealed a heart of rose, a dark red rose, surrounded by other generic perfume-y things. The scent is strong, has a lot of sillage, and lasted through the night so that I woke up smelling it this morning, an unexpectedly happy beginning to a dark, cold, rainy day. Because it’s so strong I can see how it might be easy to overdo it, but in moderation this could be a staple amber-rose fragrance, definitely a use-up-the-vial scent.
artedange – :
Very well done fragrance. On my skin it works real well. I can smell the Ylang Ylang and Rose, but it is so perfectly balanced with the added spicyness, vanilla, and musk that I could barely find the floral notes. I find this to be a very beautiful scent on a cold day with a cup of hot tea. Its subtle. I would were it casually in the winter.
White121 – :
The opening is sharply aromatic, with bergamot and lavender (which is listed on my manufacturer sample but not here). It fades rather quickly into a smooth, creamy floral – heavy like good satin – dominated by rose and ylang. There is a vague spiciness at this stage that makes me say, “Christmas!” without knowing why, exactly. Fairly soon (about an hour in), Alahine settles into a rich, warm ambery scent that is more polite than you might think, for an oriental. I do smell quite a lot of patchouli, but I’m sensitive to that note. The sweetness of the amber (cistus) and vanilla smooth out the patchouli and make it very pleasurable.
A well-mannered oriental pretty enough to wear to work.
Mach – :
I like this Alahine very much and I’ve worn 2 vials till the end for a few days while on a journey in the south of Spain a few years ago. Now I still own a vial and I love to smell it. The only problem with this is that it becomes very powdery. On some days it has the typical diaper’s edge of the ambery scents and it can be cloying. It’s a different kind of scent, not very mainstream.
demaTeams37 – :
Alahine is a name of a girl from East.
The main topic of the fragrance is Amber! Tender, delicate, not-irritating and very mild, soft and smooth amber! For those who loves the ingredient.
vitek63 – :
I can hardly believe that a fragrance with almost all of my favourite notes smells so…, so… nauseating.
Alahine is very heavy on patchouli, I find it extremely cloying and totally overdone. Unbearable.
Please don’t get me wrong. My intention is not to bespatter. It’s just a warning hint for people who – just like me – don’t keen on patchouli, to avoid this fragrance.
камунра – :
I got a sample of this a few days ago, I had never even heard of the perfumer before. I’ve fallen in love with it, it’s nothing like any perfume i’ve smelt before, it reminds me of india, it’s so spicy, woody, earthy and musky. You can smell the Patchouli, which is something I love.