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borodanow.andrei – :
Amber Ash – Sheikh a treat for masculine attar lovers, every time i wear it, it takes me to the royal mughal darbar, a unique fragrance, but don’t put too much it’ll give headache to yourself and your office fellows.. I love this
vipzip – :
this (new batch 2018) is holy-grail material for me: it is strong, dark, honeyed, leathery labdanum, spices and musk, with a subtle and VERY good oud-note joining in the drydown and weaving in and out of the ambery goodness. lasts a long time and is truly swoon-worthy — as good today on your skin as it will be the next day on your clothes. in fact, i just got my bottle and am about to buy a (larger) back up — i never want to be without this. if you like amber you *must* give this a try.
erkata – :
The new formulation 2018 is softer. They cut off the wings of a masterpiece. In the new formulation they added; Floral notes, saffron and spices. You feel the original aroma, but diluted, with a very noticeable saffron at the start. Another thing that I do not like is that they amplified the fecal notes, before, they were very well integrated into the perfume, now the smell of stable is very much felt. After a few hours, we have our beloved Amber Ash-Sheikh again, although without the power and intensity of the previous version.
The duration of the perfume is still very good, but the projection has dropped considerably.
A pity what they have done to the magnificent Amber Ash-Sheikh.
ilyachka – :
Just want to start by saying this is very strong and overpowering when smelt up close. To my nose it is very spicy and has a dryness to it. It reminds me of amouage interlude man, it is like a much more spicy less sweet version of interlude man in my opinion.
Cteronem – :
Well – this is a find!
The oil is black and thick and treacle-like, and absolutely a real treat for anyone who enjoys the tactile nature of rubbing the oil into the skin. This oil is so dense it’s not so easy to spread it… so be warned! The initial blast is quite huge – Amber Ash-Sheikh leaves an nearly visible trail of fumes as you move around. But you don’t need to see it to sense it. It is strong.
So how can I describe that opening? Resinous and woody (and burnt wood too), and rubber – then dark woods and vegetal decay.
After a few hours, the darkness has dissipated, and in its place, I get a slight salty liquorice smell. If anyone knows Salmiakki from Finland, they may recognise the ammonium chloride smell that gives liquorice in that country it’s unique taste and smell. It sits there, on top of a smooth woody note.
Later still – 5 to 7 hours – there is a faint “hippy vibe” as the liquorice changes shape again. This perfume just keeps going.
At first I was taken aback by the in-your-face hardness of this perfume. It is not easily approachable – and takes its time evolving through various stages. As it shifted, and flexed its muscles here and there, I felt rather like flotsam – I was being taken on a turbulent journey. I was troubled by it. But as it slowed down and became a denser more focused scent, I both wallowed in the calmer ride, yet regretted the loss of power.
This perfume could be addictive.
Many – :
This is an OK scent. Inoffensive enough. Nice if you like heavy, cloyingly sweet, hippie fragrances. Which I don’t.
Dgonni – :
I just had a bunch of Abdul Karim Al Faransi’s scents arrived in the mail so I have a lot to go through and much to learn about these scents. I have limited experience of frags in general, I suppose I got properly interested two years ago now and have a fair few bottles, mostly Amouage, which leads me along a natural progression to oils / attars.
So here we are, the post arrived and I opened my large selection of samples to find some larger than ordered by way of gifts. I tried the first that came to hand – oud abiyad (not origins) and it was nice until I made me sneeze my head off! OMG now I understand a bit more about the IFRA that killed Epic and others and im thinking maybe for me its not so bad… So I scrubbed that one which was a shame as its nice soft scent very wearable. Next I put a spot of Amber Afghani on my daughter and thats very nice -review to follow- then I smelt the Oud Meghalaya and experienced first hand the barnyard smell everyone talks about! Thats to try another day. Next to hand was this Amber Ash Sheikh…
WoW! This packs a kick. Slightly sour, very smoky warm freshly turned shovel of rich charred earth. I haven’t had this much of a kick since I last wore Interlude Man which this reminds me of. Not saying its the same smell its no where near the same, its not sweet or creamy but it is relentlessy thick and smooth in the same way. I think im going to like this one a lot. Im about 20 minutes in and its starting to sweeten slightly…will try to update later!
serega33rus – :
This is a work of art, but don’t get me wrong, this is one of the most challenging perfumes/ attars I’ve ever tried. Like @Desertmirage93 said, is dark, powerful, very and I mean very manly and smell wise almost like road tar indeed. Earth and ash, very unique and a totally new meaning in the term “beast mode”, I usually do a first impression test on paper, months have passed and it still smells on paper and it stained it like ink, and on skin I don’t even know how long it lasts, I know it takes more then one shower to completely remove the scent of your skin, and I mean a tiny tiny dab of the oil.
I’m very happy to have a sample of this, I could never wear it because it doesn’t fit my personality one bit, but artistic wise, I find it fascinating and so mysterious, quality top notch.
Definitely try a sample if any of this made you curious.