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nadea1 – :
it says unisex but sorry guys i suppose it is more like a woman perfume, i gave it to my wife.
allen1996 – :
Got it!
Paid for it the equivalent of 5$ for 15ml of pure perfume.
It is definitely an unisex fragrance. It is a sweet-floral fragrance, a bit fresh and even though it may have quite of a common smell, it is very pleasant.
Projection is heavy, you can keep it moderate by using less. It is a long-lasting perfume, will stay with you all day.
I can’t make up my mind if I like it or if I love it, but it’s definitely a keeper.
HaundaLat – :
Oh, my! Where has this been all my life? Honey, rose, and patchouli. LOVE.
pokerjoker – :
Hypnotic!. sweet and relaxation! very long lasting. very sexy. Love bottle. Love BADAR AND MAKKAH. MAKKAH IS VERY SWEET CPO. Namaste! thank Al Haramain. recommended.
crazybee – :
Oh this one is a keeper for sure! I love it. Very sweet, the way I like perfume. Better than Makkah. Think I will be giving that one away. This is just so lovely! Definitely get the sweet, honey scented, floral and rosy. Not sure about anything else. I do recommend this one if you like sweet scents. Really beautiful. I accidentally initially posted this on Million but checked and realised I had Badar, Doh!
ko.lexan – :
This is one of my favorite Al Haramain fragrances. It is absolutely unique, yet it does remind me a bit of a particular accord that appears in some Jeanne Arthes scents: an adept balancing of clean lavender against sweet florals, creating a smooth something that smells both sweet and clean without being either overtly feminine nor masculine. I love it personally. Badar starts off with a soapiness- like the finest, creamiest milled soap that you can imagine- but underneath and beyond this can be sensed a rising, complex aroma of sweet woods and delicate blossoms drenched in honey. I sometimes imagine also that I am smelling sweet tobacco, like the fumes of shisha from far away. There is an intoxicating peacefulness about this fragrance, like seeing a moonlit sky through the open, arched windows of a room lit by colourful lanterns, close friends sitting and reclining nearby, discussing life and all of its wonder.
gfb102Bessinepome – :
To me, a very feminine concoction!
I love the bottle, the packaging, the name, and the scent…. But the latter only on someone else. 😉 Somehow Badar didn’t turn out well balanced at all on me, starting with honeyed promise and resulting in an offensive cocktail of modern florals and celeb scent fruit. While the dry down was much deeper, I could hardly tolerate the interim…
The good news, however, is that not everyone has my stubborn chemistry. 😀 A friend now owns my blind buy, and on her it is a thing of BEAUTY. Imagine a honeyed oud-rose with a warm, earthy-musk base and you have it! We are talking about something that smells extremely expensive and alluring and YES – exotic.
Highly recommended for anyone willing to take a small risk. You can always share your ‘failure’ with a friend…. OR you could be in for a Seductive Treat yourself!
Five Stars
Peadocadepich – :
Olgarth got it just right. This is typically sweet, extremely honeyed, slightly woody and a wee bit floral. TBH, I love the Mukhallat al Arais from Swiss Arabian (thats a 1.7 oz spray EDP) and this is ditto that. Saccharine, long lasting, heavy, and a little goes a very, very and mind you, seriously very long way.
Packaging: Typical AH lower spectrum bottle fair- made of glass with golden printing and a mushroom shaped shiny silver metal cap, with that tiny plastic roller applicator atop the neck of the bottle inside the cap.
Smell: Honey, bit woody. Extremely long lasting and can definitely run you through a day/night.
Rating: Overall, a 6.5 on 10; mainly cus of the smell. Packaging can be rehashed by AH for sure.
Kallawantee – :
This is quite a heavy fragrance. Like other Al Haramain fragrances, it’s also very sweet. Best suited to women I think.
A thick, syrupy, floral composition.
dyplodok – :
This one is interesting, very different than a lot of the middle eastern frags I have tried in that it does smell a bit more western. It is supposed to be unisex, when first applied, there is no way this is a masculine scent, it is deeply floral, like something my mother would enjoy, but give it a few minutes and it transforms into a scent that on the right person, could be called masculine. I personally feel that this leans female however. The lavender and amber are prominent and there is a nice touch of patchouli that lingers for quite a while. The musk is subtle, but its there. I like it quite a bit, it smells clean, fresh, and expensive despite the low price tag. I think this one will grow on me, but it is taking some getting use to.
24vadik – :
Sweet fragrance, but rather animalic, in a good way, dirty undertone and honey-sprinkled citruses hold it nicely together with flowery heart, I like it. Easy to notice, that notes on fragrantica are not right, nothing like rose-or lavender based oil in this cutie.
Right notes:
Top note: Rose petals, Honey, Animalizing Accord, Bergamot, Orange, Lime, Lavender
Middle note: Water Lily, Orris, Rose
Base note: Musk, Candy Sugar, Cedar wood, Patchouli, Amber
Most prominent ones on me – honey, animalic ones, lime, orange, lily and orris and candy sugar with musk, you get a clue, anyway! Obviously nothing to do with Elixir by Clinique), strong “like” from me.
ylo753JeomiWogkig – :
Bought this because someone said here that this reminded them of Aromatics Elixir. Well, in my opinion this is much more similar to Al Rehab Bakhour: this is creamy and clean and has the smell of a very expensive lotion. It’s more unisex and heavier on the lavender but if you like Bakhour you’ll like this too. Lovely.
Edit: this is becoming increasingly difficult to wear for me. Perhaps because of the heat but even when I quite liked it at first, now I find it too sweet and sugary for my taste. Perhaps I’ll wear it again in the winter and see if it becomes less sugary cloying
dkc218JeomiWogkig – :
Smells very similar to the sadly now discontinued body shop white musk smoky rose. Maybe a tiny bit sweeter but it’s as near as makes no difference.
seregamx – :
it will sting you..
Clementina – :
So here goes, my second review! I mix this with Lamsa al-haramain ( not in the database) and BOOM!!!! Mgical, sweet, lovely, beautiful perfume. The Lamsa smells similar to Burberry perfume. And mixed with Badars creaminess equals, sweet, yummy, grown up gourmand. I do not like the tiny boppers nowadays. However, this blends so well for us grown Ups. Longevity is Awesome!!!!projection Amazing!!
bablokapaj – :
I recently bought this one, and have not stopped smelling it. I personally find it to be beautifully creamy on the dry down. It tends to develope on my skin from quite citrus/ sharp top notes, to warm creamy and very comforting. It does not last on my skin, sadly. However I really don’t mind as when I apply, it rubs onto my clothes , and there I get only the wonderful creamy dry down , that lasts, and lasts. I feel like I sometimes get melon in this???? strange! As it;s not listed. And I feel it reminds me a little of something I have worn years ago. I will come back on that.
well worth the money, suitable, I feel more for ladies. IMO .
georg1951 – :
This seems to be a well blended, decent unisex smell of a western type. Since this has been a very satisfying purchase, I plan to try also Oudi, Madinah, Makkah and Hajar from this line of products.
The Badar (meaning ‘Full Moon’ in Arabic) can safely be worn on any ocassion in Europe or America, and I would personaly prefer a little Oudh kick into this fragrance.
The packaging is very nice, the roll-on applicator works well and the price is excellent.
tucha21 – :
More masculine then ladies smell, pretty light, probably nice for summer
gladlop – :
my favourite scent from this line. It’s very powerful, extreme longevity and enormous sillage. i agree with jesse, it’s more masculine than unisex(in my opinion), but this is subjective!. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!
it’s a magic scent!
i like to wear it in cold weather but i love to wear it in the summer nights too!
It’s sweet but not too sweet and lavander mixed with musk make it also fresh in some way. Patchouli, amber, musk, lavander, honey and rose (the rose is very well blended so it doesn’t turn into a “only for women” scent).
Pure magic and it’s inexpensive (but it does not smell cheap!). To me this is a must have!
bhc734Negeltzex – :
This is Clinque’s Elixir’s cousin! But stronger and bolder to me. You could blend the two together to get a deep blast! It gives off that incensy note. The oils by these companies are not Americanized for our palate, even though they make what they call “European”or French” blend of perfumes. They are called “concentrated perfume oils”. A little goes an extremely long way. Never overdo these oils, you will clear out a building. But they have good concentration.
suselxxx – :
Well, I’m a woman and I love this!
Sadly, the bottle didn’t survive the post, so I got a very fragrant padded bag and about half of the oil that had somehow stayed in the bottle.
This goes on quite strong, but soon settles down and develops into a fabulous cloud of fragrance – on me, rose, honey and musk with a hint of patchoukli and musk to linger.
A fabulous perfume for a very reasonable price.
Buy some – you will not be disappointed. A little goes a long way so this will last you for ages.
I’ll certainly be buying this again, and hope that next time the seller’s packaging is more efficient.
oneplierurere – :
One of my favorite scents from this inexpensive line; As many of you probably already know middle eastern perfumes are nothing like the western perfumes, so if you never tried them, then it’s probably better if you get your nose on them before you buy any, to me Arabian perfumes are better than western EDT, or EDP and with oils I find better if you rub it against your skin and heat it up for the real scent to come out, but if you rather not rub it, then just give it a few minutes for the final aroma to present it self; I don’t quite get the rose, or may be its just overpowered by the other scents but I do get the others mentioned in the description…to me this is a pleasant not cloying scent which is more masculine than unisex, but I guess some women can pull it off