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Oleh94 – :
My previous review of Bakhour stays up, but it needs an addendum!
This week I received a clearly labeled, obviously new roll on of Bakhour in the mail from an oh-so-kind fellow fragrantican. Yay! It utterly transformed my attitude toward this scent. A few things need to be mentioned for those interested in making a purchase.
It IS possible that my first bottle of ‘Bakhour’ was actually Crystal. Or it’s possible that my nose has changed (a LOT!). Or… perhaps my first bottle was more than a little damaged from the heat and going ‘off’. I’m leaning toward the latter explanation, but you pick!
While there are similarities to the first Bakhour I had, this one is NOT funky. NOT loud. NOT high pitched and almost acrid. NOT even bitter. What I smell now in place of that funky oddness is a hint of tangy musk distinctive to middle eastern blends, and also a bit of oud.
To summarize, mostly I smell:
Indistinct Fruit (oranges?)
Amber
Musk(detergent musk plus that bit of tang mentioned)
Indistinct Flowers
Sweet JASMINE
The latter most of all. 🙂 It’s a creamy kind of scent, like high quality triple milled soap with a middle eastern twist, or a pretty lotion. Feminine, Arabian, but mostly just likable rather than challenging.
In short, if you want to smell a ‘mukhalat’ blend from the middle east, this is a good and affordable pick. Others just as good and better (depending on your tastes) naturally exist – this is a standard scent from Arabian houses, each with their own special version. Al Rehab’s is easy on the pocketbook and ultimately a very FRIENDLY introduction to the genre.
Enjoy – I know I am. 😀
Update – The weather has changed and now I smell a hint of that ‘sour laundry’ smell which dominated my first roll on. Bakhour just might be a tad funky after all, haha, but I LIKE it!
Wersoaltboara – :
I agree that it has a misleading name.in my mother tongue(persian) bakhour is:vaporized water with a humidifier which is used for refreshing skin and cleansing pores.also sometimes they pour drops of herbals like lavender drops or ocaliptous in it to help curing cold.on the other hand it makes me think of oud,incense,myrrh but Al Rehab bakhour is nothing about herbals or oud
When first sprayed(I have a 35mil bottle which has spray not a roller)there was something retro and vintage-smelling in it.like a heavy floral scent with carnation made in 80s.there was also something off in it.something chemical and sharp like glue.but it goes away in a minute or two and I can smell that classic floral scent and something like benzoin.in this stage I thought some men who love classic feminine fragrances can pull this off.but this stage doesn’t last more than a few minutes either and I’m left with a super gorgeous,feminine,softly powdered floral scent,blended with sweet fruits in a warm,balmy and sweet base of amber,vanilla,woods and musk.this is a very sweet scent on my skin and I love sweet perfumes.it smells so good that I’m shocked.all in all I’m a huge Al Rehab fan,I collect al rehabs(in spray form.I don’t like rollerballs) and there’s many of them I like a lot,”soft,chocomusk,lovely,nebras,rawan,dalal,fantastic,silver,golden sand,susan” are some of my al rehab loves;so I expected to like bakhour too.but I LOVE it so much that I think I need ten backup bottles,at least! and I really don’t recommend it to men.it’s super feminine in most of it’s life
I don’t care for it’s opening and first ten minutes but then.mmmm.Flowers are Devine here.I don’t know which flowers are in it.perhaps rose?honeysuckle?heliotrope?orchid?gardenia?jasmine?I can’t even distinguish it’s fruity notes as separate ones.perhaps some sweet berries?litchi? I can’t explain how amazing and gorgeous it smells.it sometimes reminds me a lot of popular sweet perfumes on the market.but it’s better than all of them and longevity is also great.it projects well without getting too heavy.
This very delicious and intense stage is with me for an hour or two.then sweetness calms down a lot.fruits fade away,flowers dry down to a soft floral powder and I can mostly smell benzoin,sandalwood and amber.warm and clean and sensual and more refined comparing to the recent syrupy sweet floral-fruity-vanilla level.I enjoy it’s dry down too
It’s interesting how a perfume acts differently on different people.for me,it’s wearable year round except hot weather.and I prefer it for evening and even night wear.
“Bakhour” worthes a lot more than it’s price tag.it can beat a lot of popular high-end fragrances.I love how it develops on my skin and once again I’m so happy to discover this cheap but great brand.it’s a pity that they’re not widely available where I live
Highly recommended
Alex_KEY – :
There is something in this that is just nauseating. Its smells like overwhelming orange & musk. I cant wear it or smell it without getting sick. Its not going to put me off of trying others from Al Rehab tho. I think Choco musk, Soft & Dalal are great.
Teleskopicus – :
Such a mixed bag of reviews.
I just think this perfume smells of romance in a Laura Ashley type way.just a soft, unusual, powdery, floral. (if applied sparingly).
It has none of the fashionable notes of berries or heavy candies, just feminine. Wait for the dry down.
To be worn with something white cotton or a floaty dress on a summers day.
Apply a little and wait….then you wont get cheap air freshener, but you will get feminine in a classic way.
oiy912Negeltzex – :
I literally bought it in a kiosk for around 3 dollars. I tought it was good for this price, but oh God I was wrong :
The second I applied it to my skin, I felt like it was burnin, and if you take a look a the ingredient list, you will understand why : CHEMICALS; CHEMICALS;CHEMICALS
Really bad tho its smell cheap.
0.5/10
asdf1943 – :
There’s a certain bitterness about this. It smells a little cheap to be honest. I mean it is, but sometimes Alrehab gets it very right so you can’t assume based on price. Soapy floral.The spray version anyway, often roll ons are different. Not going to be a keeper for me.
STALKER197911 – :
Sweet incense opening that settles to a woody fruitiness. The amber is evident but there is a strong spicy note that isn’t listed but is probably a combination of the floral with wood and amber. Very nice. Quite strong. I like it enough.
Tronchoigon – :
Just got this not a fan, very floral, swap it goes
kotishechka – :
Strong. Roses, wood, and amber. I don’t know but has more of a cool weather vibe to me.
SergeiK33 – :
Too feminine for me. I gifted to my sister and she loves it. I don’t know why this is marketed as unisex, it literally smells female with its soft floral delicate notes. I would enjoy the smell on a woman for sure. But on myself it’s the complete polar opposite of who I am. Ladies give this a try. Guys, if you like wearing this, check your manhood. But if you love it on your lady I completely understand… it has a feminine vibe real men like their woman to smell like.
stkks – :
I agree with HeavyBeatsUK that Bakhour smells VERY, very floral and not unlike an air freshener! To my nose there’s also a slight mustiness to it, which definitely puts me off from wearing it!
It’s not a terrible perfume oil, it just doesn’t hugely appeal to me unfortunately. For anyone who loves very potent floral perfumes with a hint of fruitiness and mustiness this might really appeal though!
andrew_95 – :
A good friend gifted this oil to me. I dont get any sour fruit notes. On my skin is actually lovely and reminds me of Burberry brit rhythm for her. The clean dryer sheet notes. It definatly depends on chemistry with this one. It starts off smelling like a soft oud, rose and sweet fruit. After 5 minutes the oud and fruit notes are gone and it softens and a powdery dryer sheet, airy, wispy, semi sweet character emerges. From this point on it stays linear. It’s good if your on the mood for a clean scent. Sillage moderate , longevity 5 to 6 hours on skin.
ulw628speagoessenda – :
I share some of the opinions of these reviewers as to the quality of Bakhour. Let me explain…
Usually a scent named ‘bakhour’ (a form of middle eastern incense!) would attract me like a bee to honey. Not so here. The reviewer who summarized this particular Al Rehab as ‘sour fruit and detergent’ did us all a favor! Yes, there’s a tangy quality that could be good – if it didn’t descend into funky acid territory. NO incense, depth, or beauty appeared. I tried it repeatedly in all kinds of weather and got nowhere. So when my dearest friend begged me to pass it along – Voila. History!
It took me ages to get around to writing this review. Why? Because I didn’t know for sure WHICH attar I had! The little label is extremely similar to that of Crystal and partly worn away at that. Neither am I particularly fluent in Arabic, alas. 😉
On to comparisons… The lovely Badar is a TINY bit like Bakhour, but only in category. I find Badar goes a slightly sour on me, but that it radiates with warm beauty on the right skin. It’s well worth trying, because Badar smells vastly more expensive than it is. Sweet honey, musk, and jasmine – with touches of patch and wood. In other words, Exotic yet Approachable.
What Bakhour DOES smell a lot like is Al Rehab Mokhalat. (Also with a similar label!) Interestingly, though it contains nearly all the same notes and clearly shares a strong chemical similarity, Mokhalat actually appeals to me. It’s rounded out with medicinal oud, wood, and possibly saffron, feeling more balanced and earthy. Somehow it even seems a little pseudo-intellectual to me! Oddly attractive, rather than repulsive.
You decide! There is no way Mokhalat will appeal to those unfamiliar with middle eastern attars, but if you’re willing to take your time and have an adventure, Mokhalat is the ‘funky’ Al Rehab I recommend. It’s best in hot weather and layers well with the equally unusual Aroosah. Plus (if you live in the west) you’re almost guaranteed to smell like nobody else you know.
Note – For those ready to give up on Al Rehab entirely, please consider trying Choco Musk, Soft, Sandra, Lovely, and Fantastic. Those with ‘masculine’ taste should try Space, U2 Man, Dakar, and Al Fares. These are more western in style. ALL will give you very good value.
You’re welcome. 😉
esey – :
I definitely smell laundry detergent; I’m surprised musk isn’t listed as a note. I don’t really perceive the woods or amber, but I do smell a generic “floral” smell. I can’t identify which flower, or flowers, though.
It could be the power of suggestion because of the orange-colored packaging, but I’m sure I smell mango. Orange or tangerine, too, maybe. But definitely mango.
This is, in my opinion, a very uninspired fragrance, but not at all unpleasant. I received the 6 ml roller oil free with my purchase of some other Al Rehab oils. I would have never chosen this one, but I find it definitely worth the price I ended up paying!
It is easily found for $5 or less on ebay. Anyone who likes fruity or floral notes will probably like this one, and it is probably a much safer blind buy than anything containing oud.
power1996 – :
By its title, I was expecting what I presume everyone else does as well: a deep, rich, and perhaps-a-bit-smoky, middle-eastern incense… but no: instead, ‘Bakhour’ is strictly clean-smelling daywear, verging on detergent-like, and reminding me very-much of ‘Badar’ by Al Haramain- at least for the first half of its life.
While I find ‘Bakhour’ very nice in its own right- a curious fragrance that begins soapy-clean with aldehydes and modulates into a sweet, honey’d fruit-floral heart with sweet musk and wood-tones in the light base- I find ‘Badar’ to be better all-around: it has a more-substantial, “fuller” base and heart, lasting much longer with a sustained projection.
‘Bakhour’ merely gets a “like” from me, but if you enjoy this type of fragrance and want a better rendition, do consider trying the aforementioned ‘Badar’.
Trormakicmisa – :
Dissapointing. Artificial flower smell.A very sharp smell of a an unidentifiable flower with the acidic aftertaste of an also unidentifiable fruit.No depth or complexity here.
Flaner – :
This is why I joined Fragrantica – so I could steer the unsuspecting away from cheap rubbish like Al-Rehab Bakhour. It’s mostly a linear orange scent…very cheap & artificial smelling. Al-Rehab scents all seem to have this cheap synthetic quality (sorry to those of you who had visions of exotic oriental spices & incense in your heads)…just because they are from the middle east doesn’t mean they have anything in common with, say the House of Amouage, for example. But Bakhour is one of the worst of them all. I had to give my box of 6 roll-on bottles away – and go back to collecting vintage French Chanels & Guerlains again.
5n84a10 – :
Sour fruit and detergent. No creaminess or violets at all. I have got to stop trying these based on these reviews 🙁
Mirocha_n – :
I get mostly old-fashioned violet in the floral top, with other notes being only very faint. Clean, soapy, powdery, cool violets. Violet lovers need to try this, as it’s a note not often found in fragrances today.
Zingel – :
This reminds me of the Southern US fruit salad called ambrosia: it’s fluffy, creamy, and yes, fruity (but from jars, not fresh from the orchard.)
It is both heavy and clean & soapy, but the contradiction works for Bakhour. I’m finding it lighter than other Al-Rehab oils I own.
A bit like honey mead; heady and boozy.
piliq – :
This is very similar to Anouk by Puig: white flowers and some fruit over an ambery-musky bottom, slighty sweet, powdery, soapy and clean. Only Bakhour is creamier and more dense. Is a lovely scent for everyday use. Staying power is not so great for an attar, and sillage is moderate, which makes it very wearable in hot weather. If you like Anouk by Puig you’ll like this too. Very pretty scent, and very feminine too. I don’t think this is unisex.
sba095speagoessenda – :
This starts off almost exactly like an old Avon scent I have that’s called Trailing Arbutus which is strongly citrus floral powder to me. Bakhour has more jasmine and sandalwood in the heart and get’s super hand creamy for a short time. It’s much nicer than the aforementioned Avon. I think the notes above are all wrong, I’m not getting any real “wood” or vanilla. I like it but I wish the creamy phase lasted longer.
This is for the 6ml oil.
elenkamouse – :
THIS….is the reason I buy hundreds of perfume/samples at all price points…so that I may come across something like this. It is a particular kind of scent I’m after, and have been looking decades for. Creamy, powdery, vanillic, delicately sweet floral with a tinge of “sour”, feminine. And from the reviews, I see that there are others out there looking for THIS. A person can decipher all the notes present in a perfume, but even the most detail list of notes used cannot predict the psychological experience one would have, when actually smelling it. This is not the perfect perfume, but it does hit that magical spot for me.
I must warn, though that to reach the beautiful dry down of Bakhour, you have to get past the initial brassy cheapness of the first hour, which I loathe. Some of these Al-rehabs can turn out to be gems after it develops, but it seems that all of them have a strong, intense, often unpleasant beginning.
Other than ordering hundreds of samples, digging through modern commercial perfume, niche perfume, vintage perfume, artisan perfume, I rely on the reviews of others to help narrow the search. Now that I’m reading the reviews since 2015, I see references to those key words I always look for: creamy, powdery, feminine, vanilla floral, makeup/lipsitck etc. Sometimes, people seem to refer to it as the smell of “expensive lotion.” But before the recent year, some of them hinted at these things, but not directly, so it was not on the top of my list to try. And I never was looking for “this” type of perfume in an Al-Rehab, convinced it would be from an obscure European perfumery. I was just playing around, experimenting with non-western scents. Luckily, I ran into it by accident in 2013, as a free gift with multiple purchases of Al-rehab perfume.
I’m writing a review on this because I’ve benefited from the review of others and would love for mine to be of use to someone else. If anyone is also really into this “thing” I’m talking about that Bakhour has and would like to discuss sources for more of this type, feel free to message me. I’m into many many different kinds of perfume, but “this” type has been elusive.
krays84 – :
I can’t get enough of this scent. I’ve looked for years for a scent like this. It’s so perfect on my skin. After about an hour it mellows into the most wonderful creamy, spicy, sweet and mysterious scent.
Some perfumes I would wear would make me feel like someone else, but this makes me feel like my truest self, the embodiment of what I should smell like. I can’t give this a high enough review. I am in love.
xALLLeGGx – :
my first al-rehab parfumes that i’ve got from my cousins bout 10 years ago n ever since couldnt seems to forget this adorable smells
Diego – :
picked this up on a whim and it’s one of the friendlier, more wearable Al-Rehab scents i’ve tried (of the 12 or so i’ve got so far).
while it smells vaguely familiar, and a bit soapy-clean, i can’t place what it reminds me of or might be a dupe of.
what it really reminds me of, for some crazy reason, is the smell of our hotel room at Ballys in Las Vegas during our wedding/honeymoon when we first checked in.
ghaus31 – :
This is very pleasant smelling fragrance, soft floral and slightly fruity-vanilla-powdery scent. It has heavy sillage, but not offensive or sharp to nose. It’s remind me of Giv White Bengkoang scent (at least when my lately deceased father still use it), but in good way 🙂
sasha31031954 – :
Such a lovely, lovely scent and a beautiful companion to Hermes Faubourg 24 used as a body and hair oil. They are somewhat similar. I use it in the same way with Ghoroob from Arabian Oud. All three has an obvious kinship and I love them all. Feminine, sublime and strong, never sharp or intrusive.
Vovan93 – :
Bakhour is light, sweet, powdery, and almost smells like lotion at some point in the drydown. It’s a very easy-to-wear, non-offensive, feminine scent. It may not ignite feelings of intense love (or hate)like some other Al Rehab perfumes, but it is worth at least trying, since it is very versatile for every-day wearing.
Alexeiserow – :
A very powdery bouquet of wildfolowers like the scent of vintage makeup. Then after the initial shock of flowers is a small hint of some fruits. A soft fragrance that smells refined and feminine. Can be a little strong if you apply too much, so be subtle.
slesh23 – :
I really like this, but its not my favorite. Its fruity sweet floral and very uplifting. I have the 6ml roll on and you only need to “dot” it once or twice on wrist. Its very strong and long lasting. You can smell it on yourself which is a plus for me. It feels like a nice warm hug. I am a fan of Al-Rehab and have many. They also layer well with other scents.
lootialia – :
This fragrance is a bit too floral for me, it is the type of floral you would imagine a very old lady in her 90s to wear.
It is floral in the style of air-freshener. Don’t buy this unless you really like florals like those soliflores in Marks and Spencer such as Rose, Lavender and so on.
My overall impression of this perfume: Yuk!
777Svoi – :
I was sent a bottle of Bakhour as a free bottle of oil when I purchased 4. I contacted the place and they would have traded Bakhour for one I wanted, but the package had been shipped.
When the package arrived I still wasn’t interested in this oil at all. I tried the other four that I did want first and finally, Bakhour.
I have to admit that I like this oil. I can’t describe it, but I feel girly with it on. Today, as I was getting ready for work, one of my co-workers commented on how good I smell.
For the price…I’m really happy with this oil. Would I buy it….probably not, but that’s because I have found enough scents that I really love from Al-Rehab I don’t need to.
mela – :
An interesting fragrance…
I can’t quite place the scent, not having been given boiled sweets as a child. 😀 A tad bit like Juicy Fruit chewing gum, perhaps? That being the case, I can only describe Bakhour as smelling fruity, in a faintly tropical kind of way. Definately some of the fruit is tangy citrus, though no one fruit or flower stands out.
This sour candy aspect of Bakhour might be the more unique, endearing aspect of an otherwise simple fruity floral. Personally, a little too ‘juicy’ for my tastes. But I have discovered that it layers nicely!
Дима-Морки – :
This conjures in my imagination, showering in a motel room after a long day on a Florida beach using the complimentary bar of Zest soap, while my stoner boyfriend burns some cheap incense in the background. As I step out of the shower, in wafts the essence of suntan lotion mingling with the scent of our wet, salty bathing suits drying in the ice-cold air conditioning. Aside from imagining we’re getting ready to go a local inexpensive restaurant for a satisfying seafood dinner, then maybe back out to the beach for an evening stroll, this is as far as this fragrance takes my imagination. The best way I can sum this up is a generic, soapy floral with some salty amber notes packed inside a warm, ozonic, fresh air accord. In one word: “beachy”. As Kramer says, “You spray it on, and it’s just like you came home from the beach”. Sun, salt, suntan lotion, fresh air, standing in the doorway of a head shop on the boardwalk.
Iodismamomy – :
This was a mistake for me, I am not sure if I smelled the wrong tester but anyway I bought and brought home and tried today. I am starting to think that Al Rehab’s are often using a type of “amber” note that I don’t get on with. So, in a nutshell, Bakhour on me smells like “generic orange amber” with a sunscreen lotion twist. No, I don’t mean coconut vanilla. I am referring to the type of sunlotion in the 80s.. I should call it the “Delial” accord named after the product my parents used to cover me in. As you may gather this isn’t what I’d like to smell of voluntarily nowadays. But to be fair, Bakhour mellows down into an ambery vanilla perhaps like the “Merveilles” sisters by Hermes do – of course we are talking about an Al Rehab oil here and I am not trying to say they are in anyway at Hermes level. I agree with HeidiLynn on the “oiliness” aspect that you can detect if sniffing too closely. While I am not a big fan of the fragrance I came across something similar (imo) by accident. So if you sort of like this but think how could it be even better, you might want to try Swiss Arabian Attar Mubakhar.
shag6939 – :
OMG I’m in love!!! This fragrance just reminds me of the Middle East with its spicy musky notes full of incense. I think a Bedouin tent would smell just like Bakhour. A little goes a long way I have the 6ml roll on and it cost me less than £4!!! Which is an absolute bargain. Don’t be fooled by the low price point as you are getting great value for the high quality ingredients.
onyxn70 – :
The name bakhour is indeed a bit misleading, if you have some incense in mind. I mostly get bright floral and fruity notes here. But without being able to name specific fruits or flowers. There might be hints of jasmin, but I´m not sure about it.
The smell is very sweet and floral, with some faint green aspects.
I don´t get amber, vanilla or wood at all (well, the latter maybe a bit when the florals step back in the heart of the fragrance), but the scent gets warmer in the drydown.
I´m quite sure, most fragrant parts of this oils are synthetic, but that doesn´t mean it smells very synthetic, because to me it does not.
Fot me this is an all feminine perfume, can´t find any unisex aspect here.
Longevity is good and it has quite a good sillage. Don´t use to much of it, it´s very concetrated!
PreorotetaHip – :
Bakhour is a beautful perfume – floral and vanilla, although to my nose, not like any of the Angel/Alien perfumes. It’s different and very bright – I’ve received comments that I smell like Spring wearing this oil. The drydown has a musty quality which I rather enjoy and which cuts through the innocence of the florals, adding a greenhouse effect. Bakhour is great paired with other Al Rehab oils, especially Al Sharquiah.
Rub these oils into your skin (rather than just applyng them by roll-on bottle) for the full development of the perfume.
Update: Bakhour is a beauty on its own…absolutely stunning floral that is warm and bright at the same time. I love it more each time I wear it.
ZelishQQRs – :
I expected to like this one but it is actually has a sharp sour smell.. like moldy roses with sour lemons to me. More green than I like also. Someone below mentioned a rancid type smell and I can see that. I can faintly get sandalwood but I dont get the vanilla.
Nothing like Angel to me as it is not sweet. I can see it being unisex.
Very strong at first swipe, 1/2 hour later about 6 inch sillage. I cant tell about longevity as I’m getting ready to scrub it as I write.
I sure its great on others but me & hubby dont like it..
alinaturskay – :
To me this is a very nice subsitute for Angel by Thierry Mugler but with a little more florals in the opening. Very sweet and almost caramel like. Very very strong! I tell you what, you may think that because it’s an oil that it wouldn’t project but you’re wrong! It’s as beastly as Angel for 3 bucks.
zmey2156 – :
Bakhour is a strange, buttery-soapy floral. There is an oiliness—almost a rancidity—that I detect if I sniff very hard; it is off-putting, and not enjoyable. Light sniffing, though, gives me a soft floral note with a bit of ambery-powder; a very pale amber, with no vanilla or spice at all. I can’t put my finger on the floral notes—maybe lily, and maybe carnation? There’s also a faint background note of lemon candy, something tart-sweet. It’s a breezy scent, with almost a laundry-fresh vibe, vaguely reminiscent of a freshly opened box of tissues or a freshly cleaned hotel room.
A few swipes of the rollerball, and I have a fairly powerful skin scent (is that an oxymoron?); I think if you were next to me, you could smell it strongly and I might even leave a bit of scent behind, but if you were talking to me from a short distance away, I doubt you’d notice it. I really can’t complain; for $3 US, this is fine, a sort of “meh-OK” rating somewhere around “like”.
zztop.morozov – :
I would have thought that a fragrance called Bakhour would smell smoky and woody (and a bit rosy perhaps). I’m thinking of the custom of burning small bits of fragrant wood in special burners and using the smoke to scent rooms, hair and clothes. Al-Rehab Bakhour, while completely pleasant, evokes neither smoke nor exotic practices. I smell a medley of flowers, with what seems to be the green, bitter-sweetness of honeysuckle at the start, and eventually some ripe, honeyed fruit and sweet amber. Perhaps the reference is to the blend of fragrant oils that the oud or wood steeps in, long before burning. At any rate, Bakhoor is earthily female, heavy and sensual, but I can imagine some men could pull this off. Definitely not a Western perfume. I like it but will need to be in the mood to wear it.