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polevik – :
Makes me smile since the very first notes. I don’t know how camels smell like really, for sure 1000 times worse than Camel because otherwise I would like to have one of those funny quadrupeds in the house to scent the air. So from the start: oud (the real thing – I am not saying natural or synthetic, I don’t know what they use, I am just saying pure oud oil, not western oud interpretations), and then in agglomeration : dates, amber, jasmine, incense, vetiver – the whole souk and the camel with it. And then they all go out in smoke. You wear it in some (boring) office and probably they will throw you out and dismiss you. Which means well done! If you like Xerjoff Al-Khatt and Goa but with much less metallic/synthetic note and more leather sweet honeyed oud, and a good measure of beautiful dates, leather and some pipe tobacco smoke thrown in, this is it. Beautiful!!
valter – :
A pretty busy opening with dried fruits, amber and civet hitting my nose first and after a closer inspection the rose, cinnamon and incense are picking out. Half an hour and the fragrance dials down compared to the complex opening being simpler and sweeter; myrrh with a subtle civet note which gets a bit pissy in the late dry down. Just meh for me, complex opening leading to a simple pissy drydown.
6/10
Anaretas1 – :
Known as a modern Arabian fragrance … it’s fruity dry, it’s refreshing, it’s heavy, it’s different, at the same time familiar … it’s a fragrance with a stele of moderate to low, but of very good duration, it smells a lot but stuck to you … so you must control the sprays, with 2-3 sprays is enough.
I consider that this fragrance is not a first love for the majority, but if it is something anyone can fall in love with over time, I would not use it on a first date, but for something that you can use and turn into your logo fragrance seems perfect
I doubt you have anything similar to this in your collection, I definitely recommend buying a sample or a travel spray
Scent: 8/10
Performance: 8/10
Uniqness: 9/10
Price-Quality: 5/10
Versatility: 7/10
(For me it is suitable in any weather, day or night)
zamfff – :
Camel has all the right notes but it is the weakest and poorest performing fragrance from the Zoologist line. Try before you buy! I’m bummed that I spent a lot of money on this…
роболер – :
Day number 4 : Camel
Camel is nice but I know quite a few very similar “Camels”. Amber, oriental notes, some woods. There is nothing else that I can say about Camel.
Scent : 7/10 ( only because I have smelled similar staff before )
Longevity : 9/10
Sillage : 4/10 ( this is main problem with Zoologist ).
multabult – :
I have no idea what a camel might smell like – probably not very good – but I’m sure camels wander in the vicinity of dates, myrrh, frankincense, spices, woods, and if there’s a note called hot sand, this has it! The slightly sweaty civet and vetiver add a primitive feel to Camel, but the surprising appearance of rose and orange blossom keep it gorgeous.
As with all Zoologist fragrances, Camel isn’t safe, but all you need is a desire for adventure.
5555555a – :
A very good modern arabian fragrance
Sweet resins,dried fruits, quality amber, and middle eastern spices
This is a middle eastern fragrance tamed and easy to like for a western market
unisex, but i think it leans feminine
I personally like the feel of phlur moab better
veronika-0777 – :
Hahaha! I love it! This perfume is an impish wink of temptation for these “ships of the desert”. A fragrance for the camel rider that lavishly spoils his dromedary! Camels are beautiful, peaceful animals with a naughty comical side! Known for kicking, burping and spitting when irritated! Their normal diet includes thorny plants that grow in the desert, only possible for them to eat b/c of their thick lips. They would go crazy for the luscious dried fruits that make this scent!
Zoologist’s Camel is an amalgam of notes that are found in the Middle East, the stomping grounds of this saucy beast! Dates, olibanum, oud, sandalwood and more. It generally smells like dried fruits, smoked with incense over a bed of sandalwood. The combination of preserved fruits with resins and incense gives it all a very exotic, foreign aroma. There’s a powdery undercurrent that adds a surprisingly delicate feel, probably from the excellent sandalwood. And, it does have a sense of being ‘preserved’ – you know the smell of pressed dried flowers – well, this is the fruit version. It’s treatment gives the fragrance a touch of adventure, like packed provisions on a caravan through the Sahara.
Hats off to Christian Carbonnel! This is pure perfume art!
Queue the Arabian music, get me my caftan and headscarf! I’m ready for a trek through the dunes!
3,80507E+11 – :
A soft oriental that is primarily a dried fruit driven affair, Camel is an interesting if somewhat discrete addition to the Zoologist line of perfumes. The perfume begins with notes of dried fruits, dates, and hints of rose and incense. It proceeds to a brief heart that is comprised of amber, cedar, jasmine and cinnamon and dries down to a powdery base comprised of musk, oud, sandalwood, tonka bean, vanilla, vetiver and a slight touch of civet. The perfume does evoke imagery of the desert and dry fruit laden caravans in a soft and muted way. The perfume is unisex with soft to moderate sillage, projection and longevity. A very safe unisex scent, this may be a nice introduction for those unfamiliar with Orientals. As someone who lives and breathes Orientals, I found this scent nice, but very very muted. Enjoy!
silmar – :
It has been about 4 years since Zoologist Perfumes exists in the market but the work the brand has done has been so consistent and interesting that it already seems to be among us much longer. The wider recognition of the brand is a recent process and perhapes due this there is the expectation that the perfumes are animal-like aromas associated with the animals in question, something that certainly stood out with more conceptual creations like Bat and Civet. However, since I was able to follow the brand from the beginning, I can say that the conceptual proposal here is not exactly this, but rather to use the language of perfumery to give life to the environment, characteristics and symbolism of the aspect of the animal in question.
I think it is important to point out this because I start from this proposal to evaluate Camel, which if seen from the perspective of an animalic perfume can be disappointing, but that is not the purpose here. Camels are noble, friendly and pompous animals, resilient creatures able to cross the desert and resist challenges. As symbolism, the Camel represents arduous journeys, challenges, the ability to resist the pitfalls of the path. And it is interesting to see here how all this symbolism is used to capture another aspect of perfumery that can be explored in the desert theme. If in Barkhane the aridity and heat of the dunes is portrayed and in Across Sands the desert is used to portray the mirages of an Oasis we have in Camel the portrait of one who is able to make the crossing through a hostile and arid environment maintaining its noble and kind essence.
It is also interesting how the 3 perfumes are closely linked with the Arabic perfumery but in very different ways. We have a very caricatured Western view that Arabian perfumes are always oud bombs, heavy flowers or potent resins, but there is a more gentle and persistent side of the musks that appear in many attars and which is a kind of backbone here. As it is about musks, depending on your olfactory perception the animal side of Camel will be more or less evident, but for me it is quite clear a calibrated and balanced aroma that represents the camel in the middle of the desert.
Camel for me works 3 different animalic factes amid the oriental and woody factors of the composition. There is the castoreum level, the civet level and the musk level, and they are perceived at different times. At the beginning of our journey the Castoreum becomes more evident, a more blackish animistic scent that mixes with the mineral character that the two distinct types of incense used in the composition. Immediately afterwards one notices the charge that this camel carries when you smell the sweet and succulent aroma of dates and spices and for me the flowers enter here more to emphasize the fruity aspect of the idea and to reinforce the Arab sensual nature of the composition. Camel walks gently to the base and I would say that this is one of the best bases that perfumer Christian Carbonell has done, a well balanced, gentle without being empty. It combines the noble aroma of sandalwood with a discreet touch of civet and the animalic side of the musks and complete with a dry woody oud. There is also some background myrrh, which also gives me a drier fruity impression.
Camel surprises me just by coming out of the obvious, by allying a complex evolution and not delivering exactly one more animalic perfume with the same face. The figure portrayed here demands something more tender, balanced and that shows a more gentle face amid the weight and heat of the oriental notes that are used to portray the desert. It is a relatively easy to use perfume, with good performance and no aggressive notes. A beautiful job.
Ulaz2_23 – :
Sadly this one just smelled like dried fruit on me. There was something nice underneath it all but I couldn’t get through the fruit. It smelled nothing at all like L’air du desert Marocain though it reminded me of something else I can’t place.
ynior07 – :
BEAUTIFUL. This fragrance is stunning. It’s refreshing to try a desert theme fragrance that doesn’t simply smell like roses and motor oil.
I’m a sucker for a deep, complex dried fruit note. It’s part of the reason I love Serge Lutens’ Fille en Aiguilles so much. The sweetness counterbalances the smokiness and the resinous qualities.
With Camel, you get that sticky, smoky dried fruit and spice moment from the get-go. And it dries down to something so beautiful and pleasant. It ends up being sweet, musky, and slightly floral.
This is definitely sultry, and would work exceptionally well for all weather. It’s gentle enough that it wont offend in hot weather, and boozy enough to be exquisite for winter.
Comparisons for me include Serge Arabie and Fille en Aiguilles, and Rihanna’s Rebelle.
igorek86 – :
Camel was such a pleasant surprise for me. I knew what to expect, but at the same time I didnt. I’m almost used to full fledged, though ethereal scents from Zoologist and this was just completely lush! Very powdery and floral in the beginning on my skin, almost like a Grossmith iris scent. It dried down to a completely boozy civet accord which I just adored. I got around 11 hours which is good for me. Major love.
Roxy1991 – :
Scent – dry resinous spices with a tame & friendly animalic appearance towards the end.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, during the day.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 12hrs consistently.
Iggy41 – :
Camel is a spicy oriental that has lots of resins, stewed fruits and wood. As a vintage animalic lover, this is pretty low in my skank meter but harkens back to some of the old orientals like cinnabar . Arabie is an overdose of spices and fruits. Here the oilbanum keeps things on the dryer side. Lots of cedar. On a guy in the winter it would be a winner
yyc710Bessinepome – :
Its uncanny! I used to spend a lot of time in London zoo as an art student drawing everything going. This immediately reminded me of working near where the camels were housed.
Strange as this might seem I rather like it. I can though see why this would not appeal to many though.
It is quite an animalic fragrance on the opening but hang in there and it eases off considerably. It becomes dry with hay and then resins with a touch of sweetness. It is not at all heavy as some might expect. You can easily imagine sand dunes and dust swirling around.
It reminds me of other scents I’ve tried. Parfum D’Empire Ambre Russe did briefly pop into my minds eye as did SL Arabie which although spicey does not have this wonderful airy and dry quality.
Very nice but I’m not sure when I would wear it. It feels sort of autumnal. Moderate sillage and longevity.
Dweren – :
Smells like a really, really classy hamster cage.-Hubby
I like it because it’s sweet and spicy. It lasts for ages on me! And to me, this smells amazing but I can’t wear it out because it smells skanky on me and I’m not comfy smelling like sex in public. If the creator took the civet and musk out, I would buy it. For now, I’ll treasure my sample.
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9/10
Larllayerip – :
Balsamic – fruity – smoky
Color impression: bloody red
Camel is an oozy kiss of dried fruits and dates prolonged towards nose-tickling resins and load of civet and musk. A hefty amount of gourmand notes of dates and dried fruit keeps it away from brutal incense or skanky animality. Here the wildest notes to push the red button, are implemented in a way to sum up in a quintessential orientalism.
★★★
mib2005 – :
If Serge Lutens made Coco it would be this.
Exceptionally well made giving it an almost vintage feel with incredible performance. I can’t recommend this highly enough for all oriental enthusiasts and vintage lovers.
viktor_vik62 – :
Let me preface this review by saying I find ‘Camel’ to be positively enchanting, however so unique and unusual that I really cannot recall smelling anything quite like this.
Even though it smells exactly like the notes provided, it still managed to surprise.
A bright and sappy opening of dried, honeyed fruits and dates, sticky and resinous, that after a while settles to become a sweet and somewhat old or dated amber and myrhh. These are the most pronounced notes to my nose. I barely detect woods or oud, but occasionally detect rose.
However, throughout its entire lifespan, there is a mild and sultry animalic heat whispering in the background that is very magnetic. If I had to categorize, I’d definitely say Oriental Gourmand more than Balsamic.
Lasted about five hours on the skin. Strong, but far from overpowering.
In closing, I find ‘Camel’ is named as such for a reason; it’s extremely evocative and encompassing of a place and time and fantasy, and not a person. A caravan hauling fragrant spices, fruits, and luxuries, all the smells and feelings of a crowded Marrakesh bazaar centuries ago.
Including the camels.
Dmitry1007 – :
I very much like the Zoologist brand, and I think Camel is my favorite. It’s a stewed-fruit forward, date-rich (and unique in that aspect) woodsy-incense blend that is just my jam.
[For those comparing it to SL’s Arabie–I “kinda get” that, but, no not really. Arabie is killer. As in, it will kill you–and not softly. Arabie was my first purchase from SL in the small bottle (not bell jar) over 10 years ago, and I was “bowled over” at my blind buy (What was I thinking…?). I became an ardent SL fan, but it took me several years to muster up the courage to spritz Arabie again–which is fantastical spice bazaar to the max.]
So, yes this is stewed fruits and the Marrakech and all that, with Westernized Camels and what we imagine is the Souk, and it’s pretty darned good in terms of the scent, the smoothness and combination and complexity of notes–except the longevity which is poor and the silage about the same. I have a 10 ml decant and I’m dousing myself. However, having said that, the date note is really pleasantly and surprisingly realistic and predominant here; so while aspects of this have been done before, I get a kick out of the date–and I think this would make a GREAT summer alternative to the minty/lemony/mediteranean spritzers we typically turn to in the Western Hem.
This is Arabie “Light”–super light with incense emphasis and considerably more dry, less cloying. If you like incense, stewed-wine fall fruits (like real fruit leather), and a wisp of florals, a nice embrace of wood–and dates, this is the summer go-to-frag.
I’m not sure if I will go FB on this because of performance and because while it’s not “the same” as other scents in my wardrobe, it’s not “different enough” necessarily to warrant a FB. Overall, a good new offering from Z.
Thomas_D – :
I have tried 3 Zoologist fragrances so far. Nightingale is very perfumey and abstract, Bat is very literal, and Camel is inbetween.
It’s a resinous, spicy and woody oriental fragrance with an animalic touch. I’m not sure about the civet, but I feel this smells leathery in an animalic way. Like the leather items you can buy on a bazar, so that certainly matches the camel theme. There are also sticky soft dried fruit notes, cinnamon, warm balsams, cold smokey incense and cedar.
The cedar note becomes quite strong and dominant on my skin for some time, but in the final drydown the animalic leathery part is the strongest note, just in a more tame way than in the beginning.
At first I thought this was too literal to be wearable, but really, when you don’t THINK “This smells like a camel” it doesn’t. It’s just a very strong oriental fragrance that is different from most modern scents due to its animalic aspects. It’s not what I would wear, apart from the animalic note it’s just to dry and woody for me, but it evokes a nice olfactory trip to a middle eastern spice market.
Serzz1 – :
Don’t forget that Zoologist act as an artistic brand & definitely their priority is invitation to the natural world of animals. Camel as last fragrance by this house till now, completely act as a huge oriental scent. I can imagine warm and unforgiving desert & whoever lives in this hard situation. Spices, Resin, gum, incense (smoky) & woody mood can remind you pure oriental fragrance. Camel start with dried fruits such as plum which made sweet by date palm & a bit rose. After that time Myrrh, Incense & Olibanum combination will appear such a strong balsamic accord. In the middle for some moments you can find more Agarwood (Oud) odor being in balance with pleasure musk smell. Camel is actually unisex, warm & sweet choice for winter with good longevity.
dasany – :
If people think this is civet, they never have smelled a vintage civet frag. This is very very dry like sand and basically is all about the woods — cedar and sandalwood with some myrrh and resin. Though leather is not listed as a note, this is a leathery fragrance. A gasoline fragrance. Not as complex as the notes lead you to believe. I officially hate this house. There is nothing to like. I don’t care about the snob artistic factor. This is wearable and not offensive which is why reviewers are calling it one of their best. It isn’t weird, just boring. I don’t find these frags master frags with a true nose.
danceor – :
Unfortunately, from the opening to the dry down all I get with this one is dirty, smelly animal. It is named appropriately as I can’t get past the odor of dirty camel. Or possibly yak, in the desert. Extremely dry, don’t get any fruits or spices and possibly the camel is in a Berber tent. But it’s just the camel, in the tent, extremely smelly. Zoologist seems to be a very polarizing line as all of the reviews I have read and seen on this are extremely positive. And I’m not new to perfume so that’s not an excuse. For some reason though my skin pulls out all the animalic notes to the detriment of anything else. Highly, highly recommend sampling these before you buy them. They are meant to be experiences, to evoke the animals they are named for either in reality or in their environment so are not for everyone. If you just want to smell good, Macy’s has a great selection. If you want to dig in and explore the places that perfume can really take you, give this line a try. Yes, this is a negative review but I respect what Victor Wong is trying to do and I’ve just had a great experience with Bat and still have the rest of the line to try. Haven’t been this excited about a house in awhile.
larin02rus – :
I like the overall vibe of this perfume – sweet dried fruit and incense with a warm woody base. I don’t think of flowers at all when wearing this perfume.
I am not sure that I get the dates in the opening, but can definitely smell the dried fruit and something almost plum jam-like. As the fragrance dries down incense accord become quite powerful. The base for me feels creamy woody (sandalwood, vanilla and tonka) with incense remaining and the dried fruit still coming through. There is definitely a bit of muskiness to this fragrance, but it is not ‘in your face’ animalic.
Overall, I did not feel that Camel was sufficiently different in its nature from Zoologist’s Civet, although much more wearable and more suited for daytime. The longevity for me however was quite poor compared to other Zoologist perfumes I tried, becomes a skin scent after 6 hours tops.
I don’t think I will buy a whole bottle of Camel but I might consider getting a travel spray of Civet instead as it is much more interesting in my view.
Luxx94 – :
Camel is somewhat of a departure from the Zoologist heavy weights like Bat and Elephant. I say that because it’s very wearable, where as the aforementioned beasts are so vegetile and earthy that they almost seem to have been constructed for National Geographics. Don’t think for even a second though that this is Zoologist’s attempt at a crowd pleaser. Camel is still super complex.
It opens with a sunny blast of orange, dates, and spices. The infamous civet also comes out swinging from the very beginning, and it’s far from shy so consider yourself warned. You’d think the civet would be tamed by all the friendlier notes in the party, and I guess it kind of is, but it maintains a strong presence and initially shows no signs of being scared off.
Camel smells exotic for lack of a better word. Like an exaggerated Middle Eastern market fantasy. Colorful incense smoke drifting over mounds of spices and dried fruits sold by heavily perfumed vendors. All the while something trashy and animalic lurks in an alley nearby. This is how Aladdin would smell if it was a porno movie.
On the surface this may just be Zoologist’s best to date. Deep, quality stuff indeed. While civet isn’t necessarily too offputting for me, it does tend to scream luxury. This makes Camel more of a dress up scent, which is great if you have those occasions but it doesn’t really match my personal lifestyle. Either way it’s fantastic.
Andreas – :
I don’t like animalic fragrances and probably never will. This in my opinion is too much for my liking but I do appreciate the effort put into this fragrance and the artistic style he has but again too animalic for me.
2/5
Уткин Женя – :
I have been putting off my review of Camel, because it is difficult for me to hate on a brand that I really enjoy. On my skin this opens up with a super sweet date note, some other fruits, myrrh, and…ugh that horrible civet. Even more so, it does not wash off easily either and lasts for a good ten+ hours. This concoction, and I will say that boring saying that many people say when they smell something they don’t like, a grandma. Yeah… it reminds me of grandma’s house and something ancient. Strange thing is, I gave my sample away to my mom, and Camel smells great on her. Strange. It is more fruity, resinous and balanced. So I don’t blame the fragrance. It just does not work on me, which is a pity, since so many people love it. Oh well… Definitely sample before you buy, especially since it’s Zoologist. It works for some, but definitely not for everybody.
варяг1966 – :
Interesting fragrance, smells nice the first 30 minutes but faded from my skin after an hour or two. Not a real pleasing scent I must say, not something I’d wear on a date nor at the office. Received as a free sample but for my not worth buying a bottle.
VapHeasem – :
I don’t know why exactly I was surprised by this being sweet. It reminds me of an iris perfume, with no apparent iris present.
Very enjoyable atm.
Policioner – :
Zoologist Camel may just mark the house’s most popular release to date, and it’s no surprise. While not turning its back fully on the animalic connection, Camel introduces a dried fruits and resins that keep the sweet and the animalic in homeostasis.
The scent is dominated by resins at the center, coupled mainly with a deft frankincense/myrrh combination and a handful of spices. Other elements like vanilla, sandalwood, and tonka add further flavor.
Camel doesn’t come off like too much of anything. The animalic side lingers around, but it’s not overly spicy or sweet or fruity or woody, but rather, exists at the crossroads of all of these categories.
Projection is moderate but longevity is great, expected of an extrait. Pricing is reasonable enough at $135 for 60ml, as this is clearly quality juice, and certainly one I’ll continue trying out.
8 out of 10
WS0294784 – :
I really don’t know how to describes this in terms of notes, nothing stands out from the other. It’s perfectly blended to great a scent, rather than distinguishable notes that dominate. If I were to pick dominant notes, the top of the tier for me is rose and dried fruits. There’s a dirtiness to the fragrance, dirty earthy floral. But not in an offensive way, but it won’t be to everyone’s liking.
Really unique fragrance and you’ll stand out in a crowd, but test first don’t blind buy.
seh4 – :
Amazing…..love it…..piece of Art….
FAINAMHEL – :
Very reminiscent to me of Herod by Parfums de Marly, but perhaps with a touch of added filth.
wkg827speagoessenda – :
A charming wanderer at night seeks pleasure & ecstasy.
I smell that old city middle age era, a charmer seeking lust and pleasure. Light skin, kinky, and naughty yet affectionist as he hides his vulnerability behind admirations.
Naughty balsamic dried fruitti with an animalic sweaty booz. It has incense, olibanum, dried fruit, civet, orange blossom, myrrh, cognac, tonka, musk, Amber, cinnamon, & jasmine.
This one is quite difficult and completely not for anyone, it is harsh yet sweet with animalic touch. Superbly alluring & addictive
I never thought that this will be quite impressive!!! IT IS Arabian…. OH what was i thinking 😀 Seduction.
Edit (4th June 2018) The blend is over sweetened! i believe the dried fruits, and the dates are overly sweetening the blend beside the vanilla orange blossoms mix. I just wish the sweet weren’t that huge.
Edit (9th Sept 2018) This is salty yet glue, with clean musk and huge doses of myrrh. I can detect the civet but more clean musk. Amusing with that unmistaken salty myrrh. superb.
Sanya9935 – :
I think it is more of a male scent but would smell very good on a man. I get the smell of dates, myrrh and jasmine. all together interesting but not for me
JENIA666 – :
Another work of olfactory art by Zoologist. Where have these guys been all my life!!?? I have tried most of their line and love them all. I like to live with my frags a few weeks, so I start with 2ml sample, if interested, I get the travel size, then the full bottle.
Anyway, Camel…..
When I first spray this on, blow the alcohol off, I get strong dried dates, figs, and a faint undercurrent of rose.
The dried fruit lingers, but the rose fades completely, and I am getting notes of woods, the cedar is clear.
I also get some spices, cinnamon.. I do not get any orange blossom, but a little bit of incense.
The drydown is awesome… there is civet, but it’s a very nice civet.. musk, some vanilla (which I am sensitive to in a good way, but in moderation) and wood, I guess it’s the sandalwood.
This is one of the few Zoologist perfumes that I can actually pick out some (not all) of the notes.
As I said about Elephant, this is not a perfume, it’s an experience.
Camel does not last on my skin nearly as long as Elephant, or Bat (which lingers for days), and the sillage is perhaps 2 feet, but what a wonderful, natural and pleasant vibe.
After experimenting with Zoologist, Serge Luten, Andy Tauer, Comme des Garcons, etc., I do not see myself ever buying another market designer frag.
If I had to rate Camel, I would give it a 8 out of 10. If it only lasted longer, I would be more happy with it.
Do try a sample.
spartak11 – :
What an amazing scent! There’s a quick progression within the first few minutes, and if you’re not careful you’ll miss it. What I’m really getting right off the bat is church incense and dry woods; another reviewer mentioned that import shop scent. I forgot they had a scent until now!
Next we’re launched (and I mean LAUNCHED…get ready) into a slight continuation of the incense, but it’s now mixed with horse manure and warm hay. Not the throat-drying, thin grassy hay note I find in Felanilla and Chergui, but when you’re around dried wheat that smells so chewy and edible, sending up a lush cloud of chaff, you envy the horses for a moment. It’s all so dry and warm, and there is this kind of zoo quality to it, but…clean. I think the magic here is in the lesser notes, each of which is barely noticeable but together they are the elephant (rather, camel) in the room.
On to stage three. Here come the fruits. Something like dried mangos, dates, and apricots, now with cinnamon, now with oud. Every now and then the salty, musky cud-chewing camel scent comes peeking back in, as if the animal itself is gone but the blankets that rested on its back for hundreds of miles were left behind with its load of goods.
Even though I have a lot of material to describe here, I’m having a really hard time picking apart the notes. Mostly I’m being suggested these notes from others, but when I strip all this analysis away I get an experience, not a note pyramid. In my opinion, this is how a perfume should be; whether it’s linear or progressive is no matter. Camel smells fully baked, not like a bunch of notes hastily thrown together in the name of “brainstorming” but rather like much heart has been put into it and many trials have been performed to get it right. There is clear evidence of perfume expertise and artistry here. Oh, and did I mention it’s nice and strong? Like I said, they got it right.
sety – :
All i get is amber, civet, and dried fruits. If you think this is going to smell like Pure Malt because it has dried fruits in it, think again. The zoologist DNA is immediately apparent upon first spray, and I’m afraid this one doesn’t separate itself enough from Bat and Civet to warrant a purchase. I don’t get the “yummy” aspects that others are talking about; to me, this the literal scent of a camel with a ton of amber thrown in. Not my cup of tea.
SHLEM – :
Camel is that delicious import shop halfway down a dark alley that greets you with dried roses in enamel vases and sticky dates on brass trays when you walk in the door.
Cedar boxes of incense, the animal musk of raw silk tapestries…
The shopkeeper has smuggler’s eyes, and you laugh when he tells you there’s a djinn in the bottle but you buy it anyway because he’s so incredibly sexy.
badseo – :
I’m really struggling with this. I want to like it so much and was drawn in to the thought of being taken on a journey through the desert with the smell of dried fruits and incense wafting from the marketplace but all I get is the smell of a camel….and it doesn’t smell great at all. It smells dirty….pure and simple. I’ve tried waiting for the dry down but feel I need to scrub it off because of the dirty animalistic scent. It’s just too much for me. I’m so gutted because I wanted to like this so much.
люлю – :
On my skin this fragrance starts with opening of myrrh and frankincense together with yammy and sweet glazed dates – amazingly beautiful Cathedral incense like start. Half an hour later all rest of aromas are mixed overall and the fragrance turns into a standard masculine fragrance.
lys275speagoessenda – :
I went into this scent expecting a bit of a chewy date – oud bomb. I wasn’t expecting the dry incense rose that greeted me – on my skin the opening is olib