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jack63 – :
Golden Tears by Gustav Klimt
mihaсь – :
sweet fruity dates with a depth of styrax, musk and patchouli accompanied by benzoin, tonka, labdanum and a hint of cedar. This reads almost as a fruity incense fragrance due to the resins with some deep creamy tonka supporting it all. Lovely.
Roniinors – :
Very unique sweet scent that would smell good even to someone who doesn’t normally like sweet fragrances. If I smelled this on someone, I would be intrigued and impressed.
apu87 – :
Musky – smoky – sweet oriental
Color impression: mahagony
I haven’t tried Brecourt since the year before they deliver Farah (formerly Harâm). Their portfolio was a soap of everything from woody to spicy and from floral to citrus. Then they came up with this then-new-stuff which I awkwardly could not find to try for several years. Now, all by chance, a dear friend gave me a tiny sample of the house just paired with my Brecourt samples.
I’m so serendipitous to discover such stunning lure. It’s a marvelous straightforward oriental composed with edgy cinnamon, abundance of sweet dates, and powdery gauzy almond on top swallowed by heavy dose of smoky honey and labdanum that deliver curvy carnality.
Head to the core it anchors in soothing and delightful basin. A divine touch of musk, tactile leather and salty ambergris pairs ambrosial and warm smoky top and draws it into a very sensual bliss.
Farah is sweet but not sticky candy sweet, it’s like apple tart and a handful of candies smoldering in a potpourri. Farah is so comfortable and skin-ornamenting and politely kinky. Fans of Christmas night sexy scent like Tom Ford Tobbaco Vanille, Kilian Back to Black and Uncle Serge’s Arabie would appreciate it with pleasure.
★★★★
blackmore47 – :
Honey, cinnamon, vanilla & tonka bean.
Could be a soft sweet leather, No animalic, no styrax, and no musk , patchouli. It is quite a milky sweet blend with dates powder and more of a sugary cinnamon.
It’s not a blend i haven’t sniffed before, & it’s quite similary to plenty in the market, “Tobacco Vanille” By Tom Ford, “Tabac Rouge” by Phaedon, “Tea for Two” by L`Artisan Parfumeur, and the list goes on.
lapencia – :
Another Brecourt perfume I love! Spicy, strong and full of character. Recommended to lovers of Oriental fragrances!
fzrc88 – :
Oh my this is beautiful to me. I like that it’s not heavy and not sickeningly sweet. I can smell the spices and warmth of it but it’s not overbearing. I don’t get the synthetic or artificial smell here; it smells great to me. Like another has said, I have worn this to bed too.
So nice, warm and comforting I might have to buy a bottle!
Kondepol – :
Haram means shrine & farah means hsppiness & also is first name of the last Iran queen.
skela – :
Oh, delicious! Yes, I see some parallels with Ambre Narguile and Back to Black, somewhat halfway between both with AN’s scent and B2B’s style:
Initially I am met with a powdered, ambrosial honey like a thick dusting of pollen, struck with some ambery highlights of labdanum. On warming cinnamon spice makes it presence known, balanced and soft, but rich at the same time with the smoothing quality of benzoin.
More warmth, and then an unusual acerbic chord. Tannic dried fruit skins? Sulfur? Medicinal styrax? Camphorous cedar? Kind of like the toxic cynanide compounds inside a bitter cherry pit. It’s discordance doesn’t bother me but rather makes me stand to attention and appreciate the dried fruit aspect even more. Like dates that have dried to coumarin/hay-like dessication, delivering a boozy ferment.
The finish is warm, dark, fruity, still with that poisoned-cherry vein, a little powdery, slightly sweet, softly boozy and woody. Farah is a very well blended composition from an expert hand.
LacratsTearce – :
Someone gave me a little decant and I had no idea what to expect. I saw “Paris” and thought it would be powdery or fresh or feminine. I had no idea it was a gourmand fragrance and I hated it immediately! So I yelled at my friend, lol. She explained what the notes were, and the lightbulb went on. Okay, NOW I get it! It reminds me a bit of Comptoir Sud Pacifique’s Vanille Cannelle (Vanilla Cinnamon) but much spicier, earthier and less creamy. More like a hot cup of Vanilla Chai Tea with a ton of cinnamon. While I agree with a previous poster, that, sometimes, it smells a bit more figgy than datey—for me, the dates come through more often. Figs are sweeter, lighter and more prominent (and therefore should always be a top note) and dates are deeper, earthier and more mellow and belong in the heart. So bottom line, I hated it at first and grew to love it. Immensely. It’s funny how that works. The moral of the story is, never give a person who loves perfume a sample decant without telling him/her what it’s all about! 🙂
Faruh – :
Farah reminds me a lot of L’Erbolario’s Dolcelisir – they’re both very cosy, wonderfully warm and deliciously spicy in a boozy way that’s perfect for a cold day, but that can also become too much quite easily when it’s a bit warmer or when I’m just not in the right mood. The only difference, at least to my nose, is that Farah might be just a little more subtle: it has dried dates where Dolcelisir has a hint of apples, and so it doesn’t have that slight juiciness, and the drydown is quite a bit softer and sweeter. But that’s really not much of a difference, and to be honest I’m not even sure if I could tell the two of them apart in a blind test…so I think I’ll stick with L’Erbolario’s much cheaper version if my decants ever run out and I need a full bottle, even though I love this one at least as much.
AG_Eugene – :
Cinnamon rolls hot from the oven. Brush them with honey, burn some incense in a nearby room, and you’ll get Farah’s lush yet meditative aroma!
Denison – :
Symple one of the best of my collection. Warm, sweet, spicy. Likly No heavy oud inside at all. You can travel by it’s oriental magic fly carpet. Oh wonderful smell!
E’ tra quelli che non deve mai mancare nella mia collezione.
Caldo, aromatico dolce, speziato. Un viaggio su tappeti magici volanti.
zalavandrrr – :
Spicy but fresh, a very unique combo. The fruit here I would describe more as a semi-dried fig than a dry date. Herbs are a mix of anise, mint, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange peel maybe. I get a little myrrh or some sort of incense on the background. It reminds me of christmas.
mmc3 – :
Wow, this is delicious. I’d consider it unisex and perfect for cold weather
eroha363 – :
quando il fruttato incontra il balsamico/speziato… viene fuori una meraviglia! come molti hanno notato, questo accordo ricorda tantissimo dolcelisir, e come quello è dolce, di miele e datteri, leggermente alcolico, come di buon rum, con un’ottima e matura cannella, mista a fave di tonka. l’assestamento è sostenuto da mirra e cuoio, ma si percepiscono anche sentori di benzoino e storace. ricco, caldo, ottimo per il freddo. notevole e mediamente persistente.
AnnomTomFen – :
This is a beautiful full bodied warm rich gourmandy oriental, it has a little bit if everything and doesn’t become too sweet, although you can really smell the dates and hints of honey, they are tempered somewhat with tonka, laudanum, a hint of leather….this is really nice. Wearing this on one arm and AN on the other I can definitely say they are similar, but AN which I love, seems flat in comparison. Or perhaps more subtle. AN veers quickly into apple pie territory, but without Much cinnamon, whereas Haram smells more like a middle eastern spice melange pastry with fruit and honey. At times I get a powdery vibe but it’s not prominent. This is great for cooler weather I think, or a date night. It had character and presence. Great sillage and longevity.
intitaria – :
This really is very similar to L’erbolario Dolcelisir.
It basically smells like apple pie! At least, that’s what several people told me as I was passing by: ‘you smell like apple pie!’
It’s a truly delicious scent made of excellent quality ingredients.
Honey here is not the syrupy thick kind, but just a light touch adding it’s warm sweetness. Blended wonderfully with dates and cinnamon to create this delicious apple pie sensation.
The leather in Farah is like a soft suede. Velvety and smooth.
Longevity is good with moderate sillage.
❤❤❤❤❤
tomahawk06 – :
@ranchorita; it’s still in production, but has been renamed Farah. Harâm means something akin to “sin” or “shame” in arabic and is a loaded term for muslims, and so they chose to change the name. I’ve just ordered a bottle and it’s on its way from France 😉
ylij1 – :
At first spray, this fragrance reads like a mild nag champa incense, but after an hour or so, it evolves into the most glorious fragrance, rich and creamy. The sweet, resinous scent is luxurious and beautiful. I’m thrilled to have this in my wardrobe.
Haram/Farah is among my favorites. I absolutely love this!
katya92box – :
Sweet syrup with amber aromachemicals. If you want something very warm and very sweet, you might like this, especially if you don’t mind an overly-powerful synthetic vibe.
Lowerman – :
This composition packs so many notes and somehow manages to stuff them all into one extremely rich and balanced tablespoon of gourmand “vitamins”.
I feel that each note mentioned in the pyramid is extremely vital and important, whether it’s detectable or not. And that for me is the recipe of a winning scent.
“Smokey” dark honey (as if someone was smoking inside a honey pot) and cinnamon are the most detectable on my skin, then it dries down into a sublime authentic dried dates accord.
I wish the projection was a little better, but that only extracts a tiny bit of my rating.
Full bottle worthy without a doubt in my mind.
urik – :
I call this the Star Trek perfume, because every time I catch a whiff of it, I can’t help but go “Oh myyyyyyyy” in my best George Takei voice.
This is one sensual, sultry scent. 1001 Arabian Nights meets a romantic tryst in a riad in Marrakesh.
I find the honey very prominent on my skin. My other favourite honey perfume is Back to Black By Kilian, but where that one gets a little down and dirty, this one stays almost ladylike, made creamier by the tonka bean and date so that where Back to Black gives off a raw, earthy honey vibe, Haram’s honey is ethereal and a little cheeky.
The cinnamon is beautifully realistic and warming, making this a scent probably more suited for autumn/winter than spring/summer (although that doesn’t stop me wearing it during those seasons if I feel the mood!)
Some scents tell a story. Some express the character of the wearer. This one is the latter. It’s a woman who would never tolerate being called “girl” (or “babe” for that matter), she doesn’t care about the rules of polite society, but never openly flouts them either. Instead, she is the one they whisper about, everyone hoping for a new rumour about this tigress who may be judged harshly by some, but is mostly envied by her tamer peers. She doesn’t care either way. You don’t have to be that woman to wear this, but be careful, there’s a good chance you’ll turn into her 😉
rabyroals – :
Great scent, but if the date accord was toned down a little bit, I would like it more.
bne761speagoessenda – :
Like christmas baking, it is a wonderful scent, and it lasts on me for a long time, without drying down to a bore or changing too much. It says “for women” but this fits everyone. Cinnamonrolls. A real discovery for me.
Xrayengine1994 – :
in my search for a better Ambre Narguille (that Hermessence really inspiring, too bad it lacks projection and have somehow ‘flat’ character) that I finally ended up with Haram. And the name pretty much said it all, Haram is a forbidden pleasure for me.
All that I found lacks in Ambre Narguille is fixed here, dates have sweet sugary quality by nature and its presented nicely here and that also contribute as a major factor why its became better fragrance than Ambre Narguille. Dates gives deeper overall scent and combined with honey it became a lush sweet scent. Other notes as cinnamon also prevalent here, but in my opinion the dates that actually give it a straight flush.
The longevity and projection also perfect, it stays pretty much all day (but I take bath anyway, so 12 hours will pretty much good enough for me), I’ll let Ambre Narguille to sit in the corner, let Haram accompany me when I need sinfully sweet scent!
manRo – :
This is reminiscent of Hermes / Hermessence Ambre Narguile, but not at all the same to my mind.
There is still cinnamon and honey like Ambre Narguile but I find this darker, woodier, and powderier; there is noticeable/strong patchouli, leather, labdanum, and cedar instead of the sweeter rum, vanilla, and caramel of AN. Dates add sweetness to Haram, but not nearly as sweet as AN.
weteran – :
E’ praticamente IDENTICO a Dolcelisir Erbolario ( costando il doppio ). Carino, leggiadro, lieve, gentile, non invadente. Educatamente dolce.
chen – :
Wow, this is perfect.
The smell of sophistication, say that is the twin brother of Ambre Narguile.
I can not stop sniffing me whole, it is addictive and hallucinates everyone you pass by.
Incredible!!
I sort like this:
Smell: 1000/10
Projection: 9/10
Longevity: 9/10
Тигр-р-р-ь – :
I agree with the reviewers here saying that this is a very close relative (the younger and sweeter sister) of Ambre Narguile. I love both. Haram is a tad sweeter, maybe a bit more feminine, but not overly so. I swear I detect some bitter almond sweetness in the top notes, that differentiates is from Narguile. From the middle notes down it is heavenly, oriental (but not scary) and unisex. Its longevity is superb, too. As with Ambre Narguile, Haram is for me full bottle worthy for sure, I only do not know where it can be found in the UK. Many thanks to MsLetterO for sending me a very generous sample:)
Egoroo – :
The fragrance Harâm has been renamed as Farah. The fragrance remains the same only the name has been changed!
дикий72 – :
what happened to all the comparisons so Ambre Narguile? this website is so buggy. One day there can be 50 people voting that this smells like AN, and the next day they can be gone hehe
skandyuk – :
Ambre Narguile’s young brother and a little bit sweeter.
Nice perfume.
Руденко – :
Haram is a fanastic sweet oriental perfume. I believe that cold wintertime is the best to test this, but this might suit hotter days as well, as it all is about how much and where you apply.
Haram (or “sin” like someone mentioned before) on my skin opens with sweet date fruit and soon is followed by powdery notes of tonka bean and leather which is not my cup of tea MOSTLY, but here I have no complaints with this powdery combo.
The honey is lingering around together with cinnamon which I find to be very lovely as honey usually has the way to overpower every other note, but here, at least on me, it works as a background. I also get loads of cedar which makes this to be even darker.
All in all a beautiful and powdery piece, yes – made for woman, but I think that a daring man might pull this off as well as it is heavy on leather and cedar.
Even though this might not be ultra unique, I think it is a good perfume, worth the price tag, very pleasing for those who love orientals.
Even though I have found something similar I will add to my collection (Aziyade by Parfums d’Empire) this as well will go to my wishlist as it pleases my nose greatly.
Agri – :
Brecourt HARAM is probably my favorite perfume from this house–of the ones I’ve tested so far. It is a substantial, wintertime composition with both wood and sweetness mingling with spices and other rich components. I would say that HARAM compares favorably with some of the thicker oriental elixirs I’ve sniffed from far more expensive niche brands, so if you’re looking for a solid oriental, this one is definitely a bargain!
I agree with some other reviewers that HARAM is not very original, but the important point is that it smells good and holds up well from start to finish. There is something both yummy and comforting about this perfume, and I definitely recommend it for testing by anyone who likes their oriental perfumes on the denser side. This one is rather sweet, so I do not know whether the guys would like it, but it is similar in style to By Kilian BACK IN BLACK, if that helps any.
A lot of notes are packed into this perfume, but they are blended together so that the end result just smells like an above average sweetish woody oriental. I am unable to disarticulate the various components as isolable notes.
For the record, and in dissent from a number of other reviewers here at Fragrantica, I do not believe that HARAM smells anything at all like Hermès Hermessence AMBRE NARGUILE. To my nose, it’s much closer to a Linari perfume.
Crergermalamy – :
I’m amazed by the white carbdoard box – it also has its own smell – of white and dark pepper – question how? Black glass bottle smells very fine too, I really like when you can sense the smell not even opening the bottle, I noticed that selective perfumes are all like that. About the liquid inside – really mature and rich smell. I sprayed it on the piece of paper and my wrist. I can sense sweet dates straight away, on wrist it becomes deeply sweet and musky and that’s all, on paper it’s very sharp and I could sense more – patchouli, styrax, tonka bean and woody notes definitely. Cinnamon and bergamot are almost unnoticeable, so transparent. Such a shame it smells totally different on my skin and paper.
Oh, sorry. I lied to you, after 10 minutes I can sense lots of spicy cinnamon, and still all this happens on the paper not my wrist.
morganpro – :
LOVE this fragrance…
date, leather, cedar and honey are the stand out
scent notes….
Lexab – :
Haram means “sin” or “sinful” in arabic, used in non-arabic speaking islam countries with little spelling variations. Reviews imply that it is a supersexy frag, so I really wonder whether it deserves the name or not:))
tarnum – :
Initially, Haram was a great surprise; warm, a bit spicy, a little sweet, this seemed like a winner. I didn’t get the cinnamon and any resemblance to Ambre Narguile which I own, but I do see the comparison to Back to Black; this is like a lighter version of BtB, with much less tobacco. And when I was convinced this is really FB worthy, an unwarranted thought came to me: it smells like beer. Simple, blond pilsner in fact. A bit sour, a bit sweet, a bit boozy, it makes me feel as if a glass has accidentaly overturned on me and drenched me in its smell. I wish I could get over it, because the fragrance itself is good, as is the lasting power, but it doesn’t seem likely:(
qxb674Bessinepome – :
So this is the spicy one of the Brecourt perfumes. It’s like walking through a perfumed spice market.
The cinnamon is the main player throughout along with the Myrrh. This has the exotic feel that the description mentions. It reminds me of a few of the Black Phoenix perfumes I have tried before. Slightly peppery and ever so slightly medicinal with an undertone of expensive exotic oils and spices.
I’m not a HUGE fan of cinnamon in perfume and unfortunatley this one is a bit of a no no for me. I wouldn’t buy it. There are other Brecourt perfumes which are much more pleasant to my nose.
serebro1 – :
I really love this perfume . I wear it when I go to bed . it’s great for colder days but I did wear it during summer days . I recommend it to every women over 30 .
bolvankaruru – :
I love this one. An initial blend of Myrrh and spices and a slightly fruity note that reminded me of Juicy Fruit gum passed to leave a warm, low key spice, almost gourmand and clearly incense. The final stages were a powdery woody spice incense blend that is soft enough to be comforting and warm enough to induce constant wrist sniffing. Lovely.
bumbum67 – :
Soft sweet Black Cherry pipe tobacco and leather. (This opens and then holds on throughout the drydown and becomes the base)
Vanilla and white chocolate gourmand make up the sweet parts.
Honey and labdanum swirl in and around.
Cedar is fleeting.
Fades too quickly. But I love it!
My fave so far of the Brecourt line.
Light enough to wear year round IMHO.
I’d buy a bottle if it didn’t disappear within an hour or so. Will need to try it on clothes to see if it holds. Not as spicy as I’d hoped and imagined, but I forgive it.
Edit: Tonite I spritzed my sample again, and guess who showed up to the party? Cinnamon and Leather!
Yeah, I’m gonna have to buy this for myself!
SaxSlaliAnott – :
Haram is a sexy little potion, sweet, resinous and spicy with a generous dollop of patchouli and a brushing of dried citrus peel, like the love child of Hermes’ Elixir des Merveilles and Chanel’s Coromandel.
Seriously.
If there’s leather and dates, honey and cedar, they are so very well blended that they don’t stand out as distinct notes in my nose. They just add to the exoticism of the composition.
I confess to adoring this spicy/resinous style, and Haram was a must-have after the very first sniff. Haram is a rarity for being spicy and resinous yet not smelling like candle shop potpourri. Its definitely winter appropriate and perfect for those whose personalities project as strongly as their perfume’s generous sillage.
If you are fond of Hermes’ Elixir des Merveilles, the *original* YSL Opium, Chanel’s Coromandel or Coco – the original, *not* “Coco Mademoiselle” – you will probably enjoy Haram, too.
PS: The usual caveat applies – sniff a sample first, Indiescents.com (not affiliated) has them.
LorencoTar – :
Cinnamon (sharp, not sweet – lovely – at its best), benzoin and specific freshness, maybe bergamot note plays this role. Everything is so well balanced. Superb. Besides, longevity is good too – it lasts all day at least in cold weather.
sky700 – :
A salty leather with lots of spices. A specific one.
zerocoolua – :
Up until now, Haram is my definite favourite from the whole line. Spicy, the first phase smells a bit like mulled wine with rich date cake on the side. My local pub smelled like this on the first day the city got snowed in. There was this massive pot where they were preparing mulled wine for frozen guests, it was warm and delicious.
Then Haram transforms. It gets even thicker and sweeter and more aromatic. I smell my writs and think of rich honey and spices, traditional gingerbread and other Christmas goodies. It has a gourand quality to it. Slightly reminds me of Lolita Lempicka and Dior Addict, being quite different alltogether.
I really think that this is something I could wear every day. The cinnamon is sharp and it’s of the best kind, not the sweet one you have in cookies, but the real stuff, freshly grated, soaked in hot wine.
I’d prefer it for colder days though, it might be a bit too heavy for hot summer.