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sven15150 – :
A pleasing and beautifully blended Oriental scent with gourmand, floral and woody aspects, this is definitely the most popular of the Xerjoff Oud Stars line. The perfume opens on a gourmand note with notes of caramel, bergamot and honey. The heart is mainly floral with jasmine, osmanthus and vanilla flower. The perfume settles down into a dense powdery base of Indian (Assam) Oud, musk, benzoin and amber. The perfume is never overpowering. It remains a discreet property or slave of yours (translation of its title), delectably hovering you throughout, with its refined Oriental elegance, caressing your skin for its long stay, and creating a very positive aura around you. Unisex, with very good sillage, projection and longevity. Enjoy!
alik03 – :
Scent – vanilla jasmine, benzoin caramel & honey musk.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.
Projection – I did get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 24hrs consistently.
spmoo – :
I sampled this in Helsingborg, Sweden and it pretty much knocked my socks off. It’s a VERY dirty oud and bees honey beast. This and LDDM should be the only winter fragrances you own 🙂
DeMoNWID – :
Unbelievable gourmand made with surreal quality.
Easy 10/10
angeluse – :
Mamluk is the opposite of moderation. This is a grandiose scent that has over-the-top opulence. Like a profusion of creature comforts caressing your skin, it exudes well-being and warmth. As if you were wearing the softest vicuna coat over an angora sweater, and silk undergarments on a cold day. There’s a warm flush, a feeling of contentedness. For me, more of a Fall/Winter scent.
This is thick, rich gorgeousness! Honey, carmel, and oud swirled together in a golden sumptuous fragrance! Boosted by Madagascar vanilla and amber, the honey is amazing. Musk adds vivacity and animation, and the touch of oud/benzoin a hint of exotic. Agree with Eloquaint – this is glorious!
trebla – :
The beauty of Mamluk takes patience. On application this is a brash, bold honey shot through with juicy citrus and honestly it’s so powerful that you may not want to endure. The intensely urinous note eventually gives way to jasmine and softer florals, but hours in everything still reads almost saccharine sweet as caramel makes an appearance. Even then though, Mamluk isn’t done. At the eight+ hour mark this is a heady, musky oud with that intense sweetness finally lurking more at the fringes. Twelve hours and it’s darker still, a bit more animalic but never skanky with the other notes lapping like waves. If you have the time and inclination, Mamluk is worth the journey at least once.
Gasan85 – :
Even though I loved Mamluk from the very beginning when I smelled it back in 2012.
It has taken me over 4 years to fully understand the depth and magic hidden in this beauty.
Mamluk ( arabic for slave) opens up on my skin with an overdose of honey, showcasing all of its facets, sweet but somewhat animalic, even rancid, with a bitter contrast,
this stage of the fragrance lasts for around half an hour and it could be a bit challenging to some, but if you’re a bit patient you will be rewarded with one of the most intoxicating gourmands ever.
Rounding off the second half hour of Mamluk’s development on my skin a sweet jasmine pops up alongside osmanthus adding a sweet caramelized fruity facet to Mamluk, almost apricot like, and this is where the fragrance becomes a true liquid aphrodisiac, this is a long lasting heart, the caramel accord is heart melting, intoxicating in every possible way.
At this stage Mamluk has a very slow development, the transitions from this point forward are smoother than anything I’ve ever smelled before, it takes hours before the vanilla and oud start to show a sensual woody facet as the caramelized osmanthus honey meets them in the base.
Mamluk possesses huge sillage and projection, carrying a gourmandish aroma with semi animalic facets throughout its entire lifetime on skin.
The composition has the tenacity and power of a true Mamluk warrior,
Without a doubt an Arabic olfactive treasure.
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amomsZedo – :
I love this new version!! I thought it was too thick, caramel-y, and musky before, but those have all turned down, leaving amplified HONEY and florals!
Fail228 – :
This honey in this reminds me very much of the honey in Miel de Bois by Serge Lutens. Surprised I haven’t seen it mentioned yet (also because I’ve read that MdB is discontinued). It has that same, very realistic honey note. Raw and resinous, but slightly warmer due to oud and indolic jasmine. A very pleasant and intoxicating fragrance
Frebervick – :
On my skin this is pretty linear – a scent that is simultaneously cheesy/oudy/musky/honey/woody to my nose. If you’ve ever tried sourwood honey (which I actually love), Mamluk reminds me of that taste – it has a sort of salty parmesan tang. There’s definitely a chewy aspect – maybe from the caramel. As a honey fragrance, Mamluk is missing a touch of something nectarous, floral or delicately sweet. Mamluk is actually not very sweet on my skin at all. It’s interesting but it feels like the basenotes of a perfume and I don’t reach to wear it. The search for the perfect honey scent continues!
phx642InsuffBooni – :
Yeasty, sweet spiced bread kind of oud. It’s like Montale’s Red Aoud, but less synthetic. Performance on me is about the same. The similarities between this and Red Aoud are too great to justify this costing around quadruple the price per ml.
oes442intitytek – :
Ultrasexy modern semigourmand scent. No animalic or funky notes. The sweetness of honey and the wetness of a soaked black tea bag. The white florals are faint and provide dimensions of an unknown kind. Extremely unique with slightly linear character which could be an area of concern for its price. But overall just a sexy sensual unisex soft caramelic woodiness. Smells rich. Feels rich. A great addition and contrast to the Oud Stars range from Xerjoff.
vol19 – :
در یک کلام شاهکاره.. بویی شیرین و مطبوع که بعد از اسپری کردنش از هر بار بوییدنش لذت خواهید برد. بوی شیرینی و عسل میده اما بسیار باکیفیت و بسیار خوش بو… پخش بویی عالی و ماندگاری خیلی عالی… من با وجود اینکه کلکسیونی از عطر های نیش دارم اما این مملوک واقعا بینشون شاهکاره.
zcj913Negeltzex – :
When I was growing up my grandmother used to raise pigs at her small local farm.
It’s intriguing how our memories are connected to smells/ scents….
I was extremely excited opening my first ” fancy” perfume but as soon as I sprayed it on my skin – OMG!!!! – My grandmother’s little piggies came to my mind – Oink Oink Oink .
My nose only picked up fecal scents from this “perfume”. Sorry, I just can’t.
murzik75 – :
This is my 2nd favorite fragrance from Xerjoff (that I have had the opportunity to try, of course) and will be a dream of mine to own a large bottle. I currently own just a decant and will gladly give a kidney for a 100ml bottle. *smile* JK, of course…. Honey. Dirty honey. Sweet honey. HONEY! Love it, love it and this has it in spades along with a love blend of other notes that make this a most unique fragrance. YES….well worth the $$ to have it.
Vetal-1 – :
A devine scent that is so enjoyable ; Which is deferent than any other .
When wearing Mamluk I am trapped in my own world of happiness .
A very loveable fragrance for the colder weather ; That last for hours.
scent 10/10
Long lasting 10/10
Thanks,
twereda – :
A surprisingly elegant fragrance despite its fierce sounding name, Mamluk, which supposedly refers to the knightly Warrior class of Egypt and Mesopotamia in the Middle Ages. It opens with a fleeting barnyard whiff of Oud. Blink and you’ll miss it! Then the floral heart notes of Jasmine and Osmanthus enter the stage and stays for a considerable amount of time. Smells high quality and somewhat heady. Projection is good, i get wafts of this scent periodically as I move my arm. Slowly, the floralcy is tinged with increasing amounts of animalic honeyness. At the dry down stage, it almost resembles MFK’s Absolue pour le Soir in its urinous honey accord. I personally find APLS gorgeous. And I love animalics. However, Mamluk is not an overt animalic, nor is it as intense as APLS. I would say this is more floral for most of its life span. If you like the idea of Jasmine and or Osmanthus, combined with a hint of skanky honey, this may be for you.
pandaaa – :
البلسميات والازهارالعسلية 🙂
هذا العطر موجه لمحبي الفانيلا والبنزوين اختها ولكن بقالب سويتي او بشكل ادق رائحة قريبة من رائحة العسل الكثيف اللذيذ مع تلمحيات من الياسمين، التي تحاول اثبات نفسها وتعبر عن شكلها المعهود ولكن ترضخ لتلك البسلميات العسيلة وتوقن انها لن تكون اكثر حلاوة منهم بل وتاخذ بعض من صفاتها بمعنى ان الياسمين اكتسب الصفة السويتيه العسيلة السكرية وهذا الكلام ينطبق ايضا على بقية المكونات الامر الذي يعطيك الانطباع ان مصمم العطر حاول ان يخرج بذلك امزيج بمكونات بلمسية وزهرية وخشبية يغلب عليها الطابع العسلي او السكري المحمص اللذيذ بفضل الكراميل.محبي نوتة العسل ينصح لهم بتجربة هذا العطر
بالاضافة الى محبي عطر
Absolue Pour le Soir Maison Francis
فهو عطر جدير بالتجربة والاقتناء
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
هذا ما لدي رطب لسانك بذكر وصل على النبي
تحياتي العطرة.
سعد
vitoriusss – :
I’ve been wanting to try this for quite a while. Finally bought a sample and wore it today. It starts with a nice clean honey scent (I get no oud) that slowly adds clear sweet flowers. After about 30 minutes I realized why it smelled so familiar.
On me at least this smells almost exactly like Boadicea the Victorious Intense (which I own). They aren’t *exact* copies of one another but it’s so close (clear bright honey and sweet flowers) that there’s no way I need both in my collection.
I get no musk, no oud, no anything but sweet honey and sweet flowers. It’s pretty but it isn’t $300 pretty, nor is it in any way unique.
prorab406 – :
@illahuasca
Maybe you’ve had a little more experience with oud, but I’ve compared this with two other honey-oud fragrances (Montale & Floris, conveniently located at the same store) and its funkiness does standout amongst the three. Trust me it’s not marketing strategy, and it wouldn’t be that interesting to do a blind test because it’d be easy..
Try directly dabbing like an old perfume/cologne bottle (on the same spot twice) instead of using the stick 🙂
It’s also possible that your nose is clogged by the sweetness…
Денис175 – :
Meh. I was intrigued by the idea of this fragrance and had it on my wish list for about a year. I finally got it as a free sample after ordering Slumberhouse Ore from Luckyscent (a modern masterpiece if there is any) and I’m decidedly underwhelmed. Perhaps I would have a different experience if I were spraying directly from the bottle rather than applying the fragrance with a stick, but I’m not getting any “danger” from this one.
Where are the animalic notes? Where is the much reviled, stomach-turning barnyard oud? I get a deep well of honey infused with the delicate fragrance of a tame garden Jasmine. The caramel, which is syrupy-sweet rather than smoky, amps up this fragance’s cloying quality. I could see an ingenue spritzing this on before skipping out to a play date. It’s one of the most feminine perfumes I have ever smelled, and I usually don’t put a gender to scent.
I’m wondering if a lot of the danger attributed to this fragrance was beget by the subtle strategy of the Xerjoff marketing team. I’d be interested to see a blind test of this fragrance in comparison to some more mass-market honeys. That being said, the sillage and longevity of Xerjoff is good. It’s likely made with high-quality, natural ingredients that you won’t find at the department store.
Not worth $300 though. Glad I sampled. If I had to put my finger on why this perfume was disappointing to me, I’d say it lacks a floor, or a “body” grounding it to anything but endless sweetness.
Bodya Kum – :
cant add much more than what everyone is saying but that this is my numero uno!!!
гуру999 – :
Mamluk by Xerjoff
Honeyed Oud
Kafkaesque wrote an amazing review on this prompting me to test Mamluk right away. I knew I would be in love with this, I love my bottle so much!
The first spray is a loud, harsh bergamot. The honey made a dramatic entrance. The honey is bold, thick, slow-moving, rich, gorgeous! As the fragrance progresses, indolic jasmine becomes evident then it blends with with honey, this honey on my skin causes a acidic urinous scent. I love this skanky pee note on my skin, it stirred up the fragrance making it even more alluring. The honey and caramel dominates on my skin.
After a time on my skin, the scent becomes even more sensual! The oud comes through, it is not heavy or too soft on my skin because of course the star of Mamluk is the honey. The oud has a medicinal quality, it is dirty, I thought it would be then be engulfed by the honey, the oud is very present on my skin and provides depth. The drydown is honeyed benzoin.
Longevity is about 9 hours and sillage is a beast for a few hours but it is still noticeable all day.
qye190intitytek – :
The art of Oud making. The first spray and you are imaginary cocooned in aura of the fragrance, you are like insect got trapped in amber resign, you are in a rich luxury powerful environment and everything what is happening around you seems like just well-rehearsed acting play. Honey is a main attractor in this composition followed by Caramel. Altogether with all this massive convoy (Oud, Honey, Caramel) we are surrounded by Bergamot, Osmanthus and Musc what simply, even more deeply, indulge us in a scented awe. MAMLUK, as a sun, shines and shines, lasts and lasts, unless it is a time for legitimate sunset and preparations for night dreams.
Full review on: dubaihasniche.com/blog
huivamm – :
Mamluk is definitely heavy on the honey. What adds a layer of complexity is the oud. I don’t find it as easy to define as simply sweet or gourmand. The oud lends an animalic layer that can be a bit funky at times. At times I love the sweet honey and warm oud while in other moments it smells a bit bodily and oddly sexual. It’s a complex fragrance that lasts a long time on the skin. I wouldn’t blind buy as this appears the be highly influenced by body chemistry. I was lucky enough to score a small spray sample. I’ve worn it a few times and I’m still intrigued yet uncertain.
alegator3d5555 – :
This was a blind buy.
Fell in love with the notes, honey, caramel and oud. Loved reading about the ooh’s and aah’s amongst fellow fumehead’s.
Nipped into Fortnum & Mason’s, credit card in sweaty palm, eyes wide and in a state of euphoria as Mamluk was nearly mine!
Purchased then home. Sat on my bed, eager with anticipation, opened, sprayed, inhaled, eyes rolling back into my head, yes, yes you are everything I wished for Mamluk!
Realised the time, school pick-up! Greeted by beautiful 5 year-old. She hugs me, sniffs and pulls back, gestures that she has a important thing to whisper. I bend down, she whispers ‘Mummy did you have a accident in your bed, and forgotten to wash the wee, wee off?’
Mortified I sniff myself, Mamluk hates me, her honey and my money has turned to p***!
I will never ‘blind buy’ again!
NAIL4IK9 – :
Beautifully sweet fragrance…
How nice this one is! A sweet, old fashioned, decadent kind of borderline gourmand. Mamluk is a fragrance that is my kind of style.
If you have tried vintage Guerlain – Shalimar, or Serge Lutens – Muscs Koublaï Khän, you will appreciate this one I think.
So to my nose it’s all about oud, honey, caramel and jasmine. It’s a sweet one, but not overbearingly so. It has a “dirtiness” that comes I think from the oud mixed with honey and indolic jasmine. I’ve encountered this kind of jasmine before. It can have an almost “fecal” note to it which I think may disturb some people. Personally I don’t think it crosses over into “gross” territory. I thin the notes are blended exceptionally well. Almost like a honeyed, caramelised oud and a hit of over ripe jasmine garlands. Personally, I like it. I like some “dirtiness” in my fragrances. Needless to say, with the price on this one, you MUST try before you buy it.
Side note about the name: The name, Mamluk (مملوك) is an Arabic word meaning “owned”. It refers to the slave warriors who ruled parts of the middle east and who spent their lives in service of a lord or ruler, as personal bodyguards. Very much like the Samurai of Japan. They were highly trained warriors who had great status and privilege in society. So this fragrance has the equivalent of the name “Samurai” in the Middle East. An interesting connection, but whether they smelled like this is anyone’s guess!
Genesis_fromAC – :
I have a sweet tooth – i am Mary Beulah’s grandson after all. So, the moment i initially smelled this standing in the Scent Bar in LA a month or so ago, i loved it. But, to pull from R.Kelly “i’m wise enough to know” that what’s good for the goose, may not be so good for the gander. So, i settled on copping a decant before going in on a full joint as sweets can be overbearing for some people. But man! The three times i’ve worn this here Mamluk, i’ve gotten the exact response i’ve wanted to get from the 3 people i was sharing space with in those moments. They love it! Makes them want to eat me up (verbatim quote from 2 separate individuals). I’m happy. They’re happy. I smell like a damn caramel coated flower candy – whatever that might be.
and oh, i’m new to fragrances,so i’m learning these things – in all the frags that have oud, i’ve smelled this note, that i assume must be the oud, because its in all the oud frags – but i do not detect it at all here. for the record.
zhigulinaaa – :
Honey. Lots of honey. Then jasmine, then more honey. At one point I think I detect some caramel, but it’s tripled dipped in honey. There’s a hint of something green and alluringly musky (indole?), but even it’s marinated and then stuffed full of honey.
No. Hell, no.
Curt1986 – :
Since her opening Mamluk shows that came for, to sweeten your life in a different way.
Virtually, its like a jar of honey and caramel around it, and composed of this, what appear, are petals of jasmine, I believe to balance, with a certain lightness and also snuggle this creamy and rich gourmand.
The differential is the presence of the agar/oud that tries to provoke with its medicinal tone, gives the resinous touch in a certain way, but is prevented by all the mentioned aromas, as if there were no room for bitterness, only sweetness, together of a musky aurea, finishing in this wonderful perfume..
Rating: 9/10
Kolin – :
Honey, jasmin, caramel, benzoin, oud and maybe osmanthus. Those notes stick out, while the others support. Mamluk is a beautiful frag, very comfortable and inoffensive. I feel it is versatile, you can wear this day/night, work/play, spring/fall/winter. Three sprays will last for about a day and the projection will with no doubt get you noticed. In conclusion, this is a solid frag that is very versatile and many people will be able to relate to. If you have the money, it’s a must buy.
infinity.stav – :
افضل عطر سويت حلو رائع
العطر يبدأ بافتتاحيه البرغموت ِولكن سرعان مايتحول الى العسل والكرميل ولمحات من العود الأصلي
العطر هو من العطور ذو الخط الواحد.
توليفه رائعة من الكراميل والعسل والعود وبعض اللمحات من الأزهار
جميع المكونات ذو جودة عالية جدا ِ مع ثبات عالي وفوحان رهيب.
العطر بعكس العطور السويتيه الحلوه
الأخرى.
فهذا العطر حلو ومنعش ومحبب إلى النفس.
ماملوك أجده أفضل عطر حلو إلى الأن. التقييم 910
والسلام عليكم
والحمد لله رب العالمين
Sergei21s – :
Smells like someone poured warm honey over a man’s nether regions. I think I’ll pass. It seems that so far, I am not a fan of oud.
Reanimatorrr – :
Oh no, I really didn’t get the hype for that one. It smells like goat cheese! Had to wash it off my skin several times to get rid of the smell. Dirty, animalic and downright unpleasant !
rxmen – :
my first snip made me to feel I am in a beehive 🙂 but slowly i can segregate the smell of caramel and some sweet floral notes. Over all I would say this is a long lasting “beehive feeling” to be. It was good on skin, I am afraid to use in on cloths. It is getting cold here in my country, so when I wanted to feel warmth I would spray lil bit on my head pulse areas.
rursus – :
Mamluk takes a bunch of great but tricky notes, caramel and honey and flowers and oud, and manages to combine them into a wonderful scent that is heavy but not overpowering or “too much” at all (at least if you don’t overspray). I love it!
The caramel and honey are dominant here, and very realistic; it makes for a very sweet scent, but it’s not sickly, synthetic or even very sugary at all. The floral notes also help with that: they’re not as dominant as the gourmand notes, but they’re certainly noticeable, and they add some surprising but very welcome lightness and even coolness to the fragrance. It’s a delightful contrast with the heavier, warmer notes, and in my eyes a big part of what makes Mamluk so unique and interesting.
What I’m describing here is the heart of the fragrance, by the way. My tastes lean towards the bright and innocent or even goody-goody, so I’m not as fond of the opening which is wilder; murkier, dirtier, more animalic, a bit chaotic and confusing. This phase doesn’t last long, though, it quickly goes on to the heart which lasts for ages. Lucky for me it’s not the other way around!
So this is great, but is it great enough to justify the 250 euros price tag? I don’t really know, is anything? I’m glad I have my little decant; with the amount of perfume I’ve amassed this year alone I’ll probably never get through it, so I won’t have to answer that question…
mr_Hartmann – :
smells dirty, animalic and messy. i found it hard to like, not for any reason other than that it is just TOO dense. way too sense. i get the honey and sweet candy notes, but by gosh, they all seem to clash with each other. nopes…
energetikas – :
I love this.
I love the abundant honey and caramel, and the not-quite-sneaking-in-under-the-radar man-junk-funk of the oudh. I wish it lingered longer, and was more prominent. I like dirty perfumes, and for most of the lifespan (the incredible, Methuselah-esque lifespan) of Mamluk, the sweet, candied glory of its gourmand facets conceals its seamy side. Spank me, baby!
I put this on yesterday evening and could still smell it this morning. I reapplied after lunch today (it seemed only humane to wait, as I dined in company), and eight hours into the dry down it still smells musky and edible, but the sweetness has subsided enough that I can smell the oudh again as well.
Glorious. Just glorious.
tumanvdv – :
Xerjoff Mamluk starts off with a horrendous smell of dirty diaper, but it goes away pretty quickly and evolves to a wonderful honey, caramel and oud scent. It has really good longevity, which you would expect from Xerjoff, and pretty heavy sillage. When you get past the opening, it’s a beautiful scent, and I think it’s totally worth the expensive price tag. Go easy on the sprays though, if it gets overdone it can cause nausea because of the insane amounts of honey in here.
timoha – :
Mamluk is exactly the type of scent that will make people in social events look at you with desbelief, all raised eyebrows and such, trying to decipher whether you haven’t bathed for a month, covering your stench by spraying huge amounts of Angel in the meantime, or you are simply wearing some outrageously priced, high-end niche perfume. And just out of political correctness, or maybe fear of embarassing themselves, they’ll never dare to ask for an answer, allowing you to deliberately suffocate people in your wake, and get away with it.
Meoxr804Bessinepome – :
You want caramel? Add galore to that. You want oud? Add galore to that. You want honey? Add galore to that too but when I’m dropping $300+ dollars on a fragrance, i shouldn’t be able to single out most of the notes/accords. The more i pay, the more mystery I seek. With that being said, for a perfume suffering from myopia, this was decent. I find it interesting that the public detects a good amount of jasmine in this Werther’s Original like offering. Jasmine is the one note I wish it were more of to furthermore transcend mamluk into elegant territory. I found the sillage and projection to be rather mellow but it does have Guinness Book longevity.
ОЛЕГ210161 – :
Out of the corner of my eye, I notice an old 70’s playboy in a white suite having a drink at the same bar as me. He’s trying to hit on the 20 year olds that come up to order their vodkas,but they’re are just not that into him. Could be the YSL Kouros he’s applied tonight, the last remaining embers from By Kilian’s Back to Black he wore earlier and is still on his sequinned shirt, his middle aged substitute teacher like appearance or the dribbles of urine he didn’t notice that went onto his trousers earlier that night when he went to relieve himself. Not sure.
Anyway – to cut a long story short, I took that guy home and drowned him in a vat of Manuka honey. He may be dead now but he smells a hell of a lot better, not dissimilar from Xerjoff’s Mamluk.
I award this scent ten Samantha’s (she asked me to clarify that she didn’t assist in the above event, merely filmed it (but she did agree he smelt much better)).
S_R_V – :
this is one of the most gorgeous scents i’ve ever tried. caramely-honey and white florals that are perfectly balanced. i was smelling myself all day long after i tested this and didn’t want to wash it off in the shower. it was that good. it’s sweet yes, in a honey way, but not in a sugary way at all. it was so warm and intoxicating.
Mecll908bedyWelty – :
Do you like oud? Do you like caramels? Do you like honey? Do you like oud, caramels, and honey together? It is now possible to answer this question, thanks to a creation from Xerjoff: Mamluk.
This perfume is extremely sweet and also dirty. Imagine some caramels stored in an almost-empty honey jar. Having been invited over for an expresso, you are walking to a friend’s house to share some of the sugar, but you trip en route, and the caramels are propelled from the jar onto a pile of dirt. Undeterred, you pick up the now soil-covered candies with the intention of rinsing them off. But you do not fully succeed. The caramels taste both like honey and like dirt.
That’s not quite the whole story, because the oud in this composition smells ever-so-slightly animalic. Perhaps a squirrel recently relieved himself on that exact pile of dirt?
Mamluk is a potent little potion, but the flowers (listed as jasmine and osmanthus) are not very detectable at all. I’d say that this is really an animalic caramel perfume for the more sophisticated (or maybe just wealthy?) members of the Juicy Couture crowd looking to explore niche perfume. Sweet like a box of candy. Oud and honey-covered caramels, to be exact.
Better make that a triple expresso!
alex3408 – :
Hmmmm just paid $8.00 for my mini sample of this stuff (international shipping costs … ) & I don’t know that I like it yet … Plus it’s such an expensive commitment. Maybe it’s the richness of the honey in it but it’s creating a scent that I feel is a bit too mature on me? I love sweet smells but perhaps honey doesn’t work on me?
Alisa159951 – :
Mamluk is the Xerjoff’s gourmandic take on oud. Honey and caramel are joined in the opening by a refined osmanthus note while a subdued yet sort of dirty, oud note serves as a necessary counterpart to balance the overall sweetness. Everything is so calibrated to never result challenging or particularly exotic. Full bodied yet not heavy but, while extremely nicely executed, a bit too polite and safe to my tastes.
If you like a easily approachable take on oud but don’t want to sacrifice quality, this is for you. Me? I stick to zafar,
Rating: 7/10
Thyslesassoge – :
Tried my decant of this today and although I can see it is really well done and some folks might love it, I did not. For me, the top notes were cat pee and then the middle notes were a sickeningly sweet rose odor (even though there is no rose in the juice apparently). In he drydown I keep getting a scent of decaying sickeningly sweet rotting roses and jasminme, like a bouquet that needs to be tossed. Clearly this one doesn’t work on everyone!
ecy772InsuffBooni – :
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I discovered this company at the fair Fragranze 2012 in Florence Italy. It wasn’t easy to find then the store that sells fragrances to the regular customer like me, but in the end I was able to buy the whole line from the site ausliebezumduft.de
I must say that there is a system to buy perfumes Xerjoff paying the relatively low price (the normal price of the bottle of 50 ml is up to US$ 260-325).
Since the Shooting Stars line and the Oud Stars line are the masterpieces of artistic perfumery, it is worth to buy the Shooting Stars – Discovery Sets – Part One and Part Two and Oud Stars Collection – Discovery Set that cost US$ 208 for each of the first two sets and US$ 254 for the Oud collection set. Of course there are the Discovery Sets for
XJ17/17 Collection (US$ 331) and XJ Casamorati 1888 Vintage Collection (US$ 182), but personaly I do not like the last two lines, so I didn’t order them.
In each set there are 6 fragrances of 15ml each and therefore the price for a volume of 50 ml drops to US$116 for Shooting Stars collection and to US$142 for Oud Stars collection instead of USD$ 260 and US$ 325 for full version bottles.
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Ho scoperto questa casa di profumi alla fiera Fragranze 2012 a Firenze. Non era poi facile di trovare il negozio che vendesse i profumi ad un mortale come me, ma alla fine sono riuscito ad acquistare tutta la linea dal sito ausliebezumduft.de
Devo dire che c’è un sistema per comprare i profumi di Xerjoff al prezzo relativamente molto basso (il prezzo normale della bottiglietta di 50 ml arriva a circa €200-250).
Visto che tutta la linea Shooting Stars e la linea Oud Stars sono i capolavori della profumeria artistica, vale la pena a comprare il Shooting Stars – Discovery Sets – Part One and Part Two e Oud Stars Collection – Discovery Set che costano €160 per ciascuno dei primi due e €195 per la collezione Oud. Ovviamente esistono anche i Discovery Sets per
XJ17/17 Collection (€255) e per XJ Casamorati 1888 Vintage Collection (€140), ma quest’ultimi a me non piacciono.
Nel ciascun set ci sono 6 profumi nelle bottigliette di 15ml e quindi il prezzo per un volume di 50ml crolla a €89 per Shooting Stars collection e €109 per Oud Stars invece di €200 per Shooting Stars e di €250 per Oud Stars.
tgbpljk – :
This is perfection. Pure and utter perfection.
I always thought that I were too picky to find something that’s amazing straight through, whenever I wear it. Nearly all perfumes have that disadvantage to me, the notes that are great in one situation smells less attractive in another situation, even if I love them. Mamluk is perfect and I could wear it every day for the rest of my life, without a doubt.
Mamluk is sweet, very very sweet. But it isn’t sweet as candy, the heavy honey gives it an animalic (or maybe “human” is a better way of putting it) feel that helps it keep a foot on the ground, compared to if it would have been sugar coated. It’s like the difference between condensed milk and the smell of a newborn nursing baby. Both smell of milk, yes, but one of them makes your heart throb while the other one might make you a bit thirsty at most. Sorry for a weird train of thought.
The fantastic honey is paired with a fantastic caramel note. A silky creamy caramel made with bare hands, boiled down heavy cream and butter. Not powdered and cute as in let’s say Prada Candy. Some resins and a tad of vanilla on top and there’s the masterpiece.
Might not sound like much but if you even lean towards liking this kind of notes, try it at your own risk. You will fall in love. Or eat your own arm off like a zombie. Or get eaten. Be warned.
hugoscream – :
I want this so bad! Such a sweet and beautiful fragrance
ESHArcd – :
I have to agree with Jack. I have this and Zafar and thi