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safwan – :
This fragrance is the Mediterranean in a bottle. Absolutely gorgeous, and one of the best neroli scents I have tried.
The neroli note is stunning, and perfectly captures the smell of natural orange blossom water – which is a staple in Lebanon (and in much of the Arab world). It is mixed with a tart and dry lemon note. I’m not getting a yuzu note ala L’eau d’Issey, but I am familiar with citron fruit, which this does resemble; albeit not sweet at all. These two notes drive the fragrance until the cypress starts to appear, which smells fresh and green, not particularly smoky.
I can’t say I really notice arak – a drink which has led to far too many horrible mornings for me, yet I keep coming back to it -, fig, or anything particularly aquatic, however.
Unlike, say, Neroli Portofino, I don’t notice any sweetness here. It is dry, bitter, bracing, and refreshing, like mixing orange blossom water and lemon juice in an ice cold glass of water, but forgetting to add any sugar.
Its smoothness and uplifting beauty perfectly embodies the gentle tenderness of Fairuz, whose elegant voice is as iconic to Lebanon as the cedar tree which adorns its flag.
Performance is ok in general, but superb for this kind of scent. I get around 6-8 hours out of it. It projects nicely for around an hour, then sits closer to the skin. By hour 3, I’d call this a skin scent.