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slast15 – :
the way Shadha smells bring to my mind the concept of a clear, shimmering liquid
which is actually poison
like a mystery behind a sheer silk veil, it is enchanting and mysterious
at the same time it’s very classy and ladylike…however I can’t help but smell a poisonous jasmine here that keeps drawing me in
it’s dual nature it makes me think of Debussy’s masterpiece, Danses Sacree et Profane
I used up a bottle last spring, and now in autumn, I craved it one day when the weather was rather cold…I have the roll-on left, so I applied it and the result was a fantastic warm, sweet, soapy rose
I find it similar to both Nadine (Al-Rehab) and Poison (Dior), but I love Shadha more than both of them
rimarax – :
Roll-on oil version.
On wrist only strong around 3 hours. On clothes will have strength more than 12 hours.
I am not going to say that Shadha has the exact scent like Dior Tendre Poison, but the smell really reminds me of it for around 3-6 hours. Since I cannot repurchase Dior (too expensive or fakes everywhere), I’m simply happy to get this.
After 6 hours, the scents morphes into jasmine/green tea like.
контролёр – :
For years I’ve NOT wanted Shadha.
Let me explain:
Not that I dislike her, but she wasn’t Arabian enough for my tastes. On buying a roll on some time ago, almost at once I gifted it to my sister, the Cabotine fan. On her it is so similar to Cabotine itself I cannot easily tell the difference. And that is no bad thing – just that it’s essential to like soapy green tuberose florals already. Cabotine is one of those scents that may require a little getting used to, especially if this genre of soap-floral-dryer sheet aroma is new to you. For me, a fragrance I admired – from a distance. Which is not difficult to do, as her sillage is immense!
But one thing I keep learning about fragrances, and attars in particular, however humble their origin. There is OFTEN more to them than meets the nose. 🙂 Over time, I continue to test and give attention to what I initially disliked. Have I changed in my tastes? Has the fragrance matured and developed? Is the weather responsible for a new nuance? It’s not a science, but an ongoing love affair!
The other day I got a whiff of this big, dense floral and immediately wanted to try her again. Out she came, and OH the difference. She is exactly as before – and I am not. Now I feel at home in her, as if wearing an elixir of floral femininity rather than an unwieldy flower bouquet, even if that’s what she literally is. Floral heaven – wafting sensuously about me for hours… and hours. Waxy, thick tuberose and green notes meld with rose and jasmine and musk. It’s a man (and friend!) magnet, literally, and also the freshest, most delightful choice on a dreary rainy day….
Value – 5 stars
Sillage – 5 stars
Longevity – 5 stars on fabric, 4 on skin
Scent Itself – (based on my current taste) 5 stars
So there you have it – tastes can change and little surprises are just waiting for you around the corner!
NOTE – For those seeking a similar dupe to Poison Tendre, may I suggest Rasasi Romance. To me it is much closer. And if you are seeking a scent perhaps closer to Cabotine than Shadha, consider Nadine. They are Very similar but I seem to recall Nadine being a bit less jasmine intensive.
Hailmmibrab – :
This was a HUGE disappointment to me. I bought the oil since i was curious of Cabotine but was placing an order for a few Al-Rehab first.
If this is even close to Cabotine I doubt I will ever try it. This is just a very very bad fabric softener that I can’t stand. Very soapy and “granny”, as someone else stated. I don’t see any similarity to either Dior Tendre Poison or Poison. They are classy. This is cheap. In double sense.
lady.gluka-zluka – :
I have Cabotine and didn’t make a connection but I guess yeah I can see that. This is way less “green” to me. Ginger is not the main player here.
That said, I’ve bought Al Rehab for over 2 years now and only now is it really drawing me into it. Think it took some time for me to adjust to an eastern sense of perfumery even though I cherish my ouds. Did wonder if all those floral Al Rehabs made sense. Also never feft really drawn to Rose.
That all changed. Out of nowhere I found myself somehow remembering Shadha. I had to go back and try that again! Frankly, the alcohol in my western bottles is messing with my nose. I think I sprayed way way too much over a short period of time… was hoping an Al Rehab could help me have my cake and eat it too.
Still really cannot describe the scents b/c there is an aura about them which Is Different.
So, if you hate your Shadha or any Al Rehab today Do Not Toss. Leave it be b/c this is a beautiful fragrance and I look forward to using the entire attar as well as getting more deeply into my others this fall/winter.
They have personality of their own and I find them intoxicating. I love the idea of oil roll-ons and the price makes these all worth, Well worth, any hit or miss experiences you may have initially until your nose and brain can appreciate their artistry.
megamarik – :
Nice I like it better than Cabotine, less sharp. Regret buying Cabotine now, but maybe together they will compliment each other.
swl167speagoessenda – :
This is a total dupe for Christian Dior Poison. I have both and it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference. I bought Shadha based on someone saying it was like YSL’s Paris, but when I got it I was shocked at how similar it was to Poison and nothing like Paris.
santey08 – :
Very similar too YSL Paris but it opens with azalea and has a white flower I still can’t name. more a jasmine/honeysuckle hybrid. not jasmine sambac either. It’s way less headache inducing that Paris but is just as huge and has pretty good longevity.
MaloY-83 – :
One of the few Arabian perfumes I managed to try before buying when I was in London.
On me Shadha smells like a powdery floral with a hint of spice in the background.
I can pick up the Jasmine soon after spraying, but the rose seems to be mixed with other notes that I cannot make out at this moment.
I did buy the spray version as there were no oil versions available where I purchased this from.
I find the sillage and projection to be pretty weak-hence why I wished there was an oil version.
It is a green floral but to my nose not sickly feminine floral, which I am not a fan of.
There is something masculine in this perfume but in a good way.
I actually really like this perfume-now if only it lasted longer on my skin-I’ll have to get the oil version!
baduly – :
i guess this is an ok perfume. at first spritz kinda smells like a 90s scented body powder. so i just use this as an air freshner. i sprayed this in my room and of course the rose is loud. however after several hours the dry down is amazing. smells like a manly jasmine. i really like it and it’s not the indolic kind of jasmine..
LWOW – :
Guys I have to post an update – over 2 years after reviewing and subsequently getting rid of Shadha… I am wondering if it was right to give it away. Why? Believe it or not, I have moved houses and one of the storage boxes I use for clothes has a tiny compartment to put mothballs or laundry scent in. So it turns out I put a tissue in there with which I had wiped the rollerball clean before passing it on to someone else. And there it is, after all this time, a faint yet still very noticeable sweet flowery scent. It reminds me of something very classic, perhaps not YSL Paris (at least there is no violet in Shadha, but there is plenty of rose and jasmin), but it has that air of something classy and timeless. Not a girly, but a womanly scent. Again, I feel this fragrance needs time to delevop and can easily be annoying if overused, so apply with caution, or perhaps, apply on clothes or a scarf and let it mellow a little before you judge it.
ment1804 – :
Shadha is quite loud. Flowery loud. But the dry down is soft. I apply it on clothes(wool cardigan) to make it softer. On skin its too harsh/loud. But overall, love shadha.
I need to sniff on Cabotine Gres to make the comparison, will update soon.
orlov75757 – :
First application, I smoothed it from my hands onto moist skin (recommended for most Arabian oils); that method resulted in a very low sillage fragrance, very mild clean but warm floral that only lasted about 2 hours.
So I reapplied with a tiny swipe right from the roller ball onto pulse points, which resulted in an atomic bomb of a fragrance!
It smells as though I washed with dove soap, then layered on Tea Rose and Gres Cabotine. Shadha is a bold but simple floral, heavy on the rose but balanced by the jasmine (and I agree, gardenia too). There is a hint of green-ness, but not as strongly green as Cabotine is. This is also vaguely similar to J Lo’s Glow, but sans the powdery veil that characterizes Glow; it’s less subtle (even a “loud” fragrance) when compared to Glow. I wasn’t a fan of either Tea Rose (too simple, too plain rosey) nor Cabotine (the green-ness was too much, and it got too indolic for me); but I like Shadha. It doesn’t seem to become indolic, the rose is fairly well balanced but still prominent, and this is actually a fairly warm scent that seems to be enjoying my warm skin (vs some florals, that stay aloof and kind of cold or shrill).
This bloomed like mad in the heat, especially after the direct application; at this level, I am afraid I’m going to give myself a headache. Finding the right level of application will be key to enjoying this fragrance.
BGA52 – :
Again and again Al-Rehab surprises me with another beauty ,as I stated before in many reviews I am an Arab but not with an Oriental taste so I never payed attention to Arab perfume houses before ..Till I discovered Al-Rehab through Fragrantica and started picking it at my favourite local stores ..Shadha شذي which means (flowers smell)in Arabic , rises exactly to its name , fresh floral which is neither heavy nor headache inducing , It’s like stepping into a country garden at the height of the spring here in Egypt with the perfect weather and blooming flowers , without the earthy smell …So beautiful and the price is AMAZING .
Update : Tasted it on my skin very beautiful and amazing sillage &longevity but the dry down didn’t agree with my skin and it smelled like metal …So sad really as I like it a lot …Will test it on clothes only .
Sh_Sergey – :
This is almost exactly like Gres Cabotine and to a lesser degree, Tendre Poison.
It is a very sharp green floral scent, which to a trained nose has many attractive facets but to a casual by stander it could be mistsken for a very fresh cleaning prodct aroma.
Personally i think it is softer than Cabotine, but more edgy than Tendre Poison. Somewhere in the middle.
Not bad at all in my opinion, the drydown is very pleasant, but it’s one to be careful with as the sillage is heavy and it’s one you definitely dont want to overdo!
islambek_tutkabaev – :
I don’t smell rose , just a lot of very realistic, refreshing, feminine gardenia and a hint of jasmine. It is worth every penny for floral lovers.
vimax brasil – :
shadha by al rehab. to me this is a confused warm fresh floriental slash chypre. very comforting and cuddly, but also uplifting. it is a perfect bedtime/relaxation day scent. i don’t detect anything animalic in it at all, i wish i did though. i do love a good animalic floral, like black aoud.
chester66 – :
First I have to say the following: I have purchased many of Al Rehab’s scented oils and I’ve also dabbled in the natural perfume sprays they offer as well. I find that the scented oils are simply a better formulation of whatever scent instead of the natural EDP. If one takes into account the reason why Arabian perfumes focus on oil based perfumes (religious reasons) rather than the alcohol based sprays of the western world, it becomes understandable why. I feel like the natural EDP sprays are made with westerners more in mind. I say this having always been a big sprayer, but the complex and rich scents offered by the scented oils have caused me to turn away from the spray perfumes that I have.
I say all of the above because I think the majority of reviewers above purchased the natural EDP spray. This has a great effect on the scent. Frankly—the smell of the spray is cheaper and less nuanced. The oils are hands down better in my opinion.
Now…on to Shadha. I received the 6ml vial along with other Al Rehab scents. The first time that I tried it on, I did a short smell test as I was trying other perfumes on as well. I was impressed with the light floral scent straight out of the bottle, however I chose another scent to wear that day.
The next day, I was to begin a yoga session with my sister and in honor of the occasion, I wanted a light floral so I selected Shadha for the day. All on it’s own without the distraction of the other perfumes, it BLEW me away.
This is a strong perfume. Most of the scented oils are and I find many not familiar with them apply waaaay too much. All that is needed is the following: a dab on the wrist then rub wrists together, rub some in the clean palm of your hand and rub hands together—then rub lightly over clothes and neck/decollete.
If you put too much on—that’s where I imagine the metallic/icky burnt smell may come in.
Lightly applied, Shadha smells like….organic jasmine tea overflowing with the richest of orange blossom honey. It’s very sweet smelling and very floral. The jasmine is there in droves—a soft watery natural jasmine. Not the fecal smell that jasmine (especially artificial jasmine) can sometimes have.
I love powerhouses when it comes to sillage so I found it to be just fine. For those who prefer skin scents, they may find the arms length sillage and longevity a bit too much. I put the perfume on yesterday morning at around 9 am. It’s 1:41am in the morning and I am still getting wafts of it even as I type. If I were to liken it in the same category (not scent, but overall personality, because the scent is very unusual) to a western perfume, I would chose some of the vintage scents such as Arpege or any of the classic Guerlains such as Jicky, Mitsouko, or Shalimar. Honestly I love this perfume oil.
S.-b – :
This is a strong one! Very floral, very warm and soothing. I get a combination of carnation, roses and jasmine (when they are fully bloomed) along with something oriental and some green notes. Very deep scent but with a clean undertone also. It lasts all day on the skin and the projection is huge, I wore this for the first time today and several people told me they can smell me from a distance. If you like heavy florals then you might love this! Don’t expect anything light, it is a ripe flowery scent, some might consider it too much.
P.S. this review is for the EDP spray bottle.
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Update – As I recently bought a sample of Gres Cabotine, I thought it helpful to share the fact that these two are very much alike. Cabotine is slightly fresher but other than that the scent is quite alike.
mikis – :
Watch out, this is nuclear strength.
Once it calms down, and that will take some time, it is a very strong floral, rather soapy. There is almost a woody, bark-mulch base. There is something strange that keeps me smelling my wrist. Depending on you, that strange could be good or bad. I’m not really decided.
GroxiaEagergo – :
This is a floral perfume, strong floral. But there is also a clean kind of lotion smell to it. Maybe because it reminds me of the smell of this drugstore lotion (nice-smelling) that I used to use in Israel – it was very popular at the time – it seemed like most women in the country smelled like this lotion!
gmlntwdczu – :
I was there in the eighties and don’t think this is like any powerhouse perfume of back then, like someone mentioned earlier.
I do smell, however, a stronger L’ air du Temps. Like a night time version of that scent.
Teeviallutile – :
I received this yesterday along with a couple of others. As another reviewer said, this is not something I would enjoy wearing.I usually do not enjoy white florals and this one is quite intense. It vaguely reminds me of some loud 80’s type perfumes such as Giorgio, so if that is your thing, this may suit you quite well. Great price but I will be giving this away.
zxdx1 – :
Shadha’s packaging has bright pink roses on a verdant background, which raises expectations of it being a transparent green floral. No way. What I get is: a burnt sort of odor I associate with chypres like the original Nino Cerruti, a hint of dark plum, a trace of musk (or is it the heart of a jasmine flower?) and the slightest hint of soap. And then all these sensations become a powerful floral scent that reminds me of such disparate perfumes as the original Poison, Cabotine and Elizabeth Arden Splendor, but also freshly-showered young girls in a tropical country, circa 1990, applying inexpensive lotion from the corner store to their skin. I would say this is tuberose blended with other flowers I can’t identify.
Looking at the other reviews, I can see how much this perfume has perplexed those who have tried it on. I think it is an oriental floral in the complex 80s manner. Dior Poison is the closest Western perfume I can compare the final effect with, though I’m sure there are better matches out there. The fragrance oil I have lies close to the skin, unlike Poison. I like it a lot.
lqt193elipseskism – :
Very strange mothball like opening, had high hopes for this. By the dry down which appeared pleasant and floral i was completely off.
Tried few times to test my nose and same experience each time. Perhaps it may work well on somebody else.
vd-mn – :
not very pleasant ”granny” scent. Quite dissapointed and will have to give it away 🙁
Rensik – :
I got a rollerball bottle of this scent when ordering a mixed bunch of al rehab scents. Unfortunately it is not at all a type of fragrance I can enjoy on myself. The predominant elements are what seems to my nose white flowers. I was also reminded a tiny bit of YSL Paris which one of my former bosses at work used to wear (not exactly a good association…). Despite its Arabic sounding name I would not call Shadha a typical “attar” fragrance. I must also revise my initial review (posted on the forum thread) where I said this is stinky white flowers and nothing else. Since I did not enjoy the fragrance, I just put the rollerball back in its box and put it in a corner in my room. The fragrance was so strong I could smell it everwhere for a while and I hated it. But then the “emanations” from the box wore off and I only got the faintest whiff of it every now and then. At this “homeopathic” concentration it smells beautifully exotic, tropical jasmine just like a hot summer night. This fragrance I believe can be breathtakingly amazing on the right person. If your skin gets on with white florals this could be a great fragrance, especially if you are looking for a “sillage monster with mega longevity” 🙂 Just bear in mind that less could be more… I predict this smells much better when applied very lightly and if you find it wearing off, put it in your handbag and reapply if you must, but again, do it sparingly.