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alexkutaisi – :
This is very similar to “This is not a blue bottle ” from HdP. Less aldehydes but more spiced version to give the more oriental taste.
Sam00000 – :
I enjoyed this one.
It was particularly unique and I have certainly not smelt it anywhere before.
Very intense, rich and has its depths. However, I felt the ingredients were too mashed up. Wish I could breakdown the notes to appreciate this better.
7/10
upx794Negeltzex – :
Very rich and unique smell. You cannot easily figure out the notes. Gives you a lot of smells and senses when wearing it. Last very long time on clothes and skin as well. Thr bottom line is this is a best deepest fragrance I have ever smelled.
Max69_74 – :
I adore Cecile Zarokain and I really wish that I could pick up the listed notes. But, unfortunately, all I smell is olibanum and orange the whole way thru.
Disappointing because this has such potential.
v-64977 – :
Not for me. Although it has great depth and is well blended, it smells like a high quality version of a cheap hand-me-down perfume I had as a kid. Wish I could remember what one it was! This smells very dark. I smell the incense, rose, and amber. Not special though.
laimlaim – :
It is again an incredibly wonderful scent from Puredistance! Just simply wow! Now, I truly can’t chose only one favorite perfume from this brand, because they only make “wow” fragrances. All of them are perfect and beautiful on their own different way. Sheiduna is so unique, so special in a beautiful way. A perfume inspired of the desert, and it shows the most beautiful side of the desert. Exotic, oriental, romantic, mysterious. When I sniff it, I almost can see in front of me the desert, and every nice thing what belongs to it. This fragrance is so warm, sweet in the most pleasant way. This scent is calming and call you an adventure at the same time.
gadina25 – :
“Around the word at one sniff”
Sheiduna offers us a ticket to great, olfactory journey. We’ll be visiting different lands and nothing will hide from our nose.
We’re starting in the Middle East, where we’re travelling across lemon groves surrounded by the freshness of yellow fruits. After a moment we’re at European, wild, green fields full of chamomile and blackcurrant. Crossing over the Strait of Gibraltar, we’re visiting sunny Marocco, where Sheiduna gives us the most authentic scent of mandarin I’ve ever smelt in perfumes. After that, we’re going south where’s a fresh and bracing geranium. And then, we’re smelling a whiff of oriental and gentle sweetness. Could it be famous Madagascar’s vanilla? No, it’s a creamy smell of tonka bean from across the Atlantic. But we’ve no time to stay there because the Orient is waiting for us. Oriental base with warm spices and pleasant incenses. So overwhelming that we finally want to go home.
Sheiduna is for me one more proof of unusual skills and a great talent of Cecile Zarokian, who again managed to create a big piece of perfumery art – well composed, elegant, balanced with a charming evolution. The art that we want to use and sometimes just “set our nose” on it enjoying every nuance.
Thank you, Cecile! Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey!
yustas-2010 – :
Lo~Mejor
Kaktuzpro – :
This will be brief. I’m not sure if my nose is broken but I couldn’t smell a single thing other than AmberXtreme. Rubbing alcohol, sugared malt, freshly-sharpened pencils. Could feel my nose hairs singeing with each inhale. Wish I could have left it on long enough to experience the beautiful scent others encountered, but for me this was required a scrub after half an hour. Absolutely nuclear.
jvc625intitytek – :
Cassiano’s review below is going to be much more thorough. I have been looking soooo forward to test driving this scent. My sample, which should have seen me through to 2-3 pretty good wearing by all accounts, was used up as I repeatedly sprayed, smeared, and sniffed in disbelief.
I am anosmic to a few scents, most noticeably musks. Every so often a perfume comes along that I simply really cannot smell (like Versace Crystal Noir or anything made by SJP). I was astounded by the fact that this projected so low, was so barely there. I could make it out, but I was burying my nose in my wrist like a pig searching for truffles and fanning my décolletage to get whiffs. I sprayed and sprizted and dabbed. And then I went out into public. Nothing. Nada. I could get occasional puffs of skin scent and it was nice, amber, a bit orange and spicy. I acquired my sample from the most reputable place in North America, but I’m wondering if it was getting old. One particular blogger noted what a powerhouse this was. I was kinda looking forward to that. I do have scent eating skin, and it’s very dry, but still….disappointed in Sheiduna which I really should just love, if only I could fully enjoy its rich character.
Vadj – :
This Pure Parfum Extrait, sold in 27% of Perfume Oil concentration, was launched in 2016, inspired by the (almost endless) vision of the golden sands of the desert during sunset. The dunes and their curves, symbolizing the feminine side of the fragrance, the warm side of the colors that go between red and gold, the Persian rugs, symbolizing the masculine side and the encounter between sensuality and style.
Its name is a junction of the words “She”, “Sheika” and “Dune”. In addition, it has the same cadence of the word “seduction”.
Sheiduna has notes of lemon, tangerine, blackcurrant, aldehydes, Bulgarian rose essence, geranium, clove, vetiver, patchouli, amber woods, incense, benzoin, myrrh, tonka bean, vanilla pods and musks.
When touches the skin, Sheiduna behaves like several other niche perfumes inspired in the Middle East. For many, there is no innovation. But it is the first Puredistance’s fragrance created in this style – with an eye in the competition – after the house has launched floral and chypre opulent perfumes.
On my skin, the output is not too dry, because the tangerine note imparts lightness and a slightly fruity and juicy facet. The blend of the rich Bulgarian rose essence with the notes of clove and patchouli gives an oriental and different content to the other niche perfumes, which usually mix roses with saffron, for example. It is the feminine touch of the perfumer Cécile Zarokian, without doubt.
In the end, although it contains vanilla pods, the base is incensed, with a lot of myrrh. And the fragrance, although replete with quality raw materials, loses power (projection) very quickly, unfortunately. But with regard to durability, a simple spray is enough to ensure 12 hours of lasting on the skin.
Sheiduna was created for women, for sure. But it resulted in a unisex perfume, like few of the house. Fortunately, niche perfumery goes against market factors and separation by gender, facilitating acceptance by men and women without distinction.
The bottle follows the visual pattern (mega luxurious) of Puredistance and gained red paint, reinforcing the concept of desert and sensuality.
Along with Puredistance M, they are my favorites so far.
bbaasterrasay – :
The turning point of the house Puredistance is named Sheiduna, pronounced in a way that recalls *šeituna* – meaning she-devil in Arabic. And yet I read that it is derived from the word seduction, to entice… And it certainly does entice, particularity any woman with a fondness for vanilla in her perfume. One can also clearly make out a citrusy freshness with an aldehydic touch. The combination reminded me of something, and then I remembered – there are similarities with Fatal Charm.
The fragrance contains a very high amount of pure perfume oil, 27%. It lasts all day, with medium projection.
кнопик – :
Very Nice, Smells Like Mon Nom Est Rouge By Majda Bekkali Without The Cumin and less dry
9/10
kranbalke – :
My favorite of the Puredistance offerings, the tangerine is very unique in my experiences but not enough to justify a bottle ($). Luckily, samples exist.
moleg3166 – :
I agree with you penta1, I was able to sample this today and it is glorious! Very luxurious and seductive, I do not get the citrus at all, just delicious mystery I want to be enveloped in all day and night, like a protective and warm cloak. The price is quite dear, as are all Roja and Puredistance perfumes but this would be the 1st one I would purchase without doubt. I still might yet, it’s high on my wish list.
High quality Catholic church incense meets the seductive allures of all things Arabic.
It’s a magical aroma!
geka44 – :
It’s very orange-syrupy with spices, myrrh, and other green-florals in the background; feels sticky yet not cloying.. Not bad, but not the masterpiece it advertised to be
qpzcbjlzzu – :
After a long and warm bath, I sprayed my wrists with Sheiduna. I’ve patiently waited a few seconds, and then I deeply inhaled its aroma.
To me, Sheiduna follows the life cycle of a woman. The powerful blast of ripe, juicy tangerines that I have smelled in the first half an hour made me think of childhood, the stage in wich a girl enjoys the simple things, as she forges her path through life. There is a very crisp, clean smell and I think vetiver might have played an important role in here.
Soon after this fruity begining, Sheiduna turns to something more complex. The girl I talked about earlier is a grown up woman now, ans she knows what she wants and how to achieve it. I can clearly smell the rose now, but it is not the flower that we are used to, in soliflore perfumes. I perceive the rose note as very balmy, it has an oily, smooth texture to it. Sheiduna is now rich and opulent, but yet misteryous, as I cannot disect its notes, I can just enjoy them mixing so smoothly togheter.
After a few hours, something very interesting happened and I haven’t sensed that in any perfume before. Maybe it is just my nose, or because my skin is very dry I get this feeling, but Sheiduna smells powdery and aldehidic in the base. Usually, aldehydes make me aware of their presence right in the debut notes of a perfume. In here, it does not resemble any makeup smell, or baby powder, it is simply a dry, musky-powdery smell. I can now see the resemblance between Sheiduna and a woman who reached the age of wisdom, when she recalls her memories, smiling at them with gracefulness.
panovoy – :
Prekretnica iz ove kuče se zove eto Sheiduna,malo me izgovor vuče na šeituna što je na arapskom vražica. A opet čitam da je to izvedenica iz riječi seduction,zavesti. Kako bilo,parfem je vrlo zavodljiv i nosiv skoro svakoj ženi koja voli vanilaste parfeme! Osjeti se i agrumska svježina pomiješana lagano sa aldehidima,nešto je u njemu jako poznato možda me podsječa na Fatal Charm.
Ovo je miris sa jakih 27% parfemskog ulja.Traje cijeli dan sa srednjom projekcijom.
HR
breerlofe – :
As I’ve read in offering of PD:”A rich and intense parfum inspired by the sensatios evoked by majestic golden sandunes in the desert during sunset-soft curves changing from deep gold to warm red.” Althouhg I only tested it briefly, it smelled beautiful; unisexy, sensual and rounded. I imagine Sheherazade wearing Sheiduna as she enthralled the Persian king for 1001 nights. Mary Gooding, who hosted the party did not disclose much information on Top, Mid and Base Notes, but there is labdanum, clove and a tiny bit of cumin. Sheiduna has excellent longevity and lovely sillage.”
volvosx60 – :
A rich and intense parfum inspired by the sensatios evoked by majestic golden sandunes in the desert during sunset-soft curves changing from deep gold to warm red.” Althouhg I only tested it briefly, it smelled beautiful; unisexy, sensual and rounded. I imagine Sheherazade wearing Sheiduna as she enthralled the Persian king for 1001 nights. Mary Gooding, who hosted the party did not disclose much information on Top, Mid and Base Notes, but there is labdanum, clove and a tiny bit of cumin. Sheiduna has excellent longevity and lovely sillage.