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220volt – :
A quasi-gourmand, spicy floral tinged at it’s edges with bitter, powdery and vegital vibes, which never even begin to take away from the calm, enticing aura that this fragrance is composed with. Imagine if you will honey, iris, saffron, heliotrope, chocolate, osmanthus, tonka, and ambergris all organized as drink and pastry before your nose, with sweet smoke from the opoponax whose warm, honeyed and powdery aspects seem to highlight elements from the wonderfully lavish spread before you.
The chocolate and almond seem to be infused with the saffron – it’s buttery, slightly dusty, slightly herbal, slightly bitter, yet sweet and mouth-wateringly sculpted – it’s at the same time immaculately delicate (as one would expect such a delicacy to be) even moreso highlighted by the heliotrope, which keeps the almond from being too bitter by curbing it with it’s marzipan, vanillic, and fruity-biscuity qualities and yet rigorously carved out in the center of this fragrance, as if its concrete determination is such that one would be a fool for missing it, as it has an incredibly powerful allure that is wonderfully elegant as it displayed alongside (or through?) the delicate nature it simultaneously maintains.
The delicacy itself glistens as it spread with a creamy, delicious orris butter that, to me at least, is reflective of its use from Sultan Pasha, and seems to be of some heavenly origin which I cannot articulate save denote it is that jaw-dropping Sultan Pasha orris butter accord with all of its semi-waxy, sweet-floral, gushingly creamy, delicate, and semi-woody qualities in tact – in fact the way that the orris butter is utilized, it seems to draw out the creamy/woody qualities of the sandalwood used here, which not only helps this composition refrain from being overly dependent on a sole-gourmand approach, but also helps the wearer to come to see the full dimension through which the notes appear as they do.
Continue to imagine if you will, that through all of this there is a light and fluffy quality which brings the sweet-floral, and peachy/apricoty elements of the osmanthus paired with the chewy/spicy vanilla/almond/cherry character of the tonka bean, which float about, as if coming from flowers resting on a vase on the table before you mingling with the remnant smells exuding from the oven, which is left cracked in a room off beyond what your visual field provides. The ambergris below helps to provide a ‘coating’ to the entirety of the affair, as if adding a character of a ‘warm memory’ or a fuzzy, happy dream bestowed upon you while dreaming in a chair by the window with the sun beaming through just right.
The entire composition as such works together to create a golden hue (the color of toffee itself) which simply beams from the edges of every note throughout the interplay of each individual note’s complex and delicate overtones – and yet at no point does the composition feel as though there is an underlying antagonism, nor is there any imbalance. I would suggest that this fragrance isn’t particularly challenging, yet it maintains a quality of a very intelligent designer behind it, which speaks to the quality of the work as such, and keeps it well within line of the other works from Sultan Pasha.
8/10
YT: Jess AndWesH
jokerrif – :
Colabama, samples are available from time to time on ebay and if you want to know the next time they go on sale, why not join the Facebook group called “Sultan Pasha Attars”?
Wint3500 – :
This is stunning and beautifully delicious! I love it!! It opens on my skin like honey’d powdery apple crumble. It’s definitely a gourmand initially which I adore. But after a few minutes a sharpness emerges which juxtaposes the sweetness. Perfection. The sillage and longevity are great and when I first tried this I thought it was really strong but once you adjust to Sultans attars you will never ever want to or be able to go back to chemical spray-on “perfumes” from department stores. The drydown of Sohan is rich and spicy and the sweetness is now laced with a buttery iris, with a floral powdery element tinged with an animalic depth……..glory be! If this wasn’t quite so expensive I’d get a full 3 ml bottle. But it’s top of the range and outclasses almost everything else I’ve smelt for many months!
Update: Just to say the more I wear this the more I love it and appreciate the many layers. That opening is like almond heaven for me but it’s not too sweet and the Iris is rich and buttery and beautiful. It last for over 12 hours on my skin so it’s worth every penny. A class act!
Funruki – :
Another masterpiece of Sultan. I was afraid of it, thinking it would be a gourmand scent, but I was wrong. He did it!! It opens with sweet and dry chocolate/almondy notes surrounded the whole time by a delicious creamy and ambery orris butter, yes! This orris butter! And the sandalwood… The heart of the composition has a fruity touch coming from the osmanthus and when all settles down an amazing musk and ambergris appear and stay close to the skin in a delightful way. The drydown is addictive, my skin absorbs well these sweet musky notes. Bravo!!
demon4473 – :
I second Le Vagabond’s beautiful review. The only thing I want to add is this is definitely a sweet almond heaven for gourmies! I asked Sultan Pasha to mix a less sweet version specially for me by dialing down the honey without upsetting the overall composition. Luckily, he was kind enough to oblige my crazy request. Thank you Sultan Pasha if you happen to read this review.
Igor_OK – :
A warm and richly perfumed honey coming from an imaginary land: creamy tonka and sandalwood juxtaposed with bitter almond and red saffron strands.
A heady quality that I recognize from such strange beauties as ‘Nectare’ and ‘Rêve Narcotique’. Intoxicating and rich. But, soon, everything starts to change…
Hold on! Where is the iris? Iris is here all right, richer than ever, but this time her hue isn’t the usual creamy bluish violet, no, here she is sublimed in a huge golden sunset.
Just as you were getting comfy, the thing starts to nibble your ear with an onslaught of the finest deer musk, ambergris and osmanthus… turning this into a carnal scent.
Although the air wafts a breeze of fresh biscuits and chocolate delights being prepared somewhere, the perfume now smells of panting, love-sweetened skin, with a dangerous dark fruitiness.