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microgud – :
I was intrigued about the fragrance line of Rituals, first because of their Oriental ascetics, but they also offer travel 10ml. bottles which I think is great!
I believe at this point of my fragrance journey I know what makes a good oriental fragrance. It needs to have spice, floral, and woodsy notes. Balance is also key of either of the fragrances. I love oriental fragrances because it is my heritage as well coming from the Philippines and lucky enough to have travelled a great part of the Orient — I love India and Cambodia! I know I am not a fragrance snob, in fact one of the best best perfumes I keep are locally made with no label at all.
I tried to test some of their fragrances and I was drawn most drawn to this. Palace d’Ambre is very oudy/ambre but was not something I was looking for at that point. This fragrance opens with a superb blast of green citrus, when it mellows down a hint of black pepper corn cord comes out. I can even smell a soft cardamom. It sits with this cord for a good hour and then it lingers into a sandalwood with leathery patchouli scent. A good 4-6 hours with moderate sillage, not bad for a eau de parfum bought for £8.50 – 10ml. Im honestly impressed!
Im trying to think what this fragrance reminds me, it reminds me of the desserts of Rajasthan. Dry, warm, and very spicy. This can be unisex but leaning towards a masculine scent. This is a familiar scent though (Marc JAcobs- Bang) but of better quality.
Алекс441 – :
I bought this one today, my review is only after a few sprays. Ingredients are of good quality, which is expected as rituals is positioning the brand in the high end segment.
This one is my favorite among all of the rituals for men offering. It is a good blend, I am positive that there is black pepper in this, which is not listed. Sharp wood and pepper notes are nicely softened by sweet patchouli.
Sillage, longevity is moderate. It is a skin scent after 2-3 hours.
It has got a vintage character, which I like. It is a good blend, certainly worth a sniff.
Try before you buy.
Indedenuh – :
Sultan de Muscat was an impulse buy, based on the notes and I am glad I bought it. There is a lot more going on here than the listed notes would suggest.
SdM opens with a leathery incense vib from a mix of leather, patchouli and spices perhaps? This only lasts for the fist 20 minutes or so, then I get a creamy wood wrapped in a luxious leather.
Throughout the day I am getting whiffs of citrus, floral and spice that round out the dry wood and leather. There is an underlying mellow sweetness that reminds me a bit of a Frapin scent.
I see this as a more masculine than feminine scent, but I can see this being worn by a woman. I get good projection and longevity on my skin. SdM is great for either causal or business attire.
Overall a very good fragrance. It is not bold but it is also not offensive. A great office scent, but SdM can be worn for all occasions
Bottom line: This is a great non-offensive scent that is worth a try if you like masculine, woody / leather scents.
Nik3571 – :
It’s so much 70’s fragrance for men. It reminds me a lot an old fragrance from Avon called High Tides for men… High doses of patchouli, leather and rich ambery and deep woods.
So manly and warm. I love it.
Dmitry06091992 – :
This is also part of the Oriental Essence Collection.
EmpamussapMub – :
Warm and spicy. The woody vibe reminds me of Juicy Couture Dirty English.
Patchuli is also notable. When my boss walked into the office she asked “Is that Patchuli?”.
The performance and longivity is a lot better than Dirty English. It lasts more 8 hours on my skin.
dyn863Bessinepome – :
Quite interesting fragrance, very masculine leather and woody notes, didn’t test it much though.
kaizer81 – :
These are my first impressions. Right off the bat, what I can smell just after spraying is a lemony citrus opening blended with some woods (sandalwood is certainly among them). The citrus smell is not very natural, but it faints after 5-10 minutes.
After that the scent is very woody. The patchouli is certainly there also (a smoky one). And the leather is quite subtile and velvelty, nothing like the more leathery leathers (thinking of TL by Tom Ford). I’d say there’s also some spice (black pepper?).
Not bad, but nothing special either. A very simple, nice-smelling scent.
(Got the traveler size bottle (10ml). I like them, is like getting a decant instead of going for the full bottle. More companies should start doing this)