Al Andalus

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• Clemen41

  23 novembre 2024

  

  Rich scent, oud is noticeable at first, likely synthetic, but as it dries down it smells like Nag Champa style incense sticks.

• Alanirde11

  5 mars 2024

  

  The trail and projection are out of this world; the saffron is at full blast and it even gives me a slight headache, but that’s what it is. I bought it blindly based on the notes, but it just smells like balsam and saffron. It’s unique, watch out, it’s not for everyone because few will like it, but it absolutely slaps.

• jerry drake

  15 juillet 2023

  

  Appreciated, I’ll be the one with the ‘luck’ of living in my vintage world, but beast mode is something else for me; in my perception, Al Andalus has moderate performance (which is not weak). This doesn’t mean it’s not a good perfume: it opens with floating dusty wood and a curious trail of varnish, even with a noticeable touch of sharp spices at the start. The balsamic and creamy sensation embraces me, but it’s like being behind a slightly blinding veil. Soon everything clears up and its soul comes to the light, radiating heat and fire. However, the scent smells strangely fresh and warm overall, and a peculiar plastic impression that flickers for the first ten minutes seals the deal. I sense a breath of oud, to put it mildly. That feeling of dusty light wood lingers for a long time, along with good vanilla, which adds a more enigmatic style. As it dries, it heads towards other proposals of this cut I own or have tried. A perfume with potential to shine on colder days; maybe if I find a good deal I won’t rule out a future acquisition (at least 8 sprays, in my case 🙂 👍

• kjarr

  4 avril 2021

  

  This perfume transports me straight to Christmas, specifically to the smell of those typical Andalusian sweets. It’s a very linear spiced oriental with brutal longevity on my skin. The Christmas memory doesn’t come from the sweetness itself, but from that spiced accord it has. It’s extremely potent and its diffusion is beastly, so be careful with sprays, one or two are enough. After seven hours, it still has the same strength as at the beginning. If we analyze it, it smells of labdanum and black pepper, with soft touches of oud and birch, all finished with balsam of Peru, which together with the labdanum gives it that sweetness. It’s very elegant, but if you overdo the sprays, it goes from elegant to mortifying and annoying to those around you. It fills closed spaces. Curiously, when I first tried SHL’s Generation Man in 2022, at first they seemed identical, but then they take different paths: AA continues with the spices while the other becomes woody (oud), so they aren’t distant cousins even though they seem so at the start. The longevity, diffusion, and trail are exaggerated, read carefully!, if they don’t match Amouage’s “Blue Beast”. I recommend it only for cold days, although in the end everyone chooses.

• kjarr

  14 mars 2021

  

  This perfume brings me back to Christmas, specifically to the smell of those typical Andalusian sweets. It’s a very linear spiced oriental with incredible longevity on my skin. The whole thing smells like Christmas sweetness, but not because of the sweetness, but because of that spiced accord. It’s very potent and its projection is beastly, so better not to exaggerate with sprays, one or two are enough. I’ve worn it for seven hours and it still has the same strength as at the beginning. If I try to decipher the notes, I notice labdanum and black pepper mainly, with light touches of oud and birch, and a touch of balsam of Peru that gives it that sweetness along with the labdanum. The result is very elegant, but be careful with the sprays, because if you overdo it, you’ll annoy those around you and it goes from elegant to mortifying. It fills closed spaces. Curiously, when I first used SHL’s Generation Man in 2022, at first they seemed identical to me, but then they take different directions: AA continues with the spices and the 2022 one becomes woody (oud), so they aren’t distant cousins even though they seem so. By the way, longevity, diffusion, and trail are exaggerated, if they don’t match Amouage’s “Blue Beast”, and it’s an elegant spiced oriental scent. I’d say it’s only for cold days, although in the end everyone chooses. EDIT: the sweets I’m referring to are alfajores.