Al Andalus

5 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• kjarr

  March 9, 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 incredibly 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 start. If we analyse 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 enclosed spaces. Curiously, when I tried Generation Man by SHL 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 despite looking alike 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

  March 26, 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 overall scent smells of 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 start. If I try to decipher the notes, I detect labdanum and black pepper mainly, with light touches of oud and birch, and a touch of balsam of Peru that gives it that sweetness alongside the labdanum. The result is very elegant, but be careful with atomisations, because if you overdo it you’ll annoy those around you and it goes from elegant to mortifying. It fills enclosed spaces. Curiously, when I first used Generation Man by SHL in 2022, at first they seemed identical to me, but then they take different directions: AA continues with the spices and the 2022 version becomes woody (oud), so they aren’t distant cousins despite looking alike at the start. 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.

• jerry drake

  June 28, 2023

  

  Appreciated, I’ll be the one with the ‘luck’ of living in my vintage world, but beast mode is something else to me; in my perception Al Andalus has moderate performance (which isn’t weak). This doesn’t mean it’s not a good perfume: it opens with dusty wood floating 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 obscured veil. Soon everything clears and its soul comes to 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 detect a hint of oud, to put it mildly. That feeling of dusty light wood lingers for a long time, along with good vanilla, giving it a more enigmatic style. As it dries, it heads towards other proposals in this genre I own or have tried. A perfume with potential to shine on colder days; perhaps if I find a good deal I won’t rule out a future purchase (minimum 8 sprays, in my case 🙂 👍

• Alanirde11

  February 27, 2024

  

  The trail and projection are out of this world; the saffron is at maximum intensity and it’s a bit much for me, but that’s what it is. I bought it blindly based on the notes, but it only smells of balsam and saffron. It’s unique, mind you, not for everyone as few will like it, but it absolutely kicks ass.

• Clemen41

  November 14, 2024

  

  Rich scent with a noticeable oud opening, certainly synthetic, yet as it dries it smells like Nag Champa-style incense sticks.