Rasasi
Rasasi
94 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Saffron and bergamot collide with aggressive citric brightness, the lime adding almost sharp, zesty puncture. This is bracing and somewhat austere, the spiced-fresh accord cutting through like cold morning air, before the composition even hints at the warm amber and florals waiting beneath.
The Turkish rose emerges with honeyed fullness, softening the citrus's edge whilst the violet adds a subtle talc-like powder and the crystal musk creates a translucent warmth. Here the fragrance reveals its true character—floral yet fundamentally amber-centred, with geranium's green undercurrent preventing the composition from becoming overtly sweet. This phase is the scent's most balanced, most wearable moment.
Kashmiri musk and sandalwood create a creamy, slightly woody vanilla-like drydown, with patchouli adding earthiness without heaviness. The tonka bean rounds everything into a subtle sweetness that lingers close to the skin, now resembling expensive skin musk rather than a traditional perfume—intimate, understated, and surprisingly comforting.
Mukhallat Oudh Al Mubakkar announces itself as a fragrance caught between worlds—neither purely traditional Oriental nor contemporary designer, but rather a bridge between them, constructed from saffron threads and rose petals. The opening sting of bergamot and lime strips away pretence, making space for what follows: a floral heart that refuses to whisper. Turkish rose sits alongside violet and geranium in what feels like a carefully orchestrated disagreement, the rose's honeyed richness pushing against the violet's powdery insistence and geranium's green herbality.
What distinguishes this scent is its amber accord (88% intensity) wrestling control from the florals. Rather than letting the flowers dominate, the amber functions as a warm, skin-scent anchor—it's that crystalline musk in the heart notes doing the heavy lifting, preventing the composition from drifting into grandmother territory. The base arrives with serious intent: Kashmiri musk pairs with patchouli and sandalwood, creating a foundation that's neither animalic nor antiseptic, but rather vaguely creamy and slightly earthy.
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