Rasasi
Rasasi
100 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bright bergamot and warm saffron create an almost spiced-citrus shimmer that seems almost cheerful, obscuring the oud waiting underneath—you get zesty brightness before the woody resinous character gradually elbows its way in, a subtle class divide within the first five minutes.
The Turkish rose blooms fully, its petals now accompanied by violet's chalky grace and geranium's leafy pepper, whilst the oud and sandalwood fully emerge to frame the florals in woody amber. This is the fragrance's most multifaceted phase, where floral and woody finally achieve equilibrium, the spice continuing to weave through everything like a silken thread.
The florals fade gracefully, leaving a creamy sandalwood base enriched by tonka bean's almond-skin warmth, patchouli's earthy comfort, and musk providing subtle skin-scent intimacy. What remains is woody, sweetly amber-tinged, and contemplative—a sophisticated close that feels earned rather than formulaic.
Oud al Mubakhar announces itself as an oud fragrance for those who find straight oud monotonous—a composition that wraps the resinous woody foundation in layers of spiced florality rather than drowning in it. The bergamot-saffron opening suggests restraint, almost cosmopolitan freshness, before the heart reveals its true ambition: a Turkish rose that carries genuine spice and mineral quality, its crimson petals dusted with violet's powdery restraint and geranium's peppery green edge. This is where the fragrance stakes its claim—the rose doesn't perform sweetly but rather intertwines with the woody base already emerging beneath it, creating a conversation between florality and oud rather than a hierarchy.
The amber accord (76%) threads through like warm honey catching lamplight, preventing the composition from becoming austere or overly masculine. Sandalwood and patchouli provide the woody skeleton—not incense-heavy, but creamy and slightly earthy, with that distinctive sandalwood creaminess preventing patchouli from turning anything muddy. Tonka bean adds a subtle nuttiness that prevents the fragrance from reading as purely floral or purely woody; it's genuinely ambiguous in gender presentation, making it genuinely unisex rather than marketed that way as an afterthought.
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