Arabian Oud Kalemat Black (AKA Sehr) Oriental EDP Spray, 100ml

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Don't spray this more than once though, it is very potent and it stays and stays, even on your clothes. Perhaps honeyed, perhaps fruity, perhaps vanilla, but it doesn't smell like anything edible, thankfully.

If you have any questions, or are concerned about potential allergens or other ingredients, message the seller. Now, as I repeat often, my skin amplifies base elements and sweetness, so that is perhaps the cause, as Sehr el Kalemat is not generally a super-sweet (let alone a gourmand) fragrance for most of its life.Kalemat remains my top choice for subtle oriental indulgence, but should I choose, in a social event, to make my presence more than obvious . Edit: The heavy synthetic oud accord in this is just too much after a while, I’m afraid this has turned into a dislike for me. Amber, frankincense and vanilla give birth to something magical, all surrounded by an oud that, though not very perceptible (at least at the beginning), strengthens this fragrance even more after a while. However, I would never actually wear this to work; I would reach that blush-worthy stage before my workday is finished.

I did find one very succinct, brief review for the scent under the name Arabian Oud Seher Al Kalemat (aka Kalemat Black) on Notable Scents. Personally, I tend to know what I like or don’t like pretty much right off the bat, but, occasionally, I’ll come across a perfume where I’m ambivalent and truly undecided, no matter how many times I test it. However, I've worn it enough to confidently say that it projects heavily, but not quite beast mode IMO. On the drydown I smell hints of amber and vanilla as well but mostly it's still the dark chocolate oud.After 90 minutes, however, the dry woods cut through the heavy top notes of fruited, saffron sweetness to such an extent that the fragrance feels almost thin, weak, and light in comparison to the opening. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Once the real drydown or end-phase begins, Sehr el Kalemat is nothing more than a blurry haze of honeyed sweetness with traces of vaguely fruity, musky, and incense-like elements hovering at the edges. If you don't believe me about the projection and longevity, spray once or twice on a piece of tissue and place it on the opposite side of a room. Dry and sweet usually counter each other — at least when they are at extremes, as they seemed to be here.

This is an absolute masterpiece of Middle Eastern perfumery and the best oud (agarwood infected by a certain fungus) fragrance out there in my opinion. One female colleagues commented on how great the fragrance smelled and how she can clearly smell it on me. And for about 3 and a half weeks ( I kept the shirt hanging just to see how much it would take till the scent dies down) I was clearly able to smell the sweet gourmand smell from it, i am not kidding! There is a Fragrantica thread asking for additional feedback after someone fell in love with the fragrance, but the poster doesn’t describe the scent.

I don’t really get any oud in here, just frankincense or myrhh mixing with a lot of amber and thick vanilla. The basic expression of Kalemat Black reminds me of dark and dirty things like brown coal, tar, maybe rubber. Following the success of the legendary perfume, Kalemat,comes Seher Al Kalemat, the name literally mean Magic of the Words, another designer outfit pairing black and silver. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. To me, it has the characteristics of guaiac wood: singed woods with an aroma like that of burnt leaves in a large autumnal bonfire.