I have been blessed enough to receive attar samples created by Marius for the wonderful people at Imperial oud .... I am sure these will be up for sale soon, so keep your eyes out.
They are completely unique and unlike anything I have seen on the market until now. Below is my review of their Rose centred blend. Which is yet to be named.
Rose - created by Marius for Imperial oud
This attar opens up with a very sweet aroma almost like sherbet or those sugar coated fruity sweets. I get tropical fruits of mango, citrus and a jammy rose.
This then dries down and the the supporting savoury notes come into play (clove etc) which takes the edge off the sweetness somewhat but the sweet quality of this attar is still very much the driving force with mango remaining prominent in combination with a sweet jammy rose.
I also get a facet of what I perceive to be Iris? Maybe due to the combination of ingredients?
The attar is very natural smelling, intense and photorealistic... I would imagine this is due to the good use of fixatives and animalics in the composition. There is a warming quality in this, the sort of quality I get when animalics are used carefully and skilfully when the perfumer doesn’t want to overwhelm the composition, but simply wishes elevate what is already there.
Later on a buttery sandalwood appears, the clove becomes more apparent with the Rose humming away in the background...
I would sum this composition up as a fruity, sweet tropical blend with a warming base of sandalwood, Rose and animalics which are used skilfully to uplift the entire composition... I would say the most prominent animalic used here is civet, it suits the composition well and goes perfectly with the clove, jammy rose and tropical fruity combination.
Totally unique and unlike any attar I’ve smelt so far from imperial oud and from any other vendor also. Performance is good on my skin with the attar projecting well for the first couple of hours. I look forward to the official release InshaAllah ❤️