Dalal Perfume Oil - 6ml by Al Rehab

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Usually a scent named 'bakhour' (a form of middle eastern incense!) would attract me like a bee to honey. Not so here. The reviewer who summarized this particular Al Rehab as 'sour fruit and detergent' did us all a favor! Yes, there's a tangy quality that could be good - if it didn't descend into funky acid territory. NO incense, depth, or beauty appeared. I tried it repeatedly in all kinds of weather and got nowhere. So when my dearest friend begged me to pass it along - Voila. History! The rose is very gently coming through, along with some more 'garden', and a lovely, light jasmine. I would imagine that this wears quite close to the skin, which is no bad thing, and needs to be kept away from the public for the first 30 minutes. You decide! There is no way Mokhalat will appeal to those unfamiliar with middle eastern attars, but if you're willing to take your time and have an adventure, Mokhalat is the 'funky' Al Rehab I recommend. It's best in hot weather and layers well with the equally unusual Aroosah. Plus (if you live in the west) you're almost guaranteed to smell like nobody else you know. It took me ages to get around to writing this review. Why? Because I didn't know for sure WHICH attar I had! The little label is extremely similar to that of Crystal and partly worn away at that. Neither am I particularly fluent in Arabic, alas. ;)

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Al Rehab, established in 1975, have taken upon their shoulders the responsibility of providing high-quality perfumes with their slogan being ‘quality at affordable prices for all’. Made in UAE. Indeed very close to Britney Spears Fantasy, so this review is more of a comparison of these two. The opening is about the same, very bright, sweet and fruity with a tart kiwi note. I think the kiwi is a little more rounded and less sour than in Fantasy. I don't know about pre-reformulated Fantasy, if I ever smelled that it must have been over a decade ago. Fantastic is also a little more floral than Fantasy, but these are only minor differences, so I thought that Fantastic is pretty much just a dupe. NB. 3 hours in (sans the oudh now), and it is literally Fantastic. I love it, and it is not, as I said before, light; it is sumptuous, with different layers showing themselves and intermingling, constantly. I feel like I'm living in a cloud of womanliness. there's a dozen of Al Rehab perfumes which I love and this is among them. BTW I have it in 35 mil spray bottle. While there are similarities to the first Bakhour I had, this one is NOT funky. NOT loud. NOT high pitched and almost acrid. NOT even bitter. What I smell now in place of that funky oddness is a hint of tangy musk distinctive to middle eastern blends, and also a bit of oud.This is such a polarising scent. I have no idea how to describe it in tangeable terms, besides the fact that on my first whiff all I could smell was orange and yeast or some sort of dough. After applying it however I barely smell any of that anymore, it's very rancid indeed, acid reflux-y smells somewhat uplifting and comforting but in the "you're crying and idk how to make you feel better and the more I say the worse I make it, but you appreciate the fact I'm at least trying" type of way. very weird and experimental frag. I agree that it has a misleading name.in my mother tongue(persian) bakhour is:vaporized water with a humidifier which is used for refreshing skin and cleansing pores.also sometimes they pour drops of herbals like lavender drops or ocaliptous in it to help curing cold.on the other hand it makes me think of oud,incense,myrrh but Al Rehab bakhour is nothing about herbals or oud

Dalal - 6ml (.2 oz) Perfume Oil by Al-Rehab - Al-Rashad Inc Dalal - 6ml (.2 oz) Perfume Oil by Al-Rehab - Al-Rashad Inc

Now, it smells very feminine and light, a nice perfume to wear during the day, with a pretty dress or blouse, and would be excellent for Spring and Summer days. What Bakhour DOES smell a lot like is Al Rehab Mokhalat. (Also with a similar label!) Interestingly, though it contains nearly all the same notes and clearly shares a strong chemical similarity, Mokhalat actually appeals to me. It's rounded out with medicinal oud, wood, and possibly saffron, feeling more balanced and earthy. Somehow it even seems a little pseudo-intellectual to me! Oddly attractive, rather than repulsive. It's interesting how a perfume acts differently on different people.for me,it's wearable year round except hot weather.and I prefer it for evening and even night wear.It begins with fresh aqua, mint and bergamot, with lily and vetiver in the middle note to warm-sweet with roses, amber and musk nuances insurance. I can't find right words to explain how much I enjoyed this pretty,yummy,super feminine scent.indeed lovely and though very similar,I like it even more than "sweet like candy".longevity doesn't pass moderate but it's not faint.I'm happy with it's sillage. Note - For those ready to give up on Al Rehab entirely, please consider trying Choco Musk, Soft, Sandra, Lovely, and Fantastic. Those with 'masculine' taste should try Space, U2 Man, Dakar, and Al Fares. These are more western in style. ALL will give you very good value.

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Bakhour is a good reproduction of classic floral bakhoor, but be warned: the strength, protection and sillage is absolutely huge and the floral notes massive. They dominate the woody notes and almost force them into submission...but they are there. The florals remain potent a good 12 hours later and just one squirt of the spray is enough to overwhelm you and, quite possibly everyone else in a room! I've learned my lesson! But when I woke up after sampling this for the first time the evening before, I smelled a creamy, vanilla-infused musk instead of the cupcake-vanilla in Fantasy. More perfumey than the baked goods drydown of the original. I tried it two more times and always got the same result, in the final drydown Fantastic becomes its own fragrance.I don't think that you really need both this and Fantasy. As I have only tried the EDP spray, I can't judge the oil, and obviously a matching oil as an addition to a perfume is a different story. Bakhour" worthes a lot more than it's price tag.it can beat a lot of popular high-end fragrances.I love how it develops on my skin and once again I'm so happy to discover this cheap but great brand.it's a pity that they're not widely available where I live I wanted to fall in love with this like many other reviewers, but to be blunt, it's a dead ringer for Febreze. Most people in the US are familiar with Febreze, the spray air freshener/odor eliminator. Wirt notes that Bakhour smells like 'artificially sweetened incense'. That's not a bad description as bakhoor is just that: incense that comes in the form of oil soaked wooden chips usually burned on top of heated charcoal. It's often used to perfume clothes, being a fragrance layer in its own right. Today my sister in love asked me to give her a perfume so that she could wear on a party where she was going to also meet her date.she forgot to bring her own.she hates sweet fragrances(unlike me)and only likes very fresh,very citrusy or aquatic scents(unlike me).lovely was sitting right in front of me so it was the first thing that came to my mind.after spraying it she cried out:girl this stuff is sweeet!it smells like your other perfume,sweet like candy by ariana grande.it's going to kill me with headache!