Maahir

hmmmm .... Maahir does not WOW me. I got this because of the reviews on Youtube. I can see the notes on fragrantica being totally wrong this. I wish it did have raspberry, jasmine, peach, more musk, more vanilla. I started feeling like I have Covid (may Allah protect me from it aameen). Because some of the reviewers are calling this a "beast scent". Now I am thinking what do they mean "beast"? Surely not in power, as in filling the room with a spray. Someone compared this with "Oud Moods" .... I THOUGHT. So I went to grab the bottle of Oud Mood and sprayed on one arm and Maahir on the other. They are VERY similar but to me Maahir is prettier. This is marketed as Unisex, I can see this statement being from someone who is not Arab or from the middle east. Since I used the phrase "Prettier", to ME "Maahir is a soft feminine scent. First spray I smelled synthetic, velvet leather. Like a nice, new, soft, butter leather coat and slight rose and slight musk. The scent was very flat. I can see it being in the neighborhood of Oud Moods (with the black ribbon). They are close in smell, but not identical. I like the cool down of Maahir better than the opening. The "beast" must be in reference to "longevity". Maahir is soft, velvety, it smells absolute nothing like "Velvet Oud". Not even close. I LIKE Maahir, I can see this being Emirati fragrance for WOMEN. I feel a man would have to OVER SPRAY this. Definitely layer it with something and of course smoke their clothes with oud or some bukhoor. Which would totally kill and overpower Maahir, because it is so soft and smooth. So I don't think this is heavy unisex and for a man. This is very feminine and soft to me. Actually I think I would spray and smoke my clothes with bukhoor when wearing this. There is no smoke with Maahir, just flat, pretty, clean with slight musk. I smell soft synthetic rose, leather and musk, slightly sweet. Maahir is very flat, soft and pretty, velvety. I give 3.5 outta 5 stars. Because I feel if I want to wow in this, I have to put in work by having to over spray and smoke my clothes with bukhoor or oud. 5 for presentation, package, bottle, which would make you expect more from the actual fragrance which is only 3.5 for me. It's not a WOW fragrance but I like it AFTER it cools and settles on the skin. Would I miss this if I ran out? Yes, I think I would. I MIGHT grow to love this as a day scent and miss it if it was gone. So I could see myself restocking and keeping a bottle on hand. It's a pretty everyday scent or fresh out the shower and for going to bed. I wouldn't grab this and think about romance. Just fresh, velvety and pretty. However I think a husband would think of romance, inhaling this on a woman's skin, while laying in bed. It is a very beautiful and pretty fragrance for a WOMAN. I have a middle eastern nose. This is not unisex or masculine to me in the least. The only thing Unisex about Maahir is the bottle.

I had smelled Maahir at my mall and loved it, I also found it on fragrance.net for 17$. This bottle probably has the best bang for the buck in my collection. Maahir looks and feels very heavy/luxurious. The colors of the cap, lettering, juice, and clear glass look great together! This fragrance smells great as well, it’s such a nice combo of oud, rose, vanilla, and powdery notes. It opens with a familiar oud/rose smell combined with a “middle eastern” smell which dies off after about 10 minutes and turns into a vanilla, oud, and powdery smell. Maahir smells masculine, mature, and elegant, while wearable enough for casual occasions. I haven’t seen any hype about this fragrance, and I can barely find any reviews on YouTube. Even when I do find reviews, they are usually pretty mixed. Maybe I’m a middle eastern fragrance guy, or maybe this is a hidden gem. Either way I’ve been obsessed with this since receiving it, I will look into more Lattafa fragrances and other middle eastern fragrances soon.

On the initial spray, i get the whiff of a juicy indian masaala paan, especially Banarasi paan with the kattha and tobacco. Which then starts the transition very soon in minutes, from some pleasant fruity rosy fragrance towards vanilla, powdery, woody accords. Then it settles down to powdery woody somewhat like sandal along with vanilla. Very good like gourmand perfume to some extent. Which all together imitates the smell of dark chocolate with vanilla flavor and it also gives smooth Tobacco note in the drydown and considering that, it probably leans towards a masculine fragrance, but could be used by both without any trouble. Not cloying or overwhelming at all. Unless you smell it upclose which you shouldn't..

Bought this with Opulent Red from Lattafa (both blind buys) and thought I would surely love this more straight away but found it incredibly strong with even one spray. I guess Opulent Red took less time to evolve on the skin. The second day after buying both I just wore Maahir and absolutely fell in love. On the dry down is definitely an incredible statement of oud but after a couple of hours the rose definitely comes through with vanilla. It really is a beautiful rose and oud combination so definitely worth it to add to your collection if you love that combo. I can understand the Rose D'Arabie comparisons but I feel as though this is slightly more oud dominant but overall a gorgeous fragrance.

This is a beautiful spicy/oud/rose/saffron dominant perfume. The Fragrantica notes are completely wrong. There's nothing powdery about this at all. If you know Ted Lapidus Oud Blanc or Swiss Arabian's Shaghaf Oud (sweeter) then you'll have a sense for this. Although the saffron in this formula seems a tad synthetic and dominant, it's still a lovely offering in this oud/rose category. Nothing groundbreaking but still it holds its own and is lovely to wear on a cold winter day/night. Performance is strong but not quite 'beast mode'. Lasts on my skin for about 5 hours, on clothes for much longer.