Soleil De Jeddah L'Original

I remember years ago when I started my fragrance journey I didn't like this at all. Years later my nose must have matured because I fell head over heels in love with this absolute masterpiece. I bought a second back up 100ml bottle immediately. I can't get enough of this stunning fragrance. I could literally bathe in this. There's no way I could describe this fragrance only to say I get endless compliments when wearing this from all walks of life. My 33 year old girlfriend to my 74 year old father & everyone in between loves this fragrance on me. All I can say to anyone trying this for the first time, is do not judge right away. The magic is in the dry down! Give this work of art time to do its thing. This will always be a staple in my collection!

This one’s a winner. Got this spray sample from luckyscent.com. Really nice iris forward scent, a scent type in which SHL has few serious rivals. I wish it had some olibanum or incense or myrrh, but not so much that I don’t want this, though for that reason it would come in behind “Mortal Skin”, right up there with “Panthea”and “Panthea Iris”, “Khol de Bahrain”, “Taklamakan.” No relation whatever to the “Soleil de Jeddah Mango Kiss” which didn’t impress me at all but a girlfriend thought went perfectly with her bikini. I put this right up there with Amouage “Interlude Black Iris” my favorite iris scent. Long lasting on the skin, arm’s length silage. Might be a little daring for the office, but definitely date wear.

Beautiful lemony burst at the start that reminds me of the scent of a hotel I started at in Abu Dhabi. Thankfully this lemon was not synthetic and far more refreshing. It quickly warms up and I start getting the osmanthus and then leather and vanilla. After half an hour it smells exactly like Emiro by Moresque. The only similarities both fragrances have are the lemon in the top notes and leather in the base. I haven't noticed anyone else having a similar experience so it must just be my skin chemistry. To me the dry down, despite the dreaded vanilla, is superior to Emiro. Sillage is big on my skin so definitely a cooler climate choice but well worth it.

That lemon is quite dominant and fruity rather than citrusy, so it amplifies the fruitiness of osmanthus, making the scent too lemony fruity overall that the beauty of the floral note is almost ruined. The 'soapiness' some comments mentioned comes from the quality of balmy osmanthus, so this combo with lemon isn't quite a good choice, in my opinion. Damp chamomile gives an aromatic edge, making me assume for a sec that it was blackcurrant cassis or maybe patch before looking at the notes. I also detect some airy spices like pink pepper. Leather and ambergris are so refined and seamless, which shine more after the scent settles.

This is an absolutely stunning powerhouse and, in my opinion, the best and most authentic orris forward fragrance ever formulated. I smelled orris butter raw material about a year ago and have been searching for a realistic perfume with that smell. This is the one. To make it even more stunning, there is a perfect osmanthus note that balances out the darkness of the orris butter and makes it shine. The gold bottle is a perfect color for the juice in this bottle. It literally smells like I would imagine gold should smell like. I am currently testing from a decent and plan to pick up a FB soon.