Intense yuzu opening with rose, spicy and oriental notes and mind blowing animalic - oud base. This is how you could describe Assam de Mai in one sentence. However one sentence is never enough to visualize a complex perfume and even an entire poem is not enough to describe some scents. It’s a Barzakh style take on a classic mukhallat scent profile which we can easily notice because of the present notes, deeply implying traditional middle eastern perfumery. But what I wanted to focus on the most is my favorite part of the entire composition and it’s the base. Throughout half of its existence the scent is rather masculine and heavy with lots of saffron. Yet despite finishing off with animalic notes it takes on a refined manner. It transitions from slightly sweet amber onto a luxurious Siberian deer musk and sandalwood. On top of that there is a deep leathery and resinous contrast of castoreum and Assam oud. Most interestingly whenever I wear it myself I keep noticing how different it is each time. Not widely different but it’s enough to keep me invested each time, trying to keep a track of what’s currently happening inside my nose. Without a doubt under it’s simple facade there’s a ton of complexity hidden in this bottle that takes time and experience to fully understand. 

15ml | Extrait de parfum

150€