I’ve smelled attars before, but not like these. On family trips to India, my mom would always buy attars, so oil-based perfumes made in traditional ways. She loves florals and stuck to soliflores – rose and jasmine being her favourites.
The History of Attar collection from @areejledore are perfumes based on traditional attars. I haven’t had the chance to wear them on skin, but they are different than what I was expecting, and from what I’ve experienced in the past.
The perfumes are: Le Mitti, Beauty and the Beast, Gul Hina, Ambre de Coco, Malik al Motia, Al Majmua, Mysore Incenza.
Having a basic knowledge of some of the languages spoken in India meant that this wasn’t a blind smelling, and I’ve read lots about these already. I think what’s interesting about these is that they’re all very strong, and they don’t smell like any perfume that I’m used too – except for Al Majmua which has a traditional chypre structure so it reminds me of a bombastic 80’s perfume.
Have you smelled these, or do you have a favourite? Tell me which one I should start with.
