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Mukhallat At-Tabari illustre parfaitement les tendances actuelles de la parfumerie masculine dite "de niche". Mais en mieux, avec plus d'élégance que le maintenant traditionnel mariage malheureux entre ambroxan et bois secs que l'on trouve partout. La touche de rose fraîche, de patchouli terreux et de bois variés ne sont que des prétextes pour un parfum à tendance atmosphérique, minéral, froid et terreux, à la beauté intrigante plus que prévisible.
Mukhallat At-Tabari is a synthesis of all the fashionable trends of male-oriented niche perfumery I've seen in the last few years. But it's a lot more consistent and better quality than most of its "ambroxan-oud" siblings. With a touch of dewy rose, earthy patchouli and various woods, the whole fragrance feels atmospherical (do I even make sense ?), mineral and cold ; an intriguing beauty that's anything but predictable.
N. B. : J'ai aussi testé Hind et Musk Aswad de la même marque.
N.B. : reviews for Hind and Musk Aswad available.
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Mukhallat At-Tabari opens on a conventionally masculine accord of patchouli and ambroxan. The delicate taïf rose is associated with geranium, which saves the whole thing from being unidimensional. The patchouli feels really natural, almost earthy and moist rather than fruity. The first few minutes are clean, simple, seemingly easy-going but with a slightly agressive edge (blame the ambroxan). We're looking at a stream-lined answer to what the masculine market wants, what's trendy in that regard. The oud feels equally as clean as the other notes, minimalist, with a sense of sharpness. No animalic, cheesy or fecal notes anywhere in sight. There's this traditional woody/fresh accord of cedar, vetiver and pine that has now become the epitome of masculine fragrances. The whole thing is clean, woody, smoky and manly. Proper for lack of a better word. Mukhallat At-Tabari is well-executed exemple of a commercial fragrance, because it's so easy to like at first, but becomes a lot more interesting once the top notes start to calm down.
Par souci d'honnêteté, je tiens à préciser que je n'ai pas vraiment apprécié Mukhallat At-Tabari lors de mon premier essai. Je le trouvais trop agressif, trop synthétique et conventionnel. Je l'ai ré-essayé plusieurs fois malgré tout, parce que je préfère attendre que les notes de tête s'apaisent pour juger d'un parfum définitivement. Au bout de quinze minutes, le patchouli se dévoile vraiment. La rose n'est vraiment là que pour harmoniser et adoucir la violence relative des notes boisées. Ce patchouli est légèrement terreux, tout à fait humide. Il possède ce côté sous-bois après la pluie que certains patchoulis entretiennent avec grâce. C'est dimension un peu aquatique est confirmée par la présence éthérée des notes florales. Le géranium en particulier a souvent cette fraîcheur légèrement épicée et végétale d'une fleur après l'orage.
To be honest, I didn't quite like those top notes on my first try. It was too agressive, boring and synthetic for my personal taste. I tried the fragrance a couple more times anyway, and it changed drastically after a good fifteen minutes. The patchouli blossoms in the most intriguing fashion, unveils all its earthiness almost to smell like wet moss, like a forest after a rainfall. The rose is barely present, only to softens the edges and give a slight aquatic feel. Geranium does that sometimes ; spicy and vegetal facets of a flower after rainstorm.
To be honest, I didn't quite like those top notes on my first try. It was too agressive, boring and synthetic for my personal taste. I tried the fragrance a couple more times anyway, and it changed drastically after a good fifteen minutes. The patchouli blossoms in the most intriguing fashion, unveils all its earthiness almost to smell like wet moss, like a forest after a rainfall. The rose is barely present, only to softens the edges and give a slight aquatic feel. Geranium does that sometimes ; spicy and vegetal facets of a flower after rainstorm.
Face à cette humidité apaisante de sous-bois se tient un bataillon fumé et sec d'ambroxan et d'oud. Celui-ci est relativement moderne, dans le sens de nettoyé, complètement portable ; avec un petit côté de bois vieilli légèrement humide. Dans la majeure partie de son développement, Mukhallat At-Tabari est partagé entre l'humide et le fumé, ce qui lui donne l'odeur d'un vieux bois qui brûle dans une forêt venant d'échapper à une averse. Tout l'intérêt de ce parfum réside dans son atmosphère orageuse de sous-bois où l'on s'est perdu, avec le côté fumé d'un feu de fortune allumé pour se tenir chaud.
Next to the calming humidity of the undergrowth, there's a whole smoky infantry of ambroxan and oud. Fairly modern and young in feel. Extremely clean, as I said before, and therefore wearable ; but with a nice touch of wet mushroomy log (a good thing in that case). For most of its longevity, Mukhallat At-Tabari can't really decide between the wet and the smoky aspects of its personality. It almost feels like the smell of a bunch of logs, slowly burning on the mossy ground of a forest after rainstorm. There's an atmosphere to this fragrance ; extremely earthy and thunderous at the same time, with a warm fire near by.
Next to the calming humidity of the undergrowth, there's a whole smoky infantry of ambroxan and oud. Fairly modern and young in feel. Extremely clean, as I said before, and therefore wearable ; but with a nice touch of wet mushroomy log (a good thing in that case). For most of its longevity, Mukhallat At-Tabari can't really decide between the wet and the smoky aspects of its personality. It almost feels like the smell of a bunch of logs, slowly burning on the mossy ground of a forest after rainstorm. There's an atmosphere to this fragrance ; extremely earthy and thunderous at the same time, with a warm fire near by.
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Mukhallat At-Tabari stays on my skin for about six hours ; for the whole time, it's a mineral fragrance, atmospheric and weather-like because of the combination of the "freshly dug earth" note of the patchouli and the dry smokiness brought by oud and ambroxan. The last moments are rounded out by clean musk and a touch vanilla, so delicate it's barely perceptible. L'ambroxan is nicer in the late dry-down, gives a slightly leathery labdanum vibe. The oud is still there, but it floats around ethereally with patchouli and some kind of black pepper. Overall, the base notes are velvety, comfortable and conforting ; with that characteristic feel of those synthetics usually named "cashmere wood" (and associates) which is an appreciated change after the over-the-top agressive complexity of the middle notes.
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Mukhallat At-Tabari est un exemple pertinent dans le conflit permanent entre les avocats du mainstream et les chevaliers de la niche. Il s'adresse à un grand nombre de consommateurs différents, dans deux cultures olfactives différentes. La rose du début reste traditionnelle des masculins dans la culture arabo-musulmane, alors que les bois secs se sont imposées comme la note obligée des nouvelles sorties masculines du marché occidental ces dernières années.
Mukhallat At-Tabari est un parfum commercial, mais réussi, complexe, mais pas du tout superficiel, et d'une originalité subtile par son utilisation presqu'incongrue de matériaux difficiles pour créer un effet minéral réussi, et somme toute assez rare.
Mukhallat At-Tabari is a good example that you can create a good quality mainstrean-oriented fragrance, with some of the aesthical codes of the niche market (hum, hum smoke). I feel like it could be among the best-sellers of the line, because it caters toward two different fragrance cultures, if that makes sense. The fresh rose of the opening is traditionally masculine in middle-eastern perfumery, while dry woods are everywhere on the men side of Sephora.
Mukhallat At-Tabari feels like a mainstream fragrance, but well-done, with an amount of unyielding complexity and unexpected notes that even the most exclusive niche releases rarely have. The mineral effect is undeniably rare, if not simply beautiful.
Mukhallat At-Tabari is a good example that you can create a good quality mainstrean-oriented fragrance, with some of the aesthical codes of the niche market (hum, hum smoke). I feel like it could be among the best-sellers of the line, because it caters toward two different fragrance cultures, if that makes sense. The fresh rose of the opening is traditionally masculine in middle-eastern perfumery, while dry woods are everywhere on the men side of Sephora.
Mukhallat At-Tabari feels like a mainstream fragrance, but well-done, with an amount of unyielding complexity and unexpected notes that even the most exclusive niche releases rarely have. The mineral effect is undeniably rare, if not simply beautiful.
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