Rawae'e Monarch
Blueberry is the material almost nobody uses, and Al Wataniah Rawae'e Monarch Eau de Parfum 100ml puts it right at the front. It is a soft, slightly jammy, faintly tart fruit in perfumery, darker than a berry note usually is and never sherbet like, and it gives the opening a muted, purple quality that is genuinely hard to find elsewhere. Tangerine lifts it. That is a sweet, round citrus with a little peel bitterness behind the juice, and it keeps the blueberry from feeling heavy in the first few minutes. The two of them together make an opening that is unusual without being difficult, which is a harder trick than it sounds.
The heart is where the fragrance becomes serious. Bulgarian rose is deep, velvety and slightly jammy in its own right, which is why it sits so comfortably with the fruit above it. Geranium cuts in green and sharp with a leafy bite, and magnolia adds a creamy, citrus edged white flower that lightens the whole arrangement. Three flowers, each of them doing a quite distinct job in the middle of the bottle.
The base is short and skin close: musk, soft and clean, and patchouli, dark and earthy beneath it. Seven materials altogether, and the restraint at the bottom is what lets the fruit and the flowers stay audible for as long as they do. The eau de parfum concentration gives it good longevity with moderate projection. It is a women's scent, comfortable in spring and autumn, and it works in daylight as readily as in the evening. Al Wataniah is an Arabian perfume brand based in Dubai, sitting under ABC International and splitting what it makes across three named ranges: Niche, Eternal and Classic.
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