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Thahaani
Aldehydes are a period material, and putting them at the top of Al Wataniah Thahaani Eau de Parfum 100ml, released in 2022, deliberately recalls the great floral perfumes of the mid twentieth century.
That opening is busy and bright. Aldehydes give a soapy, slightly waxy sparkle, almost like clean linen, and beneath them sit rose, peony, osmanthus, peach and violet leaf. Peony is light and watery, osmanthus apricot tinged and faintly leathery, peach soft and nectar like, and violet leaf cuts a green stemmy line through all of it. Six materials in one stage, and the aldehydes are what hold them together. The heart is a full bouquet with weight. Rose returns, deeper this time, tuberose brings a waxy heady richness, orange blossom a soft sweetness, heliotrope a soft powderiness, and plum a dark winey fruit underneath. It is an old fashioned heart in the best sense, generous and unhurried.
The base is where it grows up. Sandalwood is creamy, cedarwood sharp, patchouli earthy, oakmoss damp and bitter, amber warm and musk soft, and together the six of them give the composition a dry, mossy, slightly powdery finish that holds for hours. This is a big fragrance. Eau de parfum concentration on a composition this crowded means strong early projection and a full day of wear, so two sprays is enough and four would be too many. Cool weather and the evening suit it, it reads feminine, and it will appeal particularly to anyone who misses the florals of forty years ago.
The brand describes itself as a signature perfume label of ABC International, with body mists, air fresheners and purse sprays alongside the perfumes, and three named fragrance collections: Niche, Eternal and Classic.
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