AREEJ LE DORE
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
2022
PERFUMER
Russian Adam
TOP NOTES
Indian Rose
HEART NOTES
French Cacao
BASE NOTES
Indian Oud distilled in Rose Water
Indian Ouds
THOUGHTS
Beauty And The Beast is a rose oud. A bit heavier and spicier base than most. This one reminds me a lot of Dixit & Zak Oud Rosa, with its spicy henna plant earthiness.
Wet, greenish rose with a soapy acidity. It starts familiar, but the drydown is a lot more earthy and dry. I prefer the opening myself. A nice one, but also not the most interesting one in the #ALD7 collection to me.