Marwah Al Haramain Perfumes for women and men

If you want a seductive lush Arabian rose, Marwah will make you very very happy. The Aoud is a bit strong only for the 1st 30 min. This is better than any of the Montale aoud/rose offerings in my opinion. White Aoud is quite beautiful as well for someone preferring something a bit more on the gourmand side. I applied a few drops and I am now graced with the perfect amount of silage. Wrist sniffing is unnecessary here. If you like roses and aoud, you will be in heaven once you apply Marwah on your skin. This is simple, pure beauty.

Marwah is such a simple beauty. I`m saying simple because it does not have the structure of western perfumes. It could be perceived as quite linear but at the same time the fantastic natural ingredients evolve in time and gain gentleness and airiness. The lovely oriental rose is prominent all way long and it`s so well accompanied by saffron and sandal wood... Like journey through Middle East.

I bought a decant of this and today was the first time I've worn it since it's been so cold. But, today was 60 degrees and I couldn't wait! I'm in love with myself, I smell so good! The scent is so beautiful. I'm getting to know real oud scents and have really enjoyed the bite that as it wears, compliments the skin. This oud is mild with the slightest bite and sweet from the beginning and wears very well. It's very feminine on my skin and the rose is constantly present and so beautiful. The amber, sandalwood, and oud blend into a warm sweetness. It's very balanced for a western nose. I have a new addiction.

Live Amber, Sandal, Dehnal Oudh and Istanbul Rose.

Marketed for both genders, but better left to women; too sweet for men.

I stumbled on to Marwah back in December of 2008. I was on a business trip in the Middle East, which took me to Dubai, Riyadh and culminating in Cairo. I must confess that I smelt the same fragrance almost on 50% of all the local associates with whom I had business contact.

The strength of the fragrance was not what had grabbed my attention, although it made me wonder! It was rather its vivid, almost live scent permeating the surrounding where ever there were men or women wearing it, and many of both genders wore it!

It was kind of embarrassing to even think of asking other men what fragrance they were wearing, so I didn’t.

When I landed in Cairo, however, the ambiance, the shopping milieu, and the abundance of essential oils everywhere foreigners are found made it easy to learn a great deal about Mrwah and other fragrances by Haramain.

The proper name in the local language is AlHaramain, and the translation is: The Two Sacred Mosques.

The name Marwah stems, as the legend goes, from an ancient Arabic folklore, where, father Abraham had abandoned his wife Hager and son Ismail, at the command of the Lord, in that arid, desolate and lifeless desert.

And Hager, in her frantic search for water for her infant, pacing back and fro between two hills seeing mirage, finally found water flowing under her infant’s feet. Marwah was the name of one of those two hills.

The symbol or significance behind giving the fragrance this name is purity and solace.

Marwah is a typical oriental fragrance; spicy and full of Dehnal, Oudh (Agarwood) and Sandalwood, and a very bright, sweetish Istanbul Rose.

It is the type of fragrance that compels you to inhale it again and again, and never get enough of it.

Not surprisingly, it is sweet, but balanced by the sandalwood. It is also stable from beginning to end, and does not change much if at all.

Longevity is, get this, be prepared to have residual aroma lingering in your shirt, undershirt as well as suit jacket, pants and tie, may be even your socks, for a few days after application.

Sillage is commensurate with its longevity, very discernable from many, many feet away, yet it never has that ghastly effect on people, other heavy perfumes have; this is surprisingly a very gentle fragrance, and no wonder, there is not a drop of any of its ingredients that is synthetic or even resembling synthetic, every bit of it is as natural as nature itself.

It is marketed, as almost all the Mid.East fragrances, for both genders, I believe it is best left for women.

Not only have I bought copious amount of it for my wife and daughters, but I also, actually, bought the very essential oils from which it is made.