Nahema (for women)

NuriaRose

i found it very similar to YVES SAINT LAURENT CHAMPAGNE but more balanced and have some feel of talc

hollivomitsyou

a very well made thick warm rose. i notice the peach as well, but it is not a juicy peach more like a peach in the sun. it feels very feminine but in a grown way not a girlie way.

Mals86

I was thrilled to try Nahema, because I love rose scents, and I tend to do well with Guerlains. I picked up a vintage miniature bottle of parfum on ebay and dabbed it on. At first I smelled a whiff of peach, and then I smelled... nothing. I could tell that there was something on my arm, but I Could Not Smell It at all. How disappointing!

Thinking that it was the age or storage condition of the vintage parfum, I obtained a sample of edp from The Perfumed Court. The vial smelled a bit stronger than my parfum, but when I put it on, again - a hint of fruit, then nothing. Nada, zip, zilch, niente.

I had the same experience with Boucheron Jaipur, so my assumption is that there is some ingredient (a musk, perhaps?) that entirely blocks my perception of the scent. Neither my husband nor my daughter could smell it, either. I am sad.

(Don't weep for me: there are other rose scents for me to love!)

Mellyhelly

Great scent, one of my favourite ones, another stunning old Guerlain. It's not easy to wear, because it's strong and requires certain chemistry. It's very powerful, luscious, rose power witn peach and honey and I also detect some spicy black tea. In the drydown woody notes come out very softly.
In spite of its strenght and invasive aura, it can be very suave, too. It all depends on your chemistry and style. If it doesn't suit you it will wear you like a big animal. I tested it many years ago for the first time in Parfum strenght and although I was in delight it was not me at all and it almost stinked. Many years after I wear the Parfum de Toilette wnen I'm in a mood for that and i love it on my skin. A little goes on a long time. Overapply would be a big mistake. Nahema likes small doses on pulse points that swift small clouds of scent every now and then, like a sensual recall "I'm there".
Extremely womanly, also classy in a gipsy way (don't know if it makes sense), I hardly can see it worn by a man, but who knows? I think it's a very luscious and sensual fragrance, but to be honest it's not one that provoke waves of appreciation among people. Women like it better than men. Men say: "Old lady!" Not my aim really. Its firey elegance is not well understood. Once I sprayed some before going out for Mardi Gras dressed in total devil red with little red horns, devil tail and everything and a very demure but sensitive girl told me: "This scent seems very suitable for a little devil!" Well, I took it as a compliment :-) I don't look like a devil vamp very often :-) If only! Actually I have a quiet youngish appearance in spite of my age, I'm small and look more like a grown-up Little Red Hood. Anyway I wear Nahema.
If they ever discontinue this one Guerlain can go to the trash bin together with all the silly works they've done lately just to be alligned with easy-going tastes.

rosesbecomeme

Yes it is hard to find but I managed to get some pure perfume today. It was like warm velvet .The rose deep and vibrant . I can now after four hours smell mild amber and maybe vanilla. It should be the favourite . Catherine Deneuve in "Les Liasons" she would definately wear it , luxury but rather naughty .

solocha

With this perfume my fragrance testing is starting to comprehend the higher level of perfumery. It is described as a rose scent, but I could smell a rich afternoon sunset lit garden of powerful flowers and especially that auhtentic honey. This scent would suit a princess dressed in gold, not an earthly princess but the un-cheesy, fairy-tale princess in a land of magic.

F_A

Nahema makes me feel like a gipsy woman - she's beautiful, passionate and strong like a rose. Roses are beautiful flowers,- they have innocent lovely blossoms and sharp thorns. They can protect themselves, their beauty. Nahema perfectly embodies The Rose.

This fragrance has amazingly soft, rich oriental rose smell, which has something sharp hidden in it, just like the thorns of the real rose. It shouts: "Look at me, I am beautiful, but don't touch me because you can easily get hurt!"

Nahema is the Queen of rose fragrances, a true must try! Staying power is very good.

tessture

Clean rose with peach, not muddy like most peach/rose combos, with a lemony edge. Very nice, but I don't find it as stunning as others seem to. It is lovely and layered, but the combination of notes doesn't really work on me.

Juliette has a gun

This is evocative of a promenade in a fragrant, opulent rose garden, it is an hommage to the rose, and the name looks back to the orient, because this rose does not come from an English garden...
Scheherazade is the leading motive in Nahéma - and as the fairy tale develops, it shows a tender, warming aspect with vanilla, peru balm and sandalwood. In a way Nahéma is a precursor of many rose scents which were to follow later, e.g. the loud but gorgeous Paris by YSL. Unfortunately, Nahéma is a hard-to-find perfume and rather expensive. But it is worth it!

Leesee

A radiant, almost supernaturally luminous rose scent that, according to legend, does not even contain roses at all. The top notes project a cool, almost varnished floral effect. The heart gives the feel of walking in a rose garden at twilight. The drydown, when it finally arrives calls to mind the golden afterglow produced by drinking a steaming mug of brandy and milk -- warm, velvety smooth, and oh so comforting. Just gorgeous.

cognac

This is my Favourite perfume of all times.This is a perfect ,classy rose
fragrance that was made .The Edt smell different from the edp"s.To enjoy this one must buy the EDP.The sad part is its so hard to get .
This is a brilliant guerlain creation.
Middle eastern magic !!

Jalutschka

This is one of the very best Guerlains -in the centre, you smell a fantastic, very opulent rose - but of course, the composition is more complex. Nahema sends out very rich and magical signals from a heady mix of citrus flowers to the heart of the Bulgarian rose mixed with the rosa damascena- before finally setteling down into the sensual depths of amber and tonka adorned by the mysterious Guerlinade. It is a pity this fantastic perfume does not enjoy the same popularity as - say- Shalimar or Chamade, because it is a masterpiece in its own right, too. It brings to my mind the famous "Rose Aria" in Richard Strauss' opera "Der Rosenkavalier", the scene in which the Duchess is given a rose as a present by her admirer... (a beautiful role for mezzo-sopranos...)
"Es ist ein Tropfen persischen Rosenöls hineingetan..." (Libretto/textbook in German by Hugo von Hoffmansthal- exquisite.)A very musical perfume to me.

Carmel

A young woman was wearing this on the bus next to me one morning and the smell was just so amazingly gorgeous, I had to ask her what it was. Ever since then I've longed to buy it for myself.

caribou55313

Supremely rich rose, honeyed and fruity.