Arabian Diamond M. Micallef for men

it reminded me of a cheap "itar". very common smell. it was a disappointment for me.(tested on tester paper strip)
after a month : ok , after about month, i can still smell fragrance on the paper strip (now it feels nice and not cheap). i remember that the guerlain strips i tested with this one lost their fragrance after 5-6 days max.

very pretty bottle, and intriguing name too, but I am not so much impressed by this perfume. Very aoudy, very oriental, nothing new in here. I feel next to the woody part something flowery, but this is the main problem, it's just next to it, not really mixing well. As if there was another perfume pararel. Strong and long lasting if this is what you search for!

I had the chance to compare it to several Montales. I would pick this one every day. Expensive stuff! :(

Right out of the sample vial, the first things I smell are saffron, a tiny hint of oud, and sharp, sharp florals. Oh, no. Can that be my old nemesis, lily-of-the-valley? They wouldn’t put that in an oud perfume, would they? Off to the official notes and other reviews. Yes, it is indeed LOTV, and a whopping big bunch of it. My first impulse was to cross this one off the potential love match list, but decided to give it a chance to develop and maybe eventually be liked. I’m glad I gave it a chance.

Fortunately the rose is strong enough to grapple with the LOTV, not overcoming it, but at least managing to get in the corner of the picture and engage in a struggle that takes a full hour. After that, it just gets better and better, progressing from a floral, woody, resinous amber to a woody, musky amber. This is an extremely well-crafted perfume, and after following the entire evolution of the scent I understand that the bright, sharp notes at the beginning perfectly symbolize the cold sparkle of a diamond, but it turns out to be a diamond in a lavishly decorated warm gold setting, not a simple and boring platinum band.

Sillage is moderate, and the scent lasts a full 12+ hours and is still on clothing the following day. Arabian Diamond is the perfect example of a scent that I would have rejected immediately based on its top notes, but that turned into something that I enjoy so much that I actually ordered a 10 ml mini from the Micallef website. Kudos to them for offering their perfumes in amounts that are affordable and that I can deal with. I never thought I’d fall for a perfume that contained LOTV, but I did.