Maharadjah Parfums de Nicolaï for women

I don't regard this as middle eastern at all but it is underpoweringly cinnamon - and if you are like me and love cinnamon then this is for you! It isn't a gourmand type of perfume rather a gentle knock on the door of the cinnamon along with a scant touch of lavender!

It is long lasting but lives close to my skin - I do love this as I constantly keep on smelling - as Gosha said it's comforting - for me this is a winter winner in all cases and I am so glad I took the plunge and bought this!

Was very surprised by how strong the mint/lavender was at the start, and I'm now getting more of the cinnamon and carnation at the moment, I expect this will sweeten and the vanilla/patchouli will come out more (I've only had it on for about an hour). Since most of my favorite scents have tonka/vanilla/patchouli in them somewhere I think this one is going to be in frequent rotation. I like the idea that you don't have to reapply it often, but definitely a little goes a long way. It could be very unpleasant if you apply too much at first. The mint/coriander/lavender really does "slap you in the face" a bit.

Two notes are juxtaposed here: cinnamon and lavender - the opening is a genuine burst of the two unparalled in modern perfume history. Other spices join in: clove and cardamon. After one hour, the fragrance still exhales all its spicyness and even after 8 hs, the scent is still present on my skin. Very high quality materials - obviously. This is a very particular scent with a genuine aromatherapeutic touch. If you don't like lavender and if cinnamon is not your favourite, I recommend you sample carefully before buying. The fragrance is unisex, of course, and comes in the plain Patricia de Nicolai outfit - don't confound it with Maharani, by the way. A unique scent - not for everybody. I personally find it very enjoyable.
8 out of 10 points on my personal scale

Oriental (almost somehow "Middle Eastern"), very spicy and as they say at the Luckyscent.com - not for everyone. The spices, especially cinnamon and clove are so prominent that you will need to be very fond of them to enjoy this fragrance. You also need to like lavender and sandalwood as those seem to be quite robust also. Myself - I do like it. Not obsessively, but I do. For me personally it is a kind of comforting scent - in a similar way comforting as might be a mug of mulled wine or the scent coming out of an oriental temple. In my very limited experience Parfums de Nicolaï often have a mesmerizing, extraordinary start that unfortunately tends to fade away quickly and the unusualness disappears. Here you get exactly what you expect from the composition from the beginning till the end. The oriental herby/spicy/woody scent remains pretty unchanged throughout the hours it lasts, only it softens and mellows in a lovely way as it gets older. :-)