Zahra Swiss Arabian for women

Zahra, the Arabic name for flower, came across to me as a very sweet orange juice. It reminded me of honey sweetened freshly squeezed Egyptian orange juice, deeply orange and amazingly fragrant. But there's no orange note here. To my nose, the flowers are difficult to detect initially, but with the second wearing, I was able to pick up a clear berry note mixed with jasmine which morphs into a sweet resinous vanilla. The resin scent could very well be the oud note which is only detectable right at the end. This is very fresh, sweet, extremely long lasting and with decent silage. In fact, I could detect zahra, more than 48 hours later, when I open the wardrobe where my scarf is sitting. The notes are synthetic, the price is very cheap ( 20ml perfume oil for 10 USD) but Zahra is a well crafted, pretty sweet floral scent. It is non-obtrusive and absolutely perfect in the dry hot summer.

I am a bit disappointed about this scent. Especially because I have other scents to compare it to. For example, Lancome Poeme has this honey/linden aroma and is soft and long lasting.
All I get here is little bit of maybe honeysuckle and mimosa. Sweet, yes. Spicy ? Where ? I don't detect any spice.
It is a nothing scent to my nose. Whereas the Al Haramain Attar Al Kaaba roses/oud sample can knock you out with its potency, here it is the opposite. I have to put my nose close to the arm to sniff.

No big deal, I shall test many other samples on this Arabic Perfume Oil path of discovery. Just thought to write my review to let you know about Zahra.

I just got it from someone. Had been in use for a year.(my bottle looks different than the-one on this photo; I´ve the 80%-one). And it´s also winter here. 10 below 0 by Celsius..may be all that, but all I get is leather. strong, even terrifying..smell of leather-saddle.. The bottle is adorable, but I still feel a bit sick and shocked by the perfume.. Wish to smell it with hot weather, because at the moment I´m here left with the feeling that I get none of what the fragrance really is:(

I just rec'd it today and it does have a familiar aroma. I'm wrecking my brain to see what i can compare this fragrance to. Its nice but oddly familiar.

A bright,tart floral scent. I don't find it to be too strong or overpowering. There is a hint of musk, which I think makes this oil appropiate year round. Some smells can be defined by colors, and what immediately pops in my head is "yellow", in a sunshiney, cheerful way. Very reasonably priced as well. I hope this one's a keeper, as some note in other Arabian perfumes I have tried have given me a massive headache. So far, so good with this one.

There is a zesty, fresh top note and I think that may be the vetiver. Then almost immediately, a warm, sweet dry down. It smells like ripe, exotic fruit. It's very feminine. I would definitely recommend.

As Janina recommended Noora, I could not agree more. Noora is also a very lovely fragrance by Swiss Arabian. In my opinion though, Zahra and Noora smell nothing alike. They're both great, but not similar. Amazon is a great place to get both perfumes.

I have perfume oil. Lovely, soft, sweet and bit spicy. Like Egyptian musk oil + Boucheron Trouble drydown. Love it.