Alghabra poetic scents of damascus poem of damas

I detest generic note descriptions (fruity notes? floral notes? oriental notes? WTF?) and i think it does a disservice to the fragrance so i'll try and figure out what specific fruits and florals are in this one for everyone's benefit.

I get a sweet pear or honeydew melon note off the bat. Maybe a smidge of ripe (but not tart) peach flesh. Also maybe some kind of sweet (but not tart) apple flesh. There's a sort of cassis vibe here without the typical freshness you get from cassis too. Maybe that's just the oud affecting the fruity notes though.

The florals smell to me kind of like a less-sweet jasmine and maybe some kind of creamy white tuberose mixed with rose. Hard to say since it's mingling with the fruit.

The oud here isn't skanky, it's just deep and dark and broody and pulls the entire composition in that direction. Cambodian oud, maybe? There's no peppery funk at all to speak of.

I don't really get spices yet, i'll let it dry down on the strip and see if that changes a bit. The fruit and florals dominate this one with the clean oud playing a supporting role.

This fragrance leans a bit femme but it's worth sampling if you're a guy, i think some men could pull this off.

So far everything i've smelled from this house is amazing. Underrated perfume house.