Azhaar Rasasi

Azhaar is an eau de parfum from Rasasi, marketed for women. Its notes come as a single undivided list, so there is no opening, heart and base to follow and nothing here says how it develops on the skin. The materials themselves are mixed and unusual. Rose and jasmine make the floral centre, carnation adds a clove-like sting, and geranium a green, sharper rosy tone beside them. Against that sit two sharp oddities: anise with its liquorice coolness and celery with a salty, green, almost vegetal bite. Underneath, patchouli gives an earthy damp depth, sandalwood a milky dry wood, French labdanum a sticky, almost leathery resin, and bergamot a bitter citrus edge over the lot. The character is a spiced floral with a green savoury streak and a resinous weight. It suits cooler weather, evening, and indoor settings.

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