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I love the warmth of this fragrance. Out of 30 samples, this and Black Tourmaline are the two I can't get enough of...
L'air has great lasting power on me and is the perfect mixture of spice, smoke, amber, and vanilla. I would bathe in this fragrance if I could get away with it. My desk-mate is very hard to please and she commented on it 3 times in a day. Normally she thinks my scents are too masculine, but not this one. This is a warm and non-skank sexy scent.
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*****
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Anonymous -Legal Assistant from Washington DC
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Love the scent (have a sample) but I can't bring myself to put out the big bucks and order the full size product -- as the bottle/label is soooo ugly. Reminiscent of bad 70s graphics. It will ugly up my entire perfume shelf.
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***
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CR -Designer from Houston
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Amazing juice! Love it. Great for cold winter.
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*****
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Anonymous - from London
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Probably the most unique and long lasting scent ever. Masculine, woody, smokey slightly citrus. Love it.
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*****
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Anonymous -Psychologist from DC
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This scent has everything-it's arid, spicy, earthy, smokey. It is just beautiful. A scent I want to smell for a long time. It was the only fragrance I took with me on vacation (an oddity for me) and now whenever my husband smells it on me he says "mmmm, you smell like vacation"
If you like a perfume that is a little unique, do yourself a favor and get L'air du Desert Marocain.
To those of you who did not care for this...send your bottles my way!!!
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*****
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Princess MM -optician from Bethlehem
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I received this as a present, recommended by me even though it was unsniffed. After all, everyone LOVES it! So I wore it for a few days, but I grabbed for it less and less. I felt unhappy wearing it. I really tried to love it, but I never wanted to put it on. On me, it's loud, sweet, woody. But that's not the problem. It's that it smells so damned raw! Jagged edges everywhere! It smells too unblended for me. I don't need everything to smell like a Jean-Claude Ellena fragrance, but this is much too Imma-give-you-splinters for me. I sold the bottle.
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**
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Eric -Student from Houston
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Sadly, this did not live up to its reputation for me. I absolutely hate the opening: loud and sweet and heady reeking of hay. However, after 30', it settles down to a sweet amber with -too few for my skin- spicies. I generally like ambery scents, but this one didn't have anything special to make me consider buying it. Also, the lasting power is mediocre (4 hours max) and it stays close to skin mostly. Not bad but not great either.
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***
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fani -computer programmer from Athens
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If Dementors had a smell it would be this. This scent is an airless, black void--like nothing else I've ever experienced. Drydown smelled like an ashtray on me...and yet it is powerfully seductive and intriguing. Hypnotic. As a woman, I prefer Tauer's Incense Rosé--it seems to have a very similar base, yet the rose brings it to life.
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****
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Pixel -Web developer from Boca Raton
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This scent didn't do much for me the first couple of times I smelled it, but after that I found myself longing to smell it again. it doesn't smell outrageous, unusual or sensational - it smells like the wind. Like the wind right before the monsoon hits your backyard. Fresh air, some herbs, some flowers, some smoke & burning leaves, and some spices. A must have for anyone in the tropics.
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*****
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cat - from phuket, thailand
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I almost didn't try this just because of the "cult" status, but I'm glad I did. It has an interesting but odd greenish, herbal opening, but the drydown is just wonderful--dry and sheer with a hint of dried fruit, not too cedary or masculine. It reminds me a bit of CdG Ouazarzate in its first half-hour or so, but that one dries down very sharp and cedary, where this stays a bit lighter.
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*****
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Amy - from Santa Barbara
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My goodness. This scent is just overwhelming in its richness and deliciousness. It smells both dense and simple, light and opaque. I wore it during the winter months and everyone at work asked me what I was wearing. This is truly a work of art, and has set upon the path of exploring resinous, musky, complex scents. It is wonderous and almost beyond description.
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*****
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katylied -attorney from Los Angeles
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This smelled like tar on me. Even several hours later, all nuances were overpowered by the strong smokey scent of tar. Didn't work for me, but my cat was strangely fascinated and wouldn't stop trying to sniff my wrists!
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**
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t. - from Seattle
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Very beautiful . Poetry perfume. Incense on my skin ,long lasting, I love this very much .Next purchase, luckyscent !
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*****
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Anonymous - from CA
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finnish sauna. lots of cedar. nice in warmer months.
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***
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Anonymous - from
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Smells the same as Patchouli Leaves by Montale. That's not a bad thing, just not original.
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***
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Me - from
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The most precious liquid...
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*****
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Anonymous - from
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Beautiful, comforting and longlasting. However, ithe dry down smelt differently the second time I wore it I suppose it depends on your body chemistry on the day.
Nevertheless, I am going to purchase a bottle this week!
I'm addicted.
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*****
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Anonymous -Secretary from United Kingdom
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the very first time i put this on it smelled like yuk but in a few seconds sort of becomes across between avignon and kyoto but lighter and alittle more smoke
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****
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Anonymous - from
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Fantastic! Masculine but not too. A sweet woody aura with delicious undertones. Lasts well and finishes nicely. I find myself returning to this one.
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*****
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dpmason - from New Haven CT
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This fragrance just moves me...I have a lot of fragrances but this one is my ABSOLUTE favorite--forever and ever.
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*****
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Tamara - from Austin,TX
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This is the one I keep going back to. A beautiful, smokey, exotic scent that lasts and lasts. It's the only perfume I own that my husband actually asks me to wear. Just gorgeous.
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*****
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Anonymous -Accounting Manager from
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This is hands down the best fragrance I have ever smelled in my life. Haunting as the wind from an angel's wings. When I smell this it is like gazing at the Sphinx---mysterious,holy,awesome and unknown. Absolutely worth the money---No matter what the cost I will buy this again and again and again...........
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*****
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Red Heart - from Aledo
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Very interesting from beginning to end. Long lasting and complex. I wish I could purchase in a tiny little bottle as a little bit goes a long, long way and will surely last forever. It is however, very interesting and unique.
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*****
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female -visual artist from
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I wore this while on vacation recently and I fell in love with its ability to meld with my skin and provide a steady, but unintrusive veil of scent that pleased me thoroughly yet never overwhelmed my travel companions.
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*****
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Alicia - from Yakima
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I have just received my first bottle of "L'Air du desert marocain" from Lucky Scent today, and I couldn't be happier with this wonderful fragrance! I have to admit, the first time I smelled the sample of it I recoiled. But it grew on me surely and steadily until I've emptied out my sample and couldn't wait for my bottle to arrive. It is now my first full-size bottle of a "niche" perfume, and I simply couldn't be happier! Tania Sanchez's review of it in "Perfume: The Guide" is spot on; it truly clears the head of all the clutter of this world. It really is a masterpiece deserving of every star of the 5 it received.
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*****
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arch.memory -architect from Philadelphia, PA
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Out of 13 samples this is the one that my husband and I loved immediatly! unusual, but it smells so lovely. Nice silliage and long lasting. I can smell smoke, rockrose and vetiver. Not too sweet at all, just wonderful!
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*****
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Josie -manicurist from Tulsa
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Interesting mix of notes and concept, not too bad, but the ingredients used are of poor quality in my opinion for a niche perfumer. It has a slightly cologne-ish drugstore smell to it.
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**
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Anonymous - from
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I agree with the previous comment that it smells very wonderful at first. Unfortunately, it then changes into this powdery jasmine smell that gives you a headache. It is therefore not too terribly manly. My boyfriend said I smelled "girly". Next!
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*****
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Anonymous - from
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It rises way up like wood first, then, spicy like a hot tajine, it scintillates and shimmers. It finally goes for the kill as it bursts into sweet and lascivious long laments. Poetic, lazy and warm...I'M IN LOVE!!!!!!
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*****
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Philippe - from
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I agree with Barry from Memphis. To me...his review is perfect. I love this scent...an instant favorite!
"Just an incredible smell. Dry spice and undercurrent of sweetness. I am in love with this fragrance. The drydown is amazing and the longevity is outstanding. A top 5 fragrance for me."
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*****
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L'Air du desert marocain - from
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Beautiful and intriguing blend of spice and jasmin/rose. Haven't bought a bottle yet, but my large sample is about to run out. :(
Recommend for men and women
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*****
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Damian - from Australia
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L’Air du desert Marocain – what a beautiful name! The scent too is lovely, yet I only give it the sideways thumb rating. This lovely oriental is exactly that, namely a scent with exotic spices on a sweet amber base. Vanilla and amber are present at every stage, and surround everything in a velvety brown cloud. Vanilla is a deal-breaker for me, unfortunately. This has superb resinous notes, excellent cedar and vetiver, and good dry spices. If you don’t mind vanilla then give this a try!
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**
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S Muir - from Edmonton
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*****
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S Muir - from
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I don't know why, but there's something about cedar and spices that makes me thing of my old granny's cedar chest where she kept linnens and keepsakes. May be very mod and suave. To me it's an old lady smell, and I can't get that out of mind mind. Just a minority opinion, of course.
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**
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Joe F. -Atty. from NYC
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This is breathtaking in the heat of a summer night - it's one of the the sultriest, most seductive fragrances I've ever worn. It almost haunts you. Completely irresistible.
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*****
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Tovah - from Orange County, CA
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For some reason, this only smells good on me during heatwaves but when it's hot, this is such a winner! Sultry and dry with a progressively sweeter drydown. It really does smell like an exotic desert wind should smell like! The initial note is almost tar-like and rubbery on me - in the winter, it tends to smell medicinal throughout but in the summer, it develops quite differently into a whisper of something indescribably sensual.
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*****
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amy -RN from philadelphia
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I loved this. I'm a oriental/spicy/earthy/warm/etc.-oriented scent devotee. This one is subtle. Also, I wore it on a 100 degree day ... and it wasn't heavy or cloying. However, seeing as how everybody's chemistry is different, try the sample first.
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*****
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Mitsouko - from
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In all honesty, I despised this perfume when I tested when it first debuted.
BUT...... a few weeks ago, I had a chance to sample it again, and WOW.... I LOVE IT! It's beautiful. My husband likes it also and it's the first perfume he has ever requested me to wear over and over.
Give it a try.
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*****
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Anonymous - from OC, Calif.
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This reminds me of Quatzazate from CdG, but w/less pepper and longer lastiing. I love them both, but somehow L'Air is a bit less complex and evocative. On me, despite the names, this is the one with more of a singular incense note. P.S. Hope you don't mind my child adding his 2 cents (below). We thought the under-10 crowd was underepresented.
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****
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Anonymous -writer from Oakland
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"Sort of like your average 100,000,000,000
dollar perfume,but it also smells like dried
about~to~rot apricots".
"IT is kind of good smelling".
"I LIKE IT".
P.S. I smelled it on my MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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****
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Anonymous -Being anonymous from THATS ANONYMOUS ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Sort of like your average 100,000,000,000
dollar perfume,but it also smells like dried
about~to~rot apricots".
"IT is kind of good smelling".
"I LIKE IT".
P.S. I smelled it on my MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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****
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Anonymous -Being anonymous from THATS ANONYMOUS ALSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I adored this fragrance at first sniff, but as the drydown came on I began to discern a similarity to another fragrance I wear often (indeed my husband thought this sample was not a new scent for me).
Late that evening, it finally struck me - L'Air's chill musty effect combined with the incense-y spice accord was so like Messe di Minuit's cold marble & vintage church woods, which I also adore.
I think I prefer L'Air du Desert, which is more subtle and less darkly forbidding (Tauer's is the sunny side of the two), but after a side by side test it seemed clear that I do not NEED both.... of course that has no bearing on whether I will eventually buy this amazing Tauer :)
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*****
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Sarina - from LIC, NY
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To me, on me, this smells like a musty, moldy old Moroccan tent that hasn't been aired out in ages.
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*
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Karen S - from
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This scent starts out with wonderful dry spicy notes, just like a fragrant desert with joshua trees in bloom.
I loved it until the dry down... it has undertones of the traditional sweet baby oil scent of sexshops.
That beign said get a sample and see how this one reacts to your skin.
It has amazing staying power (it's still on my wrist 24hours after application.
Overall is a descent (not to-die-for) scent.
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***
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Anonymous - from Minneapolis
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Words fail to express how fantastic this is...truly remarkable! I love it from beginning to end. There is nothing like this out there. Perfection in a bottle!!
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*****
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Brooke - from APO
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Just an incredible smell. Dry spice and undercurrent of sweetness. I am in love with this fragrance. The drydown is amazing and the longevity is outstanding. A top 5 fragrance for me.
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*****
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Barry - from Memphis
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Lovely, lovely right out of the vial. Dry and woody and sexy. I want a fragrance to really LAST, and sadly, this one faded far too quickly.
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****
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Leigh - from Alabama
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This is a beautiful paradox. It is both evocative and soothing at the same time. When I wear it, it reminds me of the olden days when snuff was sniffed to relax. Every time I get a whiff of this during the day, I feel instantly calm but it's also somehow stimulating. For those who are intrigued by incense and wood fragrances, this is the best in the delicate style. Long lasting and very complex. Dry, sweet and rich. Be ready with your Lamp (Aladdin syle) and your magic carpet.
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*****
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Zenobia - from Sydney, Australia
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This is absoloutely one of my favorites. It smells like Santa Fe, woodsy and dry. I wore it for a straight month and I had to put it away. Every time I put it on I think, WOW! This is amazing! Sometimes I layer it with amber or patchouli oil so it will last all day. If you like a dry incense, you will probably like this as well.
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*****
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Mia -psychologist from Louisville
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Warm masculine scent that begins with leather and wood incense notes with hints of spice green notes. Hypnotic. As the lighter character notes fade it settles into a cedar/amber type of warmth - a very good thing. Certainly one of the best and most unique fragrances around.
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*****
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Anonymous -art perpetrater from Oklahoma City
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Starts out with lovely, dry oriental spices and a hint of (floral?) sweetness. Dries down to a wonderful skin scent, hardly smellable, just a warm, dry, spicy, ambery, salty aura
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****
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Anonymous - from
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I must agree with San Diego reviewer, I love incense and my husband keeps saying that I smell good when I wear this sample (and the Maroc also). I also received compliments from other MEN!!!--hmmm...
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*****
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Tamara - from AUSTIN,TX
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*****
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Tamara - from
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Absolutely swoonworthy. On me a dry amber with cedar and pine notes. Smooth and arid- incredibly dry- smells just like a desert wind. Layer it with a little Norma Kamali Incense and you get the most incredible amber incense note ever.
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*****
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Artisankey -Graphic Artis from
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Tauer's perfumes always take me on a journey. Marocain places me right smack in the middle of a desert caravan plying the dunes. Next to me are Bedouins and we're all clad in sun-baked djellabas (top notes of coriander, cumin). We stop at a mosque, where fragrant smoke is pouring out of the censers (patchouli, jasmin, cistus, bourbon & geranium). Finally we reach our destination, an oasis fringed with palm trees and--can it be real?--cool cedars (the cedarwood, vetiver and amber). Not everyone can wear this scent, but that doesn't make it any less of a masterpiece. When/if Msr. Serge Lutens retires, Swiss perfumer Andy Tauer would make a very worthy successor.
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*****
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Therese -journalist from Manila
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Absoulutely the best. I have a weakness for spicy/woody scents, but often they are spoiled by too much sweetness that seems to make them heavy. This fragrance, however, is the perfect blend of spice, wood, and dryness that lasts all day long. Some will criticise it's tendency to evolve little, but for me it is a strong point because the masterful blend of notes is so good, I am glad it doesn't change much as the day wears on.
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*****
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Midwest Male - from
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Lovely review below of L'Air du desert marocain.
I and my dear Prince Phillip simply must try this fragrance. Liz
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*****
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HRH The Queen of England -This & That from Windsor Castle or London
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This is what Calvin Klein's Obsession probably should have smelt like, if it had not gone wrong. Very dry and dusty, resinous, woody ambergris note. Sweetened with a little vanilla, but not too much. Excellent drydown. A fine fragrance for the connoisseur, male or female.
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*****
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King of England - from
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1. Sample first.
2. Give it a chance.
3. End of the day, LOVE IT!
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*****
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Thelma - from Baltimore
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How's a guy supposed to find this fantastic L'Air du desert marocain unisex fragrance here in Fragrances? It should also be listed in the luckyscent "Men" section!
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*****
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L'Air du desert marocain -to make the opposite sex swoon... from morocco
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Read SPECTACULAR reviews of this perfume, but, regrettably, have to agree with the "70s cologne" reviewer. The scent is too sweet for a man or a woman. I really, really tried to like it, but simply cannot imagine wearing it in public. If you are considering buying this perfume, do yourself a favor and get a sample first. I am glad I did!
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**
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Anonymous - from NY
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I completely understand where the below reviewer is coming from!! That being said, the drydown is much more pleasant. This is the most masculine smelling fragrance I've ever smelled thats marketed as unisex. If you mix this with a rose based sent (like Stella McCartney) you will smell amazing and "raw".
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***
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Anonymous - from
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Part Royal Copenhagen cologne that my dad wore during the 70s, and part sand candle that we had displayed in our living room during the 70s; what am I oicking up here? I mean, I can actually smell the wax of a candle in this! I wanted to like this, I really did...
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*
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Anonymous - from
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As one of the reviewers (dear Paschat) said above, Andy Tauer is a bright light on the horizon of fragrances. This scent is true brilliance. Superb for a man or a woman.
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*****
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MikeD - from the South
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Andy Tauer is a bright light on the perfume horizon. Le Maroc L'Air du Desert Marocain is original, exotic and absolutely beautiful. I first read about Le Maroc L'Air du Desert Marocain on Luca Turin's blog, and decided I had to try it for myself. This is a deliciously dry, spicey, incensey perfume. It opens up with an animalic note of leather and a dash of patchouli, and dries down to an enchanting rose, jasmine, amber, leather and woods. It is a magnificent scent, and those who like unusual fragrances that capture the essence of a Moroccan souk, should try this. I find it dark, decadent and very sensual, as it stays close to the skin, like the whisper of a lover's lips. Andy is a master perfumer, and I consider this a fragrance that will gain cult status.
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*****
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Paschat - from
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Absolutely delicious stuff for the incense lover...slightly spicy, slightly sweet incense wafting on a warm breeze, settling down to an ambery-leather drydown. This reminds me of a less syrupy AG Sables.
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*****
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Josey - from
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This is such a fantastic scent - as an incense fan, this is a must-have. Love the dry resinous woody scent that is not masculine on me at all.
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*****
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Anonymous - from San Diego
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