It has new packaging (see image above), a new concentration (the original was an Eau de Toilette now it’s an Eau de Parfum) and a new price (much higher). Ubar has been relaunched this year (2009 1). Now Smell This has the details, along with the fabulous historical tidbit that the legendary city of Ubar was re-discovered in 1992 with the aid of satellite imaging. (Yes, I really do love history, even more than perfumery!) It is definitely a mighty Arabian, and now I just need a desert in which to set it free.įor some inexplicable reason, Amouage discontinued Ubar, before suddenly deciding to bring it back in 2009. It is not a mere thoroughbred race horse Ubar is too Oriental for that. Ubar isn’t a pure white steed but one flecked with yellow and gold, a larger-than-life, 3D, floral-oriental powerhouse whose mighty body also has a head of surprising delicacy. I would console myself on sleepless nights by dreaming of riding a stallion like Sheytan in the desert, letting only the wind accompany the steady roar of his hoofbeats.įor some indescribable reason, I feel as though I’ve found a white Arabian in perfume form, and it’s Ubar from the royal perfume house of Amouage. It was the only horse my parents would trust for a tiny four-year old and, though I loved him, I always wanted a black Arabian. I had a Palomino, a handsome golden beauty of great age with a plodding nature. My sister had a massive Arabian stallion called Sheytan, black as night, with a temper to match, and that half-wild, murderous devil was the terror of our stable boys (and many grown men). I have this problem with many feminine Amouages I must say, with the exception of the wonderful Gold, which has aldehydes, and they make everything better.Have you ever seen an Arabian horse running? It’s an object of awe and grandeur, from its tiny, delicately chiseled head with those vividly intelligent eyes, to its hugely curved, muscular neck, its perfect, lithe body, and its perpetual grace that puts all prima ballerinas to shame. Every nook and cranny of this composition is so filled to the brim with - beautifully blended -notes that I long for a little negative space. It's a big, vintage-like, opulent floral with one problem it's very, very dense. I like it better now, but it's still challenging. Ubar I had to order a sample of this thinking I'd never tried it before, but upon spraying it on, I know that I have, probably over a year ago when I first started getting into fragrance. I must say I'm not that keen on that note, which in combination with the lemon gives me a slight cleaning product vibe over an otherwise gorgeous rose.

I too detect something unexpectedly aquatic in this, I was wondering if it was an association I had with one of the attars or if there's actually a note in Homage that is also found in certain masculine fragrances. Homage is a rose citrus to my nose, with perhaps a hint of incense, but not much.

Homage I've just participated in a sample pass for Indian attars, and this definitely reminds me of that experience.

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