Blessed Baraka

Bought for my husband but ultimately it was too sweet for him and I stole the rest because I love it. It's got a very strong vanilla component but it smells amazing. A more accessible similar perfume would be the Black Opium revamp of Opium or a more floral version of Black Orchid. It's not masculine at all.

Beautiful and rich. A bit too sweet and vanilla to be a masculine fragrance to my nose but I'd wear it myself in a heartbeat.

I just received my full bottle and have applied enough to get a real blessing! This is a gorgeous sweet, smoky, and mysterious scent. This is what Errol Flynn should have worn in the Black Swan. I am transported back to the medina in Marrakech with the smell of fruits and the lingering notes of smoke and maybe incense. Mysterious, Exotic, and long lasting. Perfect for a pirate of any gender.

I put a few drops on last night and more this morning. I have been annoyed today with the time I wasted sleeping last night that I could have been smelling Blessed Baraka. It’s a modern day Chanel #5. It has the musk, but it replaces the florals with gorgeous sandalwood. It definitely has a creamy caramel or vanilla component, but that comes more in the form of a fresh pouch of pipe tobacco than in an edible or scented candle way. There's a sharpness in the beginning that I can't identify. It's almost distasteful but maybe in the same way the initial prick of a needle is for a heroin addict? I'm mentally trying to ration my little vial, so I can wear it to all of my social events for the next month. Luckily, it's potent.