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07/04/2023
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Two faced: freshie meets sensual scent
Do you like fresh orangeblossom scents, or do you prefer a sensual rose?
Can't choose? I've got news for you! If you want both in one fragrance without paying through the nose, just go for Senora by Ajmal.
The Perfume is often described as aquatic, fresh spicy and Musky. As well as warm ambery, sweet rosey and vannilic. If you think that sounds impossible, if not two- faced you're absolutely right. It does! And still: the descriptions are correct.
I blind bought Senora in the early summer of 2022. I liked the pyramid mentioned in my go- to webshop, but expected something completely different from what I ended up getting. Senora is called an Oriental Floral and I'm not entirely certain I support that moniker. It's a rather westernised fragrance. The "Oriental" thing about it, is its creator Ajmal.
To be honest, the first few sprays that left the Senora atomiser - a nice mist as with most Middle Eastern fragrances - were a tad disappointing. Extremely aquatic and a vague hint of orange blossom. Some maceration time gave me - what I thought to be - the end result: a floral freshie with some spiciness.
Senora was still quite aquatic, particularly in opening and heart, and could even have touches of an ozonic accord in cooler weather. The Orangeblossom that had so demurely introduced itself at first, stepped up the game and became the nr1 floral, helped by a very soft hint of Violet Leaf, a decent amount of black pepper in the first 20min of the scent and a dry down that gave a musky-woody base with a fresh orangeblossom on top. Great for summer, that's for sure.
I sometimes layered Senora with Jazzab Gold or other Orangeblossom type scents, making the bottle end up on my year round shelf. Which is why I did notice a slight change each month, but it was very moderate. Senora became somewhat sweeter (vanilla) and the ozonic accord disappeared. The freshness definitely stayed, less steering, but still one of its most important descriptive 'notes'.
Still... with many new fragrances coming in, the Ajmal in the round purple bottle and red rose around its neck ended up in the background for a while. Until I wanted a sweeter freshie during the heatwave we had two weeks back. But what ended up coming out of the atomiser now was just as unexpected as the very first time I picked up Senora. With one major difference: I was elated!
Senora had undergone some kind of huge transformation in the 2 months I hadn't touched her and it was the "other face". Not exactly suitable for sweatiness. The heatwave is gone now, so I'm enjoying Senora as we speak. And unlike before I don't need to overspray her.
Remember: I initially got quite an aquatic orange blossom with some pepper and soft Violet, held together by Musk - later sweetened by a vanilla coming to play. But now:...
Super sensual sweet red rose.
That rose is absolutely strongest in the opening, blasting the original top notes to kingdom come! The red rose remains in the heart, but gets pushed aside by Patchouli at first, big time... well there is no more obvious heart either since this step is a one and done - gone within a minute.
The Patchouli suddenly there: that's the one thing I'm less happy about as that's a note that rarely smells nice on me (think root cellar), as it does here. But Senora solved that for me in the dry down.
During its quick development it became clear just how much the purple-red (finally that design makes sense) bottled juice has changed. Compared to the first few months the orangeblossom has disappeared pretty much completely (depending on temperature it can be a very vague hint in the background), just like any aquatic or ozonic accords. No fresh spiciness either, nor a soft touch of Violet. Opening and heart come fast and leave a rather sensual dry down that's more suitable (for most, I'll gladly wear it in summer too) for the cooler months.
Dry down: a strong musky-patchouli- warm vanilla base boldened by the ambery labdanum to make it extra sexy. The patch is much much softer here, blending in completely with the rest. And that also gave the rose its podium back, resulting in the earlier mentioned base married with a fragrant fully blossomed red rose (+ very vague orangeblossom hint when warmer) - all in a wonderfully balanced way. It is absolutely lush and enticing, and this particular scent can count on much better projection and sillage than its first year. I sprayed thrice and am sitting in a cloud while writing & editing this entire essay.
Longevity was always quite decent for Senora - that has not changed. It isn't a beast, but normal skin won't have to respray.
I still think this is rather Western, but the Middle Eastern market has more of these type of fragrances.
A fresh, young rose this is not. An old lady rose - whatever that may mean nowadays - I'm not seeing here either. This iteration of Senora is suited to the woman who knows herself, who embraces her femininity, her body - no matter age. I'm saying woman, because Senora does lean quite feminine. But you do you. I'd be the first to say that sweeter fragrances smell incredibly sexy on men ;).
I'm sure it can be pulled off during the day - if you normally wear Noir de Noir/Club de Nuit Intense you definitely can - but it'll be a great date night fragrance as well.
The issue I'm being left here with is: who is the Senora wearer? The first year gives a completely different scent. That scent is a light spicy, but obvious freshie with a floral touch. I'm envisioning sundresses and sandals, cute cotton shorts & tops or casual Fridays at the airconditioned office. For others an easy every day grab as well when it is warmer. Senora 2.0 however: not that!
My second year experience does come closer to the description Ajmal gave when they released Senora (a certain fragsite has it). Both in target group and scent. I'm only missing the powderiness - though that could be my chemistry.
If you're a freshie fan or seeking one for summers, Senora might not be the right choice since you'll have that freshness for less than a year. Everyone else'll have two for the price of one, ending up with a sensual sweet amber rose fragrance to feel - if not less sweaty - then at least uber sexy!
Can't choose? I've got news for you! If you want both in one fragrance without paying through the nose, just go for Senora by Ajmal.
The Perfume is often described as aquatic, fresh spicy and Musky. As well as warm ambery, sweet rosey and vannilic. If you think that sounds impossible, if not two- faced you're absolutely right. It does! And still: the descriptions are correct.
I blind bought Senora in the early summer of 2022. I liked the pyramid mentioned in my go- to webshop, but expected something completely different from what I ended up getting. Senora is called an Oriental Floral and I'm not entirely certain I support that moniker. It's a rather westernised fragrance. The "Oriental" thing about it, is its creator Ajmal.
To be honest, the first few sprays that left the Senora atomiser - a nice mist as with most Middle Eastern fragrances - were a tad disappointing. Extremely aquatic and a vague hint of orange blossom. Some maceration time gave me - what I thought to be - the end result: a floral freshie with some spiciness.
Senora was still quite aquatic, particularly in opening and heart, and could even have touches of an ozonic accord in cooler weather. The Orangeblossom that had so demurely introduced itself at first, stepped up the game and became the nr1 floral, helped by a very soft hint of Violet Leaf, a decent amount of black pepper in the first 20min of the scent and a dry down that gave a musky-woody base with a fresh orangeblossom on top. Great for summer, that's for sure.
I sometimes layered Senora with Jazzab Gold or other Orangeblossom type scents, making the bottle end up on my year round shelf. Which is why I did notice a slight change each month, but it was very moderate. Senora became somewhat sweeter (vanilla) and the ozonic accord disappeared. The freshness definitely stayed, less steering, but still one of its most important descriptive 'notes'.
Still... with many new fragrances coming in, the Ajmal in the round purple bottle and red rose around its neck ended up in the background for a while. Until I wanted a sweeter freshie during the heatwave we had two weeks back. But what ended up coming out of the atomiser now was just as unexpected as the very first time I picked up Senora. With one major difference: I was elated!
Senora had undergone some kind of huge transformation in the 2 months I hadn't touched her and it was the "other face". Not exactly suitable for sweatiness. The heatwave is gone now, so I'm enjoying Senora as we speak. And unlike before I don't need to overspray her.
Remember: I initially got quite an aquatic orange blossom with some pepper and soft Violet, held together by Musk - later sweetened by a vanilla coming to play. But now:...
Super sensual sweet red rose.
That rose is absolutely strongest in the opening, blasting the original top notes to kingdom come! The red rose remains in the heart, but gets pushed aside by Patchouli at first, big time... well there is no more obvious heart either since this step is a one and done - gone within a minute.
The Patchouli suddenly there: that's the one thing I'm less happy about as that's a note that rarely smells nice on me (think root cellar), as it does here. But Senora solved that for me in the dry down.
During its quick development it became clear just how much the purple-red (finally that design makes sense) bottled juice has changed. Compared to the first few months the orangeblossom has disappeared pretty much completely (depending on temperature it can be a very vague hint in the background), just like any aquatic or ozonic accords. No fresh spiciness either, nor a soft touch of Violet. Opening and heart come fast and leave a rather sensual dry down that's more suitable (for most, I'll gladly wear it in summer too) for the cooler months.
Dry down: a strong musky-patchouli- warm vanilla base boldened by the ambery labdanum to make it extra sexy. The patch is much much softer here, blending in completely with the rest. And that also gave the rose its podium back, resulting in the earlier mentioned base married with a fragrant fully blossomed red rose (+ very vague orangeblossom hint when warmer) - all in a wonderfully balanced way. It is absolutely lush and enticing, and this particular scent can count on much better projection and sillage than its first year. I sprayed thrice and am sitting in a cloud while writing & editing this entire essay.
Longevity was always quite decent for Senora - that has not changed. It isn't a beast, but normal skin won't have to respray.
I still think this is rather Western, but the Middle Eastern market has more of these type of fragrances.
A fresh, young rose this is not. An old lady rose - whatever that may mean nowadays - I'm not seeing here either. This iteration of Senora is suited to the woman who knows herself, who embraces her femininity, her body - no matter age. I'm saying woman, because Senora does lean quite feminine. But you do you. I'd be the first to say that sweeter fragrances smell incredibly sexy on men ;).
I'm sure it can be pulled off during the day - if you normally wear Noir de Noir/Club de Nuit Intense you definitely can - but it'll be a great date night fragrance as well.
The issue I'm being left here with is: who is the Senora wearer? The first year gives a completely different scent. That scent is a light spicy, but obvious freshie with a floral touch. I'm envisioning sundresses and sandals, cute cotton shorts & tops or casual Fridays at the airconditioned office. For others an easy every day grab as well when it is warmer. Senora 2.0 however: not that!
My second year experience does come closer to the description Ajmal gave when they released Senora (a certain fragsite has it). Both in target group and scent. I'm only missing the powderiness - though that could be my chemistry.
If you're a freshie fan or seeking one for summers, Senora might not be the right choice since you'll have that freshness for less than a year. Everyone else'll have two for the price of one, ending up with a sensual sweet amber rose fragrance to feel - if not less sweaty - then at least uber sexy!
