MIDDLE EASTERN EDIBLE GOURMANDS IN MY COLLECTION

[@tina_smt]

On Fragbar it states that Qissah Delicious is a dupe for Choco Musk. Which makes me laugh, because if that’s true why bother duping such a cheapie? 😂

[@SiminShaikh]

Hahahaaaa!!!! OMG! I laughed so hard 😂😂😂I agree lol. They are miles apart from each other

[@aesinam]

I don't know how some people sniff things 😂. They equate scents to each other even though they are not same

[@Percymmon4890]

Qissa delicious is actually a dupe for Sabrina Carpenter's sweet tooth!

[@Khaleesi_Of_Kittens]

Fragbar is very wrong.

[@Khaleesi_Of_Kittens]

@@aesinam like people assuming Khamrah is a dupe for Angel's Share even though the notes aren't even a little bit similar, but the have similar packaging, so it must be true, right? Even though it's a dupe for Dates Delight by The House of Oud.

[@OldAbdul-y8u]

I will forever have Chocomusk in my collection! I’ve gone thru so many. Great for layering and great as a grab and go. I keep one in my car at all times lol

[@SiminShaikh]

Right?! It is simple, smells good and is so inexpensive. No brainer really. I use it for layering a lot now!

[@deborahasuen5393]

I too have Choco Musk! Bought 2 simple because it was under $10 and gave one to my son who LOVES it uses it as his go to scent for work

[@user-wm1oo4os7e]

I actually like the packaging for choco musk :P it looks like some vintage drugstore perfume and I love anything with ribbed/textured glass

[@jodieblom5716]

I bought Eclaire right when it came out and I LOVE it 🥰 it is gorgeous and lasts at least 10 hours on me and on my clothes til I wash them. I get beast mode from it. I would definitely recommend it

[@SiminShaikh]

Mine is macerating superfast as well. Its like it just wanted some sprays out of the bottle lol ♥ Unfortunately I cannot rock it right now, its 50 degrees centigrade here sigh...

[@jodieblom5716]

@@SiminShaikh oh I agree it’s much too hot to wear it here right now too 😅 and thank you for your great content you make me laugh and give great info every time I watch you!

[@moony917]

I love gourmands ❤❤❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Me toooo. How cozy and fuzzy makes us feel inside ❤

[@DDH64812]

Yes, Simm, the Essence of Casablanca is FABULOUS!!! THAT WHOLE CITIES LINE IS GORGEOUS 😍 ✨️ 💕 ❤️ Ebhar, I got my backup bottles😊 you are so right, Ebhar and Casablanca, two different fragrances for sure 😊 Thank you for the manufacturers date on the Khadlaj Empire Victor. I want the reformulated version. I'm going to wait it out on that one. I love my Oud, but Oud is such a personal scent. I often find that much like musk, it can change so much on skin. I try never to blind buy my Oud. Have you tried Khadlaj Coco Musk Simm? Wondering 🤔 I see it occasionally here in the states. Thanks 😊 another great review!

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya hun ❤ I still need to get my hands on the Essence of Casablanca. Sigh... what a beauty... ❤ Right?! I am sooooo happy someone relate to why Casablanca and Ebhar are both must have lol. Prime Day is coming and I think I will load up on my favs. You are very accurate about the Oud and the Oudy Victor is very very fecal. You might love it but people around you might not be very receptive. Khadlaj Coco Musk? Not yet babe. You think I should go for it? The notes are sooooooo good 😍

[@DDH64812]

@SiminShaikh yes, please! The 16 and 17 of July! Get your sales on! I'm going to be on vacation 😀 then , but if there's a will, there's a way!

[@Viddough]

Your fragrance reviews are honest.

[@SiminShaikh]

Thank you my hun ❤ I try my best so that no one ever wastes money because of me ❤

[@AmiAbroad]

Hi Simh! I bought the oudy version of Empire Victor, and I love it. It was a surprise at first sniff, but I kept coming back to it. But I am also buying the reformulation. Why? Because I am intrigued as to this vanilla bomb. And it will surely be a talking point for my collection. 👄 . I finally got my hands on Opulence of Dubai. A spicy, cozy scent that hits all the marks for me. Great recommendation, my dear. I hope you continue to recover.

[@hikmahazeez4312]

@amiabroad this is so true about empire Victor 😂😍I have been wearing it every single day since last week I bought it. Absolute love for the oudy version 🥰

[@LotusConsciousness]

Where did you buy Victor , the new version from. Thanks hope you can respond ❤

[@AmiAbroad]

@@LotusConsciousness I live in Europe, so I got it from the UK. Where are you located?

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya Hun ❤ Exactly, I loooove the Oudy version as well. It is one of the most unique Vanilla scents out there. Unfortunately the oud in it will be too much for some. That wont stop us from enjoying it eh? ❤ The reformulated on as I understand is April 2024 onwards. And I love that version too lol. I wish they were two different perfumes. Opulence of Dubai is just such a likeable perfume. I have not come across anyone who does not like it, Very original and stunning! ❤ ❤ ❤ Thanks my hun. This video was filmed two weeks ago tbh and I am soooo much better now ❤ ❤ ❤ Much love, Sim ❤

[@hikmahazeez4312]

@@LotusConsciousness I bought the oudy version (old formulation) and I live in Nigeria, so I bought from their main distributor here In Nigeria

[@MyFragranceTrail]

Hi beautiful; I really can’t wait to try Empire Victor. It’s still not made its way to the US. Also, Qissa Delicious was a huge disappointment for me. Poor performance and nothing groundbreaking. 😢

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey my darling hun ❤ How have you been? I have been binge watching your shorts. I am surprised why the new batch is not available there already. Very weird. I quite like Qissah coz I more or less went in with no expectations after the whole Caramel Cascade debacle lol. We have this biscuit here called Tiffany Orange Cream and I used to have it as a kid. Qissah Delicious smells exactly like it. I think its the nostalgia that makes me go back to it again and again ❤❤❤

[@rajetameshram7007]

Gourmands are my favourite ❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Mine tooooo!!! For now lol. We are so spoilt aren't we? ❤ Hehe

[@YummyGummy77]

Okay im so glad that mentioned the aromatics in Nebras because i have literally NEVER HEARD anyone that raves about it mention anything other than oh its chocolate and vanilla with berries....and I have it and know so im like 🤔🤔 but one girl did mention that there was a slight bit of mint which i knew what she meant but yes so glad u said that because nonody else says anything about the aromatics 😊

[@SiminShaikh]

You know babe, I sometimes think my nose is broken when no one else gets the same notes. But thanks to the comment section I feel so confident. Coz it’s clearly there and I am so glad it’s there coz it cuts through all that sweetness ♥️ Hence my love for Nebras! Can’t wait for winter to rock it 🤗🙏

[@YummyGummy77]

@@SiminShaikh oh yeah it's definitely there that's why we trust your nose because nobody else ever mentions it

[@ayomideafolabi8419]

@sniffy0727, oh my days , I was so happy when I read your comment cause I felt the same way when I got Nebras cause of the hype and it smelt a bit weird to me, I wasn’t getting any of the berries or fruit notes , rather i found the top notes to be spicy , I hated so much , it wasnt until after a couple of month that it became bearable, the top note isn’t a love for me but I do like the base note cause i get like a warm vanilla scent . I did the same thing and bought into the hype of caramel cascade as well and boyyy I was upset, cause I was like , why on earth are people overhyping it , i mean sure it does last long on clothes and skin but there’s something spicy about the fragrance and I get all through from top to base of the fragrance . I don’t get the caramel or lactonic or creamy vibe it’s rumoured to have , I think the coumarin note is very prominent in it .😢.

[@lotus_perfumes]

Same i love ebhar nd Casablanca both. Cant choose any one from it. ❤❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Right?! They both are super beautiful ❤❤❤

[@perfumeparadox]

Thanks sim Huge fan of how you describe the fragrances!

[@SiminShaikh]

Oh bless thank you! Never in a million years did I think I would be good at this. So thank you for encouraging me babe ❤

[@seikhmosin4065]

Nebras vs eclaire which is best

[@isirita8506]

To my nose caramel cascade and eclaire smell the same no different , just like qissah delicious and Nebras same scent

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey babe ❤ My Caramel Cascade need a LOT of maceration. The dry down is the same as Eclaire but the opening is drastically different. Qissah Delicious to me smells like Orange biscuits and Nebras is very Aromatic vanilla. But you know, all our noses are so different and that makes the perfume world so interesting ❤

[@Ascension225TarotOracle]

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[@SiminShaikh]

Much love to you my hun ❤

[@naph.9546]

Eclair is not affordable price in my country,it’s 76 €😒 while Caramel Cascade is 30€.

[@Leminsart]

I just got Qasamat Ebhar because of this video and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!

[@charlottemilam2733]

I love Nebras, I will always have it as well. I cannot wear it till fall bc it so hot and humid in Southeast Texas, I will be a sticky hot mess. 😂 ❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Hahahaa same here! I am literally smelling it in the cap and keeping it back in the shelf lol 😂😂😂 We have now gone over 50 degrees centigrade here in Dubai, how wonderful lol 😂

[@bedinabebe4521]

I took a break from yt but I missed your reviews. Simin this review is refreshing. Happy to see you still going strong and wishing you happy healing. If you ate interested in herbal remedies and if you can get Elderberry Syrup, iteffectively knocks colds out🥊

[@mylinhhoangova8724]

Quissa was such a dissapointment for me. There is something musky in it. Same as choco musk. I would not call it true gourmand. Caramel cascade has weird balloon/plasticky smell in the beginning which I hate. Honour & Oud also was such a let down. I loved the pineapple burnt sugar note but again the MUSK!!!😭😭😭it ruiner everything. I am now much much careful about purchasing perfumes even low price ones.

[@botheredwithknots-Sandra]

I finally got samples of choco musk and honor & glory. And I love both of them! Definitely big bottle worthy! 😁

[@TattooedEngineer]

Eclaire is my new love from the first sniff! Lasting power is also becoming better every day. I’m already thinking about getting a backup 😊

[@kadydosso-pi6pv]

I was thinking about getting it,how long does it last pls?

[@TattooedEngineer]

@@kadydosso-pi6pv 5-6 hours on my skin, on hair ~12 hours and on clothes up to 48 hours.

[@conceitedminaj]

I have two backups eclaire is that girl

[@sowmyab506]

Is it worth getting if I have SDJ 62 and 71?

[@TattooedEngineer]

@@sowmyab506 yes, they are much more different. Eclaire is vanilla heavy, it doesn’t have nuts like Cheriosa mists

[@blayde_warrior7507]

Your description of Caramel Cascade is SO spot on! The bag of rice comparison is unmistakable!! Can’t wait to get my hands on Eclaire. You’re really amazing Simin darling 😍Absolutely love what you bring to the fragrance community. No one describes fragrances quite like you do ❤

[@karaconiglio986]

Hi my love!!! I hope you’re doing something to get that congestion out of your chest. Steam, hot showers and over-the-counter expectorant. Love your videos.

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey my hun ❤ So last month I had finally gone to the GP and it was bronchitis sigh... Took Anitibiotics but doc said that this new strain takes time to go away and the drastic weather change here in Dubai didn't help. Thanks my hun. It is very kind of you to check on me ❤

[@klonhunter]

Is the new batch of empire victor unisex or feminine?

[@manuchitu5095]

Hello dear❤❤❤❤Casablancaaaaaa😻😻😻😻my forever love, if somebody would dare me to choose just one fragrance, Casablanca for sure🥰

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya Hun ❤ For me toooo! I will forever have that perfume in my life ❤

[@ma3ski77]

I just got my reformulated Empire Victor yesterday and I adore it so very much ❤ From one gourmand lover to another - tysm for all your recs!

[@narges.summer]

Well hello, hello dear 😂❤️

[@SiminShaikh]

Heloo Hello my Angel Hehehe 😍

[@HeritageCarriage]

I like a gourmound with a patcholi ending help??

[@rhondaalivingston5705]

Hey, we are on the same fragrance train.. thanks for recommending Empire Victor, I am in a choke hold I can’t help myself, I also got Trust and Loyalty, . I’m so wanting the Opera Rose and Noir, says it cant be shipped here.. Amy ideas on getting it? Essence of Casablanca has me too.. love love. Thanks so much..take care if your old, sometimes that cough last awhile.. yikes.. ❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey my Hun ❤ Khadlaj is becoming very trustworthy recently except for the whole reformulation debacle, but at least they were honest about it. I did raise this concern with them. A lot of people are not having access to La Fede ones. They have promised that they are working to reaching everywhere soon. I went to the doc last month when I got really sick and it was a hidden bronchitis. I was like woah! No wonder I could not breathe properly. It is almost gone now. Thanks so much for the wishes babe ❤

[@monikafranus920]

Hi Simin, After your recommendations I am always tempted, this time by Eclair, though I am not very fond of milky scents. I will try to find a decant, however in my country it is not available yet. I own Casablanca and Honor&Glory and I like both❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya hun, If you dont like milky thick scents dont buy Eclaire babe ❤ Have ever had Toffee Candy? It smells exactly like it. It is very linear too and does not have layers unlike the Casablanca and H&G you like. I hope this helps my babe ❤

[@sharfalor4244]

I like Empire Victor but wanted the Oud one. But, I bought Sehr just for that gimmicky bottle and I almost think I prefer that. I know you get Khamrah + Ishq from Sehr, I get Empire Victor minus the lemon + Ishq. Chocco Musk layered with Sehr is bomb! 😂

[@SiminShaikh]

Yasss! Another person who gets the suede in Sehr Lattafa lol. The Oudy Victor is really very unique. Niche smelling although I know some people will loathe it. There are a lot of people trying to get rid of the old one so you should keep an eye out to get it at a discounted price babe ❤ I am gonna go home and try the Choco Musk + Sehr combo lol ❤

[@sharfalor4244]

@@SiminShaikh I definitely get the suede in Sehr, though it's dialled down a few notches. People who find Ishq al Shuyukh too challenging may enjoy this one more. Me? I'll just layer them. 😂

[@xtinejoy]

Thank you for the compilation, Miss Simin! ❤ Anything with caramel though, an easy pass for me, no matter how famous they are right now. Same goes with perfumes with combination of vanilla and sugar. I don't know why I keep delaying on purchasing Choco Musk. I obviously need it in my life. 😅 I'm also eyeing on Qissah Delicious. 😍

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey my gorgeous babe. Pls call me Sim, I am your friend ❤ I agree with you. Like one pure sweet Vanilla and Sugar perfume is enough in the collection. Because it can easily overwhelm a person. It is also a very seasonal wear no? Right now, we are in the gourmand girl era and all the brands are popping gourmand perfumes releases like mushrooms lol 😅 If you get Choco Musk, try and get the oil babe. You wont have to wait for a year to macerate lol. Coz mine to more than a year to reach where it is now.

[@xtinejoy]

Yes, I'll be getting the oil version because my skin absorbs perfumes too quickly. Biano Latte is to blame for the gourmand craze. Haha! The timing of dupes, however, are a bit inappropriate for the summer climate. But at least after maceration, they are finally in the right season.

[@danashackleton3790]

I've been wanting to get eclaire soooo bad but that DNA is too soft for me. I have a 10ml of the OG and many dupes but I can't smell it after 20 min. I love this DNA but it won't last on me. Its not a beast IMO. I'm not sure what age group is saying Bianca latte is a beast bc it's not. I'm 44 and very educated on what is a beast and what's not. U can't top the formulas of the 90s. Today's perfumes on the market are very very weak and watered down. I stick with niche and indie niche. Also I see eclaire is rapidly increasing In price. It was $45 and last week $55. Now it's 50$. We need to stop talking about this and hyping it for a bit so it becomes affordable again.

[@TODOMATIO]

Dana I'm so so curious what niche and indie brands you're buying? Thx

[@OldAbdul-y8u]

I will always purchase nebras! I just ran out of it actually. I looooove gourmands omg I love this video and I have a lot of the ones you mentioned in the video. Now I wanna grab honor and glory, sounds delicious but I didn’t know if it was like qaed el fursan bc I didn’t like that one much

[@SiminShaikh]

Me too! people call it cheap just coz its very Caramelly! 😅 I think it is stunning! Honor and Glory does have a prominent Pineapple note. Think how a Creme Brule would smell like if it was pineapple flavored. Now sprinkle some turmeric on it. Thats how H&G smells like. It can be polarizing so I would suggest you try it first before committing to a full bottle babe ♥ I hope this helps ♥

[@ekramabdirahman3746]

I need Qissa delicious and Casablanca.I always searching Casablanca because I refused to pay over$50 Canadian for it.

[@SiminShaikh]

Babe, dont buy anything right now. Prime day is starting July 16th lol. Even I have put all my purchases on hold for now. Coincidentally, I had bought both my Casablanca and Ebhar, during Prime day sale last year lol 😅

[@ekramabdirahman3746]

@@SiminShaikh Simin Prime day in Canada is worthless The good deals are on electronics and household items.

[@aprilculbertson8811]

I love honor and glory. one of my favorites. it is very strong.

[@KatitaBonitaPP]

Hiiii Simin, can you show us some combination for french coffee and choco musk? I love yours videos

[@sunauratheartist2164]

The video I've been waiting forrr!!!!❤❤❤❤ Love you down girl😊

[@SiminShaikh]

Babe ❤ You are drop dead gorgeous 😍😍😍 Wow! Soooo much love your way ❤

[@Tracylyn42]

I actually have honor and Glory now but it’s only been up for 2 months. I wanted to see if it was good yet . I like it but it needs to maserate a little longer. I smell the pineapple but the dry down has a different note I can’t quite get.

[@SiminShaikh]

Just let it rest babe. I will always be a very niche smelling fragrance but will smoothen out. Mine took forever to reach the level it is at right now. Hang in there ❤

[@Tracylyn42]

@@SiminShaikh Thanks for the advice. For sure I have that one and Liam up in the closet still in their boxes. Sprayed out the initial 20 sprays and I can’t wait for them both to be ready to use. Looking for my next one now

[@roxanneharradan5898]

I layer Khamrah or Qawha with Eclaire

[@JustSayLette_16]

Hello My Gorgeous, Beauty,I hope recovery is going well! I would make a lovely soup for you if I was there! I absolutely love gourmand scents and you have excellent taste! I do not have Casablanca and I don't know why because it is delicious but I have tons of berries and fruit for scents😂😂😂

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey my beautiful babe, Can I tell you something funny. So you know when you wake up and try going throguh your phoen and the text is blurry. I browsed through the comment today morning and I read "Soap" instead of "Soup" 😂😂😂 Why am I born like this 😂 Thank you my hun, thank you for your kindness ❤ You exude this beautiful warm energy and I can feel it all the way here ❤ Very powerful ❤ Casablanca = Holiday Season scent lol ❤

[@JustSayLette_16]

@SiminShaikh I've done the same thing only I sent a weird text! 🙃 😆 🤣 😂

[@evas8327]

Hi Simin🤗 I hope you feel well again soon😘 I really love Choco Musk, Nebras Gold and Qissa Delicious. Thank you for another great review!

[@tiamurrell963]

Hey my beautiful hun, another wonderful video with lovely perfumes. I am so sorry about your cough and health issues. Sending an army of angels with healing vibes to you. 😻❤💫 I have been thinking of you and had the feeling that you were perhaps also still not doing too great and send prayers to you every day. I have not been online as much as I would like to as I have had an increase in the migraines. It seems one to 3 would visit me 'kindly' each day with auras so I could not see much for most of the day. I am glad I can cook with my eyes closed 😳😅but I tried typing like this and was horrified to see what I had typed 🙀🥺😳. I had left comments on your last 2 videos and somehow I managed to lose them ( perhaps I did the world a favour because some may have read like gibberish or a new language 😂). I got in touch with my clinic as things got bad so I now have a second doctor and been put on another medication for the migraines but that meant I had to wean myself off some other medication and my brain is like pea soup at the moment. ( Do not ask me why pea soup, have not eaten that since my beloved grandfather made this) see this is how my brain works at the moment. Now I want to cry, at the drop of a hat, so emotional 😂. I was doing OK with my no purchase break until I the end of financial year sale happened and some perfumes I had my eye ( and nose) turned to became 3 to 5 times cheaper. A lot are older scents, some Lattafa, Maison Alhambra, Paris Corner Emir, Ard Al Zafaaran and a perfume by AL ABSAR, the notes screamed for my attention. Added to this my frustration at being so ill, nausea and brain fog , well I pulled the trigger to buy several times, 4 are still to arrive. I LOVE the ones that arrived, 2 in particular can do with maceration but I can tell I will love it, love the dry down, they seem to be all latest release bottles from this year or late last year one. I love the Naseem Summer 69 and am so surprised how it lasts, I had a shower and still could smell hints of it and it lasted all day, this has changed my mind about aqua perfumes. Summer 69 will shine in spring and summer as it is fresh. Like a summers morning, the dew is on the grass and flowers (jasmine, dew covered rose and lily of the valley) are scenting the air, the dry down is incredible with base notes of Vetiver, Suede, Amber and Musk. It is really well blended to my nose and my mashed up pea brain. Just thinking about this makes me smell it and be on a summer morning so this is great 🤩 as it is so cold and rainy here. I also got Choco Musk finally but got 3 bottles of the oil as I felt for layering it would be best. I like oil when layering but rather have perfume spray than oil usually. So now I am REALLY TRULY on a break of purchasing for sure. Still waiting for Gerry's last perfume to arrive, he loved the 2 I bought, I so love the one I got for him (Imperium by Paris Corner). I must go and will switch off for 3 or so days as I need to see if being away from blue light will ease the migraines. Lots of smoochies to Markus, so much love and light to you dear heart. ❤💜❤💫

[@dollymayuha8597]

Love your stufff so much I watch it obsessively! I find your voice calming and soothing. I just bough oud mood , Ameer al oud, shaghaf oud azraq, CDN intense women and qahwa after watching 200 million of your reviews lol bcuz I have to blind buy I can’t wait !!! I wanted to ask how I can layer between any of them and I have Nebras which I love a lott Can u please please make a video on layering ??? I have no idea where to begin and I lost my most of sense of smell when I was quite young due to sinusitis so help a girlie out! Lots of love!

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya my Hun ❤ You are so kind babe. Thank you! I feel so happy to have like minded people around me ❤ Yes for sure. Some people say that there is a method to layering but honestly I just think it is trial and error. I will try and layering video soon. Maybe in shorts so that they are quicker to watch than full length videos. Soooooo much love your way hun ❤

[@ldavis1187]

Yes layering!

[@SiminShaikh]

Hehehe soon babe. I will make them in quick shorts coz it will be faster to do so many perfumes lol ❤

[@chimbukachibangulula5635]

Hello beautiful. Thank you for preparing us for fall

[@SiminShaikh]

Hehehe always my stunning friend ❤ Do let me know if you wanna see any other compilations ❤

[@juanijimenez1761]

Hola hermoso angel,¿has probado la infusión de jengibre con miel? Es muy bueno para resfriados, garganta y tos , cuídate mucho 😘

[@SiminShaikh]

Hola mi cariño ❤ Creo que tuve un caso severo de bronquitis. Mucha gente en Dubai lo entendió porque el cambio climático fue muy, muy drástico. Ahora estamos por encima de los 50 grados centígrados. Empecé a usar una máscara porque todo el mundo está enfermo siempre. Afortunadamente ahora casi ha desaparecido después de tomar algunos antibióticos que odio tomar jajaja. Gracias por vigilarme, nena. Normalmente tomo té fresco de limón y jengibre con stevia todas las noches, pero creo que también debería agregar miel ❤

[@juanijimenez1761]

@@SiminShaikh Espero que te recuperes pronto,muchos besos 😘

[@lallydirar8583]

I like you but u make people buy !!!🥺 Anyway I went to a mall here I Doha and sniffed Victor and I found it stinky. I insist on loving it and I'm going to try it tomorrow and give it another chance !!!! You make me buy !!!!😢😅😊

[@SiminShaikh]

Oh noooooo.... I am so sorryyyy hun 😅❤ Lol. So you have smelled the Old version. The Fecal Oud one. It is veryyyyyyy polarising. The new one is a Boozy Vanilla and they both smell miles apart and you just cannot confuse one for another. I hope this helps you my love ❤

[@TODOMATIO]

I have Empire Victor and I'm so so proud to have it. It's very beautiful, and will layer very nice with another vanilla (which I'm trying to purchase now). I also just got Forbidden Sugar and it's very floral (I smell violets, literally a dupe to Violet Blossom) 😊

[@SiminShaikh]

Did you get the new version babe? ❤ Do you think I will like Forbidden Sugar? I am getting very tempted to buy it ❤

[@seherzadahuseljic]

​​@@SiminShaikh If you like scents similar to When Soul Gets High, you are probably going to like it. But I must say that I loooove When Soul Gets High and just like Forbidden Sugar.

[@creativequince]

I adore your reviews and your presentation style! I was just going to recommend a review of vanilla scents, but this one fit the bill (though I know vanilla isn't always gourmond). Hope you are feeling much better soon!

[@SiminShaikh]

Thank you so much hun and might I add, how gorgeous are you! ❤❤❤ One 100% ❤ Do you think I should do a Vanilla compilation that are non-edible? Think Nasheet :D

[@The0212helen]

Thanks Sim, just ordered Empire Victor. Its a new one and not released in the UK Until tomorrow evening!

[@SiminShaikh]

OMG! I cant wait for you tell me what you think of the new version ❤ I am currently in live with it ❤

[@The0212helen]

@@SiminShaikhThankyou so much for this! I’ve just received it today! This is a beautiful strong vanilla. A vanilla fragrance very rarely lasts or projects too well. This is gorgeous. It’s a rich, powerful vanilla and is all that Kayali’s vanilla 28 should have been! I absolutely love it!

[@payelbiswas1801]

Fully enjoyed the whole video ❤❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Thank you so much my hun ❤ Thank you for all the support and encouragement ❤

[@TheCupatcake]

I love your personality and how you are you ❤ Your so much like me, weirdly funny and we seem to have same kind of humour and I have always been weird in good way 😂 Love to see someone like me. Perfume addict ❤ Eclaire is on my shopping list, I have Caramel taskeen and Qissa Delicious. I love Choco Musk, I have that on oil and perfume and Nebras Gold too 😅Honor and Glory is still sitting in dark so I havent used it yet, hoping it will be ready on fall.

[@SiminShaikh]

Hehehe I am sooooo happy I meet like minded people here. I think you also like to laugh a lot and keep things light around you. And I am sure small things give you joy. Life is too short to wear a frown ❤ Gourmand fragrances are having a ball this season lol and we are living for it. We are all in our edible girlie era ❤ ❤ ❤ Sooooo much love your way! P.S. Honor and Glory just keeps getting better and better ❤

[@TheCupatcake]

@@SiminShaikh thank you and your so right about everything you same. Lots of love 🥰

[@nikkib6706]

Hi Simin! I was curious if you could recommend a good, creamy coconut- forward fragrance? I just got Ajayeb Portrait (which I love!) and am curious it see how it would layer with coconut. 🙂 Thank you, and as always, love your videos! ♥️

[@SiminShaikh]

My beautiful Nikki ♥ How are you my hun? I have never come across a super creamy coconut ME perfume yet. You know, Ajayeb would be sooooo good with that. You are onto something there lol. Lemme try and find a good proper creamy one for you. You are alwasy welcome my babe ♥

[@audreynafula5247]

@@SiminShaikhdo you suppose Nuha and Qaed Al fursan white would be good creamy coconut-leaning scents? I think so

[@christinelecher1406]

The concensus seems to be that TF Vanilla Sex is very boring. So, Empire Victor is probably the better fragrance.

[@DMSqueen1]

Sim love the earrings!!! I hate the Eclaire bottle, I had to switch out the cap. I think it’s tacky but I love the scent. I have most of the new gourmands, I’m hoping they get stronger with time. Have you tried any of the Afnan supremacy line? I have the pink and cherry scents.

[@SiminShaikh]

Hehehe thanks my Hun. Although I got them in my cringe era, you know, like with the Queen in alphabets earrings 😂😂😂 But I retained these and I looooove them. I also quite dislike that bottle. I know I am very critical of bottle but this one looks like a toy lol. Sorry. oooooh I am so happy you commented. which one should I try from Supremacy. Tapis is not attracting me at all. But that Pink one is calling out to me ♥

[@DMSqueen1]

@@SiminShaikh The pink is Gala, I love it, nice and strong, bottles are very pretty. I am a bottle snob, it has to look good to be on display and there are times I pass by things because of ugly bottles

[@stephaniepotts9410]

I've had Eclaire 3 weeks. Hasn't changed. It smells very weak. Lasts a few minutes. Got mine on Amazon, at the time, the only place that had it.

[@TODOMATIO]

Literally every reseller has it. I got mine on TikTok bit they have it online. Stay away from Amazon

[@SiminShaikh]

Mine was weak initially but got strong real fast and it is not even fully macerated.

[@SAMIRA0209]

Nah, Choco Musk smells exactly like Nesquik 😅 it's good for layering, on its own it's definitely a no no for me...

[@SaviaToumar]

Darling please i want you to review qawafi from paris corner.. you are so much trusted imo..😊❤ thanks before..

[@snjezanad430]

Suggestion please - with which perfume l can do some nice layerng with Ana Abyedh Lattafa? Thank you😍💐

[@judithgodfrey5509]

Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 can you recommend a sedative pufume for night time witch Arabic one that would get you complete 😉

[@naph.9546]

I’m really want to buy a new Empire Victor but where I live (Europe) I find only old formula one 🫤 and I’m not that oud-ish girl😁

[@SiminShaikh]

Ooooh I would say stay away from the old formula then coz it’s THE most Barnyard Oud ever. Anything after 3/2024 is the new one ♥️

[@kuga7423]

I am disappointed after i tried eclair, it is not as milky caramelly, sugary as i expected, I prefer Yara Moi or gentle fluidity (and the dupes) for gourmand scent. I agree with qissa delicious, it is not loud but it smells good.

[@ruhiyakhourshed7801]

Qissa Delicious smells a lot like Sabrina Carpenter’s Sweet Tooth OG

[@suemenezes5992]

Hi I have a question I want to buy Swiss arabiArabian gold one I don’t like wood I love fruit gourmand and sweet in us $48 dollars I want to ask your opinion I have the red and blue tonka and I’m love with both of them thanks love your videos

[@anne-katrinwasserzier5626]

My love, you look beautiful again❤❤❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Thank you my babe ❤ You are always so kind ❤ Soooo much love your way ❤ xo

[@tracyramos1019]

I have Choco musk and rose & oud by afnan I think I will try layering the two because I feel they both need something extra

[@ViolentKittens]

Ahhh, I love your reviews, Sim! I have most and enjoy all of the ones in this video! I had convinced myself I didn’t need the ones I don’t have.. Qissah because I just thought I didn’t want it enough and now I do 😂 and Casablanca because I have Ebhar. But back on the Wishlist Essence of Casablanca goes!! I also took a gamble with Empire Victor and got the oud version and I’m not mad about that at all as I’d prepped myself with your previous review and it’s so intriguing, I’m loving it. But now I’m on the hunt of the new version too! I wore Honor & Glory last week with Fursan Unlimited on the other arm, I love them together. Honor & Glory also goes gorgeously with Lush Turmeric Latte!

[@AlecFarra-ts2yb]

Helloooo. Why didn’t you include December Vanilla?

[@brigittelehmann9749]

Unfortunately i hope that my nose wil smel the perfumes like you do greetings from the Netherlands

[@puderzuckerchen111]

With love from Germany❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Soooo much love your way babe! ♥️ Hoping to visit Bavaria next year hopefully 😍

[@YummyGummy77]

I LOVE WHEN U DO THESE RATING VIDEOS...WILL U DO ONE FOR LIKE MIDDLE EASTERN FRESHIES (FLORALS, WHITE FLORALS, FEMININE MUSKS) ANYTHING U CONSIDER TO SMELL FRESH (EVEN SOME CITRUS PERFUMES SMELL FRESH TO ME TOO)😊

[@kuga7423]

Simin, ard al safaran has oud caramel. Please try it. And if you like vanilla, try gentle fluidity or the dupes.

[@iloverome1274]

Do you think I could purchase any of these at Abu Dharbi airport?

[@ParadiseBlue-ni8yr]

Thank you Simin for the gourmand fragrances review!

[@ParadiseBlue-ni8yr]

I hope you feel better!

[@SiminShaikh]

Thank you my hun ♥️ I had made this video over a well ago and thankfully am so much better now. I had severe bronchitis that was just not going away 🙏

[@ParadiseBlue-ni8yr]

@@SiminShaikh Glad you are feeling better 😊

[@zeenathsabah6031]

Hi Sim! Just bought Afnan rare Tiffany! I ended up not liking it as I expected myself to like….. can you tell me something I could later with it? ❤

[@isirita8506]

Same here 😢

[@ekramabdirahman3746]

I have Rare Tiffany for two years and I never wear it once. You have to love white and yellow flowers then you would like it

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya hun! Oh no. I am so sorry. You can Layer Rare Tiffany with either super fruity fragrances like Ramz Gold, Shiyaaka Gold etc. That will reduce the indolic flowers for you coz I think that is what is bothering you. You can also add a mild oud to it. Adding florals or gourmand will make it worse. I hope this helps. Do lemme know of it works hun ❤

[@OldAbdul-y8u]

Btw I love your videos and I would love to see a part 2 gourmand, like oudy, fresh, or floral gourmands? I feel like lattafa affection is a gourmand but giving fresh at the same time 🤤

[@belinda4732]

Eclair is not a candy It's a French pastry and it's so yummy❤

[@SiminShaikh]

Hey my Hun ❤ Yes I know about the pastry lol. There is also a candy by the brand Cadbury called Eclair and the smell of this perfume by Lattafa smells exactly like that candy and not Eclair, the pastry hehe. Sorry for the confusion xo

[@roxanneharradan5898]

Cadbury Eclaire, not the French pastry.

[@Mel_leit]

I would love to see a layering video!❤

[@SiminShaikh]

And I would love to make them for you my hun. I will make them in shorts format so that its quicker for you to watch and easier for me to film like the 1000s of combinations lol ♥

[@carlinos9440]

Hola, compré y hoy he estrenado Khadlaj stellar musk, impactada con el spray ahora con el olor no tanto (no huele casi😮), no sé si mejorará en la bodega de vinos😂. De momento lo mejor del perfume el atomizador que tiene, así son las cosas

[@SiminShaikh]

Hola mi cariño Todavía no he probado el almizcle estelar. Creo que solo probé los lanzamientos más nuevos de Khadlaj (llegué tarde a la fiesta jajaja). ¡Tienes una bodega! ¡Por suerte niña! Déjalo por un rato, cariño. Musk simplemente tiene que mejorar, es una nota del tipo "Soy ruidoso, huélame". Quizás sólo necesite tiempo. Mucho amor, Sim ❤

[@carlinos9440]

@@SiminShaikh no, lo de la bodega de vinos era ironía jaja

[@blayde_warrior7507]

Layering combo videos are my absolute FAVS! 😍❤️ it made me so happy to when you started trying fragrance combos in the end 😆 You’re an absolute joy to watch hon!

[@brigittelehmann9749]

Empire Victor is sold out in the Netherlands

[@gaylesmith4202]

I find caramel cascade smells like sour milk on me 😢

[@HeritageCarriage]

I do have Ebhar on my list to buy!!

[@vanessarobison2791]

Hi, I love your reviews and really appreciate you! I owe Khamrah and I let it sit since Christmas, it is phenomenal now! I would like to purchase Casablanca but I am afraid it may be similar since it’s apple. What do you think?

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya Hun ❤ Thank you so so much. I appreciate you xo Ooooh I cant wait for winter to start using Khamrah again lol. Its catching dust currently on my shelf. Casablanca is very different from Khamrah babe. It smells like apple pie being baked with added citrus in the opening. Also veryyyy Holiday Season appropriate. But I am biased coz I love Casablanca so much lol

[@rafaela6500]

Can you layer Ebhar with anything

[@damesaphira9790]

Casablanca smells like an apple pie shoved down inside a very old Coach bag. They can call the note 'Suede' all they want, but I know leather when I smell it! .

[@miekebaeten3883]

Is Casablanca like karma Lattafa?

[@vaniaorkelsey]

You earrings are gorgeous 😍

[@SiminShaikh]

Thank you doll! I though it might be a little too much but I love it 😍

[@michita7838]

I wish Eclaire was launched in a different bottle. I agree it's cheap and mine is defective. It leaks. A friend's does the same. I wish Lattafa kept the scent but made a new bottle.

[@SiminShaikh]

Yea I think the bottle is not traveling very well during shipping. My sprayer is fine but so many people have the same complaint as yours babe. I wish they would fix the bottle too ♥️

[@thesarpomah]

Can I layer khamrah with musamam white intense?

[@SiminShaikh]

In my head yes lol. Babe, I will try this out for you when I get home today ♥

[@thesarpomah]

Thank you, l will be waiting

[@audreynafula5247]

@@thesarpomahin my view layering has no formula really 🤷‍♀️. It’s all just trials and re-creating a unique scents. Giving one perfume a twist I guess 😊.

[@chelsiesmith1]

I love your earrings! ❤

[@niklascarlsson9732]

Loved the video🙏❤️

[@YummyGummy77]

So in your opinion does the honor and glory smell like Qaed al Fursan?? Have u smelled the other one?? I been trying to pick which of the two i want..... did u smell the original Empire Victor? Would u still consider it as a 10/10? Like was it still great?? One of the KZbinrs that i watch (Adwoa) actually likes the original Empire Victor 😊

[@SiminShaikh]

Heya hun! I prefer Honor & Glory hands down. So Qaed Al Fursan (Black Bottle) is a very masculine perfume. Pineapple heavy masculine like Black XS for men. Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited (White Bottle) is one of my most despised perfumes ever. Lol. Honor & Glory is Pineapple Creme Bulee with a sprinkle of Turmeric. Lots of people find the turmeric/ black pepper a little irky. I personally love it ❤❤❤ Oh yesss! OG Victor Empire is a Bomb perfume! I love it. But I understand why people hate it. It has a very fecal Oud which might put off a lot of users. It has a very advanced Oud with Caramel/ Vanilla. The new Victor is also amazing though ❤

[@SiminShaikh]

P.S. I think Adwoa and my taste are very similar ❤❤❤

[@julieknight69]

Happy Sunday Simin (when I’m watching in HOT HOT Texas) You look beautiful today 😊 Ordered 2 Oakcha perfumes today as I have heard very good things about these American dupes… ‘That Girl Viral Vanilla; dupe of Bianco Latte & Eclair. Also, ‘Desert Glass’, dupe of Mohave Ghost. Let me know if you have heard of Oakcha perfumes!

[@SiminShaikh]

Heyaaaa Hun! ❤ I am messaging you from a not so happy Monday morning lol. Yes! For sure. I have geard of Oakcha perfumes but it is unfortunately not available here in the UAE. I can however ask my sis to bring them when she comes for a visit from NJ. I a currently eyeing a dupe for Black Saffron by Maison AlHambra. It is a little overpriced but I do love Black Saffron. P.S. It is over 50 degrees (centigrade) here in UAE now

[@julieknight69]

Oh no!! I am hoping you are not ill 😢! Please let your day improve, fragrance is not everything, your well-being is 😊❤ I forget, your sister is from NJ 😊. Near to my home heart state of Connecticut where I grew up. Feel better soon and know you are not alone, ever! I had a very bad last Sunday 😢. We are strong women. We will survive - like the song!

[@niklascarlsson9732]

Loved the video🙏❤️

[@TheDomiDiamond]

An Eclair is not a toffee...

[@SimonaC-nh8mw]

It is not the french gateau, it is the Cadbury's chocolate bars

[@SiminShaikh]

Yes hun. I know Elaire is a dessert and not Toffee. The Cadbury brand has a Toffee called Eclair and and the perfume Eclaire smells identical to it.

[@TheDomiDiamond]

@@SiminShaikh now it makes sense. Thank you...i never smelled it before... i had another picture in my mind...it didn't match the description😅

[@Nirupa479]

Nebras...I agree. It's been 8 months now and I understand the aromatic quality you are detecting. Oh...it's becoming more so divine now. It's almost raining in Bangalore, this is just perfectly classy fragrance. Always thought this would be my occasional wear....but now looks like it's my rainy/cold weather signature scent. You just do an amazing job on perfume notes vs actual feel... thanks

[@SiminShaikh]

Omg! I can imagine how beautiful Nebras must be smelling in that cool Weather and especially with the rain element. Sigh… I wish I was there to enjoy it with you ♥️

[@Nirupa479]

❤​@@SiminShaikh