Nectar Thai by Elkhaldi Studios. What is there to say? Well ever since smelling Borneo Day I’ve always wanted a bottle of anything Elkhaldi. Then I got an amazing opportunity to grab this and I didn’t hestitate. A 15ml was secured and now the wait for it to arrive had begun.
Needless to say I was super excited when this arrived and luckily it didn’t dissapoint: From the first whiff I got I knew this was going to be good.
In that pretty heavy opening you get sweet peaches backed by a rounded oud and some animalics. What this really reminds me of is the color orange: from the osmanthus to the peach and sandalwood, it all comes together to make a truly orange feeling. Maybe a bit like a beautifull sunset, except there’s oud and civet.
At the base the florals really start to shine and the peach is slowly fading away. I don’t think this fragrance really changes much over time, however during the base more woods really come through. Also, the animalic mix that consists of civet, castoreum and hyraceum becomes more prominent.
Finally, this scent concludes itself by becoming even more woody, and it’s at this stage that the peach has completely dissappeared.
If there would be one thing I could change from this scent however, it would be adding a bit more depth somehow. This is probably what you get in the parfum I’m guessing, so I’m excited to try that.
What a journey this has been, sweet and dark, light and heavy. Projection and longevity are above-average. And to wrap this review up I want to give a special thank-you to Elkhaldi Studios themselves, I had an amazing experience with him and he’s always super helpfull. Thank you!!
