Nabeel’s ‘Jannet El Baqui’ is a sensation.

It arrived sealed in a tiny box, but once open, it had leaked so much inside, the label was peeling off. It was a complete mess, but the potent aroma now hitting me was exactly what I’d been looking for. It smelt like luxury soap - the kind kept in the kings own royal (solid gold) soap dish. The juice itself looks like a dark green pond-scum potion, in a no-frills bottle, but inside contains the greatest kept Arabian attar secret. It reminded me of Amouage 'Gold' man, just minus the snarling civet. It’s not like Gold woman (or No.5) as it hasn’t got that Johnson & Johnson oily-sweet baby product whiff. It’s very much like a tiny bottle containing that illusive drop of top-secret magic that Amouage use, but only costing just over £6.

I wore it to work today, in an attempt to ward off of my colleague’s stinking winter illnesses (like how plague doctors used herbs and flowers in the long-nosed beaks of their spooky looking black masks). My colleague remarked; “Did you rub an entire bar of Dove soap into yourself?” I took that as a compliment, as cleanliness should be the ultimate smell to aspire to... one would think anyway. Most of the time, my colleagues smell like they rub their own shit into themselves, so why not start smelling clean trending? They seem to think their raging B.O is an acceptable social scent. I digress... 

Basically, for under £10, Nabeel’s ‘Jannet El Baqui’ is Amouage quality for the price of a sandwich and packet of crisps. The secret is out. You’ll thank me later.

 

TOP - Lemon, Aldehydes, Spicy Notes

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MIDDLE – Bourbon, Geranium, Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Violet, Saffron

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BASE - Tonka Bean, Patchouli Leaf, Sandalwood, Papyrus, White Musk