'Ghaliyah' was a term used in the medieval Arabian tradition to refer to perfumes created using the most precious aromatics - typically ambergris, musk, and oud being the star ingredients.
Today, there are many products in the Arabian perfume market featuring the name Ghaliyah, but none of them bear any resemblance to the Ghaliyah formulations of old.
Agar Aura is proud to present the only ghaliyah in the market right now that utilizes techniques that are ancient yet yield amazing results.
The formulas that were referred to include those used for creating ghaliyah perfumes made for the likes of Harun Al-Rashid, Mamun Al-Rashid, and other royal dignitaries of the Abbasid court, as well as the formulas recorded by Abu Nasr Al-Cohen, the medieval Jewish-Arab doctor-perfumer.
Featuring authentic deer musk, the highest quality ambergris, and oud that we literally made for a Sultan (his majesty Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei), Ghaliyah Al-Molook is not a simple blend of different essential oils. It is a precious gem, not just because of the ingredients used but also due its exotic and unique aroma.
It utilizes the forgotten techniques of maceration and enfleuraging that were used back in the day for optimal aroma extraction. The base of ambergris, musk and oud was carefully embellished with precious floral and spice extracts used by the medieval masters.
Macerated ambergris... enfleuraged and macerated musk... enfleuraged, macerated and distilled oud... could anything be done to make it any better? You bet! Although these techniques are ancient, their implementation for making Ghaliyah Al-Molook was modern. The use of pure ambergris absolute of pharmaceutical grade purity instead of raw ambergris, triple-filtered musk carefully enfleuraged and macerated using digitally controlled heating, and high grade artisanally extracted oud as well as macerated sinking grade agarwood make an amazing recipe even better.
Forget about modern-day perfumes that feature ambergris, musk, or oud "notes". Our ghaliyah has nothing to do with those; this is the real stuff blended to perfection.
Ok,
Ghaliya.. I don't even know what to say other than you
REALLY should consider another release of it :)
I have a love-hate relationship with animal musk:
meaning I've disliked
all but one (and that one was a commercially blended
product, which
probably implies synthetics), until I've tried Ghaliya.
Ahhh-mazing!
People have mentioned "buttery"; it is sooo smooth and
delectable, the
scent seems to literally roll off your skin. It has the
olfactory
texture of coconut butter left at room temperature.
Interestingly, with
my skin chemistry, the musk is light, and purrs gently
front and
center, but on my kid's wrist (he tailed me around
begging for a
swipe:-), it transforms into a deep, chocolate coffee
tango of agarwood
and musk.
In closing, I would just like to say PLEASE make more of
this
otherworldly concoction!! I'm quite certain there are
ranks of people
ready to get their hands on a bottle:) I'm certainly
regretting missing
that opportunity :(
C.G. (USA)
I
had a very happy day: first in the morning, the Ghaliyah
arrived. Wow,
wow wow... I seriously consider giving my oud collection
away and trade
it a second and third bottle of Ghaliyah!
The scent opens with mysterious notes... I guess it´s
Malaysian oud, as
it reminded me a bit of the softer notes of Kemewahan
and Cantik Candan.
But when the musk comes through all I want is to drink
in the scent...
Soon the ambergris adds just a hint of sea spray and it
softly supports
the musk, and then jasmine shines through-- the
floral notes are
simply exhilarating!
I had only applied a tiny swipe (as I always do when I
get to know a
new oil) but I think, tomorrow "tiny" will
not do!
This stuff is too good to be true -- a shame that full
bottles are already sold out, and now only samples are
available...
T.S. (Germany)
Oh my god, this is so
amazing. I have never smelled anything like this! This
attar really
smells like something from the past. This has become my
new favorite
all time attar. You are a true genius brother Taha, and
if you have any
more great ideas that bring the past back to life, I'm
mostly certain
that I will probably be loving it, haha.
J.A. (USA)
Just been wearing the Ghaliyah for about an hour and
this is a very
smooth sweet musk with a little woodiness. I can't
detect any spice,
rather just buttery smooth goodness. So far this is
hands down the best
musk fragrance I've come across. I even like it more
than Bait Al
Ateeq. Cool work dude :)
R.S. (Australia)
Ghaliyah Al-Molook is masterfully crafted. The
techniques that where
artfully employed in making this attar give it an
unusual depth and
complexity!
Swiping a bit of this precious alchemical elixir will
provide you with
hours of olfactory pleasure! At first it is all about
oud....quickly
followed by the musk. Somewhere in the mix I pick up a
very subtle but
pleasurable tobacco note. In the background I perceive a
deliciously
spicy floral jasmine wrapped up in the oceanic depths of
ambergris.....always smothered in the most lovely musk
note I've had
the pleasure of smelling. As the attar unfolds the
frankincense, rose
and spices make their presence known, supported and
anchored by the
musk and Mysore sandalwood. The oud seems to impart a
woodiness to the
dry down of Ghaliyah that is absolutely magical.
This is the attar I've been searching for! No single
note dominates or
is out of place in this blend. Not a single off putting
note from start
to finish. All the ingredients to my nose are of the
highest quality
and couldn't possibly have been mixed any better! Great
projection and
a very unisex scent make this a must have for any fine
fragrance
collector.
C.B. (USA)
This is probably the finest perfume I've ever tried, and
not just by a
little bit. Sure, it's expensive but unlike many niche
perfume houses,
the price is justified by the sheer quality and expense
of the
ingredients used. Please save me a 3g bottle, this is a
must-have!
D.C. (USA)
I wore Ghalya to the Masjid today and ma Sha Allah. You
have got
something wonderful here. The floral opening notes are
very well
balanced and the ambergris is very pronounced giving it
brilliance and
softness. There is a lot of smokiness but not
overwhelming midway and
the musk which was much harder to ascertain in the
beginning starts to
emerge giving it a slight edge/a welcomed dirtiness so
to speak. The
oud is the enigma in this combination for it envelops
everything and
yet it does not stand out even at the dry-down stage.
Was it a hindi or
a Malaysian oud if I may ask? This scent straddles
a curious
fence between western and eastern perfume refusing to be
categorized.
H.S. (USA)