The inspiration of this perfume was
the fantasy of a mid-century Arab sheikh who struck black
gold, discovered the dazzle of French perfume on his first
trip to Paris and embraced it fully, but didn’t abandoned
the heavy flavors of his own perfume tradition either.
A marriage between Eastern and Western perfumery, Le
Cheikh Bohème is the spray version of our popular oil
parfum Intiqa'ie
– Arabic for ‘eclectic’ – a fusion of French perfumery with
an utterly traditional Arabian core.
Many got to sample Intiqa’ie when it was released and loved
it, but didn’t manage to get a full bottle. Among those who
tried it was a Saudi prince, who ended up buying the entire
batch – the reason for the empty spot on many a collector’s
shelves.
This is Intiqa’ie in spray format, but a strong all-natural
coumarin tincture base takes it to a whole new level.
To provide an engaging contrast with the bright and fresh
Fougère facets, two base-heavy oud oils form the core of
this perfume. A heavy dose of oakmoss keeps the Chypre
character alive, and there’s plenty of labdanum which not
only reinforces the leather note but also flows it
seamlessly into the more Arabian elements. Sizzling
frankincense, rich spices and ambery tones form an
enchanting bed on top of which lies the leathery and mossy
Chypre structure. Crowning it are rose otto, mimosa extract
and citrus.
Despite being a very oud-heavy perfume, you’ll be amazed by
how friendly the aroma, a result of the careful layering of
oud with the other elements. It fits so perfectly into the
western perfumery structure that you would feel comfortable
wearing it anywhere. And yet, it has elements so exotic and
traditionally Arabian that your scent trail will capture the
awe and attention of everyone you pass by.
Hi Taha! This fragrance is now
one of my top 2 of all. I have never sniffed anything like
it!
Would you have another bottle that I could order?
K.S. (Canada)
Le Cheikh Boheme is awesome. One of my best blind buys
ever.
M.D. (USA)
I wanted just to tell you that Le Cheikh Bohème is a
stunning masterpiece.
Yet again you have mesmerised me.
It is like a a fresh minty piny kinamic oud that gives you
troath goosebumbs.
Is the freshest oud perfume I have ever smelled but it is
like smelling literally minty fresh oud I don't know how
you achieved that but hat off to you another time:)
A.M. (Albania)
It is spectacularly blended. Wow. I am wearing it, and I
can't stop sniffing my arm. It comes across as a true
masculine scent to me, as much as I hate to polarize
fragrances that way. I think I may need to get this for my
hubby. Hope he likes this as much as I do:)
C.G. (USA)
Intiqa'ie has an UNBELIEVABLE tenacity! After I had put it
on, in the afternoon today, I managed to switch a couple
long sleeve shirts, cook dinner (constant hand washing),
then got a full hour and a half workout in, then a
shower.. And now, at 10 pm, I am smelling my arm as
clearly as if no time had ever passed upon initial
application! (and btw, my husband loved the scent:)
C.G. (USA)
This one is amazing.
Prince ﹡﹡﹡﹡ (Saudi Arabia)
Excited to get Intiqa'ie! I finished the sample. It's
sooooo good!
M.S. (USA)
The Itiqa'ie is especially good - I enjoy the vast
majority of your our perfumes but this one is extra good!
R.D. (Australia)
Intiqua' ie est pour moi plus difficile à décrire...départ
assez vif , odeur complexe avec une sorte de sève de pin
qui se dégage. Je détecte bien également le cuir. Cette
note devient de plus en plus prégnante au fur et à mesure
du développement du parfum , lorsque les notes de oud ,
que l'on devine dès le départ , prennent toute leur place.
J'aime beaucoup cette note de fond d'ailleurs...
J.S. (France)
An immediate pine menthol when first applying. Then comes
the smoke, like I would imagine a genie coming out of a
bottle for the first time in 1000 years would smell. I
love to ware this before going to sleep. I have hypnotic
dreams. This Attar is special, I feel lucky to have the
opportunity to partake.
C.G. (USA)
Those familiar with his past chypre or fougere blends know
how successful he has been to combine heavy doses of
oakmoss and other ingredients with quality distillations
of oud. Although this is a sort of middle ground between
the two, I don't really think of this as either chypre or
fougere - which is hard to do anyway when there's such a
dominant oud note. Intiqa'ie is a very dark oil - black
unless held up to the light where it is dark brown - and
very potent. At first application it explodes with a super
clean woody note with green and mossy facets. It's not
until later that citrus notes and rose pop out, which is a
mystery to me, but a result of the frankincense and rose
oils used. About 30 minutes in it actually brightens like
a sun coming out from behind the clouds. Then it slowly
heads back to a mossy/woody oud blend. Everytime I wear
one of Taha's attars I think this is something I could
wear for the rest of my life.
C.S. (USA)
Intiqa'ie is a masterpiece , congratulations and thank
you.
Y.H. (Saudi Arabia)
Wow! This is amazing. I didn't expect it to have so much
oud in it, but it really comes forward beautifully! The
fougere and chypre elements are there but understated,
giving it just a breath of citrus, labdanum and oakmoss, a
nice combination that evokes leather. My wife thought that
of all my perfumes, it reminded her most of Leather Oud,
which is one of our favorites. I find this closer to oud
oil than to any Western perfume, myself.
I've had it on for 7 or 8 hours now and it's still deep,
rich and intoxicating. Really a wonderful attar!
M.S. (USA)
I put a tiny swipe on my hand and wow, I really like this
one! Not surprising I guess with the Borneo ouds which are
my favorite and make the attar have a very light and
ethereal feel to it.... the top feels crisp, woody-green
and invigorating, but is very complex and hard to pin down
with many notes swirling around from Borneo ouds, citrus,
rose, frankincense, oakmoss, something camphorous (lignum
vitae?) and probably more. The Borneo oud's woody middle
and oudy character are most prevalent in the middle/base
and anything else is used sparingly and is hard to
recognize. Overall it comes off as a beautifully augmented
Borneo oud that contains chypre and fougere aspects, for
me an instant buy.
D.C. (USA)
Light and crisp. Almost fragile as I ride my motorcycle in
the warm sunshine after the cool night. The rose and
wormwood broke apart like frail, fragile rose petals mixed
with warm rays of sunshine in the cool breeze. Like
fragments of long lost dreams and new visions intertwined
in a melody of soft spoken grace and fragrance.
E.T. (USA)