Tayyiba Attar
Amouage

Tayyiba opens with a bouquet of sweet, oily, and slightly pungent flowers – mostly lilac, jasmine, and ylang – creating an effect that is soapy and thick rather than fresh, as if the flowers have been muffled under a thin layer of beeswax. Later, a savory orange blossom note not a million miles away from the corn-meal masa feel of Seville à L’Aube (L’Artisan Parfumeur) sweeps in. Overall, Tayyiba is an odd but memorable treatment of traditionally sweet, clear-as-a-bell florals. It is one to sample if you like florals with a muted, salty edge.

Massive jasmine & ylang for starters. Huge, fragrant bouquet. Very realistic. Ten or so minutes later rose appears. It is close to the skin. Some wood notes are not far away. A touch of lilac hovers in the air.

There is a bit of spiciness that develops. Not strong - it's difficult to describe. It was fleeting, with its sweet, heat, and pungency. An almost lipstick accord develops. It layers with gentle musk, somewhat water-logged sandalwood, and crushed orange blossom. Overall, this is lovely in that it isn't over-bearing - it's gentle, settling near and on the skin mostly.