Zoha Aroma: An Up and Coming House

Hey guys! Sorry for being away from so long. I took a break from blogging to realign myself and prevent me from getting burnt out. I am back and will be posting 2-4 times per week again, maybe more if I am inspired! I hope every has been doing well and is in good health. Today, I want to bring you a new house that I haven't seen anyone speak about yet, but I think deserves to be. My buddy Carlos Colom told me about this one. Also, Carlos is an encyclopedia of indie and cheaper fragrances and he's always down to talk to you about fragrances. Just throwing that out there. I got in contact with Sam (The owner) through FB and he decided to send me some samples for review, so yes, I did not purchase these. As always though, this in no way impacts my review on his fragrances.

Zoha Aroma is a Middle Eastern style fragrance company from Canada, so when you look on his site (which I will link below) take note that the prices are in Canadian dollars and not USD. I made the same mistake, that is why I am warning you about it, so in USD his prices are much better than a lot of leading clone companies, but not all of his range are clones. He carries a lot of perfume oils, both westernized clones and original Arabian style fragrances. He is starting up a range of inspired expressions in eau de parfum sprays forms as well. So, he has a lot on the horizon and I think people should give Zoha a chance. I wouldn't be bringing them to you if I didn't think it was worth your time to check them out. It surely would not be worth my time in typing this up if it wasn't. I was blabbed enough, now I have 6 fragrances from them that I will do a short review on. A few of these warrant full reviews and will come in the near future. Let's get into it!

Golden Sand

This was my favorite that I received, by far. It's from their Arabian collection. Golden Sand is a gourmand lover's dream and one of the best gourmands I have ever put my nose on. Citrus, caramel, and vanilla is what you get with this one. When you first apply it the vanilla is somewhat strong and off-putting, but wait for the dry down. This one turns into a smooth, sweet, and decadent melange of creamy citrus, smooth vanilla, and buttery sweet caramel. It smells like some dessert I have had before, but I cannot put my finger on what it is. This fragrance is amazing though. It projects for around 2 hours and lasts about 10. Keep in mind that this is a perfume oil, so they typically do not have monsterous projection, but they last a long time. It's not a skin scent though, it does project about 6 inches off of the skin for most of its life. If you love gourmands and perfume oils, then I would say that you should certainly try this one out.


Arcane

This is one of his inspirations in spray form. It's inspired by Roja Dove's Enigma. I have never smelled Enigma, but I will say this one is really good. A smooth boozy cognac with tobacco, sweet vanilla, and some spice. This one is elegant and smooth. It's more of a dressed up fragrance to me, but it could be worn with business casual as well, but perhaps it is too boozy for the office. This one was my second favorite of the ones I was sent. It reminds me of Black Tie Affair, but they don't smell similar, but they are in the same genre of fragrances to me. If you are looking for a dressed up fragrance for a lavish party, consider this one.


Oseberg

Another one from his inspired collection. Oseberg is inspired by Creed's Viking. It smells very similar to Viking as well, but perhaps not quite as strong on the spice, but it has great performance. The icy cool peppermint is there, just like in Viking. I did a side by side comparison of them and Oseberg is 95% similar to Viking, just not quite as spicy. I am a big fan of Viking, so naturally, I really like this take on it as well. If you want to get the vibe of Viking without paying for a sample or decant, then try this one out. It's cheaper than Viking is, by far and it smells just as good.


Kalemat

This is another one from their Arabian Collection. Kalemat is like 24 Gold by Scentstory, but with the oud being a bit more Middle Eastern than 24 Gold. Warm amber, oud, and vanilla are what you get with this one. I love 24 Gold, so I love this one as well. It doesn't project as much as my bottle of 24 Gold, but I get around 12 hours on the skin with this one. It's a great fragrance that I can take with me on extended trips due to the size of the bottles. Here is what Sami told me about Kalemat, "This scent itself has many names...Different houses give it different names. Arabian Oud has two variations called Kalemat and Kalemat Black. Both smell very similar. However, it is originally known as White Oud (or Oud Abiyad) in the Middle East. It's a common fragrance in the Middle East. We decided to name it Kalemat, which means speech or statement". I think that is pretty cool to know a bit more about this fragrance. I can see why it is common in the Middle East. It's a very wearable and pleasant Arabian fragrance. Creed Aventus

This is their perfume oil inspiration of Aventus. It's certainly inspired by a fruity batch. The birch in the background is really nice. It's more natural smelling than some of the other mainstream clones like CDNIM and Insurrection Pure II. I mean it's a good Aventus clone. Aventus is probably the most clones fragrance, but this is one of the better one. He recenetly came out with a spray version of this as well called Napoleon. If you are looking into getting into perfume oils, then this is a good one to start with. I get around 7-8 hours out of this one, but it's Aventus. I could be getting longer than that. I could be going anosmic to it. It has about 2 hours of prohection. For this price, it's a steal.


Bal d'Afrique

Another western inspiration. Their version is a good standalone fragrance, but I will say that I do like Alexandria's version better. It has more of the citrus elements in it than this one. As you folks know, I love my citruses. It still has that fresh vetiver and some citruses in it. It's still good, but it was my least favorite from them. Not everything each house creates can be a winner. I fyou enjoy the fresh vetiver over teh citruses in Bal d' Afrique, then this one might be a winner for you. Just to be clear, I don't dislike this one, I just enjoy other versions more personally. It's all subjective though.


Conclusion

This house is rarely spoken of. That should change. Sami is doing an excellent job and his prices are very good. 5 out of 6 of them were winners for me. That's not a bad track record by any means. Any professional baseball player would love to geta hit 5 out of 6 times he's at bat. Sami is doing great things and I look forward to trying more things from him. He is going places with what he is doing. He's a great guy and really friendly as well. Give Zoha Aroma a shot folks, I don't think you will be disappointed. As you know, I take my reputation seriously and I would not suggest this company if I did not believe in it.

Thank you for stopping by again. Everyone have a great day and remember to say something positive to someone today. Be sure to check out Zoha Aroma's site. They have quite a wide range of perfume oils. They are quickly expanding their spray selection as well.



Links

Golden Sand

Arcane

Oseberg

Kalemat

Bal d'Afrique

Aventus

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