“In ancient times, books were rare and precious objects. The learned elite treasured them. Scholars and holy men spent countless hours transcribing and illustrating them. Calligraphy held a place at the high table of the arts.Kalemat, which means "words" in Arabic, pays tribute to this lost era in its exquisite packaging. It arrives in a beautiful oversized box designed to look like an antique arabic book. When opened, the box reveals a smaller, ribbon-bound tome which contains the bottle of perfume itself. And so even before the first spray, you know that this an oriental perfume in its full glory--dramatic, confident, mysterious, exotic, precious beyond compare. Anyone who remembers the days before the Internet, when words came at a price and books had to be found will thrill at this packaging.The juice itself does not disappoint. Kalemat opens with a lush jammy berry accord, balanced perfectly by incense and a hint of dry woods. The berry note is apparently bilberry, which was new to me. It is sweet and perhaps slightly tart. Wonderful. Novel.After 20 minutes or so, the berry notes recede, leaving behind a sumptuous base of incense, woods, and lightly jammy rose. This is the heart of Kalemat, and it is apparently inspired by the Middle Eastern hospitality traditions around bakhoor, a household incense of dried wood and rose. It reminded me somewhat of Jubilation XXV by Amouage, but Kalemat is somehow deeper and rounder. There are no jagged edges here. Although it is not listed in the ingredients or the notes, I am convinced that there is a trace of high quality synthetic oud in this as well. It is used here not as an individual note, but as a fixative and an amplifier of the other notes. Perfect!Over the next 8-10 hours, the rose fades out, then the incense, leaving only the driest cedar-like scent, like the inside of an ancient chest found in an old Cairo apartment.Kalemat is everything I had hoped it would be. I've been searching for an authentic and wearable Arabian scent. It is no easy thing! I've sampled virtually every offering from Amouage, a number of rare attars, low cost oils from al Rehab, and various western "interpretations" of middle eastern fragrances. None has come close to Kalemat. It is a deeply relaxing scent, perfect for stressful days at the office. It speaks something of eternal truths, of timeless values, of the cycle of life-death-rebirth that renders all of our transient worldly concerns puny by comparison.Let me put it this way: I am a perfume lover but not a perfume collector. I wouldn't know what to do with dozens (or like my friend Hedric hundreds!) of bottles of the stuff. I try to limit my wardrobe to around 7-10 bottles at any given time. Kalemat will always be one of those bottles.”
“In ancient times, books were rare and precious objects. The learned elite treasured them. Scholars and holy men spent countless hours transcribing and illustrating them. Calligraphy held a place at the high table of the arts.Kalemat, which means "words" in Arabic, pays tribute to this lost era in its exquisite packaging. It arrives in a beautiful oversized box designed to look like an antique arabic book. When opened, the box reveals a smaller, ribbon-bound tome which contains the bottle of perfume itself. And so even before the first spray, you know that this an oriental perfume in its full glory--dramatic, confident, mysterious, exotic, precious beyond compare. Anyone who remembers the days before the Internet, when words came at a price and books had to be found will thrill at this packaging.The juice itself does not disappoint. Kalemat opens with a lush jammy berry accord, balanced perfectly by incense and a hint of dry woods. The berry note is apparently bilberry, which was new to me. It is sweet and perhaps slightly tart. Wonderful. Novel.After 20 minutes or so, the berry notes recede, leaving behind a sumptuous base of incense, woods, and lightly jammy rose. This is the heart of Kalemat, and it is apparently inspired by the Middle Eastern hospitality traditions around bakhoor, a household incense of dried wood and rose. It reminded me somewhat of Jubilation XXV by Amouage, but Kalemat is somehow deeper and rounder. There are no jagged edges here. Although it is not listed in the ingredients or the notes, I am convinced that there is a trace of high quality synthetic oud in this as well. It is used here not as an individual note, but as a fixative and an amplifier of the other notes. Perfect!Over the next 8-10 hours, the rose fades out, then the incense, leaving only the driest cedar-like scent, like the inside of an ancient chest found in an old Cairo apartment.Kalemat is everything I had hoped it would be. I've been searching for an authentic and wearable Arabian scent. It is no easy thing! I've sampled virtually every offering from Amouage, a number of rare attars, low cost oils from al Rehab, and various western "interpretations" of middle eastern fragrances. None has come close to Kalemat. It is a deeply relaxing scent, perfect for stressful days at the office. It speaks something of eternal truths, of timeless values, of the cycle of life-death-rebirth that renders all of our transient worldly concerns puny by comparison.Let me put it this way: I am a perfume lover but not a perfume collector. I wouldn't know what to do with dozens (or like my friend Hedric hundreds!) of bottles of the stuff. I try to limit my wardrobe to around 7-10 bottles at any given time. Kalemat will always be one of those bottles.”
“Kalemaat is one of the best sprays you can buy and what makes it even better is the shipping service provided by arabian oud. The most magnificent service I ever dealt with. The scent is also one of the best ones arabian oud has released”
“Kalemaat is one of the best sprays you can buy and what makes it even better is the shipping service provided by arabian oud. The most magnificent service I ever dealt with. The scent is also one of the best ones arabian oud has released”
“Kalemaat is one of the best sprays you can buy and what makes it even better is the shipping service provided by arabian oud. The most magnificent service I ever dealt with. The scent is also one of the best ones arabian oud has released”
“Kalemaat is one of the best sprays you can buy and what makes it even better is the shipping service provided by arabian oud. The most magnificent service I ever dealt with. The scent is also one of the best ones arabian oud has released”
