{"product_id":"shamama-reserve-attar-2-5g","title":"SHAMAMA RESERVE ATTAR 2.5g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFourteen days over fire. Years in rest. A few drops on skin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShamama Reserve is not simply a fragrance we blend. It is something we have made for us by a generational attar house following our own specifications and a tradition that cannot be hurried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its heart are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enutmeg, saffron, cardamom, Oud and ambergris \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewoven together with more than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwenty-three additional materials \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eincluding traditional florals, all resting upon a foundation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMysore Sandalwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe materials are slowly cooked over a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewood fire in a traditional copper still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe distillation unfolding patiently over approximately fourteen days. There is no shortcut to this process. Heat, time and the judgement of the distiller gradually bring spice, flowers, woods and deeper animalic nuances together before they are captured into sandalwood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd even then, Shamama Reserve is not ready.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe allow it to age for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree to four years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This long rest is essential to its character. The individual ingredients stop speaking separately. Sharp edges soften, the spices become rounded and polished, the Oud settles deeper into the sandalwood, and the ambergris develops a beautifully diffusive, musky warmth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE SMELL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first impression is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epristine spice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNutmeg and cardamom feel warm and aromatic rather than culinary while saffron brings its unmistakable dry, slightly leathery golden character. There is richness immediately but remarkably little heaviness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs it warms on the skin, the floral heart begins to appear not as an obvious bouquet but as a soft sweetness running through the spices. Mysore Sandalwood gives the entire composition its creamy almost velvety texture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen comes the Oud.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not a loud, funky or aggressively animalic Oud experience. Years of maturation have rounded it into something much more composed: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeep wood, gentle earthiness, warm resin and an almost skin-like muskiness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Ambergris quietly expands around it, giving the attar lift, warmth and that difficult-to-describe sensation of something simultaneously mineral, musky and intimately human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe longer Shamama Reserve remains on skin, the more beautiful it becomes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe opening spice gradually melts into sandalwood. Florals appear and disappear between the woods. Saffron leaves a faint leathery warmth. Oud becomes softer and darker. Eventually everything settles into a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esweet, rich, velvety veil of sandalwood, aged Oud, ambergris and musk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt does not smell like a collection of ingredients anymore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt smells matured.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is an old-world refinement to it—the character of something that has spent years quietly becoming itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHOW TO WEAR IT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShamama Reserve needs very little.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo small swipes are enough \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eone on the wrist and another just below the earlobe. Body warmth slowly opens the attar, allowing different facets to reveal themselves over many hours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo not judge it only from the first few minutes. Wear it close to the skin and allow it time. Shamama is meant to unfold rather than announce itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpice becomes floral.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFloral becomes woody.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWood becomes musk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd somewhere between them he boundaries disappear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShamama Reserve represents both our pride and the workmanship of a generational house we have worked with for many years. Fourteen days of traditional distillation followed by three to four years of patience, brought together in one bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA traditional Shamama made not merely to smell old-fashioned but to show why this method of perfumery has survived generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zakir Gafur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582114533626,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/1084\/7226\/files\/2A5A6469-8B7D-4012-B79C-E57256D684B7.jpg?v=1790318629","url":"https:\/\/gafur.ae\/products\/shamama-reserve-attar-2-5g","provider":"Zakir Gafur","version":"1.0","type":"link"}