Rasasi
Rasasi
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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Raspberry syrup meets dry artemisia in a jarring, brilliant clash—imagine spilling Ribena on a leather-bound book. The saffron blooms metallic and slightly medicinal whilst rose petals bruise into the fruit, creating an almost wine-like accord that's simultaneously sweet and austere. Thyme adds a herbal bite that keeps everything from collapsing into pure gourmandise.
Frankincense smoke begins its slow takeover, weaving through jasmine that's gone full indolic and animalic. The leather emerges properly now—buttery suede rather than patent shine—whilst the oud adds its characteristic barnyard funk beneath the incense. This is the fragrance at its most resinous and complex, the fruit receding to let the smoky florals dominate.
A glowing triumvirate of amber, leather, and oud settles into the skin, warm and tenacious. The sweetness that remains is honeyed rather than fruity, like aged balsamic rather than fresh berries. The suede has softened completely, leaving a skin-scent that's intimate yet still projecting gentle waves of smoky warmth—animalic without aggression, sweet without sugar.
La Yuqawam pour Homme is Rasasi's love letter to animalic leather fragrances, opening with an arresting collision of tart raspberry and medicinal artemisia that immediately sets this apart from polite leather compositions. The saffron and rose pairing—familiar territory in Middle Eastern perfumery—gains an unexpected twist from the jammy sweetness of that raspberry, creating a fruited leather effect that recalls vintage Dior Homme Intense more than traditional oud attars. This is leather with a purple velvet lining, simultaneously baroque and bruised.
What makes this fragrance particularly compelling is how the frankincense threads through every stage, lending a resinous, church-incense quality that keeps the sweetness from becoming cloying. The leather accord itself is supple rather than harsh—more worn suede jacket than motorcycle gear—whilst the oud provides a funky, almost fermented undertone that prevents the composition from veering into Western designer territory. There's genuine complexity here: the jasmine absolute adds an indolic richness that plays beautifully against the leather tannins, whilst amber and ambergris create a glowing, skin-like warmth in the base.
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