Baraonda
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No notes published, only an idea
Nasomatto, the house of Alessandro Gualtieri, makes Black Afgano as an Extrait de Parfum. It publishes no notes for it, only a phrase: the outcome of a search for the effects of temporary bliss. That makes a decant more useful than usual, because the only way to learn this perfume is to wear it. What follows concerns an intention and a bottle, never a list of materials.
On request
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Want the full bottle after testing? Nasomatto Black Afgano Extrait de Parfum (30 ml) at NicheGems
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On the skin
The only description is the house's own: a perfume that grew out of a search for the effects of temporary bliss. That is a mood, nothing like a note, and it promises no effect at all. Because no composition is published, nothing about its materials is claimed anywhere on this page.
Most perfumes list a pyramid so that you can picture them. Nasomatto leaves it out for Black Afgano, so any description of the smell would be guesswork. Your skin is the only reference, and the first minute of wearing it will tell you little.
Put it on skin rather than paper, wait, and watch how it changes before deciding. An extrait is dense, so a small amount is a fair start. According to the brand the cap is made of burnt oak, a detail of the object, not a clue to the scent.
Testing it
Apply a small amount to clean skin, a wrist or the chest, and leave it alone without rubbing. Try it on two different days and in the weather you would really wear it in; autumn and winter evenings suit the brand's mood. Note your first reaction and your reaction later, since there is no note list to compare against.
Suited to buyers who go by an idea and by curiosity, not by a pyramid, and who are fine with wearing a closed recipe before understanding it. No gender is attached to it by the house, so anyone intrigued by the idea may try it. If you need the notes beforehand, this one cannot offer them.
With no published notes, a full 30 ml bottle is a leap into the unknown. A 10 ml decant, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us, is a more measured way to get to know it. Nasomatto is not involved.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
Samples are filled to order and cannot be returned. Is something wrong or damaged on arrival? Contact us and we solve it. To the contact page
Read how we fill your sampleQuestions
Nasomatto keeps them to itself, and we do not guess. Wearing the decant is the only way to find out.
Yes. The house sells Black Afgano only as an Extrait de Parfum in 30 ml, and the decant is filled from that bottle.
Burnt oak, according to the brand's own page. It belongs to the bottle and offers no hint about the scent.
The brand
Nasomatto publishes no notes. Alessandro Gualtieri, the Italian perfumer known as The Nose, gives each perfume a sentence or two about the feeling or effect it aims for and leaves the rest to the wearer. That makes this house a special case for samples: with no pyramid to go by, the only way to know what Black Afgano or Baraonda is like is to wear it. A 10 ml decant of the Extrait de Parfum gives you the time to do that properly.
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I really appreciate that I found a shop that has a wide range of authentic perfumes,fast delivery,great communication and very good prices. Thanks for everything!
Timely info when item was back in stock. Some confusion with info about shipment updates on gls app but what is important: perfume came in perfect condition!
incredible fast delivery l. the fragrance itself its magnificent, the dry down woody base, is intoxicating. it last on me 10 hours plus. great service great fragrance
Good experience overall. Fast shipping without any incidents. Prices are good as well.
Really happy of my purchase. Serious seller, quality products, fast shipping, large catalog. I will order a lot of more !
Shipping was 5 days to Finland. Customer service was very good. Happy with the product also. Will shop again. Only thing I hope is that you guys would negotiate better price for GLS shipping to Finland. But I know that is not always possible. And I noticed the prices were lower than the competitors so the steep shipping price was not that big of a deal. Good job all in all.
Great shop with a fantastic selection and fast shipping. I was very happy with my order. It would have been a nice touch to receive a little sample, especially as I ordered two full-size products. ;)
Placing the order was very easy. Shipping was very fast. I am completely satisfied.
Plenty of perfumes and very good perfumes. Fast shipping. One negative. Expensive shipping from Netherlands to Greece
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