Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

Brand: Possets

Scent Description: As close to divinity and you can get, as close to perfect mortal love as possible. Rare Bulgarian Zdravetz combined with ylang ylang and a smoothing of rare and perfect red musk. A strong suggestion of patchouli of the finest aged variety, finished off with a kiss of oude infused lips, and a dollop of real Tahitian vanilla bean aged infusion and I can think of no other perfume which so closely resembles that love of loves which Shah Jahan held for his beloved Mumtaz. Today you can see the rendering of a devotion in marble as the Taj Mahal, in life they loved so passionately that she died giving birth to their 16th child. A strong and sexual blend, oriental in the most classic sense.

Released: Permanent Blends

2 thoughts on “Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal”

  1. I really like this one. I’m not sure what Bulgarian Zdravetz smells like but according to the internet, it’s used as a fixative and praised for it’s long shelf life. Possets red musks always turn a wee bit grapey on me. I don’t know if anyone can relate or if it’s just my chemistry. That grapey scent eventually goes away and this just gets better and better on me. The red musk and ylang ylang are the real stars in this on my skin. I can catch whiffs of this on my clothes the next day. A favorite of Possets for sure!

    1. So I just cracked open my original bottle of this and the red musk has shifted and taken over. I LOVE all things musk and I’m not mad about it but… it lost the sweetness of the vanilla that helped to make this such a unique scent. It’s still good but years of aging have definitely changed this one. It hasn’t gone off yet but it’s a different smell now. Super red musk forward. I have tons of red musk based perfume oils so I’m experiencing a “been there, done that” moment. Still, yum, a grapey red musk that sticks around. I think I’ll experiment layering this with some of my vanilla based perfume oils. Suggestions are encouraged and appreciated, right now I’m a red musk bomb!

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