Qatar Art Collection

[Oliverio Gallman]

TheAl Thani Collection contains an exceptional array of artworks spanning the ancient world to the present day. Encyclopaedic in its approach, and representing a diverse range of cultures and civilisations, this extraordinary collection celebrates creativity and the universal power of art through the ages.

Works of art in the Collection are shared through projects and activities undertaken by The Al Thani Collection Foundation, a non-profit organisation whose core mission is to advance and promote art and culture.

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Qatar continues to shift in its nuances as it develops. Roughly 2.25 hours in, the scent turns slightly woodier, but the note delineation is dissolving at the same time. By the end of the 3rd hour, Qatar is an amorphous blur of amber, woodiness, sugariness, spiciness, and clean white musk. The focal emphasis veers between woody caramel sweetness with a clean, sugary, white (cashmeran) musk element folded within and between caramel woodiness with the same clean, sugary, white (cashmeran) musk folded within.

My God, is this fragrance sweet. Even the supposedly fresh or crisp elements, like the cedrat, have been corrupted by the sheer degree of sugared vanilla that radiates like a force field from my arm. The few drops of cedrat and peach which have been splattered on top of the bouquet smell just as candied as everything else. Rendering matters more dire is the thick benzoin-amber caramel sauce which is poured over the layered sundae of vanilla creme brule, jammy roses, and candied white flowers. The whole thing rests upon a base of synthetic-smelling oud, synthetic sandalwood, slightly cedarish synthetic Cashmeran, laundry clean white musk, and labdanum goldenness, but they are minor touches in this bombastically cloying, vanilla-centric confectionary dessert. Just as with Qatar, I feel as though wearing it is going to give me cavities.

Kuwait continues to slowly change in drips and drabs. By the end of the second hour, the fragrance is a co-equal mix of gourmand vanilla-caramel, indolic white florals, and quietly smoky woods, with scratchy, raspy civet licking its edges. By the start of the 4th hour, 70% of the core fragrance bouquet is really just orange blossom, jasmine, and scratchy civet with the remainder split between the vanilla, benzoin caramel amber, and sandalwood.

Roughly 8-10 minutes in, Saudi Arabia shifts. The lime, geranium, and artemisia grow stronger. The latter skews more towards its peppery, oud-ish wormwood side in its scent than to its bitter, herbal, absinthe-style greenness. At the same time, though, the oud itself appears on the sidelines, smelling dry, peppery, and faintly smoky. In addition, the spices arrive on center stage, led first by the cinnamon, then the saffron and, finally, the pink peppercorn.

Everything is woven together seamlessly, but the thing that strikes me is how the notes have been chosen to accentuate a wide range of innate rose characteristics instead of just its sweet, red berried fruitiness. The cumulative effect is a lush rose in bloom which is simultaneously fresh, citrusy, green, rubied, spicy, jammy, fruity, and honeyed. The way it is bracketed by greenness and woodiness on all sides while sprouting out of a quiet, mossy earthiness in its base adds to the impression of a rose growing in nature, perhaps in a garden located just at the edge of a small, dark, dry nook of wormwood and oud trees.

Roughly 90 minutes in, Saudi Arabia shifts direction and focus yet again. Dark birch leather, oud-ish wood smoke, and dry cedar sweep over center stage, turning the fragrance woodier, darker, and consequently drier as well. Now, instead of a triptych of saffron-rose-oud being the primary focal point, Saudi Arabia is driven by a mix of spicy birch leather, oud, and smoky woods, all wrapped up with ribbons of sweet, fruity, saffron rose. The ambered resins sink into the base and the background where they radiate a humid, musky oriental warmth. The jammy fruits, vanilla, candy floss become background notes as well, flittering about quietly, working indirectly and from afar to provide some sweetness to counterbalance the drier, smokier aromas of the main notes.

Out of the three, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia felt the deepest but it also was the second softest after Qatar. In fact, the opening projection was so soft the first time I tested it that I increased the amount I applied to be more representative of 3 sprays from a bottle instead of my usual, standard 2-spray equivalent. With that larger amount, Saudi Arabia typically opened with about 3-4 inches of projection and roughly 5 inches of sillage which expanded after 25 minutes to 7-8 inches. The numbers dropped at the end of the 2nd hour: the projection was between 1 and 1.5 inches, while the sillage shrank to 3-4 inches. At the end of the 4th hour, Saudi Arabia hovered above the skin and the scent trail was discreet unless I moved my arm. Saudi Arabia became a skin scent 6.75 hours in; it was also lighter in weight, body, and heft than old Roja parfums. The fragrance felt as though it was close to dying after 10 hours. However, it clung tenaciously to the skin as a gauzy wisp for a few more hours before eventually fading away at the 13.75 hour mark, similar to the others.

Well. This was a fun and unexpected bedtime read. I partly grew up in the UAE and can agree with you on the marketing and very likely purchase success these scents will have. In spite of the amazing attars that are historically rooted in the region, the fancy shiny western bottles with mad price tags still top the lists.

On another note. Taif roses: is there a taif rose-centric perfume out there that you would suggest?

In my opinion, some brands (like, for example, Guerlain & Roja Parfums) need to stop putting out a ridiculously excessive quantity of fragrances per year, like 20 or 25+, and just focus on a few, well-perfected, truly striking and opulent masterpieces. Maybe even 6 a year if they really insisted on frequent releases. But, imo, the way Roja Dove has been practically churning them out every year since 2014 is not the way to ensure solidly great to exceptional fragrances on a consistent basis. It will come back to bite the brand when it also dilutes the brand reputation among connoisseurs (as opposed to people who are simply buying for the name or cache).

Then again, we are really not the target audience, are we? My disappointment is certainly irrelevant and meaningless in the face of the hordes who flock to buy his fragrances in the Middle East, Russia, and elsewhere, all of whom are making Mr. Dove smile all the way to the bank. Well, kudos to him for being such an astute, savvy businessman. But, damn, how I miss the old/original Roja perfumes and their style.

Very nice reviews. I absolutely love this collection. Interesting that i prefer the Qatar and Kuwait over the Saudi Arabia offering as i found Saudi way too sweet and similar to Candy Aoud. Well written reviews as usual, and i am glad you covered this one.

Hmm, I think I better stick to Sultan Pasha. I seem to be developing an unfortunate sensitivity to the ubiquitous synthetic white musk. First a tickle in the back of the nasal passages then throat scratchiness if exposure continues.

Thanks to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, I got the inspiration to curate watches of the Qatari noble family. In this blog post, I will show 10 watches of the Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The 36-year-old Sheikh Joaan was spotted here wearing a Richard Mille RM-056 'Felipe Massa' Sapphire Tourbillon Split Seconds Competition Chronograph, where the case has been cut and milled from solid blocks of sapphire.

Let's move to another luxury brand, Audemars Piguet. He definitely has many Royal Oak watches. However, I'm just showing only one of them. It is the Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked 26343CE - The sleek glamour of black ceramic in the case, bezel, bracelet, and caseback of this limited edition.

He has been spotted wearing a Patek Philippe watch very often. Apparently, he has many watches from the brand. The first Patek Philippe watch I want to mention is the Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5168G with a khaki dial.

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