Two weeks ago, I returned from spending one week in two of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates: Dubai and Abu Dhabi. You can read a bit about my trip over on Beauty and the Bump. As fragrance lover, one thing I noticed about the people in both places is that they love their fragrances. There were one or two specific scents that stood out, and my husband and I found them at the UAE-local perfume house, Khaltat Blends of Love.
Khaltat Blends of Love is a mid-range (65 ml | AED475/$129.32 US ) niche fragrance brand founded by Mohammed Hilal who took the most beautiful feeling inherent in people—Love—as the source of inspiration for this collection of 11 scents. Each fragrance is named after the sometimes-complicated four-letter word, and translated it into 11 different languages, which is emblazoned on the bottle in gold letters. All fragrances are enclosed in a beautiful clear glass tetrahedral bottle labeled with a saying about Love.
Everywhere we went, the mall, walking the Corniche, out to dinner – we smelled this beautiful woodsy fragrance. The scent was intoxicating, and each time we smelled it, we wanted it more and more. Eventually, we came upon a Blends of Love boutique, and sampled and sniffed each fragrance. We finally found the scents we were lusting over throughout our vacation: Aşk – Turkish Love, and Hob 1 – Arabian Love. Both fragrances, it turns out, are the most popular fragrances sold by the brand.
Although I loved both fragrances, Turkish Love (Aşk), with its rose, sandalwood, and agarwood notes, is more my taste. It’s definitely a warm fall/winter scent.
Hob 1 is described as the “… scent of the UAE vision… the beauty of our optimistic, forward-thinking culture!” This floral musky fragrance was purchased for my husband. The amber and musk notes, sprinkled with a hint of Emirati Vision, make for a crisp winter fragrance.
Both fragrances are long lasting. One thing I hate when wearing a fragrances is when the scent dissipates after only a few hours of wear. With the Khaltat Blends of Love ‘Aşk’ and ‘Hob 1’, each scent can be smelled even after 8-hours of wear. Impressive. We were told that if sprayed on your clothes, the fragrances could be smelled for up to three days. Unfortunately, we do not wear our clothes three days in a row, but that was still nice to hear.
Khaltat Blends of Love are available exclusively in the United Arab Emirates. However, they are working on adding an online purchasing capability to their website to accommodate international orders. I’m hoping this happens sooner than later because there are still some fragrances I want from their collection. In addition to the Eau de Parfum collection there are concentrated oils with the same compositions.
Other Khaltat Blends of Love fragrances I wanted to pick up during our trip are:
- Liebe – German Love! (Bergamot, Neroli, and Amber)
- Agápē – Greek Love – (Rose, Patchouli, Agarwood)
- Aloha – Hawaiian Love (coco, jasmine, Tonka beans)
Check out Khaltat Blends of Love http://www.khaltat.com/
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That gorgeous shop would be heaven for me! How lucky you got to go and shop there!
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We spent a god amount of time there. The store is beautiful itself. If you ever get a chance to visit the UAE, check it out.
So jealous of your trip! I would love to go shopping in Dubai!
They have a mall culture. There's malls everywhere! The Dubai mall is the largest with over 1400 stores, not including kiosks. I actually got these in Abu Dhabi from the souk on the grounds of the Shangri-La where we were staying.
What a wonderful souvenir from your trip. Now you can smell like Love and the UAE!
This sounds like an amazing shopping experience, and i love finding new perfumes!
It was. The guy at the boutique was so patient and nice.
These fragrances sound wonderful. You've got a memory now every time you smell it.
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They really are. I wish computers were scratch n sniff.
That's a wonderful souvenir! The store looks so luxurious!
You're visiting soon, right? Check them out. There's also another brand, Amouage, that has great fragrances and the packaging is beautiful.
What an amazing shopping trip!
What an awesome place to go… and love the packaging on that bottle. That store looks like someplace I would love and enjoy.
Liebe and Aloha sound amazing!
What a wonderful experience! As a fragrance lover, a store like that sounds like heaven! Oh, the Hawaiian Love sounds like just the one for me. I would have had to stock up.
How fun! Hob 1 sounds more up my alley, but both sound lovely
The fragrances look so luxurious!
Oh wow. That sounds awesome.
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these sound lovely!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We always love to hear feedback regarding our fragrances, and are really glad to hear that you are enjoying them <3 <3
You're welcome. We can't wait to revisit the UAE to pick up more perfumes.
What a beautiful store! It sounds like the perfect experience for fragrance, too!!
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