Blessed Baraka

very good scent - opens up with a sweet amber and after comes in the wood and musk; unfortunately, VERY poor performance, very very poor. after 1 hour I barely smell it on the skin; sillage 0 absolute. Too bad for the scent. I strongly not recommend.

Syrupy, glowing, sweet amber and honeyed booziness. You also get a soft dark cherry vibe. Super addicting, expensive smelling, and instantly became one of my favs! It leans masculine and it's a really sexy option for night time use. It's seriously smoothened to where the projection and noticeability takes a hit. It's more like a constant amber hum due to lack of spices and sharp notes. Performance is really good tho, can still sense it even after 8 hours.

pretty standard and linear powdery amber scent. smells nearly identical to other samples i have in my collection, but it’s nice

Its like a sweeter Herod to me....I dont know. Amber + Herod Its really good since I heckin love Herod. But kinda redundant if you have Herod.

This is an amazing ambery perfume: it's sweet, deep, I get smooth sandalwood and almost honeyed light floral touches. a little smokey/borderline boozy too. Smells synthetic to me, but still very pleasant. Its just I think these kind of fragrances have become so tiring...

Pure garbage like most of Initio offerings. Waste of money that only stupid ppl buy.

I don't like the opening, which smells kind of like a generic sweet "night" fragrance from a designer house. I think it's the amber. The drydown is more interesting and musky, which I appreciate. Def not a full bottle for me, though. There's plenty of funky musk scents to be had w/o going through a sugar bomb to get there.

Masterpiece - signature scent worthy for evening wear and for spring & autumn. 10/10 Unisex with just the right performance across all parameters. Shukran Habibi!

There’s no leather in here?????? Legit smells like a tobacco/leather fragrance. I LOVE it, but I really thought it was a leather dominant fragrance and haven’t seen anyone else say it lol. Maybe it’s just different on my skin

I think I might prefer this over side effect. It doesnt have that overly sweet note in side effect. This has a more woody smoky tobacco like profile that I like. I dont know if I can pull it off though.

I was on a quest to find a scent that was the same as the Alchemy Collection by Rituals. This is the closest one I could get to. (Reffering to home items - candle, etc. or foaming shower gel. I wasn’t lucky enough to try their perfumes from this collection.) Unfortunately, I’m not happy with the drydown of Blessed Baraka - screechy amber. Ambocenide? I would like to know as I smell it in many recent creations and they literally hurt my nose. Ammonia? Anyone else?

Initio Fatigue is a thing. I'd qualify that by saying that that I own six of theirs and have one more on order, and that they are one of my all time favourite houses. For me, they are about as close to blind buy safe as any house could ever be; if they release it, I will likely enjoy it. I wear more Initio than any other house apart from LV, but unlike LV there is no fresh and easy daily wearer in Initio's lineup. Even so, Initio's releases tend to have quite a tightly grouped profile of spice, richness and sweetness set against a backdrop of florals and/or musk, again quite sweet and hedonistic. So if you're looking for something that isnt rich, sweet, indulgent and so on, Initio may not be the reach. So if you're a bit over it all, Blessed Baraka is one of the more individual fragrances in their lineup. Its the one I find myself reaching for most often of the releases I own, alongside the equally underrated and slept-on Mystic Experience. At first I thought it was adjacent to a sweeter and more ambery take on Oud Wood by Tom Ford, and it is in that ballpark. So imagine if you deleted the spices, replaced the tonka beans and benzoin in Oud Wood with a soft musky blanket, and melded these in its heart with a fabulously creamy, satin soft amber that dominates more than the wood, but retains the wood richness and wearability you'd be not far off. Baraka is sweeter, creamier and almost lactonic in the way it wears but the drydown is absolutely sensational. There is no date accord but it has that deep sweetness. There is a dark bitterness in the woody accords that starts to creep through the musky mist after about an hour like the fingerlike tendrils of wood smoke. It is gorgeous. The very fine amber in it is very close to the one you get running through the middle of Clive Christian's Blonde Amber and I would say I prefer the Baraka version. I've always thought Initio are a house that are more about what their fragrances feel like and what they make you feel like, than what they actually contain and in that, Blessed Baraka is very consistent with what they do. The cleverness here is that with this profile and these notes, especially the cashmere soft musk and very powerful amber, this never feels cloying or sticky and gets lighter and easier to wear as it dries. It is very much your classic, sweet and complex amber and sandalwood musk in the classic unisex-but-leaning-slightly-feminine Initio style, and it makes you feel great when you wear it in the way their fragrances all do. It is a bit more understated than your usual Initios. The drydown is what makes this so good. It doesnt leap off you in flamboyant waves like Atomic Rose or Side Effect do, but it settles against the skin in a really personal, sexy way and the comparisons here with Oud Wood (especially the Parfum version) are well made in the way it sits on the skin. It isn't ostentatious. You can overspray this one with confidence. Blessed Baraka is a very refined antidote to Initio fatigue whilst remaining very much of their classic feel and DNA. If you haven't tried this one, you really should. Three Word Summary: Ambery Wood Musk. Scent - 9/10 Drydown - 10/10 Sillage - 6/10 Bottle/packaging - 8/10 Performance - 7/10 40/50

I wore this fragrance over the weekend and i was SHOCKED how good it was. Its not one of those overhyped Initio's like side effect or rehab. I was happy to find another fragrance from this house that I enjoy like Musk Therapy but i was also kinda upset at the same time. I have had my mind made up to purchase PDM's Oajan later in the year but B.B might have changed my mind. B.B is more versatile to wear than Oajan and my be the better option because of this.

the best initio hands down. if you like herod and angel’s share this is somewhat in between them and you’ll definitely like it

Smells like pep boys tires and gummy worms. Reminds me of spicebomb extreme in a way. Might just be me. Smells way better tho

If you like PDM Herod, this scent is surprisingly similar but different, the tabacoo is replaced with Amber and less Vanilla-ish smell, resulting in a smoother and softer fragrance. However, I personally prefer PDM Herod more because the musk tabacoo smells here isn't strong like Herod. Opening: a bit weird like this musky vibe~ Dry down: an on and off like sweetness mixed in some musk.

Blessed Baraka by Nishane surprised me. Normally I’m not drawn to sweet fragrances. Most of the time they come across either too gourmand or overly syrupy for my taste. Blessed Baraka, however, sits in a different space. Yes, it’s sweet, but not in an edible or dessert like way. The sweetness feels warm and resinous, almost glowing from the inside rather than shouting. The amber and woody notes keep it grounded so it never turns into something that smells like candy or pastry. What I notice most is how smooth and rounded the fragrance feels. It has a calm, comforting presence that stays consistent throughout the wear. It doesn’t jump around much or drastically evolve, but the blend is so well done that the simplicity actually works in its favor. On my skin it comes across warm, slightly sweet, and quietly sensual, with a soft woody base that keeps everything balanced. It’s the type of fragrance that feels cozy without becoming heavy. This is one of the few sweeter fragrances I genuinely enjoy wearing. Scent: 8.5/10 | Longevity: 9/10 | Projection: 7.5/10 | Overall: 8.5/10

smells like I just walked into Pep Boys looking for new tires. Its better in the air honestly, but its not one of those scents I'd bury my nose into. Just spray on your arms get wafts of it throughout the duration. Does not justify the price tho, not even at discounters.

Delicious scent. Love wearing. It is unisex but I feel it's feminine leaning.

Smells like nice Smokey burnt vanilla in best way possible, very powdery and musky. I’m a fan of that tho. I own this and blonde amber. Of course amber can see the similarities to an extent I enjoy both fragrance. They are in the same realm in some aspects but still way different scents both are great though

Quite lovely! Fairly similar to Khamrah Dukhan in that it's an intoxicating blast of cinnamon, wood, frankincense, and musk, but Blessed Baraka has a smaller sillage and dries down to a little creamier, lactonic vibe, while Khamrah Dukhan's sillage lasts a bit longer and dries down to straight ambroxan (think Not A Perfume by Juliette Has a Gun). For slightly better performance and a wayyy cheaper pricetag, I would personally choose Khamrah Dukhan and recommend I'd moreso as a safe blind-buy. This type of scent profile is popular for a reason, and personally I like it, but I can also understand those who think that it leans fake-cinnamon or cinnamon-scented-broom-at-a-craft-store xD

Sweet sweaty pissy disgusting amber. Not similar to blonde amber at first glance but the dusty cinnamon old people smell is included in both.

I wore it today to work and one of my coworkers asked me what I was wearing. A part me really wants to gatekeep this bottle but honestly why not share the details. My female coworkers notice my scent while she is sitting across the office room. I can attest to the longevity 8+ hours but on my clothing, it lasted a lot longer

A very sweet Amber that caused me headache. Very long lasting with soft to moderate projection. There are lots of better options like Amber room and 40 Knots for sure . 6.5/10

Blessed Baraka starts off nice and ambery. It’s got a nice sweetnes ms with sown sandlewood mixed in. The first whiff of it I was like damn this smalls great. But it does remind me of the same wheel house of blonde Amber. It has that same style Amber DNA off the first rip but it’s not completely the same. This one has some added musk sandlewood white florals and vanilla. Blonde amber is Amber tonka dried fruits tabac florals biter orange and tubarose. So some notes are similar but as you can see they go in different directions. This one I feel sits closer to the skin along with many of Initio brands scents seem to be. But that’s not a bad thing. This scent profile is addictive and will make someone want to get closer to you to get whiffs of this. It’s creating a nice scent bubble around me that I’m able to constantly pick up. I’m currently at the 3 hour mark with the wear . Over all I’m very happy with the Scent profile and would highly recommend people getting their nose on it for the cold weather. And I don’t think it’s redundant complety if you own Blonde amber. But I will say the Amber accord smells like blonde Amber off first spray to my nose so if you have either I would get your nose on the other before blind buying the other to make sure you feel the same way as I do. I could see some saying it’s not worth having both. And not wanting two of the “same “ style scents in your collection.

Angels share and red tobacco?? That’s what I’m getting

The most prominent notes here are sandalwood (but it's different, not only creamy) and amber. But I get an animalic accord (which I hate 90% of the time) that I honestly.. can't get enough of. Everytime I smell it, it gets better. Not versatile at all, I can't find the good time to wear it, probably wore it 5 times since I got it (2 years ago), but it's still my favorite. There's also vanilla here, but it's not that sweet loud vanilla. It's more subdued. I really think this is one of Initio's best, tbh. Absolute Aphrodisiac has the same animalic note and vanilla, but I can't seem to wrap my head around it. Get this. It's hypnotic.

Not the most impressive offering from Initio. It's... fine. There is something berry and spicy about it that is unusual in what I would call a good and interesting way, but it generally falls flat for me. Someone else said it smells like Lost Cherry mixed with cinnamon candies and I think that is a very apt description. It's heavy on the incense, but it's like a pocketful of dried incense powder, thrown into your face. Initio is a luxury brand and this just doesn't feel well-blended or smooth enough to be a luxury item. I don't hate it. It's not really a profile I would go for normally anyway, but it's not bad. It's just not screaming "expensive" to me. It feels very similar to many of Initio's scents. I think plenty will enjoy it; I'd suggest a decant or sample. For me, 6.5/10.

I really love how this smells. It’s soft and not a loud, beast-mode fragrance. When I wore it at night, I could smell it on my wrist when I brought my hand close to my face, but it stayed very gentle in the air. I met a friend and they told me I smelled nice — something creamy. I was outside most of the night, and by morning I couldn’t really smell it on myself anymore. But when I got home, there was still a faint scent left in my room, which was really nice. This is honestly best if you’re not going out or just staying in. The smell itself is lovely and comforting.

Its not your typical boring super sweet amber. This one is blended to perfection and has amazing performance with minimal sprays. I was in a scent bubble all day with 2 sprays on the wrist which was covered by a sweatshirt. Its a little bit feminine, but leans more masculine. The white flowers really give its unique edge. I dont intend to get a bottle but I will gladly rock the rest of this 10ml. 8/10