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This smells of the desert! Hot desert sand. No cinnamon...just the desert. I am not a fan and will have to find a new home for this one!

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Again, there is a hot sand element here... and it reminds me almost to Kinnabari. On wet, there was almost a water effect to it, but it has since dried. I think there is some sandalwood, some eucalyptus, and yes, some spice. I don't think it's cinnamon but more like allspice.

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So excited to try this!

 

In the bottle, it smells like...pancake syrup? Thick, super sweet...molasses? Brown sugar? Caramel?

 

The oil itself is a nice golden brown color, lighter in color than Panther Moon but the same tone. A thicker oil, and it takes a long time to dry.

 

Very resinous smell; deep, almost burnt. Definitely spices, but not your sugar and spice and everything nice, but more obscure, less utilized spices...very exotic. Yesterday, I got the impression of the desert, but very specifically the Sahara. Images of pyramids and their mysterious findings...a sarcophagus and all the items sent along to ensure a safe passage to the Underworld and life beyond.

 

Today I am envisioning a ship at sea with valuable textiles packaged in wooden boxes, sprinkled with spices to preserve and protect the contents ( I know historically patchouli was used for this purpose, but there is none in this scent). Myrrh keeps popping into my head; not sure why. A slight dryness, a deep resinous base. Peppery, biting at the nose. An ancient mystery, buried for thousands of years only recently discovered and shared with the world. Something in this has a dusty smell, giving me the impression of old. Sandalwood, orris perhaps. I went to my spice cabinet to search for what this reminds me of, and I cannot find what this scent reminds me of. Coriander is close, but still too sweet..

 

I am still not sure about Ma'at. Very exotic and ancient, it has stirred some memory in me that will keep me searching for answers, because I think the secret ingredient would be great in a rub for chicken or ribs, and perhaps in rice...maybe the ship from Africa met a storm in the Caribbean and all the ingredient were washed up on shore. It certainly has stirred my memory.

Edited by samarablackcat

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Ma'at v17 - This is definitely the scent of a warm, dry desert. There's something almost savory about the scent -- it's a dry scent, yet there's something thick and sweet running through it that I have smelled before, but I can't place it for the life of me. There is a bit of spice, but it's not the typical nutmeg, clove, cinnamon type spices. I have no idea what it is, but it gives this blend just the slightest hint of pizzaz. It's an interesting scent, but not for me.

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Ozone, dry cinnamon, and hot sand. Some resins of some sort, too. Frankincense perhaps? And maybe a little brown sugar? The ozone is similar to The Phoenix in Summer, but Ma'at v17 is much, much drier. I think I prefer TPIS for my ozone blend. Sad, because I had such high hopes for this one.

 

ETA: After going back, it seems to have changed into some sort of sweet-spicy scent. Weird.

Edited by plainjean

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This is an absolutely gorgeous scent, full of spice and redolent of the desert. I like it better on my skin than in a scent locket, as it has a very 'foody' scent both in the bottle and in my scent locket. But once on my skin, the spices overcome the toffee-like scent and turn Ma'at into a glorious red homage to the Egyptian Goddess. The sillage is quite remarkable as well, holding out for well over 3 hours without diminishing in power. 3 of 5 stars.

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This reminds me of opoponax (thick, cloying, syrupy-sweet, dark resins) with a little bit of dry, sharp spiciness and soapy ozone. It's sort of like men's aftershave and something sickly sweet... not so good on me.

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