As you may have already read, I've been paying a lot of attention to fragrances of late, and I'm back with another fragrance review and this one is arguably the husband's most worn fragrance of 2024. Personally I would have worn this more myself but given Khaltat Blends of Love perfumes are not actually sold anywhere in the UK at present, I've been restraining myself from spraying it on like there's no tomorrow. 

Ljubovj is absolute beast mode stuff, the whole street will smell you coming, and it'll linger around after you've left a room for few hours too. In fact, I have found this with every single one of the Khaltat scents that I own. But first..

The Khaltat Blends of Love brand is part of Mohamed Hilal Group. The group houses Anfasic Dokhoon, Hind Al Oud, Khales and Khaltat Blends of Love. 

I own scents from each of these brands and I love every single one that I own. They are each unique, very middle eastern and the longevity is always next level, as you will have read in my review of Anfasic Dokhoon's Shay Oud. 

The difference between each of their brands is that they cater for a variety of budgets and tastes. Khales are the most affordable, then it's Anfasic Dokhoon, going up a notch you have Khaltat Blends of Love with the most expensive being Hind Al Oud. 

Sticking to Khaltat's Blend of Love for now, the brand offers sophisticated, classy scents. The term 'blends' is very fitting for their range, in my opinion Khaltat blend their scents to absolute perfection, they smell friendlier or gentler on the nose than the likes of Anfasic Dokhoon and Hind Al Oud, yet still manage to pack a punch, and the sillage is insane. 

I would say that the Khaltat Blends of Love brand is a great entry point for those who are just getting into actual Khaleeji fragrances and aren't quite ready to move onto the heavy hitting insense and oudy perfumes just yet. It's also great for those days where you aren't in the mood to wear the heavy stuff, or for nights out and celebrations, as their fragrances last and people will smell you even when you've left the room. 

Ljubovj means love in Croatian. In fact, most of the Khaltat line are named 'love' in various different languages, hence why they've called it Blends of Love. In fact, Khaltat even means 'blend'. It's quite clever branding, something that the MHG group seem to take pride in.

The notes of Ljubovj are as follows: 

Top note: Pomegranate
Middle note: Sandalwood
Base note: Agarwood (or oud)

There's quite a lot going on with Ljubovj, which makes it really difficult to describe. In a way, I think that speaks volumes as to how expertly Khaltat have blended this fragrance. The first thing you will notice is the sweet, powdery smokiness of sandalwood, and a gentle twang of fruitiness, followed quickly by the warmth of the oud.

Somehow, they've managed to blend these all together without being so powdery it becomes talc, without being so smoky you feel like you might choke, without being so fruity it becomes sickly sweet, and without the oud being so strong it's animalic. It's a well balanced fragrance and I also find it quite comforting. 

It's really easy on the nose, it has just the right amount of everything to make it all work together in a way that suits pretty much anyone. From reading the notes, you might think it's possibly a feminine fragrance, but that warmth and power, combined with the gentleness of the pomegranate means it's pretty much gender-neutral. Which probably explains why the husband loves the juice in this fragrance, as do I. 

Ljubovj is a delicate, soft fragrance, and as such you might expect the longevity and sillage to be fairly in tune with that, as softer fragrances often give the illusion that a gentle breeze will just blow them away. Nope, not in this case though.

I use 3-4 sprays of Ljubovj on my clothes and I find that the smell doesn't just linger around until the end of the day, it doesn't seem to even weaken at all.

As for sillage (projection or how far the fragrance travels), I've had comments from a handful of people who have said they were able to smell my fragrance even when I had left the room. It is difficult to ascertain the level of sillage a fragrance really has until you either receive comments from others or you smell it on others. And from my experience, it's true, you genuinely can smell Ljubovj after you've left the room, as I've found when the husband has left the house wearing this stuff. 

If you're thinking of wearing this scent to the office, I'd say to reduce the amount of sprays, so the office jobsworth isn't whinging about it being 'too strong'. There's always one. 

I own a range of fragrances from Khaltat Blends of Love and tbh, I love them all for various moods and occasions. The ones I own: