Alì Babà

Alì Babà by Maiora Parfum is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. Alì Babà was launched in 2023. The nose behind this fragrance is Antonio Gigli. Top notes are Rum, Candied Orange and Lemon Zest; middle notes are Cloves, Baba (Italian dessert) and Patchouli; base notes are Vanilla, Amber, Cedar and Moss. Back in the day, in a city of Naples, two brothers lived: Qassim and Alì Baba. When their father, a man of modest resources, passed into the mercy of the Lord, the two brothers, in equal parts, divided the assets left by their parent. Of course, the inheritance did not improve the condition of the two brothers much, because the assets left by their father were very little, but Qassim was far luckier, as he met and married a young woman from a "good family". Ali Baba instead lived in a poor house, after having married a poor woman like him and his only wealth was that of owning three donkeys. One ordinary day, while he was climbing the climbs to reach the summit of Monte Somma, he heard a dull noise approaching. He thought about the horses' hooves and, since that place was devoid of passageways and very lonely, he immediately feared it was a gang of galloping thieves. He was absolutely right, but his mind was so quick and clear that he allowed him to climb onto a tree branch to keep himself hidden. He approached and counted them all: exactly forty, forty thieves. The leader of the band, in the deafening silence of the others, shouted: "Open sesame!" and, as soon as he said these words, a rock turned on itself and moved, giving way to a small gap where all forty, in single file, began to descend. Ali Baba remained incredulous and intrigued and as soon as they all came out of that strange place and then moved away, he came down from the tree. He was too curious to know what was in that strange place and he remembered the words said by one of the forty thieves, so that the rock would move and allow him entry. With anxious curiosity, he began to descend slowly and, once the soles of his shoes stepped on the last step, his eyes remained in disbelief at what he was seeing before him. There were chests full of coins and blindingly golden stones, but he focused on what, in his opinion, was even more precious. In a small corner, almost set aside, thousands of Neapolitan babás still to be immersed in rum. The scent was so strong it made his mouth water and he immediately rushed to them. I eat one... two... three... Then he stopped to think. He thought about his people, those who didn't have riches just like him and, without hesitation, he took a couple of bags brought from home to fill them with wood and instead began to put dozens and dozens of those magnificent sweets with the irresistible smell inside. During the journey home, he had only one thought fixed in his mind: his wife and his people; he couldn't wait to feed them with that wonderful booty of his. Once he arrived on site, he started whistling loudly and shouting names at random; people looked out... He started opening the bags and suddenly, a crowd gathered around him. Men, women, children and his wife, everyone was happy. They began to cheer him, lifted him into their arms and began to blow him up, higher and higher. From that moment on, happily, Ali Baba became the King of the Babas among his poor people. TOP NOTES Rhum, Candied orange, Lemon zest HEART NOTES Baba, Cloves, Patchouli BASE NOTES Vanilla berries, Cedar wood, Moss Oriental