How it wears
The house’s opening, heart and base notes
Opening
first 15 minutes
Heart
the next few hours
Drydown
what stays on skin
When to wear it
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Its character, next to other perfumes
- cosyNot fresh at allcrisp
- dryLightly sweetsweet
- coolWarmwarm
- brightDarkdark
- no flowersVery floralbouquet
- lightVery woodywoody
- skinSkin-likelaundry
- sheerNo powderpowdery
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Does it smell like…
- Sehr Al Sheila
- Tudor Rose
- Oud Ispahan Esprit De Parfum
- Sand Aoud
Getting hold of it
Luxury niche house, usually around $390 for 100 ml. Found at niche perfumeries & decant shops.
- Decant & sample shopsTry a 2–10 ml decant first
- NotinoFull bottles, often testers in store
- DouglasFull bottles, often testers in store
- SephoraFull bottles, often testers in store
Niche houses are rarely in regular stores, so a decant is usually the cheapest way to try it.
Close in scent
Nearest neighbours by accords and notes.
Sehr Al Sheila
Swiss Arabian
Tudor Rose
Burberry
Oud Ispahan Esprit De Parfum
Dior
Sand Aoud
Mancera
African Leather
Memo Paris
Rose Malaki
Chopard
Club de Nuit Intense Woman
Armaf
Awraq Al Oud
Lattafa Perfumes
Velvet-
Commodity
Oros Oud
Armaf
Eau Duelle
Diptyque
Eau Duelle
Diptyque
Karus Oud Fire
Khadlaj Perfumes
Ana Abiyedh Scarlet
Lattafa Perfumes
Areej Al Sheila
Swiss Arabian
Epices Sultanes
Comptoir Sud Pacifique
Melón Malo
BORNTOSTANDOUT®
Voux Patisserie
Paris Corner
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