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…
- Frosted Sugar Apple
- Sehr Al Sheila
- Oud Ispahan Esprit De Parfum
- Dua Formula 001
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.
Frosted Sugar Apple
The Dua Brand
Sehr Al Sheila
Swiss Arabian
Oud Ispahan Esprit De Parfum
Dior
Dua Formula 001
The Dua Brand
Tudor Rose
Burberry
African Leather
Memo Paris
Rose Malaki
Chopard
Sand Aoud
Mancera
Club de Nuit Intense Woman
Armaf
Awraq Al Oud
Lattafa Perfumes
Oros Oud
Armaf
Areej Al Sheila
Swiss Arabian
Eau Duelle
Diptyque
Eau Duelle
Diptyque
Velvet-
Commodity
Scent
The Dua Brand
Voux Patisserie
Paris Corner
Dua's Blaze Is Mesmerized
The Dua Brand
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