Al Wisam Day Born To Win

A fougère oriental, and the only true representative of that family in our Rasasi selection. The fougère, in perfumery, is the lavender – geranium – moss – coumarin accord: the structure of classic masculine eaux de toilette, the one of a clean shave and an ironed shirt. Here it is reworked in the Gulf manner.

— The opening is frank and aromatic: bergamot, lavender, geranium.

— The heart brings rose and sage, then the sandalwood and cedar that announce what follows.

— The base crosses over to the oriental side: amber, musk, oakmoss and oud.

That shift is what makes the bottle interesting. You start on familiar European ground and end on a Middle Eastern base. The bridge is well made.

Who it is for: someone who wears classic fragrances and wants to move to the oriental without jumping into the void.

Register: all year, daytime. Long wear, moderate projection.

The notes

Top — Bergamot, lavender, geranium
Heart — Rose, sage, sandalwood, cedar
Base — Amber, musk, oakmoss, oud

Olfactive family

Oud and precious woods

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An oriental spiced fragrance in the old manner, built without any nods to fashion.

— The opening is bitter and aromatic: the cardamom and the caraway bite, and the wormwood brings that green, aniseed freshness you find in classic eaux de toilette.

— Then the rose and the iris soften everything. Iris is the material that gives that powdery impression, a little cool, a little elegant — it is what keeps the fragrance from being just a spice box.

— The base does the real work: sandalwood, patchouli, amber, then vanilla and tonka bean for the softness. You move from a sharp beginning to a warm, comfortable ending, and that transition is the whole interest of the bottle.

Register: autumn, winter, preferably in the evening. Long wear, frank projection in the first hour.

The notes

Top — Cardamom, wormwood, caraway
Heart — Rose, iris
Base — Sandalwood, patchouli, amber, musk, vanilla, tonka bean

Olfactive family

Saffron and Gulf spices

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This is the reference that made Rasasi known in Europe, and there is a reason: it does exactly what you expect of a modern men's fragrance, with no wrong notes.

— The opening is a fresh apple over bergamot and lemon, with a touch of cinnamon that gives it character straight away. Not a sweet fruit: a crisp fruit, with acidity.

— The heart brings orange blossom and plum, and the cardamom keeps spicing things up.

— The base arrives with its signature: ambergris and driftwood. Driftwood is that smell of wood dried by salt and sun — it is what gives the fragrance its marine side without ever turning into shower gel.

Who it is for: this is the go-anywhere fragrance in the best sense of the term. Office, weekend, wedding, all seasons.

Long wear, strong projection: it gets noticed in a room.

The notes

Top — Bergamot, apple, lemon, cinnamon
Heart — Orange blossom, cardamom, plum
Base — Patchouli, ambergris, driftwood, musk

Olfactive family

Marine and chypre

For hygiene reasons, this product cannot be returned once it has been unsealed after delivery. Your 14-day right of withdrawal applies in full to items whose original packaging has not been opened.