The spiciest and rawest of the Shaghaf line.
— No fruit, no sugar: you step straight into saffron, thyme and rose, over a woody bed.
— The heart is a real spice table — coriander, cumin — mixed with rose and jasmine. It is the most oriental construction of the lot, the one that most resembles what you smell in a Gulf perfume shop.
— The patchouli and the agarwood make the transition to a base of oud, leather and amber.
Worth knowing before buying: this is a fragrance that divides. Cumin is a noble material in perfumery, used in orientals forever, but not everybody likes it. If you want a consensual oud, take the Ahmar. If you want oud as it is worn in the Middle East, this is the one.
Cold season, evenings.
Very long wear, strong projection. One spray, two at most.
The notes
Top — Saffron, thyme, rose, woods
Heart — Coriander, cumin, rose, jasmine, patchouli, agarwood
Base — Oud, leather, amber, musk
Olfactive family
Saffron and Gulf spices
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The original of the line, and the best known. Three movements, not one more: saffron, rose, praline.
— The saffron opens on that slightly metallic leather-and-hay note that signs Gulf fragrances.
— The rose arrives right behind it, full and candied.
— Then the praline and the vanilla close the whole thing on a base of caramelised almond where the oud is sensed rather than imposed.
This is the house's entry reference: the least expensive of the Shaghaf series and the one that best explains what an oud-rose-gourmand is to someone who has never worn one. If you only try one to understand the style, this is it.
Worth knowing: the saffron-rose-praline construction appears several times elsewhere in the catalogue, at very different prices. That is not a flaw, it is a classic register of oriental perfumery — but do not expect a scent you have never come across.
Long wear, strong projection in the first hour. Cold season.
The notes
Top — Saffron
Heart — Rose
Base — Praline, vanilla, oud
Olfactive family
Gourmand, praline and sweet
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A fruit and a caramel, separated by an iris. That is the right way to sum this fragrance up, and it is also what makes it interesting.
— The apple and the grape open on a note of fresh juice, almost of pressed grapes.
— The iris arrives and changes the temperature: powdery, a little cool, a little cosmetic in the good sense of the word — the kind of note that gives an impression of quality straight away. The white woods and the patchouli hold the structure.
— The base is the real reward: caramel, suede and Peru balsam. Suede is a soft leather, that of a new glove; Peru balsam brings a smell of smoked vanilla. The whole thing becomes warm and comfortable without ever falling into pure sugar, thanks to the iris that keeps pulling upward.
Register: autumn and winter, and rather in the evening. Mostly worn by women, but nothing in the formula forbids it to a man who likes caramel-leather bases.
Long wear, moderate projection.
The notes
Top — Apple, grape
Heart — White woods, iris, patchouli
Base — Caramel, amber, suede, musk, Peru balsam
Olfactive family
Red and ripe fruits
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