Al Wataniah

Kayaan Classic

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Powdery Tuscan iris and Italian orange over leather and rose, drying to sandalwood, musky ambrette, agarwood and cedar.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Kayaan Classic’s scent picture, a draft: iris, sweet orange, leather, rose, sandalwood, ambrette drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Kayaan Classic, top notes: Iris, Sweet orange

Heartas it settles

Kayaan Classic, heart: Leather, Rose

Dry-downwhat stays

Kayaan Classic, dry-down: Sandalwood, Ambrette, Agar wood, Cedar, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

8 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins1 powder

3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell3

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

IrresistibleGivenchy · shares orris, rose, ambrette and cedar (Atlas cedar)$167 for 80 ml
Donna Born in Roma Coral FantasyValentino · shares sweet orange, rose, ambrette and cedar (Atlas cedar)$180 for 100 ml
Santal 33Le Labo · shares orris, leather, sandalwood and cedar (Atlas cedar)$348 for 100 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.