Arabian Oud

Resala

VersionEau de Parfum

Arabian Oud says

You’ll smell Tonka Beans, caramel, oriental fragrances and Madagascar Vanilla.

More from Arabian Oud’s description

It also mentions saffron, oud, dark chocolate and vanilla.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Resala’s scent picture, a draft: tonka, caramel, vanilla, saffron, oud, chocolate drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Resala, top notes: Tonka, Lemon, Bergamot

Heartthe first hours

Resala, heart: Caramel, Chocolate

Dry-downhours later

Resala, dry-down: Vanilla, Saffron, Oud, Treemoss

On the label

What’s inside it

14 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

4 citrus3 herbs & lavender4 florals1 sweet1 powder1 earth & moss

Citrus4

Lemon oilLimoneneBergamot oilCitral

Herbs & lavender3

Linalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineol

Florals4

CitronellolGeraniolGeranyl acetateRose ketones

Sweet1

Vanillin (vanilla)

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)

Earth & moss1

Treemoss absolute

Not in Ingredients yet3

Trimethylcyclopentenyl methyl isopentenol, not in Ingredients yetPinene, not in Ingredients yetBeta-caryophyllene, not in Ingredients yet

Not for the smell6

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)Denatonium benzoate

Named by Arabian Oud, never on a label

Tonka BeansCaramel, not in Ingredients yetMadagascar VanillaSaffronOudDark chocolate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

Close to the skin

An arm’s length

Across a room

Not researched yet. We gather wearers’ reports for the most popular perfumes first.

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Counted from the printed lists: 14 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.