Arabian Oud

Taraf

VersionEau de Parfum

Arabian Oud says

You’ll smell marjoram, Italian Bergamot, Bulgarian rose, rosemary, leather and Cedar Amber.

More from Arabian Oud’s description

It also mentions cedarwood amber.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Taraf’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, rose, rosemary, leather glove, cedar, patchouli drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Taraf, top notes: Marjoram, Bergamot, Geranium, Mint

Heartthe first hours

Taraf, heart: Rose, Rosemary, Cinnamon

Dry-downhours later

Taraf, dry-down: Leather glove, Cedar, Patchouli, Iso E Super, Coumarin, Vanillin

On the label

What’s inside it

21 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

3 citrus6 herbs & lavender5 florals2 woods2 sweet3 spices

Citrus3

Bergamot oilLimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender6

Peppermint oilMentholSclareolLinalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineol

Florals5

Geranium oilCitronellolGeraniolRose ketonesGeranyl acetate

Woods2

Patchouli oilIso E Super (pencil shavings)

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (tonka)

Spices3

Cinnamon bark oilEugenolCinnamal

Not in Ingredients yet5

Pinene, not in Ingredients yetBeta-caryophyllene, not in Ingredients yetTerpinolene, not in Ingredients yetAlpha-terpinene, not in Ingredients yetIsoeugenyl acetate, not in Ingredients yet

Not for the smell7

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)Benzyl alcoholDenatonium benzoate

Named by Arabian Oud, never on a label

MarjoramBulgarian roseRosemaryLeather, not in Ingredients yetCedar Amber

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.

Our match of the labels

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Counted from the printed lists: 21 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.