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7–12 hours Lasting
Noticeable Scent trail
From 70+ wearer ratings
Zayaan Gold suits anyone drawn to a warm, spiced fragrance built around plum, cardamom and cinnamon over an ambery tonka-and-patchouli base — best suited to cooler weather and evening wear, per Fragrantica's own season and daypart voting. As a 2025 Khadlaj release, it's part of the brand's current lineup, and FG Perfumes is the sole authorised South African distributor for Khadlaj, so buyers can be confident of genuine stock.
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Spicy
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 70+ wearersBuilt on warm spicy, aromatic and amber. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with noticeable projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
Zayaan Gold opens with sweet plum and warm cardamom and cinnamon, brightened by bergamot, then moves into an aromatic lavender-and-davana heart before settling into a base of tonka bean, benzoin, labdanum and patchouli. Fragrantica's community voting (75 longevity votes) puts long lasting or better at just over two thirds of wearers.
Zayaan Gold is a 2025 Warm Spicy release from Khadlaj (Fragrantica classifies it Oriental Spicy). Fragrantica's accord breakdown puts warm spicy at 100% strength, with aromatic (78%) and amber (75%) close behind, then fruity (69%), sweet (63%), vanilla (54%), lavender (53%) and cinnamon (52%) rounding out the profile.
The top notes are plum, cardamom, cinnamon and bergamot — the plum gives the sweet fruity lift the accords show, while cardamom and cinnamon bring the spice forward early and bergamot keeps the opening from turning heavy. The middle is lavender, artemisia and davana: lavender is what reads as the aromatic accord, artemisia adds a slightly bitter, herbal edge, and davana lends a fruity-floral warmth underneath. The base is tonka bean, benzoin, labdanum and patchouli — tonka and benzoin carry the vanilla-and-amber sweetness, labdanum deepens the amber further, and patchouli adds an earthy weight that keeps the sweetness from turning light.
The opening is sweet and spiced — plum against cardamom and cinnamon, with bergamot keeping it from feeling too rich too soon. Within the first hour the lavender-and-davana heart comes forward, adding an aromatic, slightly herbal lift that balances the sweetness. From there it settles into the tonka, benzoin, labdanum and patchouli base, where the character turns warmer, ambery and more grounded, and stays there for the rest of the wear.
Fragrantica voters lean toward wearing it at night — 68% log it as an evening scent against 32% for daytime, of 82 votes.
Of 75 Fragrantica longevity votes, 63% rate Zayaan Gold's staying power as long lasting, with a further 7% calling it eternal; 20% call it moderate and 11% rate it weak or very weak. Sillage tracks similarly: of 75 votes, 47% describe its projection as moderate and 39% as strong, with 8% calling it enormous and 7% intimate. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown.
Season votes favour the cooler months: of 165 votes, 38% call it a winter scent and 34% autumn, with spring at 24% and summer trailing well behind at 5%. It reads as a fragrance for the colder half of the year rather than peak heat.
Khadlaj markets Zayaan Gold as a fragrance for both women and men, and FG Perfumes lists it as unisex. Fragrantica's own gender voting splits it fairly evenly across male-leaning (35%), male (32%) and unisex (30%) of 71 votes, with only a small share going to female or female-leaning — no single reading dominates, so it stays open to any wearer.
Fragrantica's community voting links Zayaan Gold most closely to Le Male Elixir Absolu by Jean Paul Gaultier, with Teriaq Intense by Lattafa Perfumes also frequently named alongside it — both suggest a similar warm spicy, amber-heavy accord profile. If you'd rather stay with a fragrance FG carries, 9PM Elixir by Afnan is the closest in-stock match on Fragrantica's own community voting.
Zayaan Gold suits anyone drawn to a warm, spiced fragrance built around plum, cardamom and cinnamon over an ambery tonka-and-patchouli base — best suited to cooler weather and evening wear, per Fragrantica's own season and daypart voting. As a 2025 Khadlaj release, it's part of the brand's current lineup, and FG Perfumes is the sole authorised South African distributor for Khadlaj, so buyers can be confident of genuine stock.
We are the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj.
83% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (66 votes).
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FG Perfumes is the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj Perfumes. Mohamed Iqbal Abdul Sattar founded the brand in the United Arab Emirates in 1997 and is still its master perfumer. Khadlaj makes Arabic and French perfumes, and oud and rose are its specialities.
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| Zayaan Gold opens with sweet plum and warm cardamom and cinnamon, brightened by bergamot, then moves into an aromatic lavender-and-davana heart before settling into a base of tonka bean, benzoin, labdanum and patchouli. Fragrantica's community voting (75 longevity votes) puts long lasting or better at just over two thirds of wearers. What Does Zayaan Gold Smell Like?Zayaan Gold is a 2025 Warm Spicy release from Khadlaj (Fragrantica classifies it Oriental Spicy). Fragrantica's accord breakdown puts warm spicy at 100% strength, with aromatic (78%) and amber (75%) close behind, then fruity (69%), sweet (63%), vanilla (54%), lavender (53%) and cinnamon (52%) rounding out the profile. The top notes are plum, cardamom, cinnamon and bergamot — the plum gives the sweet fruity lift the accords show, while cardamom and cinnamon bring the spice forward early and bergamot keeps the opening from turning heavy. The middle is lavender, artemisia and davana: lavender is what reads as the aromatic accord, artemisia adds a slightly bitter, herbal edge, and davana lends a fruity-floral warmth underneath. The base is tonka bean, benzoin, labdanum and patchouli — tonka and benzoin carry the vanilla-and-amber sweetness, labdanum deepens the amber further, and patchouli adds an earthy weight that keeps the sweetness from turning light. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The opening is sweet and spiced — plum against cardamom and cinnamon, with bergamot keeping it from feeling too rich too soon. Within the first hour the lavender-and-davana heart comes forward, adding an aromatic, slightly herbal lift that balances the sweetness. From there it settles into the tonka, benzoin, labdanum and patchouli base, where the character turns warmer, ambery and more grounded, and stays there for the rest of the wear. Fragrantica voters lean toward wearing it at night — 68% log it as an evening scent against 32% for daytime, of 82 votes. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Of 75 Fragrantica longevity votes, 63% rate Zayaan Gold's staying power as long lasting, with a further 7% calling it eternal; 20% call it moderate and 11% rate it weak or very weak. Sillage tracks similarly: of 75 votes, 47% describe its projection as moderate and 39% as strong, with 8% calling it enormous and 7% intimate. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown. What Season Is It For?Season votes favour the cooler months: of 165 votes, 38% call it a winter scent and 34% autumn, with spring at 24% and summer trailing well behind at 5%. It reads as a fragrance for the colder half of the year rather than peak heat. Is It for Men or Women?Khadlaj markets Zayaan Gold as a fragrance for both women and men, and FG Perfumes lists it as unisex. Fragrantica's own gender voting splits it fairly evenly across male-leaning (35%), male (32%) and unisex (30%) of 71 votes, with only a small share going to female or female-leaning — no single reading dominates, so it stays open to any wearer. What Is It Similar To?Fragrantica's community voting links Zayaan Gold most closely to Le Male Elixir Absolu by Jean Paul Gaultier, with Teriaq Intense by Lattafa Perfumes also frequently named alongside it — both suggest a similar warm spicy, amber-heavy accord profile. If you'd rather stay with a fragrance FG carries, 9PM Elixir by Afnan is the closest in-stock match on Fragrantica's own community voting. Who It's ForZayaan Gold suits anyone drawn to a warm, spiced fragrance built around plum, cardamom and cinnamon over an ambery tonka-and-patchouli base — best suited to cooler weather and evening wear, per Fragrantica's own season and daypart voting. As a 2025 Khadlaj release, it's part of the brand's current lineup, and FG Perfumes is the sole authorised South African distributor for Khadlaj, so buyers can be confident of genuine stock. FAQIs This Genuine Khadlaj Stock?We are the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj. Is It Good Value?83% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (66 votes). | Regular price
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| Khadlaj | Eau de Parfum | Oriental Spicy | Evenings out, Cooler months | Plum, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Bergamot | Lavender, Artemisia, Davana | Tonka Bean, Benzoin, Labdanum, Patchouli |
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Spicy
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 70+ wearersBuilt on warm spicy, aromatic and amber. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with noticeable projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
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