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3–6 hours Lasting
Noticeable Scent trail
From 30+ wearer ratings
Bakhoor suits anyone who wants a traditional, resinous attar rather than a light everyday scent — a brief sweet-rose opening giving way to leather, resin, amber and labdanum. Its cooler-weather lean and evening character make it well suited to autumn and winter nights, worn as a unisex fragrance.
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental
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 30+ wearersBuilt on amber, woody and leather. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
Bakhoor opens with sweet, rose-tinted top notes, moves through woodsy notes, leather and citrus, then settles into resin, amber, labdanum and musk. Bakhoor leans dark and smoky rather than sweet, with over two-thirds of Fragrantica voters favouring it for evening wear.
Bakhoor opens on a sweet, rose-tinted top, giving an initial impression softer than the smoky name suggests. The 'woodsy notes' and 'sweet notes' labels are broad by Fragrantica's own listing, but the leather and labdanum give enough specificity to place this firmly in the dark, resinous end of the oriental family rather than a soft floral-woody blend. The middle moves into woodsy notes, leather and citrus, a combination that pulls the sweetness toward something darker and slightly animalic rather than floral. The base is where the traditional bakhoor character comes through fully: resin, amber, labdanum and musk build a warm, smoky-sweet foundation reminiscent of incense rather than a conventional perfume base. Structurally it runs from a light sweet-floral opening into a properly resinous, leather-edged finish, which is a wider swing than most fragrances attempt across three stages.
The first minutes carry the sweet top note and rose together, light and slightly powdery. Because it is an attar rather than a spray, the sweet top note fades faster on skin than it would from an alcohol base, so the leather and resin phases arrive sooner and dominate more of the total wear time. As the leather and woodsy notes emerge, the fragrance darkens noticeably, with the citrus giving a brief lift before fading behind the leather. From there, the resin, amber and labdanum build steadily, and by the drydown the composition sits close to a classic bakhoor accord — warm, smoky-sweet and slightly animalic from the musk and leather. The transition from the light opening to the dense resinous base is one of the more pronounced arcs in this range.
On a moderate voting sample, longevity splits fairly evenly between moderate and eternal, with a smaller long-lasting group, pointing to a fragrance that generally holds well through a full evening rather than fading early. Sillage leans moderate, with meaningful strong and enormous groups behind it, so projection runs from present-but-contained to noticeably strong depending on the wearer and application.
Season voting favours the cooler months strongly, with autumn and winter together accounting for most responses and summer and spring well behind. The resinous, leather-edged base suits cold air and evening wear far better than heat, which tracks with its traditional bakhoor character.
Bakhoor is treated here as a unisex fragrance, matching its catalogue and Fragrantica classification. Gender voting leans toward unisex as the largest single group, with the remainder split mainly toward male wear, so it reads as suited to any wearer drawn to a resinous, leather-woody composition.
Bakhoor is grouped by Fragrantica's community with Attar Mubakhar by Swiss Arabian, another traditional incense-style attar. The comparison is about the shared resinous, smoky character rather than an identical note list, since Bakhoor's rose-and-citrus opening gives it a lighter start.
Bakhoor suits anyone who wants a traditional, resinous attar rather than a light everyday scent — a brief sweet-rose opening giving way to leather, resin, amber and labdanum. Its cooler-weather lean and evening character make it well suited to autumn and winter nights, worn as a unisex fragrance.
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Wide range of budget friendly to relatively high end priced perfume brands. Rayhan, Armaf, French Avenue, Brandy, Lattafa just to mention a few. They also sell a 10ml of any brand you like, good for testing before you commit to the whole bottle.
This store reminds me of my days in Dubai. Prices are competitive and most probably the best I have found on the market. Amazing perfumes!
Shahed was very welcoming and friendly… He was knowledgeable about the perfumes and took the time to understand what I was looking for before recommending a fragrance that suited my preferences perfectly.
What a good find! A place where you can smell all the Dubai perfumes. Monique assisted us and she was very helpful. Will see you soon!
Customer service 10/10. Tamzyn helped me she was very nice energetic and helpful… when I heard the price I had to take it. So very affordable in my opinion.
The quality of the fragrances is outstanding. The oils and perfumes are impressive and has longevity… I will definitely be returning and recommending this shop to others.
He was very helpful and friendly as I did not have a clue of what I wanted to get for my mom… It smells very nice. I got compliments at work… I would recommend people to go here.
Orientica is a Dubai perfume brand that Al Haramain Perfumes launched in 2018. Al Haramain has made Arabian perfume since 1970, and Orientica pairs amber and oud with a modern style. FG Perfumes is the sole South African distributor for Orientica.
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Bakhoor opens with sweet, rose-tinted top notes, moves through woodsy notes, leather and citrus, then settles into resin, amber, labdanum and musk. Bakhoor leans dark and smoky rather than sweet, with over two-thirds of Fragrantica voters favouring it for evening wear. What Does Bakhoor Smell Like?Bakhoor opens on a sweet, rose-tinted top, giving an initial impression softer than the smoky name suggests. The 'woodsy notes' and 'sweet notes' labels are broad by Fragrantica's own listing, but the leather and labdanum give enough specificity to place this firmly in the dark, resinous end of the oriental family rather than a soft floral-woody blend. The middle moves into woodsy notes, leather and citrus, a combination that pulls the sweetness toward something darker and slightly animalic rather than floral. The base is where the traditional bakhoor character comes through fully: resin, amber, labdanum and musk build a warm, smoky-sweet foundation reminiscent of incense rather than a conventional perfume base. Structurally it runs from a light sweet-floral opening into a properly resinous, leather-edged finish, which is a wider swing than most fragrances attempt across three stages. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The first minutes carry the sweet top note and rose together, light and slightly powdery. Because it is an attar rather than a spray, the sweet top note fades faster on skin than it would from an alcohol base, so the leather and resin phases arrive sooner and dominate more of the total wear time. As the leather and woodsy notes emerge, the fragrance darkens noticeably, with the citrus giving a brief lift before fading behind the leather. From there, the resin, amber and labdanum build steadily, and by the drydown the composition sits close to a classic bakhoor accord — warm, smoky-sweet and slightly animalic from the musk and leather. The transition from the light opening to the dense resinous base is one of the more pronounced arcs in this range. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?On a moderate voting sample, longevity splits fairly evenly between moderate and eternal, with a smaller long-lasting group, pointing to a fragrance that generally holds well through a full evening rather than fading early. Sillage leans moderate, with meaningful strong and enormous groups behind it, so projection runs from present-but-contained to noticeably strong depending on the wearer and application. What Season Is It For?Season voting favours the cooler months strongly, with autumn and winter together accounting for most responses and summer and spring well behind. The resinous, leather-edged base suits cold air and evening wear far better than heat, which tracks with its traditional bakhoor character. Is It for Men or Women?Bakhoor is treated here as a unisex fragrance, matching its catalogue and Fragrantica classification. Gender voting leans toward unisex as the largest single group, with the remainder split mainly toward male wear, so it reads as suited to any wearer drawn to a resinous, leather-woody composition. What Is It Similar To?Bakhoor is grouped by Fragrantica's community with Attar Mubakhar by Swiss Arabian, another traditional incense-style attar. The comparison is about the shared resinous, smoky character rather than an identical note list, since Bakhoor's rose-and-citrus opening gives it a lighter start. Who It's ForBakhoor suits anyone who wants a traditional, resinous attar rather than a light everyday scent — a brief sweet-rose opening giving way to leather, resin, amber and labdanum. Its cooler-weather lean and evening character make it well suited to autumn and winter nights, worn as a unisex fragrance. | Regular price
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| Orientica | Perfume Oil | Oriental | Evenings out, Cooler months | Sweet Notes, Rose | Woodsy Notes, Leather, Citruses | Resin, Amber, Labdanum, Musk |
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental
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 30+ wearersBuilt on amber, woody and leather. Wearers mostly rate it moderate 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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