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7–12 hours Lasting
Strong Scent trail
From 10+ wearer ratings
Oud Wood suits anyone after a dry, spiced woody scent that leans into cooler weather and evening wear. The cumin-led opening and leather-tobacco base give it enough character to stand out without tipping into anything sweet, and voters rate it strong value for a fragrance built to last through the day.
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Main AccordsScent family: Woody 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 10+ wearersBuilt on woody, fresh spicy and tobacco. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
Oud Wood opens with cumin, bergamot and lemon, a spiced citrus lift over sandalwood, cedar and leather in the heart, closing on tobacco and patchouli at the base. On Fragrantica, 68% of voters call longevity long-lasting to eternal, and 56% rate sillage strong.
Oud Wood opens on cumin, bergamot and lemon, a spiced, slightly savoury citrus rather than a clean one. The heart moves into sandalwood, cedar and leather, building a dry, textured woodiness with a leathery edge. Tobacco and patchouli sit underneath, giving the base a dark, slightly smoky depth. Read across the full pyramid this is a spiced woody-leather composition with tobacco depth, structured around sandalwood, cedar and leather rather than anything sweet or gourmand. Cumin at the top is the note doing most of the work in the opening: it gives an unusual, almost savoury sharpness that a straightforward bergamot-lemon accord would not have, and it sets up the leather and tobacco later on rather than reading as a stray citrus scent. Two separate wood notes, sandalwood and cedar, sit alongside each other in the heart, which is why the middle stage reads dense and layered rather than as a single wood accord.
The opening is sharp and spiced, cumin giving an unusual, almost savoury edge that bergamot and lemon lift and brighten without fully softening it. Within the first hour the citrus fades and sandalwood, cedar and leather take over, drying the composition out considerably and shifting the register from spiced-fresh to spiced-dry. Further in, tobacco and patchouli surface, adding a dark, faintly smoky warmth to the base that reads more evening-appropriate than the cumin-citrus opening would suggest on its own. The trajectory runs from spiced-citrus to dry woody-leather to a warmer tobacco close, with each stage flowing into the next rather than resetting, so the leather and tobacco never feel like an abrupt turn away from the top.
Fragrantica voters rate longevity firmly long-lasting: 68% call it long-lasting to eternal, against just 5% who found it weak, though the sample is small enough to read as a lean. Sillage voting favours strong at 56%, with moderate at 33% and enormous at 11%. Together that points to a scent built to carry through a full day and project noticeably, rather than sit close to skin, which fits the density of the wood-leather-tobacco combination in the base.
Season votes favour the cooler months, with autumn (39%) and winter (34%) well ahead of spring (16%) and summer (11%). That tracks with the dry, spiced-woody profile, which reads warmer and heavier than a fresh-weather scent, and with the strong sillage voters report, which suits layering under a coat rather than fading in summer heat.
Oud Wood is voted and worn as unisex, with 56% of gender votes landing there against smaller male and male-leaning shares and no female votes recorded. The spiced woody-leather profile carries as easily on either side without reading strictly masculine.
Oud Wood shares its dry, woody shape with Al Haramain's Solitaire, both built around a spiced top over sandalwood, cedar and leather. The comparison points to a similar accord structure, not a claim of copying.
Oud Wood suits anyone after a dry, spiced woody scent that leans into cooler weather and evening wear. The cumin-led opening and leather-tobacco base give it enough character to stand out without tipping into anything sweet, and voters rate it strong value for a fragrance built to last through the day.
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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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Oud Wood opens with cumin, bergamot and lemon, a spiced citrus lift over sandalwood, cedar and leather in the heart, closing on tobacco and patchouli at the base. On Fragrantica, 68% of voters call longevity long-lasting to eternal, and 56% rate sillage strong. What Does Oud Wood Smell Like?Oud Wood opens on cumin, bergamot and lemon, a spiced, slightly savoury citrus rather than a clean one. The heart moves into sandalwood, cedar and leather, building a dry, textured woodiness with a leathery edge. Tobacco and patchouli sit underneath, giving the base a dark, slightly smoky depth. Read across the full pyramid this is a spiced woody-leather composition with tobacco depth, structured around sandalwood, cedar and leather rather than anything sweet or gourmand. Cumin at the top is the note doing most of the work in the opening: it gives an unusual, almost savoury sharpness that a straightforward bergamot-lemon accord would not have, and it sets up the leather and tobacco later on rather than reading as a stray citrus scent. Two separate wood notes, sandalwood and cedar, sit alongside each other in the heart, which is why the middle stage reads dense and layered rather than as a single wood accord. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The opening is sharp and spiced, cumin giving an unusual, almost savoury edge that bergamot and lemon lift and brighten without fully softening it. Within the first hour the citrus fades and sandalwood, cedar and leather take over, drying the composition out considerably and shifting the register from spiced-fresh to spiced-dry. Further in, tobacco and patchouli surface, adding a dark, faintly smoky warmth to the base that reads more evening-appropriate than the cumin-citrus opening would suggest on its own. The trajectory runs from spiced-citrus to dry woody-leather to a warmer tobacco close, with each stage flowing into the next rather than resetting, so the leather and tobacco never feel like an abrupt turn away from the top. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Fragrantica voters rate longevity firmly long-lasting: 68% call it long-lasting to eternal, against just 5% who found it weak, though the sample is small enough to read as a lean. Sillage voting favours strong at 56%, with moderate at 33% and enormous at 11%. Together that points to a scent built to carry through a full day and project noticeably, rather than sit close to skin, which fits the density of the wood-leather-tobacco combination in the base. What Season Is It For?Season votes favour the cooler months, with autumn (39%) and winter (34%) well ahead of spring (16%) and summer (11%). That tracks with the dry, spiced-woody profile, which reads warmer and heavier than a fresh-weather scent, and with the strong sillage voters report, which suits layering under a coat rather than fading in summer heat. Is It for Men or Women?Oud Wood is voted and worn as unisex, with 56% of gender votes landing there against smaller male and male-leaning shares and no female votes recorded. The spiced woody-leather profile carries as easily on either side without reading strictly masculine. What Is It Similar To?Oud Wood shares its dry, woody shape with Al Haramain's Solitaire, both built around a spiced top over sandalwood, cedar and leather. The comparison points to a similar accord structure, not a claim of copying. Who It's ForOud Wood suits anyone after a dry, spiced woody scent that leans into cooler weather and evening wear. The cumin-led opening and leather-tobacco base give it enough character to stand out without tipping into anything sweet, and voters rate it strong value for a fragrance built to last through the day. | Regular price
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| Orientica | Eau de Parfum | Woody Spicy | Day to night, Cooler months | Cumin, Bergamot, Lemon | Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Leather | Tobacco, Patchouli |
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Main AccordsScent family: Woody 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 10+ wearersBuilt on woody, fresh spicy and tobacco. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
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