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3–6 hours Lasting
Strong Scent trail
From 50+ wearer ratings
Violet Oud suits those who enjoy fruity powdery scents built on pear, peach and heliotrope rather than a heavier woody or oud-forward profile. The 30ml eau de parfum format offers a fuller projection at each spray, and it wears well through the cooler autumn and winter months when its warm vanilla-musk base has room to unfold.
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Floral
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 50+ wearersBuilt on powdery, sweet and vanilla. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
Violet Oud opens with pear, peach and citrus, moving into heliotrope, sweet notes and sandalwood at the heart. Vanilla, woody notes and musk close out the base for a warm, powdery finish. Fragrantica voters split between moderate and long-lasting for longevity, with strong sillage the most common pick.
Violet Oud by Orientica opens with pear, peach and citrus, a juicy fruity start with no sharp or sour edge. The pear and peach in particular give the opening more juiciness than sweetness, keeping the early stage from feeling cloying. Despite the name, there is no oud in the note list — the fragrance builds instead on a fruity-powdery structure. At the heart, heliotrope brings a soft, almond-like powderiness alongside general sweet notes and sandalwood, giving a smooth, rounded core. The base settles into vanilla, woody notes and musk for a warm, slightly powdery finish rather than a dark resinous one. Overall this reads as a fruity gourmand centred on pear, peach and heliotrope, with the name best read as a mood rather than a literal ingredient list. The absence of any oud or agarwood note keeps the scent light and approachable rather than heavy or resinous.
In the opening minutes, pear, peach and citrus lead with a bright, juicy lift. Within the first hour heliotrope and the sweet notes begin to soften that fruitiness into a powdery stage, with sandalwood providing structure underneath. By the mid-stage the fruit has faded and the powdery sweetness takes the lead. In the later hours, vanilla, woody notes and musk settle the composition into a warm, comforting drydown. As an eau de parfum, the concentration supports a fuller sillage through the earlier stages of wear than a lighter format would.
Longevity votes split across the middle of the scale: 42.59% of voters call it moderate, 35.19% rate it long lasting, and a further 16.67% say eternal, with only a small minority finding it weak. Taken together, more than half of voters put it in the long-lasting-or-better range. Sillage runs strong for 41.38% of voters, moderate for 36.21%, and enormous for 15.52%, pointing to a presence that carries reasonably well through most of the day.
Season votes favour the cooler months, with winter and autumn tied at 30% each, ahead of spring at 25.45% and summer at 14.55%. The warm vanilla, musk and woody base fits that pattern, making it a reasonable pick to wear as the weather turns rather than a strictly midsummer choice.
Both the FG catalogue and Fragrantica list Violet Oud as unisex. Community votes lean toward female wear, but the marketing and catalogue classification remain unisex, so it is presented here as a fruity powdery scent open to any wearer.
The community places Violet Oud alongside Hypnose by Lancome, another composition built on a similar fruity-powdery shape. The comparison points to a shared accord structure rather than an identical scent, so expect a related mood more than a like-for-like match.
Violet Oud suits those who enjoy fruity powdery scents built on pear, peach and heliotrope rather than a heavier woody or oud-forward profile. The 30ml eau de parfum format offers a fuller projection at each spray, and it wears well through the cooler autumn and winter months when its warm vanilla-musk base has room to unfold.
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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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Violet Oud opens with pear, peach and citrus, moving into heliotrope, sweet notes and sandalwood at the heart. Vanilla, woody notes and musk close out the base for a warm, powdery finish. Fragrantica voters split between moderate and long-lasting for longevity, with strong sillage the most common pick. What Does Violet Oud Smell Like?Violet Oud by Orientica opens with pear, peach and citrus, a juicy fruity start with no sharp or sour edge. The pear and peach in particular give the opening more juiciness than sweetness, keeping the early stage from feeling cloying. Despite the name, there is no oud in the note list — the fragrance builds instead on a fruity-powdery structure. At the heart, heliotrope brings a soft, almond-like powderiness alongside general sweet notes and sandalwood, giving a smooth, rounded core. The base settles into vanilla, woody notes and musk for a warm, slightly powdery finish rather than a dark resinous one. Overall this reads as a fruity gourmand centred on pear, peach and heliotrope, with the name best read as a mood rather than a literal ingredient list. The absence of any oud or agarwood note keeps the scent light and approachable rather than heavy or resinous. How Does It Develop Through the Day?In the opening minutes, pear, peach and citrus lead with a bright, juicy lift. Within the first hour heliotrope and the sweet notes begin to soften that fruitiness into a powdery stage, with sandalwood providing structure underneath. By the mid-stage the fruit has faded and the powdery sweetness takes the lead. In the later hours, vanilla, woody notes and musk settle the composition into a warm, comforting drydown. As an eau de parfum, the concentration supports a fuller sillage through the earlier stages of wear than a lighter format would. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Longevity votes split across the middle of the scale: 42.59% of voters call it moderate, 35.19% rate it long lasting, and a further 16.67% say eternal, with only a small minority finding it weak. Taken together, more than half of voters put it in the long-lasting-or-better range. Sillage runs strong for 41.38% of voters, moderate for 36.21%, and enormous for 15.52%, pointing to a presence that carries reasonably well through most of the day. What Season Is It For?Season votes favour the cooler months, with winter and autumn tied at 30% each, ahead of spring at 25.45% and summer at 14.55%. The warm vanilla, musk and woody base fits that pattern, making it a reasonable pick to wear as the weather turns rather than a strictly midsummer choice. Is It for Men or Women?Both the FG catalogue and Fragrantica list Violet Oud as unisex. Community votes lean toward female wear, but the marketing and catalogue classification remain unisex, so it is presented here as a fruity powdery scent open to any wearer. What Is It Similar To?The community places Violet Oud alongside Hypnose by Lancome, another composition built on a similar fruity-powdery shape. The comparison points to a shared accord structure rather than an identical scent, so expect a related mood more than a like-for-like match. Who It's ForViolet Oud suits those who enjoy fruity powdery scents built on pear, peach and heliotrope rather than a heavier woody or oud-forward profile. The 30ml eau de parfum format offers a fuller projection at each spray, and it wears well through the cooler autumn and winter months when its warm vanilla-musk base has room to unfold. | Regular price
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| Orientica | Eau de Parfum | Oriental Floral | Day to night, Cooler months | Pear, Peach, Citruses | Heliotrope, Sweet Notes, Sandalwood | Vanilla, Woody Notes, Musk |
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Floral
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 50+ wearersBuilt on powdery, sweet and vanilla. Wearers mostly rate it moderate 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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