Maison Asrar perfumes in the oriental family
Maison Asrar's own website gives 34 of the 116 perfumes in this guide a family word from this group (“oriental”): Faris Al Arab, Treasure, Adorable, Alonoud, Basma, Black and 28 more.
Oriental, in perfume language, means warm and rich: amber, resins, vanilla and spice, often with a touch of wood or flowers. The word is old trade vocabulary rather than a place on the map, and modern houses use it loosely. In practice it points at compositions that feel round and enveloping instead of crisp. Look at the heart and base of each pyramid to see whether the warmth comes from spice, from sweetness or from resin.
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The 34 oriental scents
The popular ones first, then A to Z, each with the family words of the brand.
Faris Al Araboriental, balsamic, woody and spicy
Treasureoriental, floral and aquaticIllustrationAdorableoriental and floral
IllustrationAlonoudoriental, woody and leathery
IllustrationBasmawoody, oriental and fruity
IllustrationBlackfougere, oriental and woody
IllustrationDear Jasmineoriental and floral
IllustrationEmessaoriental and woody
IllustrationFairylandoriental and woody
IllustrationFakhamaoriental and floral
IllustrationFlairoriental and woody
IllustrationFresh Irisoriental and ambery
IllustrationGentle Oudoriental and woody
IllustrationHamsat Ghazaloriental, woody and ambery
IllustrationHarmonyfloral, oriental and fruity
IllustrationHikayaoriental and gourmand
IllustrationHilmoriental and fruity
IllustrationKhayaloriental and animalic
IllustrationLeooriental and leather
IllustrationLibraeoriental and woody
IllustrationLumiereoriental, balsamic, fruity and woody
IllustrationMagic Nightoriental and floral
IllustrationMilky Wayoriental and gourmand
IllustrationMohraoriental, woody and leathery
IllustrationOscarwoody and oriental
IllustrationPink Crushfloral, fruity and oriental
IllustrationRose Honeyoriental and spicy
IllustrationRose Oudoriental and floral
IllustrationSoiréeoriental, balsamic and vanilla musk
IllustrationThronefloral and oriental
IllustrationTornadooriental and sweet
IllustrationTurathoriental and ambery
IllustrationVanilla Rougeoriental and ambery
IllustrationWhisperoriental and floral
The notes that return in this family
Counted over the 34 scents above, these are the named notes that appear most often.
Vanilla (19)Musk (15)Rose (15)Patchouli (9)Saffron (9)Leather (8)Cedarwood (7)Tonka bean (7)
The other families
Woody (39)Floral (35)Ambery (25)Fruity (26)Spicy (12)Sweet and gourmand (12)Citrus and fresh (23)Aromatic and fougère (14)Leather and chypre (11)Musky and powdery (8)
See how the families are made, or read which Maison Asrar to try first.
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