Al Wataniah
Attar Al Wesal by Al Wataniah Concentrated Oil
Eau de Parfum · 12 ml
$20
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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.
How it smells
Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.
We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:
Al Wataniah Attar Al Wesal by Al Wataniah Concentrated Oil Eau de Parfum, 0.4 oz (12 ml). A men's fragrance in the woody family. Top notes: Pear, Bergamot, Lavender, Mint and Lemon. Heart notes: Cinnamon, Cumin and Clary Sage. Base notes: Cedar, Patchouli, Amber and Black Vanilla Husk.
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Top notes
First 15 minutesPear
Fruit
Soft, dewy fruit with a fresh-cut sweetness.
Bergamot
Citrus
Bitter Italian citrus peel — bright, slightly floral, the classic opener.
Lavender
Aromatic / herbal
Distilled herb flower — clean, camphorous, barbershop-dry.
Mint
Aromatic / herbal
Cool leaf — sharp, camphorous, immediate.
Lemon
Citrus
Cold-pressed lemon peel — sharp, clean, very short-lived.
Heart notes
The next few hoursCinnamon
Spice
Warm bark — sweet, dry, biting.
Cumin
Spice
Warm seed — savoury and skin-like.
Clary Sage
Aromatic / herbal
Herb with a sweet, tea-like, ambery edge.
Base notes
What's left at the endCedar
Wood
Dry pencil-shaving wood — clean and sharp.
Patchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
Amber
Resin / balsam
Labdanum-and-vanilla accord — warm, sweet, glowing.
Black Vanilla Husk
Sweet / gourmand
Cured pod — sweet, creamy, balsamic.
Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.
What our shelf has learned
From 324 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.
How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.
- Bergamoton 99 of our bottles, 11 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine
- Patchoulion 86 of our bottles, 6 wornoften sits with Vanilla, Jasmine, Musk
- Amberon 73 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Musk, Vanilla, Jasmine
- Lavenderon 48 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Leather, Mandarin, Tonka Bean
- Lemonon 44 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Oakmoss, Vanilla, Jasmine
- Cedaron 57 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Vanilla, Musk
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
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