Ard Al Zaafaran
Satwa Men's Eau de Parfum 100ml
EDP · 100 ml
$79.99
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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:
Ard Al Zaafaran Satwa Men's Eau de Parfum 100ml, 3.4 oz (100 ml). A men's fragrance in the woody gourmand family. Top notes: Bergamot, Ginger, Pink Pepper and Green Notes. Heart notes: Cardamom, Rose and Black Currant. Base notes: Benzoin, Vanilla, Cedar, Musk and Patchouli.
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Top notes
First 15 minutesBergamot
Citrus
Bitter Italian citrus peel — bright, slightly floral, the classic opener.
Ginger
Spice
Root — bright, hot, fizzy.
Pink Pepper
Spice
Rose-tinted peppercorn — fizzy, fruity, light.
Green Notes
Green
Crushed stems and leaves — sap-fresh.
Heart notes
The next few hoursCardamom
Spice
Green pod — cool, camphorous, slightly citrus.
Rose
Floral
Petal-rich flower — honeyed, green, sometimes jammy.
Black Currant
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Base notes
What's left at the endBenzoin
Resin / balsam
Balsamic resin — sweet, vanillic, soft.
Vanilla
Sweet / gourmand
Cured pod — sweet, creamy, balsamic.
Cedar
Wood
Dry pencil-shaving wood — clean and sharp.
Musk
Musk
Skin-warm base — soft, clean, radiant.
Patchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
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 Lemon, Lavender, Jasmine
- Vanillaon 114 of our bottles, 8 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood
- Patchoulion 86 of our bottles, 6 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Amber, Pear
- Muskon 93 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Amber, Jasmine, Sandalwood
- Cedaron 57 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Amber, Sandalwood
- Pink Pepperon 30 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Vetiver, Amber
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
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