Swiss Arabian
Oud 01
With Oud 01, Swiss Arabian composes a luminous and delicate floral fragrance. It opens on raspberry, violet leaf and cumin, reveals rose, cardamom and lily of the valley at its heart and rests on a base of amber, leather and oud.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Raspberry · Violet leaf · Cumin
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Rose · Cardamom · Lily of the valley
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Base Several hours
Amber · Leather · Oud
Top notes
Heart notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Violet leaf: its rarest material, which only 31 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 64.
- Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
- Floral, spicy, fruity, amber, leather and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
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Yves Saint Laurent
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Swiss Arabian
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