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Complex and beautiful.
Purchased from the Creed website directly. Creed sent me a sample in advance of the release date which I used. I also used sprays from the bottle to test.
Batch code F003848. Price £350 for 50ml.
“The name Zarian, primarily of Persian origin, generally means "golden" or "belonging to gold".”
Golden Oud in English then but this should be called Golden Rose as that really fits the fragrance well.
The colour of the bottle is very much the colour of the fragrance. A deep red rose with golden elements.
Sprayed on the back of my hand it opens with a fleeting bergamot, less than a minute. The ginger then comes forward then behind the spices and frankincense. It has that dry dusty frankincense and myrrh combination as it develops with spices. This is where people mention the likeness of Amouage Outlands.
There is a sweet dry accord which I’ve heard some say is like maple syrup and I do get that. This lasts for the first hour or so but it is not too cloying that said it may depend on the heat. I’ve not been able to test this fragrance above 23°c (73.4f).
Smelled like this on the back of your hand it is reminiscent of an Amouage scent. The deep rich red rose then opens up and continues to grow in prominence like a flower opening. But this is not how you experience the scent if sprayed on your neck or chest. The blended smell in the air is mostly a wonderful dry warm rich rose with spices blended seamlessly. It smell as expensive as it is.
I want to say it actually does smell like a Creed which I know people will instantly disagree with but if you think about it makes sense. It has that cultured older man feel about it. Even if Oud Zarian itself isn’t anything like Royal Mayfair, Royal Oud or Spice and Wood it fits the kind of person who would buy those. It’s extremely classy. It’s not to say anyone who likes more mainstream Creed won’t like it. If you like Rose scents this is a must try.
It isn’t like any other rose scent I have such as More Than Words (that is much sweeter) Alexandera II (lighter rose medicinal Oud), Oud Rosewood Dior (still less rose and slight medicinal Oud). Again nothing like Oud Ispahan Dior. Even a few of the Guerlain scents are not like this.
Projection
One spray in each clavicle under polo shirt at 06:30 Projects around two meters for around two hours and one meter or so for another five plus. The person sat next to me at work could not smell it 1.5m away at 14:30 eight hours after applying. Driving home the car soon filled with the scent.
It never became fatiguing like some scents can be ie Outlands.
When? Autumn, winter and spring. On cooler summer days.
Where? Anywhere night out, daily, at work or a date.
Who? Anyone unisex. Trends a bit older but I could see anyone with confidence wear it.
Thoughts. Oud Zarian is incredibly classy and sophisticated. It is also super expensive. That said compared to Roja Dove or Clive Christian it is fair value and is better than those.
This scent get better every minute is on.
I really love it. Well done to the team behind this.
Batch code F003848. Price £350 for 50ml.
“The name Zarian, primarily of Persian origin, generally means "golden" or "belonging to gold".”
Golden Oud in English then but this should be called Golden Rose as that really fits the fragrance well.
The colour of the bottle is very much the colour of the fragrance. A deep red rose with golden elements.
Sprayed on the back of my hand it opens with a fleeting bergamot, less than a minute. The ginger then comes forward then behind the spices and frankincense. It has that dry dusty frankincense and myrrh combination as it develops with spices. This is where people mention the likeness of Amouage Outlands.
There is a sweet dry accord which I’ve heard some say is like maple syrup and I do get that. This lasts for the first hour or so but it is not too cloying that said it may depend on the heat. I’ve not been able to test this fragrance above 23°c (73.4f).
Smelled like this on the back of your hand it is reminiscent of an Amouage scent. The deep rich red rose then opens up and continues to grow in prominence like a flower opening. But this is not how you experience the scent if sprayed on your neck or chest. The blended smell in the air is mostly a wonderful dry warm rich rose with spices blended seamlessly. It smell as expensive as it is.
I want to say it actually does smell like a Creed which I know people will instantly disagree with but if you think about it makes sense. It has that cultured older man feel about it. Even if Oud Zarian itself isn’t anything like Royal Mayfair, Royal Oud or Spice and Wood it fits the kind of person who would buy those. It’s extremely classy. It’s not to say anyone who likes more mainstream Creed won’t like it. If you like Rose scents this is a must try.
It isn’t like any other rose scent I have such as More Than Words (that is much sweeter) Alexandera II (lighter rose medicinal Oud), Oud Rosewood Dior (still less rose and slight medicinal Oud). Again nothing like Oud Ispahan Dior. Even a few of the Guerlain scents are not like this.
Projection
One spray in each clavicle under polo shirt at 06:30 Projects around two meters for around two hours and one meter or so for another five plus. The person sat next to me at work could not smell it 1.5m away at 14:30 eight hours after applying. Driving home the car soon filled with the scent.
It never became fatiguing like some scents can be ie Outlands.
When? Autumn, winter and spring. On cooler summer days.
Where? Anywhere night out, daily, at work or a date.
Who? Anyone unisex. Trends a bit older but I could see anyone with confidence wear it.
Thoughts. Oud Zarian is incredibly classy and sophisticated. It is also super expensive. That said compared to Roja Dove or Clive Christian it is fair value and is better than those.
This scent get better every minute is on.
I really love it. Well done to the team behind this.