Top Notes 
Bergamot
Damask rose
Elemi resin
Orange
Spicy notes
Heart Notes 
Amyris
Benzoin
Coriander
Ginger
Vetiver
Violet
Base Notes 
Frankincense
Leather
Moss
Oud
Patchouli
Sandalwood03/20/2019
Infloriental
7 Reviews
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Infloriental
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Beautiful winter scent with exotic flair
A fellow student and friend from Dubai brought me Oud Bahar a few years ago as an example of a quite popular fragrance in Dubai for people in our age group. Back then it was summer, I sprayed it once and it was much too much for me, I also usually wear relatively flowery, western scents. My first impression was a lot of smoke and leather, clearly very exotic, but completely overwhelming. It just didn't fit and I washed off the scent relatively quickly again.
A few months ago, at the end of November, I was able to get the scent out again, because I was quite on an oud trip due to a bottling of Penhaligon's Halfeti. Oud Bahar has very little in common with Halfeti, but I still fell in love a little.
Basically it is a very warm scent, so it fits into the winter/late autumn/early spring time. I wouldn't wear it in the summer. It has a very large projection, especially at the beginning, as is usual with Arabic fragrances, which is why I apply it about an hour before I go out, and I would never wear it in a professional setting. The opening is, as I said, very smoky-leathery-spicy, with a slightly synthetic, almost metallic note in the background, which I can't quite identify. It definitely smells very stereotypical of Dubai, modern but unmistakably Arabic. After half an hour to three quarters of an hour, however, it becomes softer, a gentle combination of oud and rose emerges, and the projection also noticeably decreases.
The fragrance lasts quite long, 8 hours are loose in it and unlike many other Arabian fragrances it doesn't cause me any headaches, but it is also noticeably more designed for a non-Western audience. If you like the kind of scents (I'm convinced by now), you can't go wrong with Oud Bahar and according to my buddy, this kind of perfume is very popular in the Emirates with people aged 15-25. But if you're looking for a subtle or professional smelling fragrance, you're in the wrong place
A few months ago, at the end of November, I was able to get the scent out again, because I was quite on an oud trip due to a bottling of Penhaligon's Halfeti. Oud Bahar has very little in common with Halfeti, but I still fell in love a little.
Basically it is a very warm scent, so it fits into the winter/late autumn/early spring time. I wouldn't wear it in the summer. It has a very large projection, especially at the beginning, as is usual with Arabic fragrances, which is why I apply it about an hour before I go out, and I would never wear it in a professional setting. The opening is, as I said, very smoky-leathery-spicy, with a slightly synthetic, almost metallic note in the background, which I can't quite identify. It definitely smells very stereotypical of Dubai, modern but unmistakably Arabic. After half an hour to three quarters of an hour, however, it becomes softer, a gentle combination of oud and rose emerges, and the projection also noticeably decreases.
The fragrance lasts quite long, 8 hours are loose in it and unlike many other Arabian fragrances it doesn't cause me any headaches, but it is also noticeably more designed for a non-Western audience. If you like the kind of scents (I'm convinced by now), you can't go wrong with Oud Bahar and according to my buddy, this kind of perfume is very popular in the Emirates with people aged 15-25. But if you're looking for a subtle or professional smelling fragrance, you're in the wrong place
