The Thoroughbreds

Oajan Parfums de Marly 2013

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Ranked 14 in Unisex Perfume

8.5 / 10 2419 Ratings

A popular perfume by Parfums de Marly for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is sweet-gourmand. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cinnamon

Honey

Osmanthus

Heart Notes

Amber

Benzoin

Labdanum

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Vanilla

Davana

Patchouli

Perfumer

Shyamala Maisondieu

Ratings

Scent

8.52419 Ratings

Longevity

8.62209 Ratings

Sillage

8.32219 Ratings

Bottle

8.52108 Ratings

Value for money

7.11592 Ratings

Submitted by ExUser, last update on 12/08/2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "The Thoroughbreds" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Ambre Narguilé

Khaltat Night Eau de Parfum

Ambre Tabac Eau de Parfum

Il Capriccio del Maestro

Farah

Angels' Share

Reviews

69 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/22/2013

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Tar
261 Reviews

Tar

Top Review 10

Gift under the Coating

Christmas is slowly coming, and I am longing for fragrances fitting to my festal mood. This is exactly, what I get from OAJAN.

Pie, honey cake, cinnamon, sugar-coat. OAJAN presents you generously his sweetness and broad smile. Not only you, but everyone who stays in the same airspace with you. Be careful, if you have guests, they will expect cake from you :-) Top is a whirl driving you deep in acceptance of OAJAN.

Enormous richness is buried under the coating. Woods, spices, divine davana, almond, resins, a totally gourmand fragrance, which is still more complex than a normal gourmand. Heart is the real miracle here. Base is simplier and easy to understand the overflowing sweetness, vanilla kicks out others from the ropes.

I tested it before going to German lessons, and learning and concentrating was a really tough task.

Conclusions after testing (and falling in love with) OAJAN:
- strong, not feasible for daily wear, and especially not for business issues
- unisex
- winter fragrance
- comparable perfume: NOEL AU BALCON
- hopeless fact against acceptable financial status: I want a full bottle.

03/20/2015

7.5
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

ScentedSalon
96 Reviews

ScentedSalon

Very helpful Review 8

Honey Cake

Yes, Oajan smells very much like Ambre Narguile and its counterparts Helium and Or du Serail (and Haram, though I don't remember it well.) What is different? For one, Oajan has the strongest sillage and longevity of all those mentioned above. It is also quite expensive but you get more for your money than with Ambre Narguile. However, AN has a smoother character and is overall just a little bit better done than Oajan. Oajan is sour and honeyed with some cinnamon (wish it had more cinnamon) and benzoin. There is a strange liqueur-like character to it.

I would recommend Oajan for sweet-lovers and lovers of Ambre Narguile-type scents but don't find that AN lasts or projects enough. Do you need both? I do, but I don't think the average person does. If you want an "expensive" smelling prestige creation, go for AN. If you want a sillage monster that lasts all day, do the Oajan.

02/24/2023

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

ScentSlave
216 Reviews

ScentSlave

Very helpful Review 4

The greatest spicy scent

That’s MY opinion on this one. From the first time I smelled it, I absolutely HAD to have it. The only thing that prevented me from grabbing it right there on the spot the first time was that my wife wasn’t as into it as I was. I finally grabbed.

With spice heavy scents, you really have to enjoy the style. Spicebomb, Burberry, etc. If you don’t like the “spice cabinet” vibes they give, you won’t like them. This one EXPONENTIATES that. Such a rich feeling it gives with such high quality notes. The cinnamon is absolutely GORGEOUS. It takes gourmand to a new level.

Projection is fantastic, going 3-4ft in radius for an easy 8 hours, and the sillage trail you’ll leave behind will leave people longing to know where it is coming from, and where you went. It checks ALL the boxes in this department.

It’s a staple for well dressed special events in colder weather, and you will SHINE when you use it.

Try before you buy, but if you like Spicebomb Extreme, and want a comparison, this one would be named “Nuclear Spice Ultimate”.

07/19/2024

9
Pricing 9
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Adrian18233
42 Reviews

Adrian18233

2

The best smell of "apple pie"

The composition here is actually quite complex, but what you get is primarily a warm and cozy cinnamon, honey and amber with creamy vanilla, sweet fluffy tonka, resinous benzoin, slightly earthy patchouli and musk. There is a bit of a waxy feel with nuances of leather which I can attribute to the labdanum, artemisia and osmanthus. Very nice. Because of the musk and ambergris there’s also a freshness pulling it from the heavy gourmand side of things, so you won’t go walking around smelling like a dessert but you will smell delicious and will have others asking who or what smells so wonderful.

Of course, this gets a lot of comparisons to Angels’ Share and that’s understandable, they’re very similar. One is not better than the other and certainly not inferior to the other, they’re both amazing and I enjoy wearing each depending on my mood. I think they’re both about the same as far as versatility but I’d rather wear Oajan to work or casually and Angels’ Share out on the town or on a date.

If I were to choose one over the other I’d have a hard time deciding which one to choose. I like the woods and the booziness is nice, too. I think it’s more raw and sexy tbh. Oajan is more linear and longer lasting, which I’m fine with because I love what I’m smelling and catch really nice whiffs 10 hours later. I’m generally not a fan of ultra sweet gourmands or honey for that matter, but this is just so smooth and natural smelling. Absolutely perfect for the fall/winter holiday season.

01/13/2023

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Patj1994
31 Reviews

Patj1994

2

Amazing smell.

Gorgeous smell. Spicy, sweet, delicious. This is definitely a gourmand scent, but there's enough other notes in this to balance it out and not making it cloying. When you spray this on, you'll just want to bury your nose in your arm.

There is absolutely nothing offensive about this scent, can't imagine anyone would dislike this. Some people say they pick up apple pie, and i only get that on the deep deep dry down when its a very close skin scent. Performance and sillage are great, Not as "beast mode" as carlisle, but oajan will still give you a solid 8-9 hours with good projection the first 3-4 hours.

this is technically unisex, but to me, it leans very masculine. The patchouli and amber notes give it a dark vipe.

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