Shaghaf Oud Abyad

Shaghaf Oud Abyad by Swiss Arabian
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Shaghaf Oud Abyad is a popular perfume by Swiss Arabian for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is smoky-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by SAPG (Swiss Arabian Perfume Group).
Goes well with Monoï de Tahiti / Monoï (Eau Parfumante)
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Main accords

Smoky
Oriental
Spicy
Woody
Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
OreganoOregano PepperPepper BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense MyrrhMyrrh AmberAmber LabdanumLabdanum
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather SandalwoodSandalwood OudOud PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
8.0345 Ratings
Longevity
8.9335 Ratings
Sillage
8.5332 Ratings
Bottle
7.1339 Ratings
Value for money
9.0172 Ratings
Submitted by Irini, last update on 25.05.2023.
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Leimbacher
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Top Review 38  
The Saudi Shaft
Long name, short conclusion: "Shaghaf Oud Abyad" is the best "Interlude Man" clone on the market!

A smoking dog before the Lord, this high quality Swiss Arabian therapy is an oriental monster without mercy. Smoky, woody, roomy. A campfire in Oman, the most beautiful forest fire ever, a charred pizza in a leather handbag, a hairy sultan without clothes, a board with teeth, an angular beast with curves. Sounds stupid, but that's how it is! Oud perfectly woven, myrrh like from the holy three, Christmas at the Burj Khalifa. Solid and transcending borders. Not for the faint of heart, not for the sensitive, not for the sensitive nose, not for the beginner. A scent in bass. It's not just the wallet that's happy!

Flacon: typical Cheapie from 'm Orient
Sillage: La Bomba
Durability: does not stop - and that is a good thing! 18 hours?!

Conclusion: the perfect, easily affordable alternative to the beast "Interlude Man". Even a bit rounder and more portable, but very close. Amazing. And good. Very good. Brute and powerful, a furious pocket fireplace!
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Top Review 17  
Interlude Man for a small price
In the last week of 2018 I struck again. Once the Reflection Man by Amouage and this Shaghaf Oud Abyad by Swiss Arabian. With the crass resemblance one could almost count it to Amouage. Reflection and Interlude are the only two I find interesting about this brand. At least in the price range to think about buying. But Interlude was frankly too expensive for me, especially as it is inappropriate in many situations. That's why I chose this one, who has a good reputation here.

I found Interlude Man interesting at the first test, but somehow it wasn't mine. Too intense, too penetrating and somehow I couldn't think of a way to wear it. Until I wore it outside again on a warm summer night. Clear starry sky, full moon, warm temperatures and good music. That was a moment when I thought: It fits perfectly and is very interesting. It simply stands out from the usual fragrances and has something special.
When I didn't want to buy Shaghaf Oud Abyad, he was available for small money. When I got him, he wanted to be out of all the shops. Many shops do not carry this brand anyway. Notino has a large assortment of brands from Duabi (Rasasi, Swiss Arabian, Al Haramain etc.). After about half a year finally available again in the assortment. I think about 10 Euro more expensive, because they checked that it is very popular. But 34 Euros for 75ml is an extremely good price for such high quality fragrance.

I'm not going to describe this scent very well here. Most of them are here anyway because of Interlude Man. If you don't know either of the two fragrances, you should rather test one of them and not let yourself be influenced by the high ratings. They are oriental firecrackers, in which the motto is everything or nothing. Absolutely unfit for everyday use. No other scent to please everyone. Even if you have migraines or headaches, this scent can make you lose your mind.
If you look at the pyramids you see identical ones. Bergamot, oregano, pimento, amber, frankincense, opoponax, leather, oud, sandalwood, patchouli both share. In this respect, only a similar brew can come out. That's the way it is. The difference in price is not noticeable qualitatively. They are extremely identical. Only the performance is different. However, the poor performance is rather a plus point for the Swiss Arabian. The Amouage seems a little over and too much to me. But I have to say: Even for the "reduced" performance I still give 10 points. Could be the reformulated version of Interlude. From the scent no really big difference. I like the dry-down from Shaghaf better. The fragrance says goodbye more gracefully than Interlude. Even if the shelf life of Interlude is not from this world, the last minutes or hours I feel as slightly musty and disturbing.

All in one a perfect cheaper version. Even better for me.
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Traum76
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Less helpful Review 13  
It's turned out "shaggy."
When I stumbled upon Swiss Arabian by chance, I couldn't help but inform myself and read up on Shagaf Oud Abyad. Whether perfume contestants or ratings on YouTube. Parallels to Amouage Interlude were drawn again and again. And as a dream76 living in NRW, but originating from Baden-Württemberg, and also fascinated by the world of fragrances, the economy fox grabbed me by the collar. The description of the fragrance made me more than curious. I had to order it blind. Two of them. Correctly read... two of them. Blind?! Yeah, blind. Very well. The shipment came... unpacked... with my heart pounding, I held the heavy white bottle in my hand. Big eyes, I had. And bright eyes and a smirk on her face?! Yes and yes! That too! The moment had come... i held the desired bottle tight in my hand. Quickly remove the tightly fitting cap and off you go. Spray head activated. Landing site is my forearm. A herbaceous spice note found its way into my nose. I then held these against my sprayed forearm and... a metaphorical tear of sadness seemed to trickle out the corner of my eye. That's it?! This should be the fragrance that is not wearable by everyone, but that inspires so many scent noses? I left the first sobering impression in the room and decided not to wash off the scent until the evening. Several hours passed... sniffed the forearm from time to time. In the late evening this intense spice bomb was still (negatively) perceptible. Go into the shower and then spray Bentley for men intense deliberately lavishly, especially on the affected forearm. But... even after hours, I could smell the Shaghaf Oud on my skin... and I don't like him. The Bentley was literally beaten by a spice cabinet. Poor Bentley. I'm reasonable... got it. It definitely turned out shaggy
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FrauHolle

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Very helpful Review 17  
AL AKHBAR!
Al Abyad! I meant of course! Which means this perfume is pretty big!
I don't know "Interlude Man" now, but I could already imagine that Amouage copied this fragrance here and released it as a dupe, as everyone wrote below. (I just skimmed that)

For all of you who like me can't read as much as I can due to lack of time, you can already see from my review that Shaghaf Oud Abyad smells pretty good. (insert link to souk here, Paypal, OneKlick)

For all, which need more help, because they cannot imagine the smell yet so correctly, are still undecided, because they are their whole life long already undecided, cannot decide, and never so really gain a foothold in the society, because you are simply not enthusiastic, here a detailed description:

Shaghaf Oud Abyad is a long-lasting unisex bouncer with proper bums in Kopp, heart + base.
"Rima" occurs to me, with its wonderfully stale full on the 12-cardamom, really beautiful, understatement sweetness by Tonka/Vanilla in the Base, and heartily always accompanying by Vetiver, which never bombs too loudly, but always only bockmäßig, sauer zwischenknallt with P99.

Well, if you don't know how the perfume smells now, then I don't know.
And what I now still say will not fit doubters (Abs.3): Fragrance pyramids are overrated.
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Carlitos01

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Carlitos01
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Top Review 18  
A nubian market whirl of scents
I was much younger and more gullible when in the 1990s I decided to sail up the Nile aboard a Felucca, a traditional wooden sailing boat, without deck or cabin, widely used in the sheltered waters of the Nile River. Its rigging consists of one or two trapezoidal or triangular sails. They slept in the open and used the river for bathing (as well as for other types of needs). The crew, who spoke only Arabic interspersed with a few words of English, assured me that there were only crocodiles after the Aswan Dam. The landscape of a continuous oasis was breathtaking. Sailing under sail, the silence was almost total and only cut off by the occasional shout from one of the crew or the winder noise of my reflex camera, loaded with Kodachrome 64.
On the left bank were roads and railways that stretched westernised Egypt southwards. At every stop on that bank, I was always harassed by children asking me for coins and pens, as well as by vendors selling blue earthenware scarabs freshly dug up from some imaginary mastaba.
The right bank was always far more interesting. The locals looked curiously at my Pentax LX, and at my bare legs between khaki shorts and snickers. Then they would smile and I was often invited for hibiscus flower or mint tea. Striking up conversations, even light ones, was almost impossible. We would merely exchange smiles and I would offer photographs, postcards and a few more copies of my inexhaustible stock of advertising ballpoint pens.
In the middle of Nubia, the night before arriving in Aswan, we docked at a small village on the left bank, with perhaps two dozen adobe houses. To my great amazement, in the square, there was some lighting made possible by the local mullah's small generator that heeded both the call of Allah and resilient animist beliefs. And with the light, there was also a small fair. In it I found small live crocodiles collected from the Waters of the Nile, small donkeys, goats, sheep, carpets, lots of spices and.... oils and perfumes. Almost every small tent had its bakhoor burner. The woody, resinous aroma was pungent and divine. Although I had experienced wonderfully charged scent environments in souks in Fez and Cairo before, that evening was different and very special. I feel that it was precisely that day that my huge attraction to oriental fragrances was born.

Middle Eastern fragrance designers sometimes gift us with some amazing fragrances. After dating the composition of Shaghaf Oud Abyad for several months, and carefully analysing its notes, I decided to order this perfume. What a magnificent blind purchase! My saga with this brand started with the purchase of the also magnificent Shaghaf Oud (with a beautiful golden bottle) and reached its climax with this precious white enamel bottle of Oud Abyad. I expected it to be very good, but I never imagined in advance that this fragrance would be so amazing. This is a true alchemist's potion that recreates for me the intoxicating aroma of the bakhoor burners of that Nubian village.
After a couple of sprays, I start this journey with an aroma of citrusy oregano, served as a starter to refresh the senses. Resins, smoked wood, sweet amber and intrusive incense create the necessary atmosphere to properly appreciate the triumphant background notes. In this olfactory feast, smooth leather, half-tamed and half-wild, with the strength of smoked oud, give the finishing touch to this magnificently blended masterpiece.
Then it is time for the long and pleasant balsamic drying of the smoked wood and leather. This long and pleasant phase may give me one of the best wood aromas I have ever experienced. And it seems to last forever.

EDIT: It's been 14 hours and I still have a pleasant scent on the back of my hand (where I tested it on my skin).

My rates for Shaghaf Oud Abyad:
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Scent Opening: 9.0 (fresh oregano, some faint citruses and resins)
Scent Dry Down: 10.0 (rawhide, oud and resins magnificently blended)
Longevity: 10.0 (very long; 2~3 sprays may last for 12-14 hours)
Sillage: 9.0 (8~10 feet at its peak with just 2~3 sprays)
Uniqueness: 8.0 (quite unique but its similarity with Interlude Man make me take 2 points out; nevertheless, if you are looking for an Interlude Man look-alike, Shaghaf Oud Abyhad is almost a damn good option, with better performance and for 1/5~1/6 of its price.)
Wearability: 7.0 (cold weather only)
Versatility: 7.0 (yes to enjoy on your own, clubbing, socializing, events, restaurants, dates, romancing, sex, office, picnics, weddings, movies... not good for the office, small spaces, work out, places where you may sweat, and seaside)
Quality: 9.5 (my judgement)
Presentation: 8.0 (not as nice as Shaghaf Oud but simple and effective; very good sprayer)
Price: 9.5 (75 ml non-tester for 22 Euros in a Notino sale + shipping; I bought two flasks)
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Overall rating: 8.70/10.00
- between 7 and 8 =above average;
- between 8 and 9 = recommended;
- bigger than 9 = don't miss it;

Advice: If you are a first-timer with oriental oud fragrances, do try before you buy.
I strongly recommend this fragrance to oriental oud fragrances lovers; it's a dark, resinous, balsamic, oudy, woody, leathery fragrance with lots of smokiness and that may please many oriental fragrances lovers, both women and men and particularly in the over pleasant drydown.

Music: Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing"
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Carlitos01Carlitos01 5 years ago
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Fantastic Oriental perfume. It smells like a million Euros. Swiss Arabian indulged us with a celestial scent for a quite inexpensive price.
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KimJongKimJong 3 years ago
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The best of the three Shaghaf Oud series. Religious ambience and luxury splendor coexist. Not as thick and diverse as Interlude.
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CatarinaCatarina 4 years ago
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A good example of how a fragrance can be similar to a hit, and also have a "life of its own". Myrrh, leather and oud to please your senses.
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EmorandeiraEmorandeira 4 years ago
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A chance to get the interlude vibe without expending the Big amount of money It costs
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Stevens95Stevens95 2 years ago
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Just one of this fragrance showing you that all fragrances do not smell similar ! Love the audacity
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