Shaghaf Amber Infusion Swiss Arabian 2025

The Shaghaf line from Swiss Arabian now includes 13 fragrances, and I owned 6 of them that I liked.
When I heard last year that another one was coming to the market, my curiosity was immediately piqued, and I got a sample.

Shaghaf Amber Infusion starts fruity and spicy.
I immediately perceive apricot and apple, with apricot clearly dominating.
The fruits do not come across as juicy and fresh or sticky sweet, but rather very dark and ripe.
Cardamom joins them, bringing its typical warm-spicy DNA and harmoniously complementing the fruity notes.

After a while, however, the fruity accords recede into the background, and the fragrance becomes significantly warmer and woodier.
Cedarwood appears with its dry-intense character, accompanied by incense, which adds a balsamic, almost sacred note that the fragrance also fades out with.

Amber, as the name suggests, I do not perceive at any point.

The longevity is very good, lasting about 7 to 8 hours on me.

It is a unisex fragrance, but for me, it tends to lean very masculine.

In summary, I have to say that Shaghaf Amber Infusion unfortunately belongs to the weaker ones in the line and has disappointed me.
While I do like the opening of apricot, apple, and cardamom, the drydown becomes too heavy, woody, and simply too masculine for me.
The combination of cedarwood and incense is personally too spicy, aromatic, and intense for me. Additionally, the individual fragrance notes do not harmonize pleasantly with each other, and the scent feels unbalanced to me.
For this reason, it will only remain a sample for me, but anyone who enjoys very spicy oriental fragrances should definitely test it for themselves.
I would, however, advise against a blind purchase.

"Doctor, the patient would then be ready for the amber infusion!"
"Fine, hand me the bottle, nurse. I’ll dose this guy so heavily that he can leave our facility in just 23 minutes!"
Said and done. Nurse Davana nervously hands Doctor Cardamom from the Musk Rock the "Shaghaf Amber Infusion | Swiss Arabian," but promptly drops it. "You stupid whore!" the Doc snaps and pulls out a new bottle from the depths of his blue jeans. "Good thing I have a backup!" he bellows, uncaps the bottle, and sprays 100ml at the sedated patient towards his jawline. The cloud of fragrance is almost physically tangible, everything shakes and wobbles. "Wait a minute!" Doctor Cardamom from the Musk Rock suddenly exclaims. "This is not an amber infusion! It smells totally like apricot!" Surprised and disgusted at the same time, he throws the empty bottle in a high arc into the fireplace fueled by fresh cedar wood, causing a ginger root to fall to the ground somewhere far away. "That wasn't me." the Doc mumbles into his beard and pulls out his leather whip. "Come on, nurse. We have work to do." Nurse Davana giggles awkwardly. "But, but, Doctor! Shouldn't we first revive the patient? We must still have an antidote for apricot intoxication somewhere in the medicine cabinet..." But the Doc quickly waves her off. "The patient can be discharged as cured!" Determined, but rather casually, he gives the bed a strong shove, sending it along with the patient rolling down the hallway at over 80 miles per hour towards the staircase. And the moral of the story? There isn’t one, but it doesn’t smell like amber!

Shaghaf Amber Infusion is a somewhat different Shaghaf from Swiss Arabian. Most of the line that I have smelled so far are strongly projecting and really powerful.
Shaghaf Amber Infusion, on the other hand, is less projecting.
It does project well, but not as intensely as the other fragrances.
This scent here is also an absolute daily/no brainer. You can wear it anytime and anywhere.

Shaghaf Amber Infusion has for me an oriental-tinged sweetness that primarily comes from fruits. Additionally, we have a pleasant spiciness that pairs really well with the fruity sweetness. For me, it even has a slight fruity, alcoholic facet. I like it. A pleasant veil of incense is also noticeable over time. Amber is only detectable in parts! Therefore, it is more of a background note and thus chosen rather inappropriately by name.
At least that’s my opinion.

The scent lasts about seven hours on my skin. The sillage is not particularly noteworthy for a Shaghaf, but in general, it is still totally solid!
Moreover, Shaghaf Amber Infusion is super well-suited for unisex wear.

When Swiss Arabian launched "Shaghaf Oud / شغف عود (Eau de Parfum) | Swiss Arabian," no one could have guessed what it would become. This pompous golden bottle initially put me off a bit, not least because the scent also flaunted its pompousness (at least according to some reviews). With this bottle design, SA has created a strong recognition value despite its simplicity and lack of frills, and the new brown is a really beautiful addition to the lineup.

The same goes for the fragrance. For me, incense is the focus here. Although it’s not immediately apparent, as many other notes surround it at first, after about 30 minutes, the smoky resins get their moment in the spotlight. At the beginning, you get fresh fruits, a bit of ginger, and cardamom, but those soon fade away. From then on, the scent becomes really dry, so that the vanilla with its sweetness barely stands a chance. This makes it beautifully masculine. Especially the cedarwood and the incense keep it on the masculine side until the very end. The fragrance makes a transition into the oriental. Almost from Swiss to Arabian ;)

I think this is a really great new scent from SA that, with its amazing price, is a total winner. For all incense lovers, it's even a blind buy candidate.

Best regards, Andi