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8.1 / 10 138 Ratings
A popular perfume by Widian for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is woody-animal. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Woody
Animal
Oriental
Fruity
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AppleApple PepperPepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
OudOud White blossomsWhite blossoms
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
8.1138 Ratings
Longevity
8.3124 Ratings
Sillage
7.8124 Ratings
Bottle
8.9129 Ratings
Value for money
7.064 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 09/15/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance was part of the collection Gold Collection.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions
TristanKalus

130 Reviews
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TristanKalus
TristanKalus
Helpful Review 9  
The Oasis
The sky red from hot sand, a shimmer in the air,
Imprints in the desert sand, I must not get lost.

The heat is dry, the sun scorches my head,
One stays sane when chewing black pepper.

Apples upon apples our camel caravan has loaded,
The sun caramelizes the fruits, the camels leave droppings.

Hot wind caresses the cheeks, the oasis is not far away,
The palms already on the horizon, the muezzin screams down from the tower.

Warmly welcomed by a veil of white flowers,
Oud in thick clouds, cheesy and hardly to be valued in gold.

Covered by freesias and jasmine, we bathe in the hot pool,
Lotioned and wrapped up, we relax under iris blankets.

Nestled in the finest sheets, clean, powdery scented, soft,
Vanilla-musk fluff caresses the tired nerves and relaxes immediately.

Amber-smudged logs of the finest sandalwood blaze in the fireplace,
Relaxation for the weary bones, with the wish never to move again.

Fin.

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Widians Al Wasl, or Gold I, was once again one of the somewhat unexpected discoveries of the year for me - but on the unexpectedly good side. In the first minutes, Al Wasl opens rather delicately and reserved. A fine pinch of pepper without significant sharpness, sweet caramelized apples, and a hint of fine oud. Over time, the volume increases slightly and a veil of white flowers settles over the previous notes. I find it quite difficult to identify the exact flowers here, but I suspect freesia, jasmine, and iris. The floral veil deceives for a few minutes with a rather innocent scent, but it cannot mask the truly intense oud. Dark, animalistic, and slightly cheesy waves of this wonderful wood wash through the veil, ensuring that you won't forget it quickly. Over time, Al Wasl becomes increasingly powdery and more and more vanilla in an unsweetened form comes through, until you finally have a beautiful musk base with a significant oud note in front of you. Just as Al Wasl is special, it is also quite unique, and I can imagine that the blend of many flowers, dense musk, and cheesy oud may not appeal to everyone. For me, it ranks among the candidates of unique fragrances that I like, but which are not candidates for purchase.
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Manogi

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Manogi
Manogi
Very helpful Review 13  
A fantastic Oud scent
I came across this fragrance on the recommendation of @Zergnase95, who kindly left me a small sample. Thank you very much for that!

Right from the start: For me, it is the best Oud perfume I have smelled so far. Only pure Oud is even better. I am also sure that the Oud here is genuine.

But let's start from the beginning. The scent begins rather fruity-sweet. The apple makes its presence known. However, more in the form of an apple pie than a single apple. It is accompanied by pepper, which gives the whole thing an interesting twist.

After a few minutes, the Oud sets in. And what an Oud it is! It is a very good, quite animalic Oud. Here, cow barn meets a certain cheese note. Especially cheese is rather extreme for Oud. Oud lovers who enjoy this direction will be fully satisfied here. However, those who prefer more pleasant, sweeter Ouds should be cautious.

The remaining notes play more of a supporting role for me, which suits me well, as the Oud dominates quite a bit.

Sillage and longevity seem to be decent. If my wallet allows it, it will definitely be added to my collection.
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Can777

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Can777
Top Review 35  
Calima
Calima. A sand wind from Africa. It was on the Canary Islands for five days. The sky was golden yellow and the air was scorching hot. It lays heavily and oppressively over you, like a damp-hot cloth of melancholy and moist sensuality. It is better to stay indoors or in the hotel lobby. That’s where I acquired Gold Collection-l. In the hotel perfumery. It was not to be my only fragrance from Widian/AJ Arabia. More on that in another comment. At 45 degrees in the shade, I let it loose on my hot, damp skin. And we got to know each other. I will never forget that first contact. What an unforgettable spectacle of energy and art.

Gold Collection-l is like a cream of gold and oud on the skin. A fragrance made for the heat, and it seemed to want to be in it. It enveloped me within seconds with its animalistic aura of creamy decadence and dark seduction. The oud it exudes is fine and mysterious. Precious and noble is its greeting to its wearer. A whisper-thin apple follows in its wake. Sour and subtly bitter, it reveals itself after a few minutes and brings along a
playmate. Pepper so fine and dusty that it seems to act like powder swirls around it in this love play. But the omnipresent oud keeps both under its spell and releases a veil of white flowers that is breathtakingly beautiful and emits its magic like a steady wingbeat. An incredible softness permeates the perfume,..legendary! Everything seems to turn to gold. Even the last entourage of vanilla and an almost glittering amber and musk, which adorns the white wings with gold and exudes an incredibly sensual-erotic darkness. What kind of magic resides within you?!
Conclusion
Gold Collection-l is like the Calima. It clouds your senses with its soft-dark warmth.
A fragrance that absolutely wants to be in the heat, because it seems to have been born there. At high temperatures, it seems to come alive. It envelops its wearer with an imaginary and pulsating veil of shimmering heat and eroticism. It merges with its surroundings and the wearer into something incredible. At cooler temperatures, it seems to fall into a kind of half-sleep, which will still be enough for some of us. I am sure of that! In the heat, it becomes dangerous and is no longer to be tamed. I know this because that’s how I got to know it.
I let it loose in the Calima and it could showcase its unbridled animalistic-dark elegance.
An experience I will never forget because it was breathtaking what it did to me.
It was as if you were releasing a fragrance into the wild and granting it freedom.
Longevity: Long, very long. The longer it is free, the more beautiful it becomes.
Sillage: That depends on the temperatures. The warmer it is, the stronger it is.
Gender: Unisex. Darker on men. Sweeter on women. Even Mrs. Can found it sexy.;)))
Bottle: The bottle and presentation are only surpassed by the content. Dreamlike.

I wish each of you such an indescribable experience.
I had it. Thanks to Calima.
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Maggy4u

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Maggy4u
Top Review 13  
The latent Aura of Darkness
Muddy weather. Just above freezing temperatures. Rain. Washing over brown, unsightly leaves. Messengers of long-gone days when they adorned and stood for vibrant life. Spoiled by the sun.
Lonely steps on watered gravel. Squishy, dark crunching.

With each step through this surreal world, this fragrance absorbs your body heat. It uses it for itself. Surrounds you with an aura of ripe, crisp apple and the underlying darkness of oud. It continuously composes itself from warmth and something very dark. This work is only animalistic within 10 cm of skin proximity. The accord cultivates itself within the first hour. It becomes softer, sweet-sour, and pleasantly steps into the background. It gives everything a spice and beautiful darkness. Creates an almost shimmering aura of creamy and dark contrasts that fit together so wonderfully. Especially the white accords that strengthen after about 1.5 hours carry the gold DNA, which the gentler saffron brother Gold II also had.

I can recommend this fragrance to anyone who does not expect a gourmand where there is none; who is willing to take their time to engage their nose and themselves with this scent. The fragrance is beautiful from about 10 cm away from the skin and definitely unisex. If I may give this tip: Do not make the mistake of trying to perceive the scent directly on the skin. It could be, especially for oud newcomers, a bit too much of a good thing. Give the fragrance at least 1 hour on warm skin and it will carry you. For oud fans: The entrance is striking and a poem. Then feel free to sniff close to the skin. Especially within the first hour. :)

Mini addendum: After about 6 to 7 hours, an incredibly beautiful amber-musk note awakens, which also acts at the previously "dangerous" 10 cm skin distance after 10 hours and keeps bringing my nose back to the pulse. Perfect drydown. Impressive longevity.
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33 short views on the fragrance
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After a pungent animalic spicy-fruity opening, this dusty oriental musky-woody Fall fragrance, settles to a gentle resinous-woody base.
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Caravan on animals. Camels
Golden desert of Arabia
Apple transport
Relaxation at the balsam spring
& agarwood palm
Muezzin calls: Orient at its best
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Desert swept by sand
where melting apples
like golden flowers
silken and opulent ambush
burlesque dancing shadows
in a ruby-rich soul refuge
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The Mona Lisa of oud fragrances,
everything just comes together perfectly.
So soft, smooth & pleasant.
I want you in my collection...
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The essence of the Arabic soul. This scent practically glides on the skin.
Creamy-soft oud, woody blossoms, spicy-dark vanilla.
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5
Animalic oud for people who don't like animalic oud: the stable scent is clearly noticeable, but always subtle and understated.
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If horses wore deodorant with vanilla, they would probably smell like this.
In the stable. After sports.
An interesting idea, with a powerful scent to match.
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7
Probably the best creation from Widian. Complex Roja-like notes, oud, fruit, vanilla, creamy and spicy. Amazing.
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The mature, smoking uncle of Layton who usually looks very serious, but also shows his warm, cozy side.
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A vanilla air freshener hangs in the cow barn, that's all I smell here. I realize again, real oud and I just don't match.
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