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Arabian King Marc Gebauer 2021

Ranked 433 in Unisex Perfume

7.6 / 10 727 Ratings

A popular perfume by Marc Gebauer for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is oriental-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Oriental

Spicy

Woody

Floral

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Saffron

Grapefruit Oud

Oud

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Rose

Geranium

Cedarwood

Iris

Base Notes

Musk

Amber

Cypriol

Vetiver

Woods

Perfumer

Christian Carbonnel a.k.a. Chris Maurice

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Ratings

Scent

7.6727 Ratings

Longevity

9.2699 Ratings

Sillage

9.0693 Ratings

Bottle

7.9687 Ratings

Value for money

6.9628 Ratings

Submitted by multiple users · last update on 02/06/2026.

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Reviews

40 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/12/2022

6.5Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

DmnkLV
11 Reviews

DmnkLV

Orientalisch aber kein arabischer König

Beim ersten Riechen des Dufts war ich verwundert, da ich diesen Duft ganz anders eingeschätzt hätte.
Ich liebe orientalische Düfte, gerade die „hardcore“ Orientdüfte und deshalb war ich gerade bei dem Duft gespannt wie es sein wird.
Jedoch stelle ich mir unter diesem Duft einfach keinen arabischen König vor, der Name passt einfach nicht. Unter anderer Aufmachung und Namensgebung ist das definitiv kein verkehrter Duft und er verdient es auch orientalisch genannt zu werden, jedoch nicht unter diesem Namen.
Ansonsten ist die Performance des Dufts ganz gut, den nimmt man mehrere Stunden war.
Die Aufmachung des Flakons gibt natürlich einiges her, darüber braucht man nicht reden.
Ich finde er hat auch eine relativ stechende Note in sich, kein Mückenspraygeruch, wie es einige behaupten, ich könnte jetzt aber auch kein eigenes Beispiel bringen. Es ist einfach diese eine stechende Note die mir gar nicht zusagt.
Alles in einem ein nicht schlechter Duft, jedoch viel zu überzogene Aufmachung für einen sehr unspektakulären Duft.

08/05/2024

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Kigle
2 Reviews

Kigle

Der Arabische König mit Wohnsitz in Europa!

Hallo Zusammen,

Ich habe mir den Duft als Blind Buy bestellt, da ich ein großer Fan von orientalischen Beast-Mode Düften bin. Ein sehr gelungener Duft, in welchen ich mich sofort verliebt habe.

Der Duft ist definitiv etwas für Fortgeschrittene Pafümliebhaber. Das Opening ist ein Stück weit anstrengend, aber wird im Dry Down sehr angenehm und ist dennoch ein absolutes Monster.
Da viele meinen er ist zu anstrengend und kaum auszuhalten, muss ich ehrlich sagen, dass dies nicht so stimmt. Ich meine was haben die Leute von diesem Duft erwartet? Für mich war der Verlauf des Duftes sehr klar.

Marc Gebauer hält mit dem Duft genau das ein was er verspricht! Ein orientalischer Beast-Mode Duft für den europäischen Raum! Und genau so ist der Duft auch!

Man fällt mit diesem Parfüm sehr auf und das auch sehr positiv, denn so einen Duft riecht man selten.

Zusammenfassend sage ich: Es ist ein absolutes Brett und nicht für jedermann geeignet, aber wenn man solche Düfte liebt, dann gibt es wenige Düfte die dem Arabian King das Wasser reichen können!

08/02/2025

4Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

anonseller
3 Reviews

anonseller

Nur für STARKE MÄNNER MIT AURA!

Ich hatte mich auf den Arabian King gefreut und als er kam, die enttäuschung... Der Starke Öl und Oud anteil machte mir leider Kopfschmerzen, ich konnte das Parfüm trauriger weise nicht für mich selber verwenden. Die Haltbarkeit ist sehr sehr gut, die Sillage ebenso! Ein richtiger RAUM FÜLLER! Man riecht das Parfüm meilen weit und fällt sehr sehr sehr auf! Das Parfüm Arabian King ist für richtige Macher geeignet, man muss schon auf expert level sein um sowas tragen zu können. Es kann den Preis wert sein!

08/18/2025

9Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Berkanlenck
144 Reviews

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Berkanlenck

Top Review 18

The Soul of the Desert Wind

In the golden sand dunes of the Arabian desert, where the wind whispers mysterious stories, a fragrance was born that was meant to transcend time. It was called Arabian King. Not just any fragrance, but a king among fragrances, created to accompany those who strive for power, elegance, and mystery.

At the beginning of the spray, the fresh notes of bergamot and grapefruit collided like the first rays of sun over endless seas of sand. They were vibrant, sparkling, like the promise of an adventure that only the brave could claim. But soon, a hint of saffron and oud emerged, deep, spicy, mystical. It spoke of palaces made of pure gold, of nighttime festivities under twinkling stars, of secret corridors where the stories of ancient kings whispered.

At the heart of the fragrance, rose, geranium, and cedarwood awakened. They were like a majestic throne on which the Arabian King himself could sit: floral, strong, and yet warm. Those who wrapped themselves in this scent suddenly felt surrounded by an invisible aura, as if each step filled a room, each movement drew attention.

The base of musk, amber, and vetiver was the legacy of the desert itself-sensual, timeless, powerful. It lingered on the skin long after the sun had set, like a keepsake of that night when one was a king.

Legend has it that anyone who wears Arabian King carries a piece of this desert magic within them. That they are brave, yet mysterious. That their presence is noticed without a word needing to be spoken. And that anyone who experiences the fragrance just once will never forget it.

Thus, the fragrance traveled from city to city, from hand to hand, and everywhere it lingered, it left behind a feeling of luxury, adventure, and royal elegance. Arabian King was not just a perfume - it was a story that one could wear.

01/05/2022

8Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

TuncayKa
36 Reviews

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TuncayKa

Very helpful Review 17

I Look into the Abyss - or, "The Limits of My Language are the Limits of My World (Wittgenstein)

Actually, I'm not doing myself any favors by reviewing this fragrance.
I don’t own it as a bottle, but only as a decant from a sharing here.
Therefore, I can’t say or evaluate anything about the packaging, the bottle, or the sprayer. I had also planned to only review fragrances that I own as a bottle, except for Alexandria 2.
And yet, this fragrance has been haunting me for days.
While I have already formed a complete opinion about Air Tiger and could write entire treatises on why this fragrance is so important, which I am not doing for the reasons mentioned above, I find it difficult to find the right words for Arabian King. This is where the second part of my title probably makes sense.
And because I lack the words to describe this fragrance and its effect on me, I will at least try to express this with images, or at least capture the images in words and writing:

Upon the first spray on my skin:
"Okay, either this is good, or I will never be able to wash it off and will have to wear gloves for the next two days…”
It immediately reminds me of Soleil de Jeddah by Stéphan Humbert Lucas.
Only that with that one, at the very moment I liked it, I felt a bit deflated because it would probably suit my sister better than me.
However, Arabian King did not immediately lead me in the more feminine direction. But it also didn’t appeal to me as much as Soleil de Jeddah right away.
I can already tell, this will not be an easy ride on this Arabian stallion.
The scent has something slightly sweaty about it, like a fruit that is slowly starting to rot. Which has been attempted to be covered up by pouring a hefty dose of soap (maybe Pikovaya Dama?) over it. But despite all the back and forth and all the disagreements I have already experienced with this fragrance in such a short time after spraying, I sense that there is something I cannot yet grasp. Something I cannot describe. I can’t put it into words. I should really think that I just wanted a fragrance that smells great and that I enjoy wearing, and not turn into Nietzsche to "understand" it, let alone be able to describe it. Man! What a Kafkaesque mess!!
But no, there is something, something worth the effort of enduring these struggles. -Which probably continues in this difficult review-
And I just do it.
This fragrance is simply not like so many others that reveal themselves immediately and that either please you or do not please you.
Earlier, I made the association with sweaty fruits. This very association now helps me to finally understand this fragrance.
In my mind's eye, the image of a tree builds up. A tree that bears fruit and whose branches extend over an abyss. There, at the very top, at the very end of the outermost branch, on the crown, hangs a fruit that is plump, large, and golden!
To reach this one golden fruit, the crown of this tree, you must (of course, you don’t have to, by the way) stretch and reach, work your way through the less sun-kissed fruits and the damp, soapy, sweaty oud, and dare to look into the abyss!
The reward for your efforts is in the end this one golden fruit. The crown of this tree. The Arabian King. The Arabian King!

I wish you all something really beautiful - and I greet you.

Fine.

Updated on 01/05/2022

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Eggi37

4 years ago

6Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Arabian King visiting Germany
Please, just Taif rose, Hindi oud, Persian saffron!
Sorry, we only have Sleeping Beauty, lab oud & saffron from Aldi!

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GuidoSch

4 years ago

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

How can anyone tear apart such a beautiful scent? Here, nothing smells like urine/toilet or any other feces. Your noses seem more...

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Aero

4 years ago

6Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Piercing oud, over-seasoned with saffron, too dark rose,
Too much of everything
Bludgeoning against the olfactory senses
What a shame!

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CharlAmbre

2 years ago

5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Maybe a king has to be this way. Does anyone know the sea elephant that tramples all the other animals with its 400 pounds? Rose-saffron-oud, loud.

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Partito

4 years ago

9.5Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Initially overwhelming, but later absolutely beautiful!
Fruity rose/oud/saffron combination.
Strong H/S, but it can't compare to Air Tiger.

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Genesis666

4 years ago

4Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Piercing. Sweet. Synthetic. It smells to me like a mix of Accento and OudforGreatness. I really like Marc but the scent is...

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KarlaP

4 years ago

0.5Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Phew, it's overpowering. There's a note that bothers me a lot. I had to wash it off. It was unbearable. H+S strong (still noticeable after washing off)

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