When you smell it and close your eyes, you find yourself in the Far East, in the middle of a vibrant bazaar where everything smells of fairy spices, precious woods and fresh flowers. And you'll be equally intoxicated by oriental or Arabic perfumes. A composition from the tantalising Orient that unfolds around you as soon as you take the cap off the bottle...

Oriental perfumes: So different, charming and intense 

Forget the simple straightforwardness of classic fragrances and tune in to the sophisticated richness of oriental perfumes. Put away your favourite lightweight toiletries for a while and use the nostalgia of autumn to discover a whole new world. A world that warms you with powerful compositions and surprises you with ingredients often found nowhere else but in Arabic perfumes.  

Absolutely fabulous ingredients
Arabic fragrances are often full of notes of precious woods. Especially in their base, when they really get going, you can feel like you're walking through a cedar forest. But they also lean on sandalwood, exceptional oud or cashmere wood. You'll also be reminded of earthiness by the subtle essences of moss and the flamboyance of resinous incense.

The hearts of Arabic perfumes pulsate with spices. You will find pink pepper, warm cinnamon, cardamom, sweet vanilla, precious saffron, but they are not afraid of the herbal, slightly bitter embrace of wormwood. The heart also smells of flowers. Especially in the ladies' fragrances, the intoxicating jasmine is replaced by feminine rose, lily, orchid, but there are also more playful irises, gardenias or the almost unknown davana. Perfumers love it for its resemblance to precious ambergris. 

And although it may surprise you, there are also a bunch of sweet raspberries or juicy citrus on the scene with Arabic fragrances. For lightness and a touch of freshness, you'll most often find them in the head of the perfume, at the beginning of the fragrance, but certainly not only there. Because playfulness plays a pretty crucial role in this oriental fairy tale.  

Strength and fragility at the same time
This is why it is no longer true that an oriental perfume automatically equals a very heavy composition. Arabic, or rather oriental, fragrances can also retain their freshness! In the end, it's always all about how the ingredients interact with each other.

The greatest masters in this respect are certainly the brand Rasasi, which has been performing its magic with fragrance essences for more than forty years and still holds the reputation of a great family business, where the craft of children is passed down from generation to generation. For more than half a century, the Al Haramain brand has been around, and you can experience it for yourself in more than sixty showrooms around the world.

Old with the new
And believe us, it is not only their perfumers who take care to delight with a palette of oriental fragrances those who love the strong energy of the Far East symbolized by the ancient Mecca, and those who want to find in them a piece of the world more reminiscent of modern Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Do you know brands like Swiss Arabian, Armaf or Afnan?

This is what is fantastic, by the way - that even a fragrance can beautifully demonstrate how in the world of the Orient the ancient meets the new and creates a completely new entity. Just like modern Arabic fragrances, among which you can find a large number of unisex compositions!

Come and try Oriental perfumes with us. They will take you to a fairytale world from which you may not want to return to ordinary fragrances...