13 community ratings

Khashab Al Oud

UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

8.5/ 10

Community score
13 ratings

Ard Al Zaafaran Khashab Al Oud is a unisex scent built around oud, amber and sandalwood, with a sweet, spicy and smoky character; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Plenty of fans, and the score shows it.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.1 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

92% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Amber Sandalwood Cardamom Cedar Musk Oud Bergamot Lavender Vetiver

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Khashab Al Oud smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are rated good; some voters rate the longevity as high, though the vote count is small, so that reading is tentative. It reads as neither strictly masculine nor feminine. Its profile is close to Tom Ford Oud Wood (Eau de Parfum) and Dior Leather Oud.

The notes read as one whole rather than in stages: oud and sandalwood form a woody backbone, while amber and musk sweeten and soften it. Cardamom adds spice, and cedar and vetiver give a dry, earthy edge. Bergamot and lavender stay in the background and lighten the heavy texture a little.