L'Orient
Perfumer: Carlos Benaïm
19 ratings
From your scent profile
Shanghai Tang L'Orient is a fresh, green and woody men's fragrance built around pink pepper, cedarwood and vetiver; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.
How does it perform?
From 26 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
89% 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
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Green
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Resinous
- Smoky
What does L'Orient smell like?
Longevity and sillage are both moderate. Most voters pick it for daytime and office wear, with leisure close behind, while night out and evening get fewer votes. It reads masculine.
Pink pepper's spicy bite meets the dry woodiness of cedarwood and leatherwood. Elemi resin adds a resinous, slightly smoky depth, and vetiver sets a green, earthy base. Fresh and floral touches soften the oriental side without weighing it down.
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 28%Autumn
- 24%Winter
- 24%Summer
- 24%Spring
- Daytime26%
- Office26%
- Casual19%
- Nighttime13%
- Evening13%
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Last updated: October 26, 2026











