31 community ratings

Cheval d'Arabie

Name: Cheval d'Arabie
Brand: Sultan Pasha Attars

Perfumer: Sultan Pasha

2020UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

9.0/ 10

Community score
31 ratings

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Sultan Pasha Attars Cheval d'Arabie is a unisex scent in which rose otto, Indian oud, leather and civet dominate, pairing floral notes with animalic ones.

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How does it perform?

From 24 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.9 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% 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

Persian rose otto

Elemi resin

Taif rose otto

Indian oud Civet Saffron

Omani frankincense

Heart notesfirst few hours

Hay absolute

Leather Indian oud Narcissus

Bulgarian rose absolute

Civet

Indian patchouli

Geranium absolute

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Swedish castoreum

Hay absolute

Leather Civet

Mimosa absolute

Frankincense

Black ambergris

Siam benzoin

Hyraceum

Chrysanthemum absolute

White ambergris

Elemi resin

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Cheval d'Arabie smell like?

It opens with Persian and Taif rose otto, saffron and Omani frankincense, with elemi resin adding a resinous edge. The heart brings hay absolute, leather, narcissus and Indian patchouli, while oud and civet continue underneath. In the base, castoreum, black and white ambergris, benzoin and mimosa soften it; the result is a woody, smoky, earthy and leathery oriental.

Its longevity is rated very strong and its sillage strong, and most voters score both highly. With its dense, characterful build it reads neither masculine nor feminine and makes itself noticed. Meo Fusciuni Varanasi and Dixit & Zak Emperor Hind have a close profile.