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Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss
Alexandria Fragrances

Pure Bliss

warm spicy
oud
amber
smoky
rose
balsamic
metallic
EDP · 2021 · unisex

Alexandria Fragrances is an indie house known for creating bold, unconventional compositions that challenge traditional fragrance categories. Pure Bliss, released in 2021, exemplifies the brand's willingness to blend unexpected elements into cohesive, wearable scents.

Pure Bliss opens with a striking combination of cardamom, cinnamon, incense, and saffron, immediately establishing a warm, spicy character that's grounded by oud and amber. The heart deepens this profile with cloves and geranium alongside more oud and sandalwood, creating a complex floral-woody-spicy accord that feels both rich and slightly smoky. The base sustains the incense and oud while introducing jasmine and birch, which add a subtle earthiness and woodiness that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet or one-dimensional.

This is a fragrance for those comfortable with complexity and spice, best suited to cooler months and evening wear when its full intensity can be appreciated. The dark floral heart, warm spices, and prominent oud create a moody, introspective mood rather than something bright or cheerful. If you're drawn to fragrances with similar DNA, you might explore The Seducer, The Dark Poet, and The Reverie.

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Main Accordsreported by community
warm spicy
100%
oud
100%
amber
100%
smoky
100%
rose
75%
balsamic
50%
metallic
50%
leather
50%
tobacco
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
cardamom
cardamom
Aromatic, warm, and slightly eucalyptus-like with a spiced green freshness that is entirely its own. Cardamom is one of the most elegant spice notes in perfumery, exotic without being heavy, warm without being sweet. It appears frequently in Middle Eastern-inspired fragrances and modern masculine compositions.
cinnamon
cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
incense
incense
The dry, smoky, slightly woody scent of burning resin, incense in perfumery usually means frankincense or similar resins, adding a contemplative, almost spiritual quality. It creates distance and mystery, making fragrances feel larger than they are. A hallmark of niche, serious perfumery.
saffron
saffron
The most expensive spice in the world has a leathery, honeyed, slightly metallic quality that is immediately recognizable. In perfumery, saffron adds a dark, animalic richness, it's the note that gives oud-rose fragrances their distinctive regal depth. A little goes a long way; too much reads as medicinal.
tobacco
tobacco
Rich, sweet, slightly smoky and earthy, tobacco in perfumery is the idealized version: dried, cured, and faintly honeyed rather than ashy and stale. It adds a deep, contemplative warmth to oriental and woody fragrances. Tobacco fragrances feel settled and confident, the scent of someone who's entirely comfortable in their own skin.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
cloves
cloves
geranium
geranium
Green, rosy, and slightly minty, geranium is one of perfumery's most useful ingredients, sitting at the intersection of floral, herbal, and green families. Rose geranium adds a natural, slightly ragged freshness to rose accords that synthetic rose can't match. It grounds floral compositions in something earthy and real.
labdanum
labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
oud
oud
The most prized and expensive raw material in perfumery, a resinous wood produced by agarwood trees infected with a specific mold. Real oud is animalic, smoky, leathery, and sometimes medicinal, with enormous lasting power. It anchors the great Middle Eastern fragrances and has become the defining luxury note of contemporary perfumery.
sandalwood
sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Base · 3–12 hrs
birch
birch
Tarry, smoky, and distinctly medicinal, birch tar (used in classic leather fragrances) has an almost petroleum-like quality that creates unmistakable leather accords. Birch leaf, by contrast, is clean and green. Birch tar is not for the timid: it's the note that makes old-school Russian Leather fragrances smell like what they are.
incense
incense
The dry, smoky, slightly woody scent of burning resin, incense in perfumery usually means frankincense or similar resins, adding a contemplative, almost spiritual quality. It creates distance and mystery, making fragrances feel larger than they are. A hallmark of niche, serious perfumery.
jasmine
jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
oud
oud
The most prized and expensive raw material in perfumery, a resinous wood produced by agarwood trees infected with a specific mold. Real oud is animalic, smoky, leathery, and sometimes medicinal, with enormous lasting power. It anchors the great Middle Eastern fragrances and has become the defining luxury note of contemporary perfumery.
saffron
saffron
The most expensive spice in the world has a leathery, honeyed, slightly metallic quality that is immediately recognizable. In perfumery, saffron adds a dark, animalic richness, it's the note that gives oud-rose fragrances their distinctive regal depth. A little goes a long way; too much reads as medicinal.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The SeducerBest match89% match
A warmth others feel before they understand it.

Rich, dark, sweet, and challenging. Opulent orientals, vanillic oud, seductive amber.

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The Dark Poet88% match
You don't wear fragrance. You inhabit it.

Dark, animalic, smoky, resinous. Challenging, polarizing, completely unforgettable.

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The Reverie83% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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Scent Profile
warm spicy100%oud100%amber100%smoky100%rose75%
Fragrance Family
Floral
EDP
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Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Pure Bliss is $69.99. Without a coupon the lowest price is $69.99. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

Are grey market retailers authentic?

Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Alexandria Fragrances fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

Frequently asked questions

Cheapest price for Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss? +
$69.99 at Alexandria Fragrances. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss smell like? +
Alexandria Fragrances is an indie house known for creating bold, unconventional compositions that challenge traditional fragrance categories. Pure Bliss, released in 2021, exemplifies the brand's willingness to blend unexpected elements into cohesive, wearable scents. Pure Bliss opens with a striking combination of cardamom, cinnamon, incense, and saffron, immediately establishing a warm, spicy character that's grounded by oud and amber. The heart deepens this profile with cloves and geranium alongside more oud and sandalwood, creating a complex floral-woody-spicy accord that feels both rich and slightly smoky. The base sustains the incense and oud while introducing jasmine and birch, which add a subtle earthiness and woodiness that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet or one-dimensional. This is a fragrance for those comfortable with complexity and spice, best suited to cooler months and evening wear when its full intensity can be appreciated. The dark floral heart, warm spices, and prominent oud create a moody, introspective mood rather than something bright or cheerful. If you're drawn to fragrances with similar DNA, you might explore The Seducer, The Dark Poet, and The Reverie.
What are the notes in Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss? +
Top: cardamom, cinnamon, incense, saffron, tobacco. Heart: cloves, geranium, labdanum, oud, sandalwood. Base: birch, incense, jasmine, oud, saffron.
What fragrance family is Pure Bliss? +
Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss belongs to the Floral fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Alexandria Fragrances Pure Bliss? +
Based on shared notes, Alexandria Fragrances Pure Desire Inspired by Anfas Ishq (birch, incense, cloves, geranium), Etat Libre d'Orange 500 Years (birch, oud, labdanum, oud), Etat Libre d'Orange Clean Suede (birch, oud, labdanum, oud), Etat Libre d'Orange Dangerous Complicity (birch, oud, labdanum, oud), Etat Libre d'Orange Exit the King (birch, oud, labdanum, oud) may smell similar to Pure Bliss.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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