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Ard Al Zaafaran Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud
Ard Al Zaafaran

Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud

Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Fruity
Aromatic
Woody
unisex

Ard Al Zaafaran is an Emirati niche house known for rich, traditional Gulf fragrances that emphasize natural raw materials and complex compositions. The brand specializes in oud-forward scents designed for serious fragrance enthusiasts who appreciate depth over subtlety.

Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud opens with dark chocolate and cypriol oil layered beneath prominent oud and rose, creating an unusual sweet-woody entry. The heart develops through amber and sandalwood with cardamom spice and jasmine adding refinement, while the chocolate note lingers subtly. The base remains oud-driven with amber and suede providing warmth, finishing with hints of apricot and green notes that prevent the composition from becoming overly dense. This is a distinctly woody fragrance built around oud, but the amber accords and spice-tinged heart give it enough complexity and accessibility to work beyond pure oud heads.

This fragrance suits those who want serious oud presence with additional layers to explore. It works year-round but leans toward cooler months and evening wear. Fans of The Seducer, The Dark Poet, and The Reverie scent profiles will likely find this appealing.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
73%
Rose
80%
Jasmine
33%
White Floral
33%
Fruity
47%
Aromatic
53%
Woody
100%
Oud
100%
Powdery
47%
Amber
90%
Warm Spicy
80%
Spicy
33%
Sweet
70%
Gourmand
20%
Leather
47%
Smoky
67%
Creamy
33%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Cypriol Oil Or Nagarmotha
Cypriol Oil Or Nagarmotha
Dark Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
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.
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.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Bran
Bran
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.
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.
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
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Apricot
Apricot
Velvety, warm, and slightly honeyed, apricot is the most sensual of the stone fruits in perfumery. It has a jammy richness alongside its freshness, and a slightly almond-like facet from its stone. Pairs beautifully with white florals and musks in compositions that want warmth and femininity without heaviness.
Green Notes
Green Notes
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.
Suede
Suede
Soft, slightly powdery, and skin-warm, suede accord in perfumery captures the scent of fine-grained leather without the raw animal quality of heavy leather notes. It's simultaneously woody and musky, creating a second-skin warmth that feels intimate and tactile. The note that makes certain fragrances feel like cashmere.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The SeducerBest match88% 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 Poet85% 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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Rich, dark, sweet, and challenging. Opulent orientals, vanillic oud, seductive amber.
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Scent Profile
Floral73%Rose80%Jasmine33%White Floral33%Fruity47%
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Ard Al Zaafaran Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud is $48.00. Without a coupon the lowest price is $48.00. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Frequently asked questions

Cheapest price for Ard Al Zaafaran Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud? +
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Ard Al Zaafaran is an Emirati niche house known for rich, traditional Gulf fragrances that emphasize natural raw materials and complex compositions. The brand specializes in oud-forward scents designed for serious fragrance enthusiasts who appreciate depth over subtlety. Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud opens with dark chocolate and cypriol oil layered beneath prominent oud and rose, creating an unusual sweet-woody entry. The heart develops through amber and sandalwood with cardamom spice and jasmine adding refinement, while the chocolate note lingers subtly. The base remains oud-driven with amber and suede providing warmth, finishing with hints of apricot and green notes that prevent the composition from becoming overly dense. This is a distinctly woody fragrance built around oud, but the amber accords and spice-tinged heart give it enough complexity and accessibility to work beyond pure oud heads. This fragrance suits those who want serious oud presence with additional layers to explore. It works year-round but leans toward cooler months and evening wear. Fans of The Seducer, The Dark Poet, and The Reverie scent profiles will likely find this appealing.
What are the notes in Ard Al Zaafaran Shams Al Emarat Khususi Red Oud? +
Top: Cypriol Oil Or Nagarmotha, Dark Chocolate, Geranium, Oud, Rose. Heart: Amber, Bran, Cardamom, Jasmine, Sandalwood. Base: Amber, Apricot, Green Notes, Oud, Suede.
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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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