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Zimaya Night Shadow
Zimaya

Night Shadow

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Woody
EDP · unisex

Zimaya is a niche fragrance house specializing in oud-forward compositions and oriental scents, offering an alternative to mainstream luxury at more accessible price points.

Night Shadow opens with bergamot and mate providing brightness before oud and rose establish the fragrance's floral-woody character. The heart develops into a creamy, animalic composition anchored by amber, benzoin, and musk that gives the scent an enveloping warmth. The base extends this sensuality with ambroxan and black pepper adding subtle spice, while rose and leatherwood create a soft, slightly woody finish that lingers without becoming heavy.

This is an unisex oriental that works best in cooler months or evening wear, where its full-bodied nature won't feel oppressive. The combination of oud, rose, and animalic accords makes it suitable for someone comfortable with heavier fragrances who appreciates traditional oriental DNA. Night Shadow shares characteristics with The Reverie, The Seducer, and The Mystic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
18%
Fresh
18%
Floral
100%
Rose
90%
Jasmine
41%
White Floral
41%
Woody
59%
Oud
100%
Musky
50%
Amber
80%
Warm Spicy
29%
Spicy
41%
Balsamic
29%
Vanilla
70%
Sweet
47%
Gourmand
18%
Leather
60%
Smoky
18%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Mate
Mate
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.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
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.
Animal Notes
Animal Notes
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Bran
Bran
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Base · 3–12 hrs
Ambroxan
Ambroxan
The molecule responsible for the warm, skin-amplifying quality of many modern fragrances, ambroxan (Ambrox) is a synthetic compound derived from ambergris that creates an almost invisible warmth. It doesn't smell strongly on its own but makes everything around it feel richer, closer, and more like skin. The secret weapon of countless contemporary bestsellers.
Black Pepper
Black Pepper
Sharp, dry, and immediately present, black pepper in perfumery is spice without sweetness, heat without heaviness. It adds edge to citrus openings and warmth to woody bases, creating contrast that keeps a fragrance interesting. One of the most versatile spice notes, comfortable in everything from fresh colognes to deep orientals.
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.
Leatherwood
Leatherwood
A specialty woody material with a warm, smooth, and slightly animalic quality that bridges leather and wood families. Leatherwood adds a lived-in, comfortable warmth to compositions without the raw edge of full leather accords. It creates a polished, sophisticated base that feels both natural and refined.
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.
Inspired Bythis fragrance takes inspiration from
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Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The ReverieBest match87% 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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The Seducer87% 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 Mystic83% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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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
Citrus18%Fresh18%Floral100%Rose90%Jasmine41%
Fragrance Family
Oriental
EDP

Zimaya Night Shadow— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Night Shadow is $21.99. Without a coupon the lowest price is $21.99. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

Are grey market retailers authentic?

Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Zimaya 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 Zimaya Night Shadow? +
$21.99 at Jomashop. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Zimaya Night Shadow smell like? +
Zimaya is a niche fragrance house specializing in oud-forward compositions and oriental scents, offering an alternative to mainstream luxury at more accessible price points. Night Shadow opens with bergamot and mate providing brightness before oud and rose establish the fragrance's floral-woody character. The heart develops into a creamy, animalic composition anchored by amber, benzoin, and musk that gives the scent an enveloping warmth. The base extends this sensuality with ambroxan and black pepper adding subtle spice, while rose and leatherwood create a soft, slightly woody finish that lingers without becoming heavy. This is an unisex oriental that works best in cooler months or evening wear, where its full-bodied nature won't feel oppressive. The combination of oud, rose, and animalic accords makes it suitable for someone comfortable with heavier fragrances who appreciates traditional oriental DNA. Night Shadow shares characteristics with The Reverie, The Seducer, and The Mystic.
What are the notes in Zimaya Night Shadow? +
Top: Bergamot, Mate, Oud, Rose, Vanilla. Heart: Amber, Animal Notes, Benzoin, Bran, Musk. Base: Ambroxan, Black Pepper, Jasmine, Leatherwood, Rose.
What fragrance family is Night Shadow? +
Zimaya Night Shadow belongs to the Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
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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