Vendor: Al Absar
Melted Spell
soft lavender-vanilla dusted with spicy powder and woody warmth

candied pear and rum caramel with soft sandalwood warmth
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Al Absar Red Sugar smells like candied pear and rum caramel with soft sandalwood warmth. It opens with marshmallow, vanilla and pear, moves into labdanum, violet leaf and sandalwood and settles on tonka bean, patchouli and cashmeran. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is an evening scent. Reach for it for casual days and date nights. Released in 2026.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $24.
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Al Absar has 32 perfumes indexed on Scendira, all launched between 2022 and 2026, making it one of the newest houses in our catalogue. Across the 33 mapped perfumes in our data, sweet is the top accord (76%), followed by powdery (67%), vanilla (61%), musky (52%), and citrus (52%), giving the house a clearly gourmand, dessert-leaning signature. Vanilla, musk, and jasmine lead on notes. Prices run $19 to $54.99, with a $29.99 median, keeping the whole range in accessible territory. The catalogue leans unisex (61% of the mapped range), with feminine (27%) and masculine (12%) filling out the rest. By community mentions, Dahab leads with 9 mentions, closely followed by Hasaa, Shahoor Elixir, and Rania, all at 8. Filter by note or vibe below, or ask Dira to match a specific Al Absar perfume to what you actually want to smell like.
Best for: shoppers who want an affordable, gourmand-leaning house under $55, with a clear vanilla-sweet signature and a mostly unisex range. Sample first if: you're sensitive to strong vanilla or sugared openings, since sweet and vanilla dominate the accord profile. Skip if: you want an established house with a long mention history; Al Absar is new (2022 onward) and community data is still building.
By community mentions across Scendira's data, Dahab leads Al Absar with 9 mentions, closely followed by Hasaa, Shahoor Elixir, and Rania, each with 8. Shahoor Intense, Melted Glaze, Muhit, and Melted Sugar trail close behind. Mention volume across the house is still small and tightly clustered, a sign of a young, fast-growing catalogue rather than one or two runaway hits. Each has its own page here with real community sentiment and the honest downside.
Every Al Absar perfume here is catalogued from real notes, accords, and independent community sentiment. No paid placements.
It smells like candied pear and rum caramel with soft sandalwood warmth. It opens with marshmallow, vanilla and pear, moves into labdanum, violet leaf and sandalwood and settles on tonka bean, patchouli and cashmeran.
In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is an evening scent. It suits casual days and date nights.
It reads unisex.
Honest, community-verified perfume matches. Not marketing.