Alexandre.J · 2022
Oriental Enigma
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
sweet
cozy
intimate
sweet date and hazelnut rum, creamy powder
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Alexandre.J Oriental Enigma smells like sweet date and hazelnut rum, creamy powder. It opens with hazelnut, date and hibiscus, moves into immortelle, iris and rum and settles on cedarwood and vanilla. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights. Released in 2022.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: sweet is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $256.
Explore more: More from Alexandre.J · Gourmand perfumes · Hazelnut perfumes · Date perfumes
Occasion
Date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Alexandre.J
Alexandre.J is a French niche house. Of the 30 Alexandre.J perfumes listed, prices fall between roughly $65 and $256. Look first at Alexandre.J Imperial Peacock, Alexandre.J Oriental Enigma or Alexandre.J Zafeer Oud Vanille, the three the communities Scendira tracks mention most.
Scent profiles of the picks
For Alexandre.J Imperial Peacock (Eau de Parfum, 2022), expect sweet almond custard, cinnamon sugar and warm powder: rhubarb and heliotrope up top, balsamic notes underneath. Alexandre.J Oriental Enigma (2022) comes across as sweet date and hazelnut rum with creamy powder, with hazelnut and date at the start and cedarwood and vanilla at the base. Alexandre.J Zafeer Oud Vanille (Eau de Parfum, 2012) reads as creamy vanilla caramel with a smoky oud haze, opening on coconut and caramel and drying down to vanilla, oud and musk.
Every other house is on the Scendira brands page, and warm & amber perfumes and gourmand perfumes gather similar scents.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like sweet date and hazelnut rum, creamy powder. It opens with hazelnut, date and hibiscus, moves into immortelle, iris and rum and settles on cedarwood and vanilla.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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