Orientica · 2018

Ashwaq Noir

Orientica Ashwaq Noir perfume bottle, a gourmand fragrance
Longevity Very long8-12 hours
Projection ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising Mixed
gourmand sweet cozy intimate

candied tropical fruit with creamy vanilla and soft wood undertones

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Snapshot

The full profile.

About This Perfume

Orientica Ashwaq Noir smells like candied tropical fruit with creamy vanilla and soft wood undertones. It opens with bergamot and green notes, moves into gourmand notes, melon and pineapple and settles on musk, vanilla and woody notes. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

It is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for date nights and nights out. Released in 2018.

Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, 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: you have not smelled it before; it is not an easy blind buy.
  • Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.

Around $7.

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Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Date
  • Night out
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The Brand

Orientica

Orientica has 59 perfumes indexed on Scendira, spanning the widest price floor of any brand here: $7.22 to $89.99, with entry-priced decants and minis pulling the median all the way down to $7.22. The six most-common accords are woody (33 perfumes), sweet (20), vanilla (13), fruity and warm-spiced (12 each), and amber (9), built on musk, vanilla, sandalwood, rose, cedar, and bergamot. 54% of the range reads unisex, 34% feminine, 12% masculine. Launches span 2018 to 2026, so both established and current-year releases sit here. By community mentions, Oud Wood is the clear leader, followed by Royal Amber, then a steep drop to Alif, Elegance, and Bakhoor. The profile is woody-oud forward with a sweet-vanilla drydown, a classic Gulf-house structure built for layering. Filter by note below, or ask Dira which Orientica perfume actually matches what you want to smell like.

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Best for: woody-oud shoppers who want the widest price range in one brand, entry pieces start under $10. Skip if you want strong community consensus across the whole range; beyond Oud Wood and Royal Amber, most of the catalogue is lightly discussed so far.

Every Orientica perfume here is catalogued from real notes, accords, and independent community sentiment. No paid placements.

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FAQ

Common questions.

It smells like candied tropical fruit with creamy vanilla and soft wood undertones. It opens with bergamot and green notes, moves into gourmand notes, melon and pineapple and settles on musk, vanilla and woody notes.

Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, 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 and nights out.

It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

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