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Swiss Arabian · 2011
Attar Alwan
Longevity
EternalFills most of the room
Projection
Enormous8-12 hours
Polarising
CharacterVery sweet, dense
floral
romantic
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Attar Alwan by Swiss Arabian is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Attar Alwan was launched in 2011. Top notes are Rose, Saffron, Citruses and Aldehydes; middle notes are Rose, Geranium, Nutmeg and Heliotrope; base notes are Patchouli, Amber, Musk and French labdanum. Attar Alwan is a bright and opulent fragrance made from aldehydes and fresh floral accords. Its name "Alwan" in Arabic means "color”. The opening is a fresh mix of aldehydes, citruses and rose. Perfume’s heart contains an unusual combination of geranium, nutmeg and heliotrope, laid on the base of patchouli, amber and labdanum. Attar Alwan is available as concentrated perfume oil in a bottles of 20 ml.
Best season
Spring / Summer
Occasion
date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Swiss Arabian
Swiss Arabian has 253 perfumes indexed on Scendira, one of the longest-established Gulf fragrance houses in this catalogue. The six most-common accords are woody (95 perfumes), warm-spiced (52), fruity (51), sweet (48), oud and amber (47 each), built on musk, rose, amber, agarwood oud, vanilla, and patchouli. Prices run $14.04 to $139.99, with a $38 median, solid mid-market territory well below niche or luxury pricing. 52% of the range reads unisex. By community mentions, Incense 01 leads, closely followed by Essence of Casablanca, Vanilla 01, and the Shaghaf Oud line, which anchors the brand's oud-forward reputation. Floral-woody openings often built around oud run through the range, alongside the signature Shaghaf line of oud-forward blends. Filter by note below, or ask Dira which Swiss Arabian perfume actually matches what you want to smell like.
Filter Swiss Arabian Perfumes by Dominant Note
- Woody: 94 perfumes
- Warm-spiced: 52
- Fruity: 51
- Amber: 47
- Sweet: 47
- Oud: 47
Best for: shoppers who want a long-established Gulf house with real range, oud-forward, floral, and gourmand-vanilla all show up here. Skip if you want ultra-niche or ultra-luxury pricing; Swiss Arabian sits solidly mid-market throughout.
Every Swiss Arabian perfume here is catalogued from real notes, accords, and independent community sentiment. No paid placements.
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