Vendor: Swiss Arabian
Iris and Berry
powdery iris with fresh berries and a whisper of rose

Enigma of Taif by Swiss Arabian is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Enigma of Taif was launched in 2025. The nose behind this fragrance is Shinichiro Oba. Top notes are Pink Pepper, elemi, Cardamom, Black Pepper and Plum; middle notes are Taif Rose, Saffron, Violet, Osmanthus and Olibanum; base notes are Oak Tree, Amber, Molasses, Labdanum and Vetiver. Enigma of Taif by Swiss Arabian is a rose-centered composition created by Shinichiro Oba and released in 2025. It opens with cardamom, black and pink pepper, and elemi softened by plum; the heart emphasizes Taif rose with saffron, violet, olibanum, and osmanthus, settling into oakwood, molasses, vetiver, amber, and labdanum for a warm, resinous finish with fruity, floral, and woody facets.
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.
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.
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