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

rose petals layered over warm, smoky wood
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Think rose petals layered over warm, smoky wood: that is Swiss Arabian Rose Malaki. It opens with bergamot, ginger and raspberry, moves into cypress, geranium and Turkish rose and settles on Indonesian patchouli and resins. It reads unisex.
This perfume oil works across all four seasons and is an evening scent. It suits date nights. Released in 2018.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $42.
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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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It smells like rose petals layered over warm, smoky wood. It opens with bergamot, ginger and raspberry, moves into cypress, geranium and Turkish rose and settles on Indonesian patchouli and resins.
Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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