Vendor: Vilhelm Parfumerie
The Oud Affair
Smoky tobacco, sweet honey, ginger over oud
$331.81
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Vilhelm Parfumerie · 2025
Sun Cities EDP
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Divisive
fresh
sweet
uplifting
sunny citrus fruit, faint leathery musk
Scent Notes
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think sunny citrus fruit, faint leathery musk: that is Vilhelm Parfumerie Sun Cities. It opens with Italian mandarin orange, pineapple and Sri Lankan cardamom, moves into Corsican immortelle, violet and greek saffron and settles on amber, Indonesian patchouli and musk. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2025.
In the community's experience 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 fresh and sweet for casual days.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong spicy notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you dislike sweet fragrances.
Around $350.
Explore more: More from Vilhelm Parfumerie · Fresh perfumes · Pineapple perfumes · Violet perfumes
Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Vilhelm Parfumerie is a New York-based artistic niche house founded by Swedish-born creative director Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, known for storytelling compositions with unusual head-turning openings (bergamot tea, cold green fruit, smoky saffron pistachio). The 21 live pieces average .67 and are overwhelmingly unisex (17 of 21). Family split: Fresh (11), Woody (3), Gourmand (3), Fruity (2), Floral (1), Leather (1). This is serious-niche pricing: $115-$350 (average $240). Standout live pieces: Dear Polly ($205,.01, cold bergamot tea with crisp green fruit), The Oud Affair ($331.81,.99, smoky tobacco, sweet honey, ginger over oud), Faces of Francis ($326.89,.91, smoky sweet saffron pistachio, dry driftwood), Morning Chess ($205,.89, fresh bergamot leather with smoky green edge) and Moon Carnival ($205,.80, creamy marshmallow dessert with floral, fruity sparkle). Vilhelm is the artistic-niche pick for a fragrance-as-narrative shopper.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like sunny citrus fruit, faint leathery musk. It opens with Italian mandarin orange, pineapple and Sri Lankan cardamom, moves into Corsican immortelle, violet and greek saffron and settles on amber, Indonesian patchouli and musk.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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