Arabian Oud

Resala

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Caramel and tonka over dark chocolate and saffron, drying to vanilla and oud.

Arabian Oud says

You’ll smell Tonka Beans, caramel, oriental fragrances and Madagascar Vanilla.

More from Arabian Oud’s description

It also mentions Saffron, Oud, Dark chocolate and Vanilla.

The house’s page

The drawn Resala bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Resala’s scent picture, a draft: tonka, caramel, amber, vanilla (vanillin), saffron, oud drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Resala, top notes: Tonka, Lemon, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Resala, heart: Caramel, Dark chocolate, Citronellol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Resala, dry-down: Amber, Vanilla (vanillin), Saffron, Oud, Treemoss

What’s inside it

What the label names

17 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

4 citrus4 herbs & lavender4 florals1 woods1 sweet1 spices1 powder1 earth & moss

6 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Arabians TonkaMontale · shares tonka, caramel, saffron and agarwoodabout $157 for 100 ml · about half of Resala’s $280
HalfetiPenhaligon's · shares tonka, vanilla, saffron and agarwood$330 for 100 ml · about the same as Resala’s $280
Oud CadenzaMaison Crivelli · shares tonka, vanilla, saffron and agarwoodabout $464 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.