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Enigma of Taif
Swiss Arabian Enigma of Taif Extrait de Parfum 100ml opens spiced and dark. Cardamom comes first with black pepper and pink pepper behind it, elemi adds a resinous bite, and plum gives the top a fruity depth that stops the spice drying out. The first minutes are hot and slightly bitter, with the fruit sitting underneath the spice rather than on top of it.
Taif rose runs the heart, with saffron beside it, leathery and bitter, violet turning the flower powdery, frankincense bringing incense smoke and osmanthus an apricot-skin softness. The base is oakwood and vetiver over molasses, amber and labdanum, where the molasses goes thick and sweet and the labdanum and amber turn resinous and warm. It runs from fresh spice through rose and incense into an amber woody finish, and the amber, rose and warm spicy accords are what define it rather than the peppered opening.
Shinichiro Oba composed it for the 2025 launch. Swiss Arabian was founded in 1974 by Hussein Adam Ali and was the first perfume house in the UAE.
It is long lasting with strong projection. Autumn and winter suit it best, where the amber, labdanum and oakwood have air to expand into, and it holds up in spring and summer as well. It works for professional wear, a night out and casual wear alike, though the rose and incense have the most presence in the evening.
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