Al-Dukhan
From Regime des Fleurs
A fantasia horseman’s smoking gun. Smoldering oud on a slab of cool white marble. Elegant, musky, masculine elements.
From Alia Raza
Creating this fragrance with Christopher was a first of its kind exploration of oud. It’s a homage to Moroccan painter Hassan El Glaoui– his depictions of cavalry, their elegance and smoking guns.
Perfumer
Dominique Ropion
cardamom, black pepper, aldehyde, oud, olibanum resin, ambergris, white musks
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Interestingly, a female friend with very opposite taste to mine found this "so sexy." I personally reject the idea that some scents have mythical sex appeal over the entire opposite sex (🙄), but there we were in a surprising moment of consensus that Al-Dukhan is effing gorgeous...
This scent feels classically masculine though none of the notes suggest a fresh, fougere-y or otherwise classic style fragrance. That's entirely the profile of this scent on the initial blast. It's not until about 45 minutes in that Al-Dukhan earns it's merit for me, landing in an exceptionally elegant drydown. Smoky and resinous, yet somehow still light – a perplexing balance of deep and fresh that has Ropion's fingerprints all over it.
In fact, it's so well-blended I hardly have the nose to share distinct notes I'm getting. The mystery only adds to Al-Dukhan's beauty, it's a treat to wear.