Brighter and more citrus-forward
Translation: a spiced-citrus opening that softens into a creamy
Perfumer Aliénor Massenet built it as part of Floraiku's 2017 Shadowing collection
It's a tobacco-stained leather jacket with a frankincense hush underneath — smoky
Every fragrance in the line is built around a spicy core
Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector Abu Dhabi Extrait Borntostandout Brighter and more citrus-forwardDescription Abu Dhabi, from perfumer Jean Claude Delville, is built around a single image: standing in a quiet desert at night under a clear sky, with Middle Eastern cities after sunset mysterious, warm, luxurious. Ylang ylang, pink pepper, cardamom, marigold, and orris open it, then a genuinely oud heavy heart takes over Assam oud, Indian jasmine, narcissus, Taif rose, tuberose, and rose oil before a base that layers Vietnamese oud on top of Assam,