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Oriental fragrances for women suffer from an unfair reputation: too heavy, too overpowering, too difficult to wear daily. This is true for some. It's false for many. Kilian's Love Don't Be Shy is oriental: sweet, warm, immediately accessible. Guerlain's Shalimar is oriental: complex, animalic, built to last. Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Grand Soir is oriental: amber, benzoin, impeccable evening elegance. Same family, three radically different experiences. Samples are there to help you find where you stand in this spectrum!
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The best oriental perfumes for women
Shalimar by Guerlain
Jacques Guerlain poured synthetic vanilla into a Jicky bottle and changed perfumery forever. Bergamot top, jasmine and rose heart, benzoin, opoponax and vanilla base, a hundred years later, Shalimar remains the absolute reference for feminine oriental fragrances.
Hypnotic Poison by Dior
There's something almost bewitching about Hypnotic Poison, its sweetness that isn't innocent, and the vanilla that isn't so reassuring. Dior released Hypnotic Poison in 1998 and it's still selling, which says it all.
Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
Opium is the most provocative feminine oriental fragrance in modern perfumery. Almost fifty years later, it remains hard to ignore.
Contre Moi by Louis Vuitton
It's not a scent you smell, it's a scent you feel against the skin. Contre Moi has notes of orange blossom, vanilla, tonka bean, white musk. Jacques Cavallier Belletrud built something unusually intimate for Louis Vuitton: no projection and no ostentation.
Fève Gourmande by Guerlain
Guerlain doesn't overcomplicate Fève Gourmande and that's exactly what makes it hard to forget. A straightforward gourmand oriental, built around the warmest raw material in perfumery.
Madawi by Arabian Oud
Arabian Oud is a Saudi house founded in 1982. It is one of the oldest and most respected in Gulf perfumery. Madawi is their feminine offering, to be worn in the evening, generously.
Grand Soir by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
There are evening perfumes that announce themselves: strong sillage, immediate projection, assertive presence. Grand Soir works differently. It settles slowly, clings to the skin, becomes something melted and deep that can no longer truly be distinguished from the body that wears it. Kurkdjian called it "Grand Soir" and indeed, one cannot imagine it otherwise than after sunset.