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| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2024 | Year | 2022 |
| £ | Price Tier | £ |
Maharjan Gold
ScentArt
Which Should You Buy?
A meditative pepper-and-frankincense scent with rose softness and cedar depth. Calm, incense-adjacent, and quietly grown-up - the kind of understated wear that fits the office just as easily as a slow evening at home.
This one's a wild card, Maharan Gold is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of scent. While some find it luxurious and cosy, others are scrubbing off 'pine' and 'paint'. If you embrace the unexpected, you might just find your new obsession, but it's definitely not a safe blind buy.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 2% | 0% |
| Floral | 21% | 21% |
| Fruity | 0% | 0% |
| Green | 7% | 6% |
| Sweet | 16% | 13% |
| Warm | 27% | 33% |
| Woody | 22% | 16% |
| Earthy | 13% | 12% |
| Animalic | 3% | 9% |
| Fresh | 10% | 11% |
Mood
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Heart Notes
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Base Notes
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Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Pepper and frankincense sit at the fresh-spicy crossroads that reads best in spring and fall; the cedar base gives it just enough body for cooler evenings. Lacks the weight for deep winter and the brightness for high summer.
Occasions
Intimate sillage and a calm, incense-adjacent character make it a natural office and casual pick. Not projection-heavy enough for formal evenings or sport.
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Given its strong projection and sweet, smoky accords, Maharjan Gold is ill-suited for the office or active wear. It shines in cooler weather settings, making it perfect for date nights or evenings out, but its unique profile might be too polarising for formal events.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Amber, Fresh Spicy, Woody accords and Pepper, Cedar notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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