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White Aoud Eau de Parfum bottle White Aoud EDP
EDP Concentration EDP
U Gender U
2006 Year -
££ Price Tier £
Cairo Eau de Parfum bottle Cairo EDP

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - White Aoud EDP
Pierre Montale's medicinal rose-oud composition - the softer, sweeter, more wearable sibling to Black Aoud. Saffron and Damascus rose lift a powdery oud-sandalwood core finished with a warm vanilla-amber glow.
Acquired
Our Verdict - Cairo EDP
Scentleys' take on Penhaligon's Cairo (2019) - the spicy rose-oud oriental by Christophe Raynaud, rendered here as a simpler rose-amber blend with less of the original's shape-shifting complexity.
Statement

Scent Profile

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
White Aoud EDP
Cairo EDP

Notes

Accords

White Aoud Cairo
100%
Warm Spicy
71%
Amber
95%
88%
Oud
73%
Rose
85%
84%
Woody
45%
66%
Vanilla
Spicy
60%
58%
Powdery
Patchouli
55%
51%
Aromatic
50%
Balsamic
49%
Earthy
100%
Amber shared
71%
95%
Oud
88%
Rose shared
73%
85%
Woody shared
84%
45%
66%
60%
58%
55%
51%
50%
49%

Performance

White Aoud Cairo
Beast (10+h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Room-filling
Projection
Intimate
Strong
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

White Aoud

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter

Fragrantica voters split 100% winter, 93.1% fall - the dense rose-oud-sandalwood composition is firmly cold-weather. The vanilla-amber drydown is warming rather than fresh; summer at 28% is the weakest fit because the powdery oud feels stifling in heat.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

Night and evening coded at 85.4% of voters - the rose-oud composition is dressed-up. Strongest fit is formal evenings, date nights, and special occasions where the powdery-warm projection is welcome. Office is risky on more than one spray; casual fit is weak.

Cairo

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter

Warm rose-amber-spice reads best in cooler months; too heavy for high summer.

Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

A date-night and evening-casual rose oriental rather than an office or sport scent.

Similarity Breakdown

How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.

Overall scent match
91%
Key Similarities

Both lean woody, rose, amber

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

White Aoud EDP
Cairo EDP
100ml
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