Alexandria Orientale EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2018 | Year | 2020 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Rumkale Intense EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
This one is a properly divisive beast. Alexandria Orientale promises a rich, complex oud but delivers a challenging opening that will either turn heads or turn stomachs. Not for the faint-hearted, it’s a love-it-or-hate-it affair, with little room for indifference.
A budget take on Penhaligon's Halfeti Leather, that mature, dry leathery-spicy oud-rose. Rumkale Intense captures the spiced plum-and-rose opening and the dry leather-oud base, but the smoky, creamy richness reads flatter, and it projects more modestly than the long-lasting original.
Scent Profile
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Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Given its enormous longevity and projection, this is entirely unsuitable for an office environment, where it would overwhelm. It shines brightest at formal events or on a sophisticated date night, where its strength and unique character can be appreciated.
Seasons
The dry leather, oud and warm spices make this firmly a cold-weather scent for autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its mature, sophisticated leather-oud character suits evenings, formal occasions and even the office more than sport.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean oud, woody, leather
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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