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Arabian Horse

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Alexandria UK Arabian Horse is an Eau de Parfum. Arabian Horse opens with Pink Pepper and Cinnamon, settles into a heart of Osmanthus, Tobacco, Labdanum, and Incense, and dries down to a base of Musk, Cedar, Vetiver, and Patchouli. Alexandria UK's Arabian Horse carries a Favourite verdict, a woody-led wear.

A budget take on Parfums de Marly's Herod, a smoky tobacco-vanilla fragrance with a devoted following. The cinnamon-pepper opening into a tobacco-incense heart is a fair sketch, but the vanilla-tonka dry-down here is thinner and less creamy than the original's celebrated, long-lasting finish.
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  • Aristocratic
  • Confident
  • Refined
  • Warm
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Arabian Horse Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Herod by Parfums de Marly
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Herod the original Arabian Horse inspired by

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Spring Fall Winter

Community season votes for Parfums de Marly Herod, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring, autumn and winter.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal
Also Works:
Casual

Wearers put Parfums de Marly Herod, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.

Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

Arabian Horse is presented as an interpretation of Parfums de Marly's Herod, aiming for the same aura of quiet confidence and old-world sophistication. It opens with a dynamic accord of warm cinnamon and a crackle of pink pepper, spicy and inviting in the same way as the original's opening. This gives way to a powerful heart of rich tobacco leaf and smoky incense with touches of osmanthus and labdanum, smooth and profoundly masculine in character. The base settles into vanilla and tonka bean grounded by earthy patchouli, vetiver, and cedarwood. The tobacco-incense-vanilla structure tracks Herod's shape reasonably well through the first couple of hours. The gap widens in the dry-down, where the original is known for an exceptionally creamy, long-lasting tobacco-vanilla finish that can last well into the next day, while this version's base thins and quiets down considerably sooner. It remains a solid, warm option for formal cool-weather wear at a fraction of the price.

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