Shahrazad

Named for the legendary storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights, Shahrazad opens with a vibrant, spicy pairing of bergamot and black pepper - a citrus-aromatic-spicy combination that immediately signals a more complex composition than a simple floral or fruity opener. The heart blooms into a delicate, layered white floral bouquet: freesia and heliotrope bring a soft, powdery-almond sweetness, while jasmine and lily of the valley add classic, dewy white-floral depth. This four-note heart accord is unusually rich for the price point, giving the composition genuine floral complexity rather than a single dominant note. The base is where the perfume's 'enchanting and mysterious' character fully arrives: ambergris and musk provide a warm, slightly marine-animalic depth, leather adds texture and edge, and vanilla softens the whole into a comforting, long-lasting close. The leather note against the powdery-floral heart is the most distinctive pairing here, giving Shahrazad a slightly androgynous, sophisticated quality. Overall this reads as one of the more ambitious compositions in the house's unisex range - a spicy-citrus opening, a rich powdery-floral heart, and a warm leather-ambergris base that together earn the storytelling, larger-than-life framing of the name.