Dubai Black Sapphire
Dubai Black Sapphire by Bond No. 9 is an unisex eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. The house lists its notes as neroli, saffron, beeswax, rose, gurjun balsam, cedarwood, oud, sandalwood, tolu balsam, benzoin and vetiver, without saying which you smell first. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Listed notes
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Beeswax Honeyed and waxy with a faint barnyard hum underneath.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Gurjun Balsam A woody resin from Southeast Asia. Smooth, faintly peppery, and it helps a scent last.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
- Tolu Balsam Warm, sweet, slightly cinnamon resin. Rich and rounded.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
Smells like this
- Bond No. 9 Oud Supreme
- Mizensir Original Oud
- Diptyque L'Eau de Néroli
- Lattafa Safwaan Lauture Oud
- Serge Lutens Santal Majuscule
- Di Ser Kyara
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