Diwan

Diwan from The Spirit of Dubai, released in 2017, is a vast, layered gourmand with oud, rose, resins and fruit. Everyone who describes it calls it gourmand, most also find it woody, floral and amber, and a minority mention spice and leather.

The opening is fruity and bright, with raspberry, strawberry, plum and orange giving a jammy, juicy sweetness and pink pepper and cardamom a rosy, aromatic spice. Taif rose forms the heart, spicy and honeyed, with iris and carnation adding powder and clove-like warmth. Honey and coffee bring golden sweetness and roasted depth. The base is rich and dark: Indian oud and agarwood give a resinous, animalic woodiness, frankincense and myrrh a smoky glow, and vanilla, tonka bean and amber a sweet warmth.

Unisex in spirit, it suits people who love opulent, maximalist Middle Eastern fragrances. The profile points to autumn and winter, evenings, celebrations and formal gatherings. Those who enjoy rose-oud compositions with fruit, honey and incense should find it dramatic and generous.

Diwan — unisex fragrance by The Spirit of Dubai (released 2017). Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Aldehydes, Amber, Animal notes, Cardamom, Carnation, Castoreum, Cedar, Chamomile, Coffee, Dewberry, Earthy Notes, Floral Notes, Geranium, Grapefruit, Green Leaves, Green Notes, Guaiac Wood, Gurjan balsam, Gurjun Balsam, Honey, Incense, Indian Oud, Iris, Leather, Musk, Myrhh, Myrrh, Olibanum, Olibanum (Frankincense), Orange, Patchouli, Peach, Pink Pepper, Plum, Powdery Notes, Raspberry, Resins, Rhubarb, Rose, Sandalwood, Smoke, Strawberry, Taif Rose, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Woody Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database