Silk

Silk by the Qatari house Al-Jazeera Perfumes, composed by Loc Dong and released in 2021, is worn by anyone and is described by wearers as both gourmand and floral, with a citrus side that about a third of people notice. It is a sweet, fruity white floral rather than anything smoky or woody.

The notes are listed without a pyramid, but they group neatly. Cherry and blackcurrant provide the fruit, the cherry sweet and slightly almondy, the blackcurrant tart and a little green. Orange and orange blossom supply the citrus and a honeyed floral brightness. Jasmine and jasmine sambac form the floral heart, the sambac variety being the richer, more heady of the two. Vanilla underpins everything with a creamy sweetness, which is where the gourmand label comes from.

Taken together, the notes point to a scent that is soft, sweet and easy to wear, better suited to mild weather and daytime than to heavy winter evenings, and to someone who likes fruit and jasmine with a dessert-like finish.

Silk — unisex fragrance by Al-Jazeera Perfumes (released 2021). Notes: Black Currant, Cherry, Jasmine, Jasmine Sambac, Orange, Orange Blossom, Vanilla. — Parfica open fragrance database