Mousuf

Mousuf by Ard Al Zaafaran is a sweet fragrance for women. Everyone who describes it calls it gourmand, and a third add woody, musky, floral or aromatic, so the chocolate and toffee lead, with wood and tobacco giving them a darker frame.

It opens with chocolate and grapes, an unusual pairing: the chocolate is rich and slightly bitter, and the grapes add a juicy, wine-like sweetness that keeps the start from feeling heavy. The heart moves to agarwood and musk, the former bringing a dry, resinous wood note and the latter a soft, skin-like warmth. The base is where the sweetness returns, with toffee giving a buttery, caramelised richness, tobacco a dry, honeyed leaf note, and floral notes a gentle softness in the background.

Reports on how it wears are still few. By its make-up it suits cold weather and evenings, and someone who likes dessert-style scents and wants one with oud and tobacco underneath rather than vanilla alone.

Mousuf — unisex fragrance by Ard Al Zaafaran. Top notes: Grapes, Chocolate. Heart notes: Oud, Musk. Base notes: Toffee, Tobacco, Floral Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database