Qaa Ed
Qaa'ed opens with a warm spiced citrus cluster — cinnamon and cardamom sharpened by bergamot — before saffron enters the heart alongside sandalwood and cedar, adding that earthy, metallic warmth that saffron uniquely contributes to Middle Eastern perfumery.
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The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 4 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Cinnamon75
- Leather60
- Vanilla45
- Oud
The note pyramid
- Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Bergamot
- Sandalwood
- Saffron
- Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readQaa'ed opens with a warm spiced citrus cluster — cinnamon and cardamom sharpened by bergamot — before saffron enters the heart alongside sandalwood and cedar, adding that earthy, metallic warmth that saffron uniquely contributes to Middle Eastern perfumery. The base resolves into leather, amber, and vanilla: a classic Lattafa finish, rich and lasting without being heavy. This is a straightforward, well-executed spiced oriental — Lattafa doing what it does best at an accessible price point. The saffron heart is the distinguishing element, elevating this above the standard cinnamon-amber template.
Scent twins
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