Zanzibar
A cool cardamom opening sets a dry, slightly camphorous spice tone, more crushed pod than warm sweet curry.
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The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.
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- Warm Spicy55
- Aromatic50
- Woody50
- Fresh Spicy
The note pyramid
- Lemon
- Cardamom
- Cardamom
- Ginger
- Ginger
- Clove
- Lemon
By the editors · 2 min readA cool cardamom opening sets a dry, slightly camphorous spice tone, more crushed pod than warm sweet curry. Ginger follows in the heart, adding a fresher, almost effervescent rhizome quality that keeps the spice lifted.
The transition is brief and the structure feels stripped-down, leaning on a clean spicy-aromatic axis rather than building in floral or fruity layers.
In the base, sandalwood and vetiver settle the spices onto a creamy-rooty floor, with the vetiver lending an earthy mineral edge and sandalwood softening the close. The overall character is poised and unisex-leaning, suited to cooler weather and evening wear, with moderate longevity and a sillage that stays personal rather than commanding the room.
Scent twins
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