Itr Al Ward Al Shareef Oudh
At a glance
Is Itr Al Ward Al Shareef Oudh worth trying?
Itr Al Ward by Al Shareef Oudh is a fragrance for women and men.
- Best match
- Evening, Special Occasion wear in Fall, Winter
- Performance feel
- Excellent longevity with Moderate sillage
- Signature profile
- warm spicy, rose, amber with Anise, Cardamom, Taif Rose
The first impression
Itr Al Ward by Al Shareef Oudh is a fragrance for women and men. Itr Al Ward was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Al Shareef Jawed. Top notes are Anise, Cardamom, Taif Rose and Bulgarian Rose; middle notes are Saffron, Olibanum, Myrrh, Cinnamon and Cloves; base notes are Agarwood (Oud), Sandalwood and Musk.
What shapes the scent
The perfumer behind it
Al Shareef Jawed
Al Shareef Jawed is a perfumer and founder of Al Shareef Oudh, a house dedicated to traditional and artisanal oud-based fragrances. His creative signature centers on rich, natural oud accords, often layered with floral and woody notes, as seen in creations like Al Ghaliyah, Jasmine, and Mukhmal. He emphasizes handcrafted distillation and authentic ingredients, producing scents such as Elevation Parfum and Hekayat that highlight the depth of oud.
Notes pyramid
The mood it creates
The Mystic Archetype: Portrait of Itr Al Ward Al Shareef Oudh
Essence
The Mystic archetype embodies the pursuit of transcendence through sensory experience, and Itr Al Ward Al Shareef Oudh is their olfactory meditation. This fragrance weaves sacred resins like myrrh and olibanum with the intoxicating duality of Taif and Bulgarian roses, creating a bridge between earthly pleasure and spiritual elevation. The Mystic seeks the divine in the material, and here, oud and saffron become their sacraments.
Style & Aesthetic
They favor flowing fabrics in deep burgundies and gold, garments that whisper with movement. Their adornments are antique-tarnished silver rings, prayer beads strung with amber. Spaces they inhabit smell of aged paper and smoldering incense, where light filters through stained glass in fractured hues.
Philosophy & Values
For the Mystic, beauty is a path to the ineffable. They believe in the alchemy of suffering into wisdom, mirrored by cinnamon's bite softening into sandalwood's serenity. Time holds no linear meaning; past and present merge like the fragrance's rose-anise opening dissolving into musky oud.
Relationships
They attract seekers and skeptics alike, drawn by their quiet intensity. Romantic partners must understand their need for solitude amid connection. Conversations unfold in layers-first the sparkling wit of cardamom, then the gravity of cloves and myrrh.
Lifestyle
Dawn prayers precede hours spent transcribing ancient texts or composing poetry. Evenings are for hosting salons where debates about Sufi mysticism unfold over cups of spiced tea. Their rituals are precise: seven drops of perfume applied to pulse points before meditation.
Shadow
Their danger lies in escapism-mistaking sensory rapture for enlightenment. The musk's animalic undertone warns of earthly tethers. When unbalanced, they may withdraw into a world of symbols, forgetting to touch the ground.
Conclusion
This fragrance is a dervish whirl of rose and resin, spinning toward ecstasy. Like the Mystic's journey, it begins with the body but speaks to the soul.