You can use the perfume extract and concentrated oil separately, or layer them together when you want to enhance the richness of the fragrance.

Fragrance and Composition

The composition is a tribute to the Taif rose and the city of Taif in Saudi Arabia. The brand classifies it as a fruity, floral, and woody fragrance.

• Top notes: cardamom, black pepper, pink pepper, elemi, and plum.
• Heart notes: Taif rose, saffron, violet, olibanum, and osmanthus.
• Base notes: oakwood, molasses, vetiver, amber, and labdanum.
• Main fragrance concentration: Extrait de Parfum.
• Year of release: 2025.
• Perfumer: Shinichiro Oba.
• Collection: Cities Collection, founded in 2023.

You get a multi-layered fragrance in which a spicy opening transitions to Taif rose and resins, closing with wood, amber, and molasses.

Usage

Both the perfume extract and the concentrated perfume oil can be worn separately. Another option is to layer them together; according to the manufacturer, combining them enhances the richness, projection, and longevity of the fragrance.

Packaging

• Enigma of Taif Extrait de Parfum: 100 ml.
• Concentrated Perfume Oil CPO: 12 ml.
• The extract bottle is made of clear glass.
• It is decorated with a golden plaque featuring a motif of the city.
• The cap has a golden tone and the neck is complemented by a decorative pattern.

The set combines two forms of the same fragrance with the decorative finish of the main bottle.

About the Brand

Swiss Arabian was founded by Hussein Adam Ali in 1974 as the first perfume house in the United Arab Emirates. The brand's philosophy combines Arabic fragrance traditions with Swiss technique and innovation. All its fragrances are manufactured in the United Arab Emirates, and the brand does not test its perfumes on animals.

For you, this means a fragrance rooted in the history of a brand built on the combination of Arabic traditions and a Swiss technical approach.