Need a perfume to fit a brief

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DDs birthday is coming up. Romantic soul that she is has requested:

”perfume that smells like Middle Eastern market at sunset with pyramids at the back and a man playing a flute as the wind carries the smell of shaksuka.”

Any suggestions that might work for a late teen?

Thought from the title it was a new thing- perfumed knickers!

Maybe one of the kayali perfumes from huda beauty.
Sounds like she would like something oud based…

Penhaligons Alula

That's quite a specific brief. There is a relatively cheap perfume range in boots that has a spice market with an orange blossom. It's kayali Kayali Marrakesh in a Bottle. I've not smelt it specially but the Maldives version lasts well enough and is a good holiday perfume

A more luxe version might be Maison Margiela Replica range. I love their beach walk. Under the stars might fit the brief .

BACCARAT ROUGE 540 MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN PARFUM

It can be hard to get the right perfume for another person. I'd buy a kayali gift set, they do a summery one and oud one and a vanilla one, comes with 4 small but still decent size bottles ( 10ml)

Budget?

I instantly thought of L’Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer but it’s expensive and not easy to find. I certainly wouldn’t risk a whole bottle as a blind buy - whatever you choose, get a sample first.

Molton Brown Neon Amber makes me think of the Middle East. Very oud. Strong.

I think Baccarat Rouge 540 would be a little too sweet, but a lovely perfume still.

Istanbul by Gallivant
Oud Alif by Shay and Blue

She likes Oud with a sandlewood / desert rose vibe

Go on to Fragranitica.com and use their ‘search by notes’ option.

*sandalwood

Autocorrect bollocks innit.

Desert Eden by Estee Lauder fits the brief; it's a musk based rose scent. I have this and I'm always complimented on it.

Penhaligons Halfeti

Sophisticated taste … unfortunately can mean greater cost. I agree with the Molton Brown above and also think Molton Brown Rose Dunes may fit the brief.

Shazam, 4160 Tuesdays

Eight & Bob, Egypt?

Another vote for Tauer's L'air du desert marocain, which I love. Les Senteurs sell it; they also sell samples so if you've got the time you could try a few different ones - there are some good suggestions below the listing.

Organza by Givenchy

Halfeti? Given the cost of the real deal, I'd go with the perfume parlour version in the first instance for 1/20th the price...

I think I'd second this OP. If it's too expensive, I'm sure it's the Zara red that smells very much similar for a fraction of the price.

Is she sure she wants to smell of shakshouka?!

I’d recommend Shalimar by Guerlain, though, which really does smell of an oriental sunset. She’ll probably like many of the Penhaligons orientals, too.

4160tuesdays midnight in the palace garden
4160tuesdays Shazam!
Andy Tauer L'air du desert du marocain
Andy Tauer Au coeur du desert

Also, Istanbul by Gallivant and Pengaligons Halfeti

Second that one

Penhaligans do sets with a variety of scents. https://www.penhaligons.com/uk/en/c/fragrances--10000/discovery--10105
The sets are reasonably priced but if she wants the full-sized version, it's going to get expensive pretty quickly!