What does Bujairami Assassin smell like?
The opening is orange and bergamot, with the brand's fruity notes adding a sweet, juicy layer. Bergamot is the bitter-fresh citrus of Calabria, and orange is rounder and sweeter, so together they give a bright start. The brand names no particular fruit beyond the general fruity group, so the top reads as citrus with a fruit-sweet edge.
The heart is where the scent turns dark. Malt is the cereal note of whisky, dry and biscuity. Whiskey as a note is an accord that suggests the spirit's warm, woody character, and coffee is roasted, bitter and dense. Patchouli and cedar stand behind them, earthy and dry, which keeps the malt and coffee from sounding sweet.
The base has peat, a smoky, earthy material, set against vanilla and amber, which are warm, sweet and resinous. Musk adds a soft, skin-like finish. Peat is the note that ties the scent back to its malt heart, so the drydown is smoky and sweet at once.
Bujairami Assassin: style and character
Assassin reads as a sweet and warm scent, filed here under gourmand.
Fruity notes, orange and bergamot stand in front.
Within the Bujairami range, Bujairami Suave comes closest, with orange in common.
After that: Bujairami Starborn.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Is Assassin for you?
Bujairami Assassin carries the tag for him. This guide sorts it under gourmand, citrus and woody, which is its own reading of the notes rather than a label from the brand. It is an eau de parfum, the lighter of the two concentrations, in one 100 ml size. Twelve materials make up a three-tier list, with the gourmand and coffee-malt notes carrying most of its character.
Concentration and sizes
- Concentration in the brand's catalogue: eau de parfum.
- Size listed by the brand: 100 ml.
- 10 ml samples: the samples page lists the scents in the shop's Sample Service. Samples and sizes
Where to buy Bujairami Assassin in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
For Bujairami Assassin, the nearest scents of this guide are Bujairami Suave, which shares orange, bergamot and patchouli, Bujairami Starborn, which shares bergamot and patchouli and adds pistachio, and Bujairami Abyss, which shares bergamot and vanilla but adds coconut and jasmine. Each has its own pyramid, so compare the lists on the pages rather than the names.
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Assassin and its closest neighbours
Suave opens on African orange flower, osmanthus and bergamot. Bujairami Assassin shares orange and bergamot at the top, and patchouli too, which sits in the heart of Assassin and the base of Suave. Assassin's malt, whiskey and coffee heart has no counterpart in Suave, and its peat base has nothing close to it in that list.
Starborn is a three-note list: bergamot on top, pistachio in the heart, patchouli in the base. Bujairami Assassin shares bergamot and patchouli with it, alongside orange, malt, coffee and peat. Starborn stays nutty and dry, while Assassin's heart turns into malt, whiskey and coffee, and its base into peat and vanilla.
From Bujairami Assassin, Abyss opens on coconut and bergamot and carries jasmine and jasmine tea in the heart. Bergamot and vanilla are shared, but Abyss's base turns to benzoin and cashmere wood where Assassin's goes to peat and musk. Assassin has no coconut or jasmine, so the two lists part ways early in the top.