What does Bujairami Drakkar smell like?
Cardamom, star anise and black pepper open the scent with a warm, aromatic spice. Cardamom is sweet and camphorous, star anise a liquorice-like anise note, and black pepper a sharp, dry bite. Together they make a spicy top that is more sweet than sharp, because the cardamom leads.
The heart is salt, matcha tea and pistachio, the one part of the list that is not spice or wood. Matcha gives a green, slightly bitter tea character, pistachio adds a nutty, creamy warmth, and salt keeps the green and nutty notes from sounding sugary.
The base is violet leaf, patchouli and leather. Violet leaf has a green, earthy violet character, patchouli adds a dark, earthy depth, and leather gives a dry, smoky warmth.
Bujairami Drakkar: style and character
Think warm and rich: Drakkar sits in the oriental family.
On paper it is built around pepper, cardamom and leather.
Closest within Bujairami, by notes: Bujairami Smouldering Sir, which shares pepper and cardamom.
After that: Bujairami Silent Kiss.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Who wears Drakkar
Bujairami Drakkar is listed for him by the brand. This guide's own sorting puts it in the oriental family, since its base of patchouli and leather and its spiced top give it a warm, dry character. It is an eau de parfum in one listed size of 100 ml. Its nine materials split evenly across three tiers, three each, which makes it a balanced and fairly short list.
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 Drakkar in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
Bujairami Smouldering Sir is the closest in spice, sharing cardamom, black pepper and patchouli, and it adds cinnamon, saffron and tobacco. Bujairami Silent Kiss shares matcha tea and patchouli, with a floral clover and rose top. Bujairami Oud Dream shares cardamom and leather, and builds a base of oud, cedar and amber under them.
Bujairami scents with similar notes
Picked by the notes they share.
Carriers per country and what to check before ordering
Drakkar and its closest neighbours
Bujairami Smouldering Sir shares cardamom, black pepper and patchouli with this scent. Its top is cardamom and cinnamon, and its heart adds saffron and cumin to the black pepper, where this heart is salt, matcha and pistachio. Its base of tobacco, vanilla, cedar and patchouli is sweeter and more woody than the violet leaf and leather here.
Bujairami Silent Kiss shares matcha tea and patchouli with this list, and that is where the overlap stops. Its top is clover, bergamot and rose, which is floral and green where this scent is spiced, and its heart of matcha tea, heliotrope and jasmine keeps the tea but adds white florals. Its base of musk, moss and patchouli is soft and mossy rather than leathery.
Bujairami Oud Dream shares cardamom and leather with this scent. It opens on cypress leaf, saffron, cardamom, bergamot and grapefruit, so its top is brighter and more citrus than the star anise and black pepper here. Its heart of rose and jasmine is floral where this one is green, and its base of oud, leather, cedar, sandalwood, amber, vanilla and tonka bean is richer.