What does Bujairami Elite One smell like?
Orange, nutmeg and black pepper form the opening. Orange is bright and sweet, nutmeg is warm and slightly creamy, and black pepper adds a dry, sharp bite. Together they read as a spiced citrus, with the pepper keeping the opening from being simply sweet.
The heart is resinous and herbal. Labdanum, a resin from the rock rose, is dark, sweet and leathery, and it anchors the middle. Patchouli adds earthiness, and clary sage gives a herbaceous, faintly nutty green that cuts across the resin. This is the most distinct part of the list.
Amber, tobacco and vetiver close the scent. Amber is warm and resinous, tobacco brings a dry, sweet leaf tone, and vetiver is earthy and dry with a little smoke. Tobacco and vetiver are a familiar dry pairing in oriental and woody perfumes, so the base turns drier than the sweet-resinous heart.
What kind of scent is Bujairami Elite One?
The style of Elite One is oriental: warm and rich.
Orange, spices and pepper carry most of the list.
Within the Bujairami range, Bujairami Cartel comes closest, with amber in common.
Next: Bujairami Chosen.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Who Elite One suits
No audience tag is given by the brand, so this guide cannot place Elite One for him or for her. Its own sorting puts it in the oriental and woody families, since labdanum, amber and patchouli run through the middle and base. It is an eau de parfum in 100 ml. The three tiers each hold three notes, a plain and even structure.
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 Elite One in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
The closest scents of this guide are Bujairami Cartel, which shares amber and tobacco, Bujairami Chosen, which also shares amber and tobacco, and Bujairami Tigris, which shares spices, patchouli and amber. Cartel and Chosen both finish on a tobacco base, so they are nearest on the dry, leathery side. Tigris is the one to read for the patchouli and the spicy top.
Bujairami scents with similar notes
Picked by the notes they share.
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Elite One compared with three similar Bujairami scents
Bujairami Elite One and Bujairami Cartel share amber and tobacco. Cartel opens on saffron, has rose and tobacco in the heart, and rests on amber and oud. Elite One starts on orange, nutmeg and black pepper, builds a labdanum and patchouli heart with clary sage, and rests on amber, tobacco and vetiver. The other list is floral in its middle and has no citrus or pepper at the top.
Bujairami Elite One and Bujairami Chosen share amber and tobacco. Chosen opens on grapefruit, coriander and basil, has ginger, cardamom and orange blossom in the heart, and closes on amber, tobacco and cedar. Elite One keeps its citrus to orange and uses black pepper and nutmeg where the other uses coriander and cardamom, while its heart is resinous rather than floral.
Bujairami Elite One and Bujairami Tigris share spices, patchouli and amber. Tigris opens on citrus fruits and spices, adds vetiver and musk to the heart, and rests on amber and patchouli. Elite One has labdanum and clary sage in its heart and adds tobacco and vetiver to the base, so the tobacco is the main difference, and the other list has no resin at all.
