What does Bujairami Manhattan smell like?
The top is hazelnut and cocoa. Hazelnut is a warm, toasty nut with a slightly bitter edge, and cocoa adds a dry, roasted chocolate note. Together they give the opening a roasted, nutty character rather than a fruity one.
Jasmine sambac and cedar form the heart. Jasmine sambac is a fresh, sweet jasmine with a fruity edge, and cedar a dry, pencil-like wood that gives the floral a structured, woody spine.
The base is ambroxan, caramel and moss. Ambroxan is a synthetic, ambergris-type material that is clean, warm and faintly salty, caramel adds a toasted sweetness, and moss gives a damp, earthy tone. This is the part of the list that keeps the sweetness dry rather than sugary.
Bujairami Manhattan: style and character
Think sweet and warm: Manhattan sits in the gourmand family.
Hazelnut, cocoa and jasmine stand in front.
Closest within Bujairami, by notes: Bujairami Gotham, which shares jasmine, cedar and caramel.
Next: Bujairami Carnival.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Is Manhattan for you?
Gourmand and woody, read from its own notes, is how this guide sorts Bujairami Manhattan. Its tag reads for him and for her, and no size is given in this guide's data. Seven notes over three tiers give a clear top, heart and base, and the woody side rests on cedar and moss.
Concentration and sizes
- Concentration in the brand's catalogue: eau de parfum.
- No size in the listing; the brand gives 100 ml as its standard bottle (bujairami.com.au).
- 10 ml samples: the samples page lists the scents in the shop's Sample Service. Samples and sizes
Where to buy Bujairami Manhattan in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
Bujairami Gotham shares jasmine, cedar and caramel with this scent, which makes it the nearest overall. Bujairami Carnival shares jasmine and caramel, and Bujairami Fearless shares jasmine, ambroxan and oakmoss. Fearless is the one to read beside it for the ambroxan base, and the three together give a clear picture of the jasmine and caramel theme.
Bujairami scents with similar notes
Picked by the notes they share.
Carriers per country and what to check before ordering
Manhattan compared with three similar Bujairami scents
Bujairami Manhattan and Bujairami Gotham share jasmine, cedar and caramel. Gotham opens on violet leaf, blueberry, blackcurrant and thyme, with suede, oakmoss and vanilla in the base. Manhattan opens on hazelnut and cocoa instead, and its base is ambroxan, caramel and moss, so it is nuttier and less fruity than Gotham.
Bujairami Manhattan and Bujairami Carnival share jasmine and caramel. Carnival opens on gardenia, carnation and jasmine, with patchouli, flowers, sandalwood and sea notes in the heart and coffee at the base. Manhattan has no gardenia or coffee; its heart is jasmine sambac and cedar, which makes it woodier and less floral.
Bujairami Manhattan and Bujairami Fearless share jasmine, ambroxan and oakmoss. Fearless opens on litchi, blackcurrant and mandarin, with peony and jasmine in the heart and praline, musk, vanilla and oakmoss at the base. Manhattan starts on hazelnut and cocoa rather than fruit, and its base is caramel and moss, not praline and musk.