What does Bujairami Tears of Ash smell like?
The top is spiced and fruity-floral. Spices give a warm, pungent edge, red berries bring a tart, jammy fruitiness, violet adds a powdery, green-floral note, and tuberose is a heavy, creamy white flower that gives the opening its body.
The heart is leathery and woody. Leather is a dry, smoky accord, sandalwood is creamy and smooth, and rose softens both with a rounded floral, so the middle is less dry than leather alone would make it.
The base is resinous. Amber brings a warm, honeyed resin, incense a smoky, dry sweetness, patchouli an earthy, dark woodiness, and musk a soft, skin-like finish that holds the list together.
What style is Bujairami Tears of Ash?
Think warm and rich: Tears of Ash sits in the oriental family.
Spices, berries and violet carry most of the list.
The nearest Bujairami scent by notes is Bujairami Ocean Waves, sharing leather.
After that: Bujairami Blanc Bloom.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Who wears Tears of Ash
The brand's tag is for him and for her. This guide files it under oriental, floral and woody, three families it derives from the notes as its own sorting. It is an eau de parfum with no size given. Eleven listed materials across three tiers make a broad list, and the leather sits in the heart rather than the base.
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 Tears of Ash in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
A reader comparing notes will find Bujairami Ocean Waves sharing leather, amber and patchouli, Bujairami Blanc Bloom sharing tuberose, leather and amber, and Bujairami Artistic Lady sharing rose and sandalwood. Ocean Waves and Blanc Bloom both carry leather and amber, while Artistic Lady is nearest on the spice side through its clove and cinnamon top, which this scent does not list in the same form.
Bujairami scents with similar notes
Picked by the notes they share.
Carriers per country and what to check before ordering
Tears of Ash compared with three similar Bujairami scents
Bujairami Ocean Waves shares leather, amber and patchouli with Tears of Ash, the most direct overlap of the three, with all three materials present. Ocean Waves opens on salt and mandarin, has marine notes, leather and jasmine in the heart, and ends on amber, benzoin, patchouli and musk. Tears of Ash opens on spices and red berries instead of salt, so its top is warmer and fruitier, and its heart adds sandalwood and rose.
Bujairami Blanc Bloom shares tuberose, leather and amber with Tears of Ash. Blanc Bloom opens on mandarin, orange blossom and honeysuckle, moves through magnolia, young tuberose and jasmine, and ends on amber, white leather and white musk. Tears of Ash puts tuberose at the top rather than the heart, and its leather sits beside sandalwood and rose, so the flower and leather come in a different order.
Bujairami Artistic Lady shares rose and sandalwood with Tears of Ash. Artistic Lady opens on rose, clove, raspberry, blackcurrant and cinnamon, moves into patchouli, incense and sandalwood, and closes on musk, benzoin and amber. Its clove and cinnamon form the spice side of the top, while its base is musk, benzoin and amber rather than the incense and patchouli Tears of Ash keeps low.
