Four family words (Oriental, Balsamic, Woody and Spicy) describe Faris Al Arab from Maison Asrar, a list dominated by cashmere wood and vanilla wood on top, cedarwood and amber in the heart, and labdanum below.
Notes as Maison Asrar lists them on its website, read on 24 October 2026.
How does Maison Asrar Faris Al Arab smell?
Much of the top is accords: an oriental accord (a blended impression of warm resin and spice), cashmere wood and vanilla wood (smooth, soft, slightly sweet timbers), and a liquorous accord, which suggests a boozy, syrupy, spirit-like sweetness. The heart adds cedarwood for dry structure, amber for resinous warmth and cane sugar for a clear, golden sweetness, so the sweetness is explicit from early on.
Tonka beans, labdanum, sandalwood and musk close the list. Labdanum is a dark, sticky resin, closely tied to the Balsamic family word; tonka beans add a soft, sweet-dry warmth, sandalwood contributes creamy wood, and musk smooths the edges. The likely result is a thick, sweet, woody and resinous perfume, with the boozy and sugary notes at the front and a dry, balsamic base.
Faris Al Arab, in the shop's second product photo
What Maison Asrar's own page says about Faris Al Arab
Maison Asrar's product page for Faris Al Arab gives its family as oriental, balsamic, woody and spicy.
It also puts words of its own on three of the notes: cashmere wood (woody, elegant), vanilla (sweet, warm, soft) and amber (warm, deep, rich).
The note list on FragranceGems' own product page names nothing that this list lacks.
Who might like Maison Asrar Faris Al Arab?
Sweet, syrupy woods and resins without florals or fruit are the draw here. For comparison by notes, look through the rest of the Maison Asrar range for other lists that sit on cashmere wood, amber and labdanum, and see which of them add a floral or fruit lift that this one skips.
Faris Al Arab and the rest of the Maison Asrar range
Both list vanilla wood, amber, musk, tonka beans, labdanum and sandalwood. Maison Asrar III Thriller goes on with lemon, cardamom, bergamot and saffron; Faris Al Arab with cashmere wood, liquorous accord, cedarwood and cane sugar.
Maison Asrar Emerald overlaps in cashmere wood, vanilla wood, amber, tonka beans and sandalwood. Its own notes are violet leaves, pepper and leathery accord, against liquorous accord, cedarwood, cane sugar and musk here.
Maison Asrar Tornado shares cashmere wood, vanilla wood, cedarwood, musk and tonka beans with Faris Al Arab. Where Faris Al Arab has liquorous accord, amber, cane sugar and labdanum, it lists peach, lychee, davana and saffron.
Where to buy Maison Asrar Faris Al Arab in Europe
FragranceGems lists Maison Asrar Faris Al Arab in 100 ml. The button below opens the perfume itself in the shop; the product page shows the current price and whether it can be ordered today, which this guide does not.
The shop ships from the Netherlands to 25 EU countries. Delivery times and countries are on where to buy.
Four family words (Oriental, Balsamic, Woody and Spicy) describe Faris Al Arab from Maison Asrar, a list dominated by cashmere wood and vanilla wood on top, cedarwood and amber in the heart, and labdanum below.
