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Our fragrance samples are available for purchase online only. No samples will be available in store at Merz Apothecary.
Would you love to try Ar Riyad? Try a sample for a fraction of the cost of a full bottle!
Our samples are either packaged by the perfume house, or hand-poured here at Smallflower and presented in a spray vial. Each vial is filled to a variable volume to reflect the concentration of the fragrance being sampled.
About the Fragrance:
"Riyād means gardens and meadows in Arabic and even in this megacity I found cool, quiet corners and verdant courtyards, havens in the middle of this huge kingdom. This parfum evokes the languorous heat of late afternoon, a warm welcome into a hidden garden with the famous Saudi hospitality," Nick Steward, Founder
Ar Riyad is inspired by warm hospitality in an elegant, shaded garden. This parfum (concentrated at 36%) opens with vervain oil – bringing a sparkling golden feeling on skin – alongside bergamot, bitter almond and ginger (a special CO2 extraction) for a refreshing dry, spicy elegance. The heart of this composition is bursting with an opulent orange blossom. I wanted to evoke the whole flower, at its fullest and most sensual in the end-of-day heat. There is also a hint of clove as well as nutmeg and ylang ylang from the Indian Ocean – imagine its petals floating in a copper basin; cumin from the spice routes further east.And the base of the composition celebrates a love for rich earthy patchouli, a “blond” tobacco (in a playful nod to shisha smoke), along with the chic luxury of olibanum and gourmand vanilla.
Fragrance Notes:
Top: Vervain oil, Bergamot, Bitter Almond, Ginger
Middle: Orange Blossom, Ylang Ylang, Clove, Nutmeg, Cumin
Base: Patchouli, Olibanum (Frankincense), Vanilla, Blond Tobacco
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Why can't I purchase this online?
A small number of our brands and products are not allowed to be sold online. Please give us a call at 1-800-252-0275 or stop into one of our stores to order this product.