The SOTD Fragrance Wardrobe: 15 Best Arabian & Niche Perfumes in the UK

Regent

Regent opens bright — bergamot, mandarin and grapefruit sharpened by a touch of ginger — then folds into jasmine and orange blossom before drying down through ambergris, sandalwood and tonka. What makes it worth a slot in daily rotation is how evenly it holds that citrus-to-amber transition; a lot of "fresh" scents thin out fast, but Regent keeps warmth under the brightness the whole way through. It reads polished rather than casual, which is why it works for a Tuesday commute and a client dinner without switching bottles. Browse the rest of the Maison Asrar range if this citrus-amber direction suits you.

Non Stop

Non Stop takes its cue from Pacific Chill and layers orange, green lemon, cooling mint and blackcurrant over a fruitier heart of apricot, basil and May rose, before a base of dates, fig, moss and ambergris pulls it somewhere unexpectedly grown-up. Most "holiday fresh" fragrances stop developing once the citrus fades; this one keeps building, and the dates-and-fig base is what separates it from a straightforward aquatic. It reads playful in the first ten minutes and considerably more considered three hours later. Check out what else just landed in our New In collection.

Chubby

Chubby, in the scent direction of Ani X by Nishane, opens on lemon and bergamot, moves into green apple and blackcurrant, and dries down into sandalwood and vanilla. The green-apple-into- sandalwood transition is the interesting part — it stops the fragrance reading as a straightforward citrus and gives it a slightly more serious, almost gourmand-adjacent finish once it's settled. Stock is currently limited to four bottles, so this is one to grab now rather than come back to later. Browse the rest of the Bujairami range.

Currently limited stock — 4 units remaining.

Tonka Skin

Tonka Skin, in the scent direction of Tonka Sarrapia Extrait 75 by Guerlain, opens on almond and warm spices, moves into tonka bean and tobacco, and settles into vanilla and cacao. It's a genuinely cold-weather fragrance rather than a year-round one — the tobacco-and-cacao pairing reads best against actual autumn air rather than a warm room, worth knowing before reaching for it in July. If you already lean toward gourmands, our Scent Finder can point you to similar-leaning bottles.

Red Eclipse

Red Eclipse, in the scent direction of Scarlet Sands, opens on raspberry and mandarin orange, moves into a freesia, jasmine and orange blossom heart, and settles into Akigalawood, amber and vanilla. It's back in stock after selling through its first run, and it's easy to see why — the raspberry stays genuinely fruity rather than candied, and the Akigalawood base gives it more structure than most fruity florals bother with. It sits comfortably between daytime and evening wear. See what else just landed in our New In collection.

First Class

First Class, in the scent direction of Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian, opens on saffron and jasmine, moves through amberwood and ambergris, and settles into cedar and fir resin. It's the most projection-heavy fragrance in this guide's evening group — a little goes further than you'd expect, so it rewards restraint on application rather than a heavy hand. Stock currently sits at five bottles. Compare it against our other amber florals in the Bujairami collection.

Limited stock — 5 units remaining.

Ya Habibi

Ya Habibi, in the scent direction of Ambre Levant by Louis Vuitton, opens on saffron and bergamot, moves into rose and jasmine, and settles into amber and oud. At £59.99 it's the most expensive fragrance in this guide, and the oud-amber base justifies the jump — noticeably richer and more resinous than the other amber-forward scents here. Six bottles remain, and this reads as a considered special-occasion purchase rather than an everyday one. See how it compares in the full Bujairami range.

White Oud

White Oud opens on green tea and leather, moves into a refined oud and saffron heart, and settles into tobacco and grasses. At £14.99 it's by a wide margin the most accessible fragrance in this entire guide, and it doesn't feel like a budget pick — the green tea keeps the oud from turning heavy, a genuinely useful trick if you're new to woody orientals. It's a smart entry point before spending more on the oud family. Explore the wider Surrati collection, where SOTD is an authentic UK retailer.