Ishraq Gold

Orientica · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2018

≈ $45 · 100ml · approx. retail

Ishraq Gold opens with a sugary coffee-almond accord before turning into a vanilla-forward gourmand with milky sandalwood, tonka, and sweet powder in the base. It's one of Orientica's earliest releases (2018) and is often described as a lighter, more affordable take on YSL's Black Opium.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

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