B vs Al Bashiq

Shared character

Both B and Al Bashiq feature a combination of sandalwood, grapefruit, musk, amber, lily of the valley, lavender, apple, cedar, and pine. They both share woody, aromatic, and fresh spicy accords.

How they differ

B includes unique notes of ginger, melon, green notes, and aquatic notes, resulting in citrus, green, fruity, fresh, and powdery accords. Al Bashiq contains a much wider array of notes, including jasmine, bergamot, geranium, vanilla, vetiver, benzoin, leather, guaiac wood, nutmeg, artemisia, cardamom, patchouli, cinnamon, saffron, tonka bean, ambergris, myrrh, fruity notes, labdanum, frankincense, oud, cypress, tobacco, styrax, cashmeran, tolu balm, bitter almond, sweet notes, incense, hedione, earthy notes, tolu balsam, agarwood, and olibanum. These ingredients give Al Bashiq leather, spicy, oriental, smoky, leathery, amber, balsamic, and warm spicy accords, as well as a chypre accord.

Who each suits

B suits those who prefer fresh, fruity, and aquatic profiles. Al Bashiq suits those who prefer complex, smoky, leathery, and balsamic oriental profiles.