Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud vs Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud

Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud scores 85% against Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.

The match improves as it wears. Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud opens 80% like Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud and reaches 88% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.

Both are built on rose, oud, sweet and warm spicy. Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud adds floral and fresh spicy that Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud does not. Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud brings vanilla and metallic of its own.

Side by side

Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & OudSwiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud
Price (estimate)about $95about $45
Longevity6h9h
Projection5/107/10
Sillage5/107/10
Released2012
Main accordsrose, oud and sweetsweet, oud and vanilla

On the estimates above, Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud sits about $50 under Jo Malone London Velvet Rose & Oud — roughly 53% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.

Why these two are matched

Offers a much more potent, sweet, and praline-heavy take on the rose-oud combination found in the Jo Malone reference.

Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.

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