{"product_id":"chai-desert-75ml","title":"Chai Desert","description":"\u003cp\u003eAl Seef in Dubai here smells like a cup of Arabic coffee spilled on a hot stone, with raspberry, saffron, and oud in the air. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/perfume\/Memoirs-Of-A-Perfume-Collector\/Chai-Desert-100604.html\" title=\"Memoirs of a Perfume Collector Chai Desert – Fragrantica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEMOIRS OF A PERFUME COLLECTOR Chai Desert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e doesn't showcase the city's modern gleam, but rather its historical edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaffron, pink pepper, and raspberry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e open the extrait spicy and sweet. Raspberry provides a red juiciness, but saffron quickly dries it out and pulls it towards a leathery, dusty warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQahwah, Arabic coffee, arrives with cedar and white floral tones. The coffee is dark and aromatic, the cedar evokes dry heat, and the flowers provide some air between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fragrantica.com\/noses\/Shadi_Samra.html\" title=\"Shadi Samra – Fragrantica perfumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShadi Samra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e dedicates the perfume to the historic Al Seef district, imagining a brief journey into the past along the Dubai coastline. Instead of literal sand, he uses spices, coffee, and dry wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOud, patchouli, musk, and ambergris later firm up the base. Raspberry recedes, saffron remains as a warm thread, and coffee blends with dark wood and earthy patchouli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChai Desert is not a milky chai latte or a carefree gourmand. It is \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(202, 169, 122);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eqahwah with raspberry, saffron, and oud on hot cedar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e — old Al Seef before the lights of new Dubai come on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memoirs of a Perfume Collector","offers":[{"title":"75ml","offer_id":53236400947466,"sku":"MEM-000269","price":225.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/4344\/8330\/files\/memoirs-of-a-perfume-collector-chai-desert-75ml.webp?v=1781875419","url":"https:\/\/memoireperfumery.hr\/en\/products\/chai-desert-75ml","provider":"Mémoire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}