{"product_id":"pharaoh-ii-eau-de-parfum","title":"Pharaoh II Eau de Parfum Oud Sandalwood 50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing about the first two minutes tells you where this fragrance is going. \u003cstrong\u003eIt opens on rosewood, lavender, cinnamon and crisp apple, which is a bright and almost gentle start, and it ends on oud, sandalwood and amber, which is not gentle at all\u003c\/strong\u003e. The distance between those two points is the reason to own it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA deceptively light start.\u003c\/strong\u003e Apple and lavender before anything heavy arrives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers in the middle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose and lily of the valley over cedar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOud and amber to close.\u003c\/strong\u003e The last hours are dark and warm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn evening in winter.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is not a daytime proposition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Journey It Takes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost heavy fragrances announce their weight immediately. \u003cstrong\u003eThis one spends its first half hour sounding almost polite, then the rose and cedar move in, and by the time the oud arrives you are wearing something entirely different from what you sprayed\u003c\/strong\u003e. Anyone who tests it for five minutes and walks away will have met the wrong fragrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRosewood at the Top\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalisander rosewood is a warm, faintly sweet timber note, and putting it in the opening rather than the base is unusual. It bridges the apple and the cinnamon and quietly prepares the ground for the woods that come much later, so the fragrance never feels as though it changes its mind. It grows into itself instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Much to Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne spray is genuinely enough in most situations and two is the ceiling. Compositions built on oud and amber gain very little from a third spray except distance, and distance is not usually the goal at a dinner table. Start with one, wait twenty minutes, and add the second only if you meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne on Cloth, One on Skin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkin gives a fragrance its development and its warmth. Cloth gives it hours. \u003cstrong\u003ePutting one spray on the throat and one on a lapel or a scarf means you get the full arc from the skin and a long quiet tail from the fabric\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is the closest thing there is to having both at once on a heavy composition like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions About Pharaoh II\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow strong is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Considerable. One or two sprays is the working amount rather than three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the opening representative?\u003c\/strong\u003e No, and deliberately so. The oud arrives much later than the apple and lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat season suits it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter, and evenings in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan women wear it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. The rose and lily in the middle make it less masculine than the note list suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How strong is it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Considerable. One or two sprays is the working amount rather than three.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is the opening representative?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No, and deliberately so. The oud arrives much later than the apple and lavender.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What season suits it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Winter, and evenings in particular.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can women wear it?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes. The rose and lily in the middle make it less masculine than the note list suggests.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"Chez Pierre","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":52271833678125,"sku":"SKU-chez-035","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/chez-pierre-pharaoh-ii-eau-de-parfum-bottle-1.webp?v=1787947146","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/pharaoh-ii-eau-de-parfum","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}