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Shimmering Dunes by The Dua Brand

Men Women 2025

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Shimmering Dunes, a Warm Smoked Amber with a Leather Finish From The Dua Brand, Shimmering Dunes is an Oriental Woody fragrance for both men and women, introduced in 2025. The composition is by nose Mahsam Raza. Amber takes the lead, supported by smoke, yellow blossom, leather, balsam, wood and a faint animalic edge, giving a mellow yet full-bodied feel. As…

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About Shimmering Dunes

Main accord amber Year 2025 Gender Men · Women Perfumer Mahsam Raza

Shimmering Dunes, a Warm Smoked Amber with a Leather Finish

From The Dua Brand, Shimmering Dunes is an Oriental Woody fragrance for both men and women, introduced in 2025. The composition is by nose Mahsam Raza.

Amber takes the lead, supported by smoke, yellow blossom, leather, balsam, wood and a faint animalic edge, giving a mellow yet full-bodied feel.

As an Oriental Woody, it favours generous, heated matter rather than a sharply gendered style. No head, heart and base stages are declared, so the spices, blossoms, resins and woods are best understood as a single woven accord.

Saffron, cinnamon and nutmeg meet incense, styrax and labdanum on the spiced-resinous axis. This is where the smoky, balsamic behaviour comes from, recalling sun-warmed, shimmering ground.

Rose, white blossoms and ylang-ylang provide the floral brightness, while vanilla, caramel, sweet notes and a fruity hint lend roundness. The result is creamy and golden rather than overtly sugary.

Patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood and oud wood then join leather, amber and musk to form the lasting woody-leathery framework. The stated amber, leather, woody and animalic accords all sit within this layer.

It should appeal to wearers who favour unisex Oriental Woody scents with mellow leather and incense, gentle spice and a resinous vanilla, and who enjoy a cosy, contemplative fragrance for later in the day.

In this 2025 creation, Shimmering Dunes unites glowing amber, measured smoke and supple blossom-vanilla softness. A well-judged offering from The Dua Brand for devotees of balmy, textured orientals.

Spices Fruits, vegetables and nuts White flowers Woods and mosses Resins and balsams Sweet and gourmand Flowers Musk, amber and animalic

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