Ard Al Zaafaran makes a 50 ml eau de parfum range that sits well below the usual 100 ml pricing, and we carry eleven of them. It is the cheapest honest way to try a Middle Eastern fragrance without committing to a full bottle — a real eau de parfum, not a body spray or a mist. This guide sets out the eleven with the note pyramid recorded against each, and says plainly which records are incomplete.
The ones with full note pyramids on record
Yara — 50 ml. Orchid, heliotrope and tangerine over a gourmand accord and tropical fruits, on vanilla, musk and sandalwood. Floral Fruity Gourmand, presented for women. This is the deepest stock in our entire Ard Al Zaafaran range and the only bottle in the 50 ml set priced above the rest. In stock. Yara 50 ml →
Dirham Oud — 50 ml. Citruses, bergamot and raspberry over sandalwood, rose and lavender, on agarwood, amber, cedar, white musk and woody notes. Eleven notes with a five-note resinous base — the most substantial pyramid in the set. Our record does not carry a fragrance family for it. In stock. Dirham Oud 50 ml →
Mousuf — 50 ml. Grapes and chocolate over musk and oud, on caramel and floral notes. Fruity Gourmand, listed unisex. Note that the 100 ml Mousuf carries a completely different pyramid on our records; if you are buying on notes, this is the one that reads as a grape-and-chocolate gourmand. In stock. Mousuf 50 ml →
Qaed Al Fursan — 50 ml. Pineapple and saffron over jasmine, on cedarwood, amber and oud. Fruity Woody, listed unisex. Six notes, a clean pineapple-into-oud structure. In stock. Qaed Al Fursan 50 ml →
Mousuf Wardi — 50 ml. Red lychees, rhubarb and strawberries over rose, apple and vanilla, on white musk and cashmeran. Fruity Gourmand, presented for women. Currently out of stock, and one of the two cheapest bottles in the set. Mousuf Wardi 50 ml →
Hareem Al Sultan — 50 ml. Dark chocolate, red apple and bergamot over peony, on sandalwood, white musk and vanilla. Sweet Gourmand, listed unisex. The chocolate-and-apple gourmand at the lowest price we sell it. Currently out of stock. Hareem Al Sultan 50 ml →
The ones with a family but no pyramid on record
Five of the eleven carry a fragrance family and nothing more. We are printing what is on file rather than borrowing notes from the 100 ml versions, because in this range those do not always match.
Pure Musk — 50 ml, filed Floral Musky, listed unisex. In stock, and one of the deepest holdings in the set. Pure Musk 50 ml →
Dirham — 50 ml, filed Citrus Aromatic Woody, listed unisex. In stock. Dirham 50 ml →
Raghba — 50 ml, filed Amber Woody. In stock. Raghba 50 ml →
Bint Hooran Rose Passion — 50 ml, filed Fruity Sweet. In stock. Rose Passion 50 ml →
Ameerat Al Arab — 50 ml, filed Citrus Floral Woody, presented for women. In stock, though only just. Ameerat Al Arab 50 ml →
Which 50 ml should you buy?
Sweet floral-fruity, and the safest first purchase: Yara. Resinous and oud-led: Dirham Oud. Chocolate and grape: Mousuf. Pineapple into oud: Qaed Al Fursan. Clean musk: Pure Musk. Chocolate and apple: Hareem Al Sultan, when it returns. Eight of the eleven sit at exactly the same price, with Mousuf Wardi and Hareem Al Sultan below them and only Yara above, so there is very little to lose in trying one you are unsure about.
Availability and performance
Nine of the eleven are on the shelf as this is written; Mousuf Wardi and Hareem Al Sultan are between deliveries. We publish the whole range so you can see what the 50 ml set covers and ask us to flag a bottle when it lands. No verified longevity or sillage figures are logged against any of these, so none are printed here.
Every note pyramid above is taken from the product record for the exact bottle we sell, along with its concentration, size and stated gender presentation. Where a record carries only a family, we have said so rather than importing notes from a different bottle. Browse the full Ard Al Zaafaran collection with live CAD pricing and Ontario shipping, or visit Sara Sakina, Oakville Place (Unit 242), Oakville.