Dirham is the broadest family Ard Al Zaafaran makes and the broadest we stock from them — five distinct scents spread across eaux de parfum in two sizes, perfume oils, bakhoor, pocket sprays, body sprays, a hair mist and air fresheners. The five scents are genuinely different from each other: Silver is a lavender-citrus floral, Gold is a pineapple gourmand, Wardi is a rose-praline, and Oud is the resinous one. This guide compares them with the note pyramid recorded against each.
Dirham — Eau de Parfum 50 ml
Profile: our record files this bottle as Citrus Aromatic Woody and carries its size, concentration and unisex presentation, but no note pyramid. The Dirham 10 ml perfume oil, which shares the name, does carry one: bergamot, citrus and cardamom over rose, jasmine and lavender, on vetiver, sandalwood and cedarwood.
Verdict: the original and the most affordable way into the family. We have printed the oil's pyramid separately rather than assigning it to the bottle, because our records list them as distinct products. In stock. Dirham Eau de Parfum 50 ml → · Dirham Perfume Oil 10 ml →
Dirham Silver — Eau de Parfum 100 ml
Profile: lavender, bergamot and lemon over jasmine, rose and cardamom, on vetiver and cedar. White Floral. Listed unisex, all seasons, for daily wear.
Verdict: the cleanest of the five — a herbal-citrus opening, a classic floral heart with cardamom cutting through it, and a short dry base of just vetiver and cedar. The most office-appropriate Dirham, and the easiest to wear if you find oud-heavy fragrances too much. In stock. Dirham Silver →
Dirham Gold — Eau de Parfum 100 ml
Profile: pineapple and bergamot over vanilla, pepper, jasmine, rose and carnation, on sandalwood, tonka bean and vetiver. Sweet Gourmand. Listed unisex, all seasons, for daily wear.
Verdict: the sweetest and the most crowded in the middle — a five-note heart pairing vanilla and pepper with three flowers, which is an unusual combination. Pineapple up top makes the opening brighter than the gourmand label suggests. Currently out of stock. Dirham Gold →
Dirham Wardi — Eau de Parfum 100 ml
Profile: rose, orange blossom, pear and black currant over praline, iris and jasmine, on patchouli, vanilla and tonka bean. Sweet Gourmand. Presented for women, for date nights and evenings.
Verdict: the rose-and-praline one, and the only Dirham presented for women. Ten notes, weighted toward sweetness, with iris keeping the middle from turning sugary. It is also the most expensive bottle in the family. In stock. Dirham Wardi →
Dirham Oud — Eau de Parfum 50 ml
Profile: citruses, bergamot and raspberry over sandalwood, rose and lavender, on agarwood, amber, cedar, white musk and woody notes. Listed unisex. Our record does not carry a fragrance family for this bottle, so we have not assigned one.
Verdict: the resinous Dirham and the one we hold deepest. A fruity-citrus opening you would not expect from an oud fragrance, then a five-note woody base with agarwood at the front of it. It sits at the same price as the base Dirham 50 ml. In stock. Dirham Oud → · Dirham Oud Perfume Oil 6 ml →
Dirham in other formats
Beyond the bottles, the family reaches our shelves as a 300 ml air freshener, a 200 ml body spray, pocket sprays for both Dirham and Dirham Silver, a 50 ml hair mist, a 12 ml Dirham Wardi perfume oil, and bakhoor in Silver, Gold and Wardi versions. One thing worth saying plainly: the note pyramids recorded against these formats are not always identical to the bottles they are named after, and in a few cases differ from each other. Where you are buying for a specific scent profile rather than for the name, ask us and we will read the record for that exact item with you.
Dirham Hair Mist → · Dirham Wardi Perfume Oil → · Dirham Body Spray → · Dirham Silver Bakhoor 40 g → · Dirham Wardi Bakhoor 40 g → · Dirham Gold Bakhoor →
Which Dirham should you buy?
Clean, herbal and floral: Silver. Sweet and pineapple-led: Gold. Rose and praline, for evenings: Wardi. Resinous, with agarwood: Oud. Cheapest way in: the Dirham 50 ml or the Dirham Oud 50 ml, which sit at half the price of the 100 ml bottles.
Availability and performance
Dirham 50 ml, Dirham Oud 50 ml, Dirham Silver, Dirham Wardi, the Dirham Wardi perfume oil, the Dirham 10 ml oil and the hair mist are on the shelf as this is written; Dirham Gold and most of the remaining formats are between deliveries. We publish the whole family so you can see what it covers and ask us to flag an item 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 item we sell, along with its concentration, size and stated gender presentation. Where a record is missing a pyramid or a family, we have said so rather than borrowing one from a related product. Browse the full Ard Al Zaafaran collection with live CAD pricing and Ontario shipping, or visit Sara Sakina, Oakville Place (Unit 242), Oakville.