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Creed Oud Zarian
The original reads: citrus · floral · spicy · sweet · woody · smoky.
The genuine fragrance
Creed Oud Zarian
citrus · floral · spicy · sweet · woody · smoky
Accords cited from Creed Boutique (official)
UnisexPriced for your region at checkout.
The scent, note by note
How Creed Oud Zarian is built
Notes as published by Creed Boutique (official), mapped into our controlled vocabulary. How they wear varies with skin and concentration.
Accessible alternatives will appear here as we verify genuine matches from cited sources. The fragrance above is the real thing.
The honest verdict
Which one should you buy?
The genuine Creed Oud Zarian is £350, and it is the real thing on this page. We have not verified an accessible version we would stand behind, so none is listed. We only show an alternative when its cited accords genuinely match the original, never on guesswork.
Straight comparisons
Oud Zarian or one of these?
Oud Zarian or Aventus?
Both read citrus, floral, spicy, woody. Oud Zarian leans sweet, smoky; Aventus leans fruity, green.
Oud Zarian or Centaurus?
Both read floral, spicy, sweet, woody. Oud Zarian leans citrus, smoky; Centaurus leans powdery, amber.
Oud Zarian or Oud Wood?
Both read spicy, sweet, woody. Oud Zarian leans citrus, floral, smoky; Oud Wood leans amber.
Common questions
Where can I buy Creed Oud Zarian?
You can buy the genuine Creed Oud Zarian straight from Creed. The real bottle comes first; the accessible alternatives below are there if you'd rather spend less.
What does Creed Oud Zarian smell like?
Creed Oud Zarian opens with Bergamot, Incense, Ginger and Spices; a heart of Rose; drying down to Oud, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Myrrh, Licorice and Tonka Bean, from notes Creed Boutique (official) publishes. Those notes read as citrus, floral, spicy, sweet, woody, smoky, the coarse families Creed Boutique (official) cites. How it wears depends on your skin and the concentration. We only publish notes and accords we can trace to a source.
How much does Creed Oud Zarian cost?
The genuine Creed Oud Zarian runs £350 at Creed as of this page's last update, though retailers set their own prices and change them.
What's the closest accessible alternative to Oud Zarian?
We rank the "smells-like" alternatives to Oud Zarian by how closely their cited accords match the original, cheapest first. A dupe is meant to evoke Oud Zarian, not match its formula, and we say as much. If we can't verify a genuine match yet, we leave it off.
Is Oud Zarian for men or women?
Creed Oud Zarian is listed as unisex, marketed for anyone, which is how we'd wear it too. Fragrance has no inherent gender; the label just reflects how the retailer sells it.
What fragrances share notes with Oud Zarian?
Montale Paris Oud Tobacco (shares Spices, Oud, Incense); Xerjoff Golden Dallah (shares Spices, Oud, Incense); Amouage Jubilation Xxv (shares Myrrh, Oud, Incense). These share specific notes with Oud Zarian, a closer match than a shared accord family. We rank them by how many of Oud Zarian's cited notes they actually share, weighting rarer notes heavier than ubiquitous ones. Each is its own fragrance with real, sourced notes, not a copy of Oud Zarian, and has its own page.
What fragrances are similar to Oud Zarian?
Oud Zarian reads as citrus, floral, spicy, sweet, woody, smoky. If that's the corner you like, you'll find Armaf Club De Nuit Imperiale, Mancera Deep Forest and Versace Dylan Blue nearby. We rank them by how many of Oud Zarian's cited accords they actually share, weighting rarer families heavier. They're their own fragrances, not copies of Oud Zarian, and each has its own page.
We list the genuine original first, always. Fragrance Hunter earns affiliate commissions on outbound links across the site, on both original bottles and accessible alternatives, at no cost to you. Because we earn the same either way, what pays us never sets the order we rank things in; the ranking answers to the cited accords, not a sponsor (how we pick, and how we earn). Accessible alternatives are imitations of a named original; related fragrances are independent houses' own creations that stand as originals in their own right. We label which is which, and never present an imitation as the original. Prices are indicative, set by the retailer, and change. Accords are coarse scent families cited from brand or retailer sources; an alternative evokes the profile, it is not the same formula.