Kannauj Heritage

Shamama Special

Oriental Spicy · 1900

SpicesSaffronRoseHennaMaceHerbsBenzoinLabdanumResinsAmberAgarwoodLeatherSandalwood

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Office/Daily

Seasonality

Summer

Saffron, mace and rose weave through benzoin, labdanum and agarwood, with leather and sandalwood grounding the base. A dense, resinous attar, it projects with a complex, smoky warmth that feels old-world and bold.

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How Shamama Special smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Shamama Special keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and carries across a room and announces itself.

Warmthtemperate0.55

Shamama Special sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 60th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.70

Shamama Special carries across a room and announces itself. That is 88th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.64

Shamama Special sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is among the highest in the catalogue for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Texturemid-range0.66

Shamama Special sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 90th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Shamama Special keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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