Obsidian
Obsidian is Rayhaan's 2025 eau de parfum built around the tension between bright and dark, an iris opening that slides into leather and finishes deep in oud and cedar. It reads like a scent designed for someone who wants a woody fragrance with an edge rather than another safe amber. Aromatica carries the Rayhaan Obsidian decant in Bangladesh in all available sizes, so testing the shift from citrus to leather to oud costs nothing close to a full bottle. The name fits: this is a fragrance built on contrast, glass smooth on the surface, dense and dark underneath.
Fragrance Notes
Top: Iris, Citrus
Heart: Leather
Base: Sandalwood, Ambrette, Cedar, Oud
The Scent
Citrus registers first, sharp and clean, but it never gets to run the show for long. Iris moves in almost immediately, powdery and cool, softening the citrus into something more like a suede glove than a fruit bowl. This is where Obsidian earns its name: the fragrance is already darkening within the first few minutes, the bright top note dimming as the leather heart pushes forward. That leather is the pivot point of the entire composition. It is sueded rather than raw, closer to a worn jacket than a tannery, and it carries the iris's powderiness with it as the fragrance moves into its second phase. Some wearers catch a faint floral undertone here, almost violet-adjacent, before it fades back into the leather. On the drydown, cedar and sandalwood arrive together, and the wood is where Obsidian stops being clean and starts being heavy. Ambrette adds a musky, slightly skin-like warmth that keeps the woods from turning dry or splintery. Oud closes the sequence, and it is a restrained, polished oud rather than a barnyard one, more smoky resin than raw wood chips. The transition from the citrus-iris opening to this oud-anchored base takes under an hour on skin, which is fast for a fragrance this layered. What lingers longest is the sandalwood and ambrette combination, a soft, warm base that keeps the leather and oud from feeling cold. Some noses pick up more incense in the base than others, a split that seems to depend on skin chemistry reacting with the oud accord, but the cedar and sandalwood foundation stays consistent underneath either read.
When to Wear
Obsidian belongs to cool evenings rather than daytime heat, the kind of autumn or winter night where a heavier woody scent doesn't fight the air temperature. It suits dinner meetings, late gatherings, or any setting where a leather-and-oud base has room to unfold slowly rather than getting lost in a crowd. Browse the rest of the Rayhaan collection at Aromatica for other pieces built around the same dense, high-impact house style.
Who Is It For
This suits someone who reaches for leather jackets over blazers and prefers a fragrance with a clear point of view over something safe and forgettable. It's for the wearer who wants the base notes to matter as much as the opening, not a pleasant citrus spritz that fades.
If you enjoy Dark Leather, it sits in a similar leather-forward register and is worth comparing side by side. Rayhaan's Adonis Oud is another good reference point if the oud base in Obsidian is what draws you in.
Available as an authentic decant in Bangladesh at Aromatica in 3ml, 5ml, 9ml, and 15ml.
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Description
Obsidian is Rayhaan's 2025 eau de parfum built around the tension between bright and dark, an iris opening that slides into leather and finishes deep in oud and cedar. It reads like a scent designed for someone who wants a woody fragrance with an edge rather than another safe amber. Aromatica carries the Rayhaan Obsidian decant in Bangladesh in all available sizes, so testing the shift from citrus to leather to oud costs nothing close to a full bottle. The name fits: this is a fragrance built on contrast, glass smooth on the surface, dense and dark underneath.
Fragrance Notes
Top: Iris, Citrus
Heart: Leather
Base: Sandalwood, Ambrette, Cedar, Oud
The Scent
Citrus registers first, sharp and clean, but it never gets to run the show for long. Iris moves in almost immediately, powdery and cool, softening the citrus into something more like a suede glove than a fruit bowl. This is where Obsidian earns its name: the fragrance is already darkening within the first few minutes, the bright top note dimming as the leather heart pushes forward. That leather is the pivot point of the entire composition. It is sueded rather than raw, closer to a worn jacket than a tannery, and it carries the iris's powderiness with it as the fragrance moves into its second phase. Some wearers catch a faint floral undertone here, almost violet-adjacent, before it fades back into the leather. On the drydown, cedar and sandalwood arrive together, and the wood is where Obsidian stops being clean and starts being heavy. Ambrette adds a musky, slightly skin-like warmth that keeps the woods from turning dry or splintery. Oud closes the sequence, and it is a restrained, polished oud rather than a barnyard one, more smoky resin than raw wood chips. The transition from the citrus-iris opening to this oud-anchored base takes under an hour on skin, which is fast for a fragrance this layered. What lingers longest is the sandalwood and ambrette combination, a soft, warm base that keeps the leather and oud from feeling cold. Some noses pick up more incense in the base than others, a split that seems to depend on skin chemistry reacting with the oud accord, but the cedar and sandalwood foundation stays consistent underneath either read.
When to Wear
Obsidian belongs to cool evenings rather than daytime heat, the kind of autumn or winter night where a heavier woody scent doesn't fight the air temperature. It suits dinner meetings, late gatherings, or any setting where a leather-and-oud base has room to unfold slowly rather than getting lost in a crowd. Browse the rest of the Rayhaan collection at Aromatica for other pieces built around the same dense, high-impact house style.
Who Is It For
This suits someone who reaches for leather jackets over blazers and prefers a fragrance with a clear point of view over something safe and forgettable. It's for the wearer who wants the base notes to matter as much as the opening, not a pleasant citrus spritz that fades.
If you enjoy Dark Leather, it sits in a similar leather-forward register and is worth comparing side by side. Rayhaan's Adonis Oud is another good reference point if the oud base in Obsidian is what draws you in.
Available as an authentic decant in Bangladesh at Aromatica in 3ml, 5ml, 9ml, and 15ml.
