King of Judea Attar
Herod · The Dua Brand
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King of Judea Attar
Herod
The Dua BrandWarm cinnamon tobacco with vanilla, incense, labdanum, woods, musk, and amber; sweet, resinous, smoky, and polished.
Quick glance
Woody Spicy / Tobacco Vanilla
warm
Character
- tobacco
- vanilla
- warm spicy
- amber
- Scent profile
- Leading accordstobacco / vanilla / warm spicyPrimary stylewarm
- Best season
- Fall / Winter
- Best setting
- Date night / Evening wear
Olfactive map
What it smells like
Scent identity
Family and tags
Fragrance structure
How it develops
It opens on cinnamon, dry and dusty rather than red-hot, with a peppery woodiness sharpening the edges before any sweetness appears. Tobacco leaf rises through the first hour and carries the fragrance's center, wrapped in incense smoke and the sticky, balsamic warmth of labdanum, with osmanthus adding a faint apricot glow. The long finish is vanilla, amber and musk over cedar and vetiver — sweet, but grounded by dry woods so it never collapses into dessert.
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Base notes
Descriptors
Supporting characteristics
Community
How others read it
Praise
Smooth tobacco-vanilla blend Cozy cold-weather aura Accessible niche tobacco profile Rich cinnamon/vanilla warmthCriticism
Some find it softer than expected Sweet tobacco can feel linear Performance expectations vary by batch/source Less animalic or raw than darker tobaccosComparison notes
Compared with Herod, the DUA version is positioned as a denser attar-like interpretation of an older 2012 profile. Treat the 2012/formulation claim as provider-specific unless independently archived.Discovery
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Recorded inspiration, flanker, and community evidence.
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