Aswan
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Aswan by WIDIAN opens fruity and a little sharp, lemon, apple and pear crossed with black and pink pepper. Black violet and hyacinth bring in something softer at the heart, while Indian patchouli sits underneath, earthy and dark. The base settles into bourbon vanilla, musky ambrette and amber, rich rather than sweet, built for cooler months. Men and women both reach for it, drawn to fruit set against something darker underneath. Cold-weather months are where it lives, worn as easily by day as at night. The longevity vote leans long-lasting, and the sillage vote also leans strong, so it rarely needs a heavy hand. A 10ml decant carries you through a season of testing before you commit to more.
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The community verdict
Long-lasting is the leading view of Aswan’s staying power, with moderate close behind; strong projection also leads, followed by moderate. Apple and pear give way to black violet and patchouli, then vanilla and amber. It feels at home on autumn nights, while winter evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Amalfi Lemon
- Apple
- Black Pepper
- Pear
- Pink Pepper
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Black Violet
- Hyacinth
- Indian Patchouli
- Basewhat lingers
- Amber
- Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
- Bourbon Vanilla
- Brand
- WIDIAN
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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WIDIAN Aswan, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Pear, violet and vanilla passed hand to hand along a riverboat deck.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Amalfi Lemon
- Apple
- Black Pepper
- Pear
- Pink Pepper
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Black Violet
- Hyacinth
- Indian Patchouli
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Amber
- Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
- Bourbon Vanilla
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity385 votes
Most voted: 47%Long lasting
31%Moderate
Sillage330 votes
Most voted: 48%Strong
29%Moderate
Season335 votes
Most voted: 42%Autumn
25%Winter
Time of day335 votes
Most voted: 37%Night out
28%Evening
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Longevity385 votes
- Very weak4%15 votes
- Weak12%45 votes
- Moderate31%120 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)47%180 votes
- Eternal6%25 votes
Sillage330 votes
- Intimate11%35 votes
- Moderate29%95 votes
- Strong (Most voted)48%160 votes
- Enormous12%40 votes
Season335 votes
- Spring19%65 votes
- Summer13%45 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)42%140 votes
- Winter25%85 votes
Time of day335 votes
- Daytime22%75 votes
- Office12%40 votes
- Evening28%95 votes
- Night out (Most voted)37%125 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No
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The house
More from WIDIAN
WIDIAN is a niche house founded in the United Arab Emirates in 2014, making rich perfumes that most people can wear regardless of gender. Expect amber and vanilla at the heart, sharpened with pink and black pepper, saffron and oud, then lifted by bergamot, lemon or orange flower. Patchouli, cedar and sandalwood give the base its weight. Baniyas is the first to try, followed by New York and Black II. Aswan and London complete the set, and two of them are named after cities. Each one deserves a few days on skin before you decide.
Frequently asked questions
What does WIDIAN Aswan smell like?
WIDIAN Aswan opens with Amalfi Lemon, Apple, Black Pepper and Pear. The heart brings Black Violet, Hyacinth and Indian Patchouli. It dries down to Amber, Ambrette (Musk Mallow) and Bourbon Vanilla.
Is WIDIAN Aswan long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (47% of votes), and 53% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (48% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is WIDIAN Aswan good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn; summer takes only 13% of season votes.
Is WIDIAN Aswan good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other seasons, but winter still takes 25% of season votes.
Is WIDIAN Aswan for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 66% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 34% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear WIDIAN Aswan to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 12% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes WIDIAN Aswan?
Aswan is made by WIDIAN.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of WIDIAN Aswan?
A 10ml decant of WIDIAN Aswan holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other WIDIAN perfumes can I try?
Is this WIDIAN Aswan decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every WIDIAN Aswan decant is filled by hand from an original WIDIAN bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.