FAAN Amjad Coral vs FAAN Qasida Sahm: which FAAN perfume should you buy?

FAAN Amjad Coral is one of our best sellers and the fresh bottle of the Amjad line. FAAN Qasida Sahm is the one written for him in the Qasida line.

Quick verdict

• Coral: pear, citrus, ginger, cedar. Clean and dry. 44.99 euros.
• Sahm: mango, raspberry, lavender, oud, leather. Starts bright, ends dark. 56.99 euros.
• If you want one that lasts longer and changes through the day: Sahm. If you want something that stays simple and fresh: Coral.

Amjad Coral vs Qasida Sahm: four notes shared, many different

Shared by name: bergamot, ginger, cedar and musk. Those four give them a family resemblance: a bright start, a dry middle and a clean wood and musk finish. Past that the two part ways. Sahm adds a whole layer of fruit, aromatic lavender and sage, and a dark base. Coral stays light.

From first spray to dry-down

Coral opens with pear, bergamot, mandarin and ginger. It is crisp. The heart is orange blossom and Georgywood, and the base is Ambrofix, musk, Akigalawood and cedar. It ends clean and woody.

Sahm opens with a bowl of fruit: mango, lemon, raspberry, green mandarin, with ginger for dryness. After half an hour lavender, clary sage, jasmine and cedar give a barbershop feel, and blue coumarin smooths the join. The base is oud, nagarmotha, leather accord, vetiver and wolfwood, with musk and amber. Where Coral keeps its mood from start to finish, Sahm changes character.

Strength and staying power

Both are rated 3 out of 5 for projection. Longevity is 3 for Coral and 4 for Sahm. Those are our ratings, not lab numbers. At the same projection, you get roughly the same reach, but Sahm stays on longer, mostly because of oud and leather in its base. Coral is the Extrait and Sahm the Eau de Parfum, which shows that the base notes matter as much as the concentration.

Season, occasion, audience and price

• Season: Coral, spring and summer. Sahm, autumn and spring.
• Moments: Coral, daily wear and office. Sahm, daily wear and evenings.
• Audience: Coral is listed unisex. Sahm is written for him.
• Price: Coral is 44.99 euros (about 0.22 euro per ml). Sahm is 56.99 euros (about 0.28 euro per ml). Both are 200 ml.

Spring is where they overlap. If you want one bottle from March to November, Sahm covers it. If your year is mostly warm weather, Coral.

Who should pick which

Choose Coral if you want a simple, fresh scent for work and warm days, if you do not like oud or leather, or if you want to spend 12 euros less. Choose Sahm if you want a scent with a story, if you want it to last into the evening, or if you like fruit and oud together. Both are polite enough for an office, but only Sahm is dressed for dinner. To go deeper, read the Qasida Sahm review and the Amjad Coral review. To see the rest of the range, use which FAAN perfume to choose or open all FAAN perfumes.

FAQ

Do Coral and Sahm smell alike?

They share bergamot, ginger, cedar and musk, so the start and the wood have something in common. Sahm adds fruit, lavender and oud, and ends much darker.

Is Coral too light for a man?

No. It is listed unisex, and the notes are fresh and woody. See Amjad Coral for men.

What if one of them is sold out?

Ask to be notified on the product page. Delivery takes 3 to 6 working days in the Netherlands and 5 to 8 working days in the rest of the EU.

Related reading

• FAAN Amjad Coral review: notes, strength and when to wear it
• FAAN Qasida Sahm review: notes, strength and when to wear it
• Which FAAN perfume to choose: a simple guide