White Regent Diamond by Ibrahim Al Qurashi: Fig, Black Tea, Iris, and Vanilla in a Creamy Composition the Community Ranks Above the Parisian Original It Was Inspired By

White Regent Diamond Ibrahim Al Qurashi is the kind of composition that makes the original look over its shoulder. Moreover, the community didn’t just say it smells similar to a celebrated Parisian niche fig-tea creation. They said it’s better. Furthermore, one reviewer owns both and ranks White Regent Diamond first. Another called the Parisian original “not worth it when this exists.” Consequently, the same Saudi house that made Blue Oud (the darkest thing in our catalogue) also made this: warm, cuddly, fig-scented daylight. As a result, the Qurashi brothers contain multitudes.

TL;DR: White Regent Diamond is a 2025 creamy sweet EDP from Ibrahim Al Qurashi’s Velvet Diamonds collection. Moreover, fig, tea, sandalwood, and cardamom open into iris-vetiver, closing on tonka-vanilla-patchouli. Furthermore, the community ranks it above the celebrated Parisian fig-tea reference. As a result, EDP 100ml. Blind buy safe per Parfumo. Performance 7–14 hours.

WHITE REGENT DIAMOND Fragrance Notes:

• Top Notes: Sandalwood, Tea, Fig, Cardamom.
• Middle Notes: Iris, Vetiver.
• Base Notes: Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Patchouli.

Sandalwood opens the composition rather than anchoring the base. Moreover, that’s unusual. Most compositions save sandalwood for the drydown. Here it arrives first, placing creamy warmth under the fig and tea from the very first second. Furthermore, one Fragrantica reviewer says the initial spray smells like “realistic black tea” before the other notes emerge. Consequently, sandalwood in the top means the composition never has a cold opening. As a result, it starts warm and stays warm. You’re comfortable from the first breath.

The heart is deliberately lean. Moreover, iris and vetiver. Just two materials. Iris adds its powdery, creamy, slightly milky character. Furthermore, one Parfumo reviewer says the iris here reads as “creamy milk rather than lipstick” compared to the Parisian reference. Vetiver adds rooty, green depth beneath it. Consequently, two heart notes means maximum transparency. As a result, you can hear the fig and tea from the top still singing through the iris. Nothing blocks them. The lean heart is a window, not a wall.

What Does Fig Actually Smell Like in Perfume?

Fig in perfumery is two different smells depending on which part of the plant the perfumer references. Moreover, fig leaf (Ficus carica) smells green, sappy, slightly coconut-like, and fresh. It’s recreated using a molecule called stemone, which provides that distinctive green-sappy character you smell when you snap a fig leaf off a branch. Furthermore, fig fruit smells sweeter, milkier, jammier, and more lactonic. Gamma-decalactone provides the creamy-fruity quality. Consequently, perfumers choose between leaf fig and fruit fig depending on the mood they want.

In White Regent Diamond Ibrahim Al Qurashi, the fig reads as fruit rather than leaf. Moreover, the community consistently describes it as “beautiful,” “creamy,” and “comforting.” Nobody describes it as green or sappy. Furthermore, the fig sits beside black tea and sandalwood, which push it toward warmth rather than freshness. Consequently, this is the fig you eat, not the fig you pick. As a result, it’s ripe, slightly jammy, and sweet enough that one reviewer warns too many sprays can make it “a bit cloying.” Honest and worth knowing before you apply.

How Does It Smell From First Sip of Tea to Last Touch of Vanilla?

The opening is a warm cup placed in your hands. Moreover, black tea provides its tannic, slightly smoky, deeply comforting character. Fig adds creamy, milky-sweet fruit warmth beside it. Furthermore, cardamom contributes aromatic, green-spiced depth. Sandalwood wraps everything in its milky, creamy foundation. Consequently, the opening smells like sitting in a quiet room where someone brought you fig compote on a sandalwood tray with a cup of cardamom-spiced black tea. As a result, nobody raised their voice. Nobody needed to.

Within ten minutes, iris and vetiver take the centre. Moreover, iris adds powdery, creamy, milky depth that extends the sandalwood’s creaminess from the top. Furthermore, vetiver provides a green, rooty, slightly earthy counterweight that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet. The fig is still present. The tea is still visible. Consequently, the heart doesn’t replace the opening. It deepens it. As a result, one Fragrantica reviewer describes this phase as “slightly airy throughout” with the fig and iris dancing together.

The base is where the warmth becomes permanent. Moreover, tonka bean delivers its coumarin-rich, almond-like, faintly caramelised comfort. Vanilla adds smooth, creamy sweetness. Furthermore, patchouli provides earthy, dark grounding that prevents the sweetness from floating away. Consequently, the lasting impression is vanilla-tonka warmth on fig-stained skin with iris powder and the memory of tea. As a result, one reviewer calls it “a warm cuddly vibe that makes you want to be around and close to someone wearing this.” That’s the base talking.

How Does the Same House Make Both This and Blue Oud?

Blue Oud made someone reach for a face mask. Moreover, White Regent Diamond makes someone want to sit closer. The same Qurashi brothers produced both. Furthermore, Blue Oud uses oud, leather, tobacco, and darkness. White Regent Diamond uses fig, tea, iris, and daylight. Consequently, one is a cave a mile underground. The other is a sunlit kitchen. As a result, the range between these two compositions may be the widest in our entire catalogue from a single house.

The contrast tells you something important about Ibrahim Al Qurashi. Moreover, this isn’t a house with one personality. It’s a house that matches the perfume to the moment. Furthermore, Blue Oud is for the evening when you want to command a room and don’t care who objects. White Regent Diamond is for the afternoon when you want to be the person everyone gravitates toward without knowing why. Consequently, the Qurashi brothers understand both impulses. As a result, they bottled both.

Who Should Wear This and Who Should Walk Past?

Wear it if:

• You love fig-tea compositions and want one the community ranks above the celebrated Parisian original. Moreover, multiple Fragrantica and Parfumo reviewers have tested both side by side and chose White Regent Diamond.
• You want a blind buy safe everyday signature. Furthermore, Parfumo explicitly calls it blind buy safe. Consequently, this is one of the few compositions in our catalogue where that label is community-endorsed.
• You tried Blue Oud and need proof the same house can produce something gentle. White Regent Diamond is that proof. 

Walk past if:

• You want immediate beast-mode performance out of the box. Moreover, one reviewer notes the fragrance needs a month of maturation to reach its full potential. Furthermore, another bought it and found the initial scent weak until the oils blended over time. Consequently, patience is required.
• Too much fig smells cloying on your skin. Furthermore, one Fragrantica reviewer warns that excessive spraying makes the fig note “a bit cloying.” Consequently, three to four sprays maximum. Let the fig breathe.

How Does White Regent Diamond Ibrahim Al Qurashi Perform?

Performance is strong but improves with maturation. Moreover, one Parfumo reviewer reports that when he first received the bottle, it smelled like “realistic black tea” lasting 14+ hours but with limited projection. Furthermore, after placing the bottle on a slow-rotating shaker for 48 hours and then waiting a month, the full scent profile emerged: richer, better blended, improved projection. Consequently, in our testing, White Regent Diamond Ibrahim Al Qurashi delivered seven to nine hours of fig-tea-to-vanilla-tonka wear with intimate-to-moderate projection.

For best results, spray three to four times on pulse points and inner arms. Moreover, the sandalwood-tea-fig top settles within ten minutes into the iris-vetiver heart. Furthermore, don’t judge the bottle in the first week. Let it sit for at least two to four weeks after opening. Consequently, perfume oils and carrier molecules need time to fully integrate. As a result, the composition rewards patience. The bottle you spray on day one and the bottle you spray on day thirty may smell like two different fragrances. The second one is better.