Bujairami Mad Love — The £49.99 Ombre Nomade Alternative
Raspberry · Saffron · Geranium · Rose · Birch · Suede · Incense · Oud · Benzoin · Amberwood · Musk — 100ml Extrait de Parfum, 100% authentic, free UK delivery.
Louis Vuitton’s Ombre Nomade is one of the most admired oud fragrances of the last decade — raspberry and rose drifting through incense and birch smoke over a dark oud base. It is also from £495 for 100ml on Louis Vuitton’s own UK site. That price is why you are reading this page.
Bujairami Mad Love is built on the same blueprint, and the brand says so openly: its own listing calls it “inspired by Ombre Nomade”. The published note lists line up almost one for one. The honest differences are small but real, and we set them out below so you can decide whether the idea is enough, or whether you need the original.
 Khadlaj Oud Noir Same LV DNA, less smoke £19.99 |
 Bujairami Roselle Cherry instead of raspberry £49.99 |
 Bujairami Ya Habibi Amber-oud, no fruit £59.99 |
 Bujairami Shadow Script Incense and suede, no oud £49.99 |
The Scent Pyramid at a Glance
Eleven notes across three tiers, exactly as Bujairami lists them — and they match Fragrantica’s listing note for note.
Raspberry first — darker than candy, closer to crushed berries — then saffron’s warm, faintly metallic spice, with geranium adding a green, rosy edge that stops the opening sliding into pure sweetness.
Where the name comes from. A full, velvety rose, birch wood that reads like cold embers, soft suede and a cool thread of incense smoke. This is the part that divides people: oud-rose lovers feel at home, fans of clean scents do not.
Resinous oud wood with a faintly medicinal edge, softened by honeyed benzoin, warmed by dry amberwood and finished with a clean musk that sits close to the skin.
Bujairami Mad Love — Quick Specs
| Full name | Bujairami Mad Love Extrait de Parfum 100ml |
| Concentration & size | Extrait de Parfum · 100ml |
| House | Bujairami — Australian-owned, headquartered in Australia, with operations in the UAE and Canada |
| Main accords | Amber · Leather · Smoky · Warm spicy · Rose |
| Inspired by | Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade stated by the brand |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Best season | Autumn & winter · evenings |
| Suggested sprays | Two — it is an extrait |
| Release | 2026 |
Mad Love vs Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade — What Actually Matches
Put the two published note lists side by side and nine notes are shared. Mad Love adds suede leather and musk; Ombre Nomade’s listing has no leather.
| Bujairami Mad Love | LV Ombre Nomade | |
|---|---|---|
| Shared notes | Raspberry, saffron, geranium, rose, birch, incense, oud, benzoin, amberwood ✓ 9 of 9 | |
| Only in one | Suede leather, musk | — |
| Concentration | Extrait de Parfum | Eau de Parfum |
| Released | 2026 | 2018, Jacques Cavallier Belletrud |
| Price · 100ml | £49.99 · in stock | From £495 |
Buy Louis Vuitton for the original. Buy this for the idea, at a fraction of the price.
How close is it, really? On paper, very. On skin, the evidence is still thin: Mad Love is a 2026 release, and at the time of writing its Fragrantica page carries a single review — one that calls it a 1:1 clone — and only six votes. That is encouraging, but it is one voice, so we treat the likeness as “same blueprint” rather than “proven identical”. Bujairami has no connection to Louis Vuitton; the comparison is here only to help you place the scent.
If you want this raspberry-rose-oud direction for less, Khadlaj Oud Noir (£19.99) sits in the same Ombre Nomade family, with more raspberry and less smoke. We grade that comparison B+ in our Khadlaj dupes guide. Mad Love is the richer, smokier, extrait-strength option.
Performance — What We Know, and What We Don’t
We publish hour figures only when wearers have reported them in useful numbers. For Mad Love they haven’t yet, so there is no hours number on this page. The extrait strength and the resin-heavy base point to a long-lasting, noticeable scent — two sprays is the sensible start.
Which Dark Bujairami Is Yours?
| Mad Love | Roselle | Ya Habibi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | Raspberry | Cherry | Mandarin |
| Smoke | Birch and incense | Incense | White incense |
| Signature | Rose, suede, oud | Oud, lactones, moss | Amber, oud, labdanum |
| Price · 100ml | £49.99 | £49.99 | £59.99 |
Want smoke without the oud? Shadow Script takes frankincense, suede and saffron in a drier direction. Browse the whole house on our Bujairami perfumes page.
Good to Know Before You Buy
- It is a cold-weather, after-dark scent. Saffron, oud and incense come alive in cool air; in summer heat they can turn heavy.
- Genuinely unisex. Rose and raspberry keep it from reading purely masculine; birch, leather and oud keep it from reading purely feminine.
- Not a first oud. If you already love oud, leather and dark rose, this belongs in your rotation. If those words intimidate you, start with something lighter.
- Not Katy Perry’s Mad Love. A 2016 fruity-floral shares the name. This is Bujairami’s — search “Bujairami Mad Love” to find the right bottle.
Why Buy Mad Love From Khaleej Scents
Every bottle is genuine Bujairami, sourced from authorised distribution. We check every note list against the brand’s own listing and independent sources such as Fragrantica, and we describe performance from what wearers consistently report rather than from our own lab claims — which is why you won’t find a made-up hours figure above.
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- Bujairami Mad Love on Fragrantica — note pyramid, accords, 2026 release
- Bujairami’s official Mad Love listing — the brand’s note list and its Ombre Nomade inspiration
- Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade on Fragrantica — the notes used in the comparison
- Ombre Nomade on Louis Vuitton UK — the price quoted (checked October 2026)
- Bujairami on Fragrantica — brand background
Written by Shaheen Shah Abrar, Founder of Khaleej Scents. Notes are checked against Bujairami’s own listing and Fragrantica; the comparison reflects published notes and reviewer reports, not a controlled side-by-side test.
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