Al Rehab

Al Rehab was born in Jeddah, on the Red Sea coast, in 1975, by its own account. It was founded on one simple idea: good quality at prices most people can pay. Its head office is still in Al-Balad, Jeddah's old town, in the Al Khaskia area. Its own pages do not name a founder. Its exhibitor listing at Beauty World Saudi Arabia gives the same 1975 start.

The house says a team of fragrance specialists, formulation experts, designers and packaging staff works on each product. The range is large and mostly small and low priced: sprays for men, women and both, perfume oils in small bottles from 3 ml, and incense, bakhoor, oud wood and room fresheners. Many scents come both as a spray and as an oil. Most names are Arabic, and its products are sold well beyond Saudi Arabia, with offices in Dubai, Aden, Manama and Jakarta.

In Jeddah, start at the Al Rehab branch in Al-Balad, Al-Khasikiyah, close to the head office in the old town. Another branch is at Al-Andalus Mall, by Gate 4, and its find-us page lists several more around the city, plus one in Riyadh's Al-Muaiqiliya Fourth Market. That page gives working hours of Saturday to Thursday, 8:00am to 1:30pm and 5:00pm to 10:00pm. The house's own site shows no prices. Try Layali Jeddah first, a women's spray named for the city, whose name means Jeddah nights: orange and passionfruit over frangipani and red berries, on vanilla and musk.