The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Cleite arrived in 2024 from Prestige, Beauty Has a Secret, composed by Bhupinder Singh Badh Sunny. It belongs to the brand's Forest Collection, a line inspired by the hidden forests of Salalah, where mountain greenery, ancient trees, moss, flowers, and woods shape an image of nature in the mist. The composition moves through contrasts rather than copying the forest literally: sharp citrus and pink pepper meet violet, tobacco, saffron, and a deeply warm base. That tension gives Cleite its own character. It suggests shaded greenery and damp earth while retaining a polished surface, balancing a cool floral impression with spices, woods, and warmth.
The unusual part is how easily Cleite changes temperature. Pink pepper, bergamot, and lemon bring a brisk metallic shine, while violet supplies a cool, powdery veil. Tobacco and saffron then add depth without losing that polished surface. In the base, ambergris and moss make the composition feel earthy, while cedarwood, sandalwood, and patchouli give it weight. Vanilla and musk soften the edges, but not into simple sweetness.
The evolution
Cleite begins with a quick lift: bergamot and lemon cut through pink pepper, bringing a clean citrus shine and a faint metallic flicker. That brightness soon meets violet, whose cool powder softens the opening without muting it. Rose and white flowers add a polished floral impression, while tobacco and saffron pull the composition away from the obvious citrus effect and into warmer, spicier territory. The middle hours carry the most tension, fresh floral brightness sitting beside dry tobacco and a golden thread of saffron. Later, cedarwood and sandalwood make the scent more upright and woody. Patchouli and moss bring an earthy, green shadow, ambergris gives the drydown a subtle marine depth, and vanilla settles underneath with restrained warmth. Musk softens everything without turning the trail into a cloud.
Cultural impact
Cleite fits the house's Omani perfumery with a cosmopolitan soul, translating the hidden forests of Salalah into a layered composition. Its unisex appeal comes from the meeting of clear citrus, powdery violet, tobacco, and woods, a register that brings brightness, floral softness, dry spice, and earthiness into the same scent. For the wearer who treats scent as a hidden language, it offers a distinct way to explore that idea: polished on the surface, mysterious underneath, and tied to a landscape rather than a literal local ingredient.
The House
Prestige - Beauty Has a SecretPrestige, Beauty Has a Secret is an Oman-based fragrance house associated with Art of Fragrances LLC. Its catalogue spans woods, spice, floral, tropical, and aromatic compositions, with releases including Spicy Luban of Salalah, Damascus Rose - Oud, Havana Vanilla, Fruits of the Caribbean, and Cashmeran Wood. The brand presents perfumery as an expression of place and mood, drawing on names and references from Salalah, Damascus, Havana, and the Caribbean. Available information does not identify the perfumers behind these compositions or provide a complete, independently verified account of the brand's early history.
The Creator
Bhupinder Singh Badh SunnyBadh’s work favors materials with a clear sense of origin, including flowers, resins, woods, and traditional Indian perfume ingredients. His compositions are presented through the language of place and historical narrative, with each material chosen to retain personality and t…
