Sharaf The Club vs Siada Regal: Best Zimaya Woody Perfumes for Beginners in Sabah

If you're just getting into perfumes and you're shopping around Sabah, Zimaya is an easy brand to start with — but picking between two bottles from the same house can get confusing fast. In this post we're looking at two of them: Sharaf The Club and Siada Regal. Both come in 100ml, both are from Zimaya, and both lean woody — but they're made for quite different moments. One is built for everyday wear, the other leans towards dressier occasions. Let's break it down so you can pick the right one for your routine.

Sharaf The Club: the everyday one for men

Sharaf The Club is a 100ml Extrait de Parfum made for men. If you're new to perfume terms, an extrait is a style with a higher concentration of perfume oils than a standard EDP, so you don't need to spray as much each time.

The scent itself is a woody amber profile. It opens with cardamom and citrus, moves into a heart of amber and lavender, and settles on a base of musk and patchouli. So you get a spicy, fresh start, a warm middle and a deeper finish — a pretty classic masculine build.

Where it really works for beginners is the occasion list: everyday, casual, formal and special occasions. That's basically your whole week covered. Wear it to the office, wear it on a weekend out, wear it to dinner. The store description even calls it suitable for Malaysia's tropical weather, which matters when you're dealing with heat and humidity all year in Sabah. If you want one bottle that handles daily wear, this is the one of the two to look at.

Siada Regal: the dressier unisex pick

Siada Regal is a 100ml Eau de Parfum, and it's unisex — so it works for men and women, and it's a nice option if you're planning to share a bottle with a partner or a sibling.

This one's a different mood entirely. It opens with mango, red berries, ginger and bergamot, so the start is bright and fruity. The heart brings pink pepper, jasmine and coumarin, and the base rounds things out with amber, musk, cedarwood, vetiver and moss. That cedarwood in the base is where the woody side comes through, balanced against all that fruity sweetness up top.

One thing beginners should note: its listed occasions are special occasions and formal events, not everyday wear. So think of it as your bottle for weddings, dinners and events — not the one you grab every morning before work.

Which one should you pick?

It comes down to how you'll actually use it:

• If you want a daily wear perfume for men: Sharaf The Club is the clear fit. It's the only one of the two with everyday and casual on its occasion list.
• If you want something unisex for events: Siada Regal is your pick. It's an EDP, it's fruity-woody, and it's aimed at formal and special occasions.
• If you're buying for a household: Siada Regal being unisex means one bottle can be shared. Sharaf The Club is made for men specifically.

Both share amber and musk in the base, so if you've tried one and liked that warm finish, the other will probably feel a little familiar too — everything else about them, though, is quite different.

That's the short version: Sharaf The Club for the everyday, masculine route; Siada Regal for a fruity, unisex bottle that comes out on dressier days. Both are 100ml bottles from Zimaya, so whichever way you lean, you're covered.