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Main AccordsScent family: Woody Spicy
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 20+ wearersBuilt on aromatic, cannabis and fresh spicy. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, in any season.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
Cannabis and grapefruit open sharp and green before black pepper and geranium settle in, handing over to a dry leather-and-vetiver base that carries the fragrance through its later hours. Bad Lad holds well on skin; 53.8% of voters, from a smaller sample, call its longevity long lasting.
The opening is unusual for the genre: cannabis sits alongside grapefruit, giving a sharp, resinous green note over citrus rather than a clean, fruity top. Black pepper adds spice almost immediately, and geranium brings a slightly sweet, herbaceous edge that keeps the pepper from turning purely sharp. The base is where the composition settles into more familiar territory — leather and vetiver together build a dry, earthy foundation, with the vetiver keeping things textured rather than smooth and the leather adding a worn, slightly smoky depth. Read start to finish, it moves from green and spiced to dry and grounded.
Cannabis and grapefruit are at their most distinct in the first while, giving the fragrance its sharpest, most unusual character early on. As that fades, black pepper and geranium take the centre, carrying a spiced, herbaceous middle that bridges the green opening and the dry base to come. Leather and vetiver arrive gradually rather than suddenly, building underneath the pepper and geranium before taking over fully in the later hours. By the end of the wear the cannabis and grapefruit have receded almost completely, leaving a drier, more grounded leather-vetiver character than the opening would suggest.
Fragrantica's voting on this fragrance comes from a smaller sample than some of Fragrance World's other releases, so the figures should be read as an early read rather than a settled verdict. On that basis, 53.8% of voters call the longevity long lasting and 38.5% call it moderate, with very little support at either extreme. Sillage votes lean similarly toward the stronger end, with 50% describing it as strong and 42.3% as moderate. Together this points to a fragrance that holds its shape for a solid stretch of wear and projects with reasonable strength, without claiming the extremes of an all-day, room-filling performer.
Season votes are fairly evenly spread, with spring and autumn tied at 29.1% each, winter close behind at 25.3% and summer trailing at 16.5%. Nothing in that spread points strongly to one season over the others, which fits a composition built around dry leather and vetiver rather than anything overtly warm-weather or cold-weather in character.
Gender voting is decisive here: 79.2% of voters call it male and a further 20.8% male-leaning, with no votes at all recorded for female, female-leaning or unisex. That result, from a smaller sample, matches Fragrantica's own classification of the fragrance as male, and FG lists it accordingly.
Bad Lad shares its shape with Bad Boy Le Parfum by Carolina Herrera, both built around a spiced, leather-and-vetiver base with a sharp, unconventional top note doing the early work. The resemblance sits in the structure and dry-down rather than in an exact note-for-note match.
Bad Lad suits anyone after a sharp, unconventional opening that settles into a dry, leather-and-vetiver base rather than a straightforward masculine fragrance. It fits well where a spiced, grounded scent is wanted over something soft or overtly sweet, and the near-unanimous male vote share confirms it sits firmly in that register.
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Wide range of budget friendly to relatively high end priced perfume brands. Rayhan, Armaf, French Avenue, Brandy, Lattafa just to mention a few. They also sell a 10ml of any brand you like, good for testing before you commit to the whole bottle.
This store reminds me of my days in Dubai. Prices are competitive and most probably the best I have found on the market. Amazing perfumes!
Shahed was very welcoming and friendly… He was knowledgeable about the perfumes and took the time to understand what I was looking for before recommending a fragrance that suited my preferences perfectly.
What a good find! A place where you can smell all the Dubai perfumes. Monique assisted us and she was very helpful. Will see you soon!
Customer service 10/10. Tamzyn helped me she was very nice energetic and helpful… when I heard the price I had to take it. So very affordable in my opinion.
The quality of the fragrances is outstanding. The oils and perfumes are impressive and has longevity… I will definitely be returning and recommending this shop to others.
He was very helpful and friendly as I did not have a clue of what I wanted to get for my mom… It smells very nice. I got compliments at work… I would recommend people to go here.
Fragrance World is a Dubai perfume brand founded by Moosa Haji, who started in the city's perfume trade in the 1980s. Many of its modern fragrances take their style from famous designer scents.
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Cannabis and grapefruit open sharp and green before black pepper and geranium settle in, handing over to a dry leather-and-vetiver base that carries the fragrance through its later hours. Bad Lad holds well on skin; 53.8% of voters, from a smaller sample, call its longevity long lasting. What Does Bad Lad Smell Like?The opening is unusual for the genre: cannabis sits alongside grapefruit, giving a sharp, resinous green note over citrus rather than a clean, fruity top. Black pepper adds spice almost immediately, and geranium brings a slightly sweet, herbaceous edge that keeps the pepper from turning purely sharp. The base is where the composition settles into more familiar territory — leather and vetiver together build a dry, earthy foundation, with the vetiver keeping things textured rather than smooth and the leather adding a worn, slightly smoky depth. Read start to finish, it moves from green and spiced to dry and grounded. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Cannabis and grapefruit are at their most distinct in the first while, giving the fragrance its sharpest, most unusual character early on. As that fades, black pepper and geranium take the centre, carrying a spiced, herbaceous middle that bridges the green opening and the dry base to come. Leather and vetiver arrive gradually rather than suddenly, building underneath the pepper and geranium before taking over fully in the later hours. By the end of the wear the cannabis and grapefruit have receded almost completely, leaving a drier, more grounded leather-vetiver character than the opening would suggest. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Fragrantica's voting on this fragrance comes from a smaller sample than some of Fragrance World's other releases, so the figures should be read as an early read rather than a settled verdict. On that basis, 53.8% of voters call the longevity long lasting and 38.5% call it moderate, with very little support at either extreme. Sillage votes lean similarly toward the stronger end, with 50% describing it as strong and 42.3% as moderate. Together this points to a fragrance that holds its shape for a solid stretch of wear and projects with reasonable strength, without claiming the extremes of an all-day, room-filling performer. What Season Is It For?Season votes are fairly evenly spread, with spring and autumn tied at 29.1% each, winter close behind at 25.3% and summer trailing at 16.5%. Nothing in that spread points strongly to one season over the others, which fits a composition built around dry leather and vetiver rather than anything overtly warm-weather or cold-weather in character. Is It for Men or Women?Gender voting is decisive here: 79.2% of voters call it male and a further 20.8% male-leaning, with no votes at all recorded for female, female-leaning or unisex. That result, from a smaller sample, matches Fragrantica's own classification of the fragrance as male, and FG lists it accordingly. What Is It Similar To?Bad Lad shares its shape with Bad Boy Le Parfum by Carolina Herrera, both built around a spiced, leather-and-vetiver base with a sharp, unconventional top note doing the early work. The resemblance sits in the structure and dry-down rather than in an exact note-for-note match. Who It's ForBad Lad suits anyone after a sharp, unconventional opening that settles into a dry, leather-and-vetiver base rather than a straightforward masculine fragrance. It fits well where a spiced, grounded scent is wanted over something soft or overtly sweet, and the near-unanimous male vote share confirms it sits firmly in that register. | Regular price
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| Fragrance World | Eau de Parfum | Woody Spicy | Day to night, All year | Cannabis, Grapefruit | Black Pepper, Geranium | Leather, Vetiver |
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Main AccordsScent family: Woody Spicy
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 20+ wearersBuilt on aromatic, cannabis and fresh spicy. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, in any season.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
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