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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.
Baraccat opens on saffron and jasmine, a warm, spiced floral start, before amberwood and ambergris move in through the heart. Fir resin and cedar close it out, giving the base a resinous, forest-like woodiness that sits well away from anything overtly sweet.
Baraccat opens with saffron and jasmine together, an unusual pairing that leans warmer and drier than a typical floral opening; the saffron brings a spiced, slightly leathery edge that keeps the jasmine from reading as purely sweet or soapy. The jasmine itself stays fairly restrained here, closer to a light indolic hum in the background than a bright, showy floral, which lets the saffron set the tone from the very first minutes. Underneath, amberwood and ambergris form the heart, and this is where the composition takes its real shape: amberwood is a modern, synthetic-leaning wood note prized for its warmth and slight sweetness, while ambergris adds a salty, skin-like depth rather than actual sweetness, so the pairing sits closer to warm skin musk than to a conventional amber accord. The base brings fir resin and cedar, two notes that push the scent toward a forest, almost balsamic direction, with the fir resin lending a slightly green, sappy quality that keeps the cedar from feeling dry or dusty. Cedar on its own can read thin, but paired with the fir resin's stickier, more resinous character, it gains weight and stays present rather than fading into a generic woody backdrop. Across the three stages, the throughline is warmth built from resin and wood rather than sugar, with the jasmine and saffron used mainly to soften the entry point rather than to define the scent's identity.
Early on, the saffron and jasmine sit close together, spiced and lightly floral, without the sharpness that a pure citrus or aromatic opening would bring. Within the first while, the amberwood and ambergris start to surface underneath, and the scent begins its shift from floral-spiced to warm and skin-like; this stage tends to feel the most rounded, since the jasmine has softened but not disappeared, and it lends a faint sweetness to the amberwood rather than a wood on its own. The ambergris in particular becomes more noticeable here, giving the composition a slightly salty, mineral undertone that keeps the warmth from turning gourmand. Further into wear, the fir resin and cedar take over, and the character turns more resinous and forest-toned, with less floral presence and more of a dry, sappy wood feel. By the later stages the scent reads as warm cedar and resin close to the skin, a clear evolution from the spiced floral start, and the transition between the three phases happens gradually rather than as a sudden pivot from one note family to another, so the day-long arc feels continuous rather than segmented into distinct blocks.
Baraccat is built as a unisex composition. The saffron and jasmine opening keeps a floral thread running through it, but the amberwood, ambergris, fir resin and cedar that follow pull the scent toward a warm, woody register that does not read as strictly masculine or feminine, so it wears comfortably either way.
Baraccat suits anyone who wants a warm, resinous scent that leans woody rather than sweet. The saffron and jasmine opening gives it a soft, approachable start, and the fir resin and cedar base carries it through cooler days and evenings where a grounded, forest-toned finish fits the setting.
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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.
Brandy Designs is a perfume brand from the United Arab Emirates, and we're its sole South African distributor.
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Yes. We're the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj, Orientica, Mural de Ruitz, La Beauté, Brandy Designs, Al Badar and Ilham. We buy their perfumes from the brands themselves, and each bottle arrives sealed in its original box.
Yes. You can test any perfume in our shops before you buy, and take home a 5ml, 10ml or 18ml decant to try first.
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Baraccat opens on saffron and jasmine, a warm, spiced floral start, before amberwood and ambergris move in through the heart. Fir resin and cedar close it out, giving the base a resinous, forest-like woodiness that sits well away from anything overtly sweet. What Does Baraccat Smell Like?Baraccat opens with saffron and jasmine together, an unusual pairing that leans warmer and drier than a typical floral opening; the saffron brings a spiced, slightly leathery edge that keeps the jasmine from reading as purely sweet or soapy. The jasmine itself stays fairly restrained here, closer to a light indolic hum in the background than a bright, showy floral, which lets the saffron set the tone from the very first minutes. Underneath, amberwood and ambergris form the heart, and this is where the composition takes its real shape: amberwood is a modern, synthetic-leaning wood note prized for its warmth and slight sweetness, while ambergris adds a salty, skin-like depth rather than actual sweetness, so the pairing sits closer to warm skin musk than to a conventional amber accord. The base brings fir resin and cedar, two notes that push the scent toward a forest, almost balsamic direction, with the fir resin lending a slightly green, sappy quality that keeps the cedar from feeling dry or dusty. Cedar on its own can read thin, but paired with the fir resin's stickier, more resinous character, it gains weight and stays present rather than fading into a generic woody backdrop. Across the three stages, the throughline is warmth built from resin and wood rather than sugar, with the jasmine and saffron used mainly to soften the entry point rather than to define the scent's identity. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Early on, the saffron and jasmine sit close together, spiced and lightly floral, without the sharpness that a pure citrus or aromatic opening would bring. Within the first while, the amberwood and ambergris start to surface underneath, and the scent begins its shift from floral-spiced to warm and skin-like; this stage tends to feel the most rounded, since the jasmine has softened but not disappeared, and it lends a faint sweetness to the amberwood rather than a wood on its own. The ambergris in particular becomes more noticeable here, giving the composition a slightly salty, mineral undertone that keeps the warmth from turning gourmand. Further into wear, the fir resin and cedar take over, and the character turns more resinous and forest-toned, with less floral presence and more of a dry, sappy wood feel. By the later stages the scent reads as warm cedar and resin close to the skin, a clear evolution from the spiced floral start, and the transition between the three phases happens gradually rather than as a sudden pivot from one note family to another, so the day-long arc feels continuous rather than segmented into distinct blocks. Is It for Men or Women?Baraccat is built as a unisex composition. The saffron and jasmine opening keeps a floral thread running through it, but the amberwood, ambergris, fir resin and cedar that follow pull the scent toward a warm, woody register that does not read as strictly masculine or feminine, so it wears comfortably either way. Who It's ForBaraccat suits anyone who wants a warm, resinous scent that leans woody rather than sweet. The saffron and jasmine opening gives it a soft, approachable start, and the fir resin and cedar base carries it through cooler days and evenings where a grounded, forest-toned finish fits the setting. | Regular price
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| Brandy Designs | Eau de Parfum | Saffron, Jasmine | Amberwood, Ambergris | Fir Resin, Cedar |
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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.
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