1–3 hours Lasting
From 10+ wearer ratings
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Woody
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 10+ wearersBuilt on woody, citrus and floral. Wearers mostly rate it short . Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
A woody, gourmand fragrance with a dense, dark character. It opens with black currant, ylang ylang and a cluster of citrus notes (bergamot, mandarin), moves through floral notes and lotus in the heart, and settles into dark chocolate, sandalwood, patchouli and vanilla, with vetiver and incense underneath. Top: Black Currant, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Mandarin, Jasmine, Truffle, Citrus · Heart: Floral Notes, Lotus · Base: Dark Chocolate, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense, Amber
The opening is busy and fruity — black currant and citrus first, with ylang ylang bringing a warm, exotic sweetness almost immediately. The heart is comparatively quiet, a floral-and-lotus bridge into the base. That base is where the fragrance's character lives: dark chocolate and sandalwood together give it a dense, almost edible richness, patchouli and vetiver add earthy depth, and vanilla with incense round it out into something warm and heavy rather than light or fresh.
This is a dense, woody-gourmand fragrance — chocolate and sandalwood give it real weight, not a fresh or citrus-forward one despite the bright top notes. If you want something light for daytime or summer, this sits somewhere else entirely.
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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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| What Does Brown Orchid Amethyst Smell Like?A woody, gourmand fragrance with a dense, dark character. It opens with black currant, ylang ylang and a cluster of citrus notes (bergamot, mandarin), moves through floral notes and lotus in the heart, and settles into dark chocolate, sandalwood, patchouli and vanilla, with vetiver and incense underneath. Top: Black Currant, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Mandarin, Jasmine, Truffle, Citrus · Heart: Floral Notes, Lotus · Base: Dark Chocolate, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense, Amber How Does It Develop Through the Day?The opening is busy and fruity — black currant and citrus first, with ylang ylang bringing a warm, exotic sweetness almost immediately. The heart is comparatively quiet, a floral-and-lotus bridge into the base. That base is where the fragrance's character lives: dark chocolate and sandalwood together give it a dense, almost edible richness, patchouli and vetiver add earthy depth, and vanilla with incense round it out into something warm and heavy rather than light or fresh. Good to KnowThis is a dense, woody-gourmand fragrance — chocolate and sandalwood give it real weight, not a fresh or citrus-forward one despite the bright top notes. If you want something light for daytime or summer, this sits somewhere else entirely. Who It's ForThe Good to know block above. | Regular price
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| Fragrance World | Eau de Parfum | Oriental Woody | Evenings out, Cooler months | Black Currant, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Mandarin, Jasmine, Truffle, Citrus | Floral Notes, Lotus | Dark Chocolate, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vanilla, Vetiver, Incense, Amber |
Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Woody
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 10+ wearersBuilt on woody, citrus and floral. Wearers mostly rate it short . Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
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