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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.
Daniel & Gloria opens on juniper berries, citrus and Sicilian lemon, moves through pimento, lavender, clary sage and geranium, then settles into vetiver, cedar and patchouli. The progression stays crisp through the herbal middle before the woody base takes hold, giving the composition a clean, gin-botanical character that reads more everyday than heavy.
The opening is built on juniper berries alongside blood orange and Sicilian lemon, which puts it closer to a gin-botanical citrus than a straightforward orange peel scent — the juniper adds a slightly green, resinous edge that keeps the fruit from reading as sweet. Underneath, pimento brings a warm, faintly peppery spice that bridges the fruit into the aromatic middle without turning the composition sharp. Lavender and clary sage sit at the centre of that middle, and together they give the fragrance its herbal backbone — clary sage in particular has a soft, slightly nutty quality that stops the lavender from reading as purely soapy. Geranium threads through this stage too, adding a rosy-green lift that keeps the aromatic notes from settling into anything heavy. The base is where the composition changes character most: vetiver, cedar and patchouli replace the fresh top and herbal middle with something drier and more grounded, vetiver's earthy, faintly smoky quality doing most of the work alongside cedar's clean woodiness, with patchouli adding just enough depth to stop the base from feeling thin. Taken as a whole, the notes describe a fragrance that moves from bright and green to herbal to dry and woody, without a strong sweet or gourmand element at any stage. What stands out across the three layers is the consistency of the green thread: juniper at the top, clary sage and geranium in the middle, and vetiver at the base all carry some version of that same green-herbal facet, which gives the fragrance a coherent identity rather than three unrelated stages stitched together. It reads as a considered, aromatic-woody build rather than a citrus fragrance with a wood note tacked on at the end.
In the opening stretch, the juniper and citrus notes are the most prominent — this is the loudest the fragrance gets, with the blood orange and Sicilian lemon giving it immediate lift. As that top layer fades, the pimento and lavender start to come through, and the composition shifts from fruit-forward to herbal; clary sage and geranium round this stage out, giving it a green, slightly spicy character that sits comfortably rather than demanding attention. Further in, the base notes take over: vetiver, cedar and patchouli bring the fragrance down into a drier, woodier register that lasts through the rest of the wear. There is no dramatic shift into sweetness or gourmand territory at any point — the arc runs from citrus-green to herbal to woody, which makes it a straightforward fragrance to wear without needing to think about how it will change. Because the aromatic middle and the woody base share that green-herbal facet noted above, the transition between the two stages is gradual rather than abrupt, so the fragrance never feels like it is switching character halfway through the wear.
Daniel & Gloria is built as a unisex fragrance. The juniper-citrus opening and the vetiver-cedar-patchouli base are notes that read on either side of the aisle rather than skewing towards a specifically masculine or feminine profile, and there is no sharply gendered marketing angle attached to it.
Daniel & Gloria suits anyone who wants a fresh, gin-botanical citrus that settles into a dry, woody base rather than sweetness. It works well as an everyday option — the juniper and citrus opening is easy to wear without being generic, and the vetiver-cedar-patchouli base gives it enough structure to carry through a full day.
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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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Daniel & Gloria opens on juniper berries, citrus and Sicilian lemon, moves through pimento, lavender, clary sage and geranium, then settles into vetiver, cedar and patchouli. The progression stays crisp through the herbal middle before the woody base takes hold, giving the composition a clean, gin-botanical character that reads more everyday than heavy. What Does Daniel & Gloria Smell Like?The opening is built on juniper berries alongside blood orange and Sicilian lemon, which puts it closer to a gin-botanical citrus than a straightforward orange peel scent — the juniper adds a slightly green, resinous edge that keeps the fruit from reading as sweet. Underneath, pimento brings a warm, faintly peppery spice that bridges the fruit into the aromatic middle without turning the composition sharp. Lavender and clary sage sit at the centre of that middle, and together they give the fragrance its herbal backbone — clary sage in particular has a soft, slightly nutty quality that stops the lavender from reading as purely soapy. Geranium threads through this stage too, adding a rosy-green lift that keeps the aromatic notes from settling into anything heavy. The base is where the composition changes character most: vetiver, cedar and patchouli replace the fresh top and herbal middle with something drier and more grounded, vetiver's earthy, faintly smoky quality doing most of the work alongside cedar's clean woodiness, with patchouli adding just enough depth to stop the base from feeling thin. Taken as a whole, the notes describe a fragrance that moves from bright and green to herbal to dry and woody, without a strong sweet or gourmand element at any stage. What stands out across the three layers is the consistency of the green thread: juniper at the top, clary sage and geranium in the middle, and vetiver at the base all carry some version of that same green-herbal facet, which gives the fragrance a coherent identity rather than three unrelated stages stitched together. It reads as a considered, aromatic-woody build rather than a citrus fragrance with a wood note tacked on at the end. How Does It Develop Through the Day?In the opening stretch, the juniper and citrus notes are the most prominent — this is the loudest the fragrance gets, with the blood orange and Sicilian lemon giving it immediate lift. As that top layer fades, the pimento and lavender start to come through, and the composition shifts from fruit-forward to herbal; clary sage and geranium round this stage out, giving it a green, slightly spicy character that sits comfortably rather than demanding attention. Further in, the base notes take over: vetiver, cedar and patchouli bring the fragrance down into a drier, woodier register that lasts through the rest of the wear. There is no dramatic shift into sweetness or gourmand territory at any point — the arc runs from citrus-green to herbal to woody, which makes it a straightforward fragrance to wear without needing to think about how it will change. Because the aromatic middle and the woody base share that green-herbal facet noted above, the transition between the two stages is gradual rather than abrupt, so the fragrance never feels like it is switching character halfway through the wear. Is It for Men or Women?Daniel & Gloria is built as a unisex fragrance. The juniper-citrus opening and the vetiver-cedar-patchouli base are notes that read on either side of the aisle rather than skewing towards a specifically masculine or feminine profile, and there is no sharply gendered marketing angle attached to it. Who It's ForDaniel & Gloria suits anyone who wants a fresh, gin-botanical citrus that settles into a dry, woody base rather than sweetness. It works well as an everyday option — the juniper and citrus opening is easy to wear without being generic, and the vetiver-cedar-patchouli base gives it enough structure to carry through a full day. | Regular price
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| Brandy Designs | Eau de Parfum | Juniper Berries, Citruses, Blood Orange, Sicilian Lemon | Pimento, Lavender, Clary Sage, Geranium | Vetiver, Cedar, Patchouli |
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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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