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7–12 hours Lasting
Strong Scent trail
From 50+ wearer ratings
Fabulous Life suits anyone drawn to a leather-and-amber woody with genuine projection, particularly for cooler months and evening occasions where its long-lasting, strong-sillage character has room to be appreciated. It works well for someone who enjoys the contrast of a fresh herbal opening against a warm, sweet leather base.
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Main AccordsScent family: Leather
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 50+ wearersBuilt on woody, amber and leather. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
Fabulous Life opens on lavender and clary sage, moving through leather, bitter almond, vanilla and orris, then settling into cashmeran, amber, tonka bean and white woods. Community voting rates it long-lasting, with 57% of voters calling longevity long lasting and 51% describing the sillage as strong.
Fabulous Life opens on an aromatic lavender-and-clary-sage accord, a fresher, herbal start than the warm base suggests. The heart brings the composition's signature note - leather - paired with bitter almond, vanilla and orris, an unusual combination that softens the leather's sharper edge with almond sweetness and orris powder. The base deepens this further: cashmeran adds a soft, musky woodiness, amber and tonka bean bring warmth and sweetness, and white woods close the composition out on a clean, dry note. The overall shape is a leather woody built around contrast - fresh herbal top, soft sweet-leather heart, warm woody base. That contrast is what keeps the composition from settling into a single lane - it opens closer to a fougere, moves through a soft gourmand leather, and finishes as a conventional woody amber, with each stage distinct enough to read as its own accord.
Lavender and clary sage lead in the opening minutes, giving a herbal, slightly sharp freshness before the leather starts to surface. Through the middle stretch, leather becomes the dominant note, with bitter almond and vanilla softening it and orris adding a powdery lift that keeps the leather from reading too raw. As the fragrance settles into its final hours, cashmeran, amber and tonka bean take over, building a warm, woody-sweet base with white woods providing a clean finish. The arc moves from bright and herbal to soft and leathery to warm and woody, each stage clearly distinct from the last.
Longevity voting shows a clear majority for the stronger end: 57% of voters call it long lasting, with a further 2% choosing eternal, against 31% moderate and only small shares at the weaker end. This points to a fragrance that carries comfortably through a full day or evening. Sillage voting agrees, with 51% calling it strong and 43% moderate, so this reads as a composition with real projection rather than one that stays close to the skin.
Voters favour the colder months, with winter at 36% and autumn at 34%, against 24% for spring and just 7% for summer. The cashmeran, amber and tonka bean base gives the fragrance a weight that suits cooler air, while the lavender opening keeps it from feeling too heavy into spring.
Fabulous Life is catalogued and marketed as unisex, and while community voting leans toward male and male-leaning at a combined 71%, the marketing itself is not built around a single gender, so this is presented as a unisex fragrance.
Fragrantica users most often reference Fabulous by Tom Ford. The shared ground is the leather-and-amber shape, with both fragrances building a soft, sweet leather heart over a warm, resinous base.
Fabulous Life suits anyone drawn to a leather-and-amber woody with genuine projection, particularly for cooler months and evening occasions where its long-lasting, strong-sillage character has room to be appreciated. It works well for someone who enjoys the contrast of a fresh herbal opening against a warm, sweet leather base.
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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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Fabulous Life opens on lavender and clary sage, moving through leather, bitter almond, vanilla and orris, then settling into cashmeran, amber, tonka bean and white woods. Community voting rates it long-lasting, with 57% of voters calling longevity long lasting and 51% describing the sillage as strong. What Does Fabulous Life Smell Like?Fabulous Life opens on an aromatic lavender-and-clary-sage accord, a fresher, herbal start than the warm base suggests. The heart brings the composition's signature note - leather - paired with bitter almond, vanilla and orris, an unusual combination that softens the leather's sharper edge with almond sweetness and orris powder. The base deepens this further: cashmeran adds a soft, musky woodiness, amber and tonka bean bring warmth and sweetness, and white woods close the composition out on a clean, dry note. The overall shape is a leather woody built around contrast - fresh herbal top, soft sweet-leather heart, warm woody base. That contrast is what keeps the composition from settling into a single lane - it opens closer to a fougere, moves through a soft gourmand leather, and finishes as a conventional woody amber, with each stage distinct enough to read as its own accord. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Lavender and clary sage lead in the opening minutes, giving a herbal, slightly sharp freshness before the leather starts to surface. Through the middle stretch, leather becomes the dominant note, with bitter almond and vanilla softening it and orris adding a powdery lift that keeps the leather from reading too raw. As the fragrance settles into its final hours, cashmeran, amber and tonka bean take over, building a warm, woody-sweet base with white woods providing a clean finish. The arc moves from bright and herbal to soft and leathery to warm and woody, each stage clearly distinct from the last. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Longevity voting shows a clear majority for the stronger end: 57% of voters call it long lasting, with a further 2% choosing eternal, against 31% moderate and only small shares at the weaker end. This points to a fragrance that carries comfortably through a full day or evening. Sillage voting agrees, with 51% calling it strong and 43% moderate, so this reads as a composition with real projection rather than one that stays close to the skin. What Season Is It For?Voters favour the colder months, with winter at 36% and autumn at 34%, against 24% for spring and just 7% for summer. The cashmeran, amber and tonka bean base gives the fragrance a weight that suits cooler air, while the lavender opening keeps it from feeling too heavy into spring. Is It for Men or Women?Fabulous Life is catalogued and marketed as unisex, and while community voting leans toward male and male-leaning at a combined 71%, the marketing itself is not built around a single gender, so this is presented as a unisex fragrance. What Is It Similar To?Fragrantica users most often reference Fabulous by Tom Ford. The shared ground is the leather-and-amber shape, with both fragrances building a soft, sweet leather heart over a warm, resinous base. Who It's ForFabulous Life suits anyone drawn to a leather-and-amber woody with genuine projection, particularly for cooler months and evening occasions where its long-lasting, strong-sillage character has room to be appreciated. It works well for someone who enjoys the contrast of a fresh herbal opening against a warm, sweet leather base. | Regular price
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| Fragrance World | Eau de Parfum | Leather | Day to night, Cooler months | Lavender, Clary Sage | Leather, Bitter Almond, Vanilla, Orris | Leather, White Woods, Cashmeran, Amber, Tonka Bean |
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Main AccordsScent family: Leather
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 50+ wearersBuilt on woody, amber and leather. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. It is worn from day to night, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
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