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Main AccordsScent family: Floral Fruity
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.
Blackcurrant, pink pepper and bergamot open sharp and fruity before a trio of jasmine notes take over the heart. The base settles into bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and guaiac wood. Brandy Designs I Rule moves from a fruity, peppery start to a warm, creamy woody finish.
The opening pairs blackcurrant with pink pepper and bergamot, giving a fruity, slightly sharp start with a peppery bite that keeps the blackcurrant from reading as purely sweet. Bergamot adds a citrus lift that brightens the accord without turning it into a straightforward fruity-citrus composition. The heart is built around jasmine in three related forms: jasmine, jasmine sambac and jasmine tea, layered together rather than a single jasmine note standing alone. This gives the floral stage more texture than a plain jasmine would, with the tea facet adding a slightly leafy, less sweet character alongside the richer, more indolic sambac. As the florals settle, bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and guaiac wood come through in the base, moving the composition from bright and fruity toward warm and creamy. Cashmeran in particular adds a soft, musky woodiness that blends with the vanilla rather than sitting apart from it, while the guaiac wood gives a light smokiness underneath. The scent arc runs from sharp and fruity, through a dense, layered floral middle, into a soft, rounded woody-vanilla finish, with each stage clearly distinct from the one before it rather than blending into a single flat accord.
The first stretch belongs to blackcurrant, pink pepper and bergamot, and this fruity-peppery opening is fairly short-lived before the jasmine accord starts to build. Within the first while the three jasmine notes move to the front, giving a floral middle stage that is fuller than a single-note jasmine thanks to the sambac and tea facets layered in alongside it. From here the composition begins its shift toward the base: bourbon vanilla starts to soften the florals, and cashmeran brings a musky, woody warmth that gradually takes over as the jasmine fades. Guaiac wood sits underneath throughout this stage, adding a quiet smokiness rather than a dominant one. By the later hours what is left is a warm, creamy vanilla and cashmeran base with the wood as a soft backdrop, a clear step down in brightness from the fruity opening but consistent with the direction the composition takes from the first hour onward. The jasmine stage is the longest of the three phases, giving the middle of the wear a distinctly floral character before the vanilla and cashmeran take over for the remainder.
The fruity, peppery opening and layered jasmine heart, resting on a vanilla and cashmeran base, are worn well by anyone rather than being restricted to one side of the counter, and it is treated here as unisex. None of the notes lean hard toward a strictly masculine or feminine register, since the pepper and jasmine sit in balance with the warm vanilla-cashmeran base rather than one side dominating the shape.
This suits anyone who wants a fragrance that moves clearly through stages: a sharp fruity-peppery opening, a dense layered jasmine heart, and a soft vanilla and cashmeran finish. It works well for someone who likes a fruity start but prefers the wear to settle into something warmer and woodier rather than staying fruity throughout.
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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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Blackcurrant, pink pepper and bergamot open sharp and fruity before a trio of jasmine notes take over the heart. The base settles into bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and guaiac wood. Brandy Designs I Rule moves from a fruity, peppery start to a warm, creamy woody finish. What Does Brandy Designs I Rule Smell Like?The opening pairs blackcurrant with pink pepper and bergamot, giving a fruity, slightly sharp start with a peppery bite that keeps the blackcurrant from reading as purely sweet. Bergamot adds a citrus lift that brightens the accord without turning it into a straightforward fruity-citrus composition. The heart is built around jasmine in three related forms: jasmine, jasmine sambac and jasmine tea, layered together rather than a single jasmine note standing alone. This gives the floral stage more texture than a plain jasmine would, with the tea facet adding a slightly leafy, less sweet character alongside the richer, more indolic sambac. As the florals settle, bourbon vanilla, cashmeran and guaiac wood come through in the base, moving the composition from bright and fruity toward warm and creamy. Cashmeran in particular adds a soft, musky woodiness that blends with the vanilla rather than sitting apart from it, while the guaiac wood gives a light smokiness underneath. The scent arc runs from sharp and fruity, through a dense, layered floral middle, into a soft, rounded woody-vanilla finish, with each stage clearly distinct from the one before it rather than blending into a single flat accord. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The first stretch belongs to blackcurrant, pink pepper and bergamot, and this fruity-peppery opening is fairly short-lived before the jasmine accord starts to build. Within the first while the three jasmine notes move to the front, giving a floral middle stage that is fuller than a single-note jasmine thanks to the sambac and tea facets layered in alongside it. From here the composition begins its shift toward the base: bourbon vanilla starts to soften the florals, and cashmeran brings a musky, woody warmth that gradually takes over as the jasmine fades. Guaiac wood sits underneath throughout this stage, adding a quiet smokiness rather than a dominant one. By the later hours what is left is a warm, creamy vanilla and cashmeran base with the wood as a soft backdrop, a clear step down in brightness from the fruity opening but consistent with the direction the composition takes from the first hour onward. The jasmine stage is the longest of the three phases, giving the middle of the wear a distinctly floral character before the vanilla and cashmeran take over for the remainder. Is It for Men or Women?The fruity, peppery opening and layered jasmine heart, resting on a vanilla and cashmeran base, are worn well by anyone rather than being restricted to one side of the counter, and it is treated here as unisex. None of the notes lean hard toward a strictly masculine or feminine register, since the pepper and jasmine sit in balance with the warm vanilla-cashmeran base rather than one side dominating the shape. Who It's ForThis suits anyone who wants a fragrance that moves clearly through stages: a sharp fruity-peppery opening, a dense layered jasmine heart, and a soft vanilla and cashmeran finish. It works well for someone who likes a fruity start but prefers the wear to settle into something warmer and woodier rather than staying fruity throughout. | Regular price
R 490.00
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| Brandy Designs | Eau de Parfum | Floral Fruity | Black Currant, Pink Pepper, Bergamot | Jasmine, Jasmine Sambac, Jasmine Tea | Bourbon Vanilla, Cashmeran, Guaiac Wood |
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Main AccordsScent family: Floral Fruity
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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