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Main AccordsScent family: Citrus Aromatic
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 100+ wearersBuilt on aromatic, fresh spicy and fruity. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. It is worn from day to night, in any season.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
Azure Velvet opens on lavender, bergamot and mint for a bright, aromatic-citrus start, moves into a fresh, fruity-floral heart, then settles into a woody, powdery base with a touch of incense. Fragrantica's community voting (104 votes) puts longevity as moderate for 51% of wearers, with a further 40% calling it long-lasting.
Azure Velvet is a 2025 Citrus Aromatic release from Khadlaj. It opens on lavender, bergamot and mint — Fragrantica's accord breakdown puts aromatic at 100% strength and fresh spicy close behind at 95%, with citrus at 81%. The heart brings fresh, fruity and floral notes (fruity 92%, floral 90%), and the base settles into woody notes, powdery notes and incense, with woody at 71% and a powdery quality at 79% rounding out the finish. Overall it reads as a sharp, herbal-citrus opening that softens into something warmer and dustier rather than staying green throughout.
The opening is crisp and aromatic — lavender and mint over bergamot — before the fruity-floral heart takes over and rounds off the sharper edges. It dries down into a woody, powdery base with incense adding a faint smokiness underneath. Fragrantica voters are split almost evenly on when they reach for it: 51% log it as a daytime scent against 49% for evening, so it reads as equally suited to either.
Of 104 Fragrantica longevity votes, the largest group (51%) rate Azure Velvet's staying power as moderate, with a further 40% calling it long-lasting and only 6% finding it weak or very weak. Sillage tracks similarly: of 100 votes, 71% describe its projection as moderate, 20% as strong, and 6% as more intimate and skin-close. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown.
Season votes are fairly even across the year — spring (28%), autumn (27%) and winter (26%) — with summer trailing at 19%. It reads as a scent for the cooler and transitional months rather than peak heat.
Khadlaj markets Azure Velvet as a fragrance for both women and men, and FG Perfumes lists it as unisex. Fragrantica's own gender voting leans male — 34% male and a further 43% male-leaning of 111 votes, against 20% calling it unisex and under 3% female — but the brand's own framing keeps it open to any wearer.
Fragrantica's community voting links Azure Velvet most closely to Layton by Parfums de Marly, suggesting the two share a similar aromatic-woody character. Shoppers who like Azure Velvet also tend to like Vintage Radio, which FG Perfumes carries in stock.
Azure Velvet suits someone who wants a sharp, herbal-citrus opening that settles into something warmer and dustier underneath — lavender and mint rather than sweet or gourmand, woody and powdery rather than fresh throughout. As a 2025 Khadlaj release it's one of the brand's newest, and FG Perfumes is the sole authorised South African distributor for Khadlaj, so buyers can be confident of genuine stock.
We are the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj.
88% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (103 votes).
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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.
FG Perfumes is the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj Perfumes. Mohamed Iqbal Abdul Sattar founded the brand in the United Arab Emirates in 1997 and is still its master perfumer. Khadlaj makes Arabic and French perfumes, and oud and rose are its specialities.
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| Azure Velvet opens on lavender, bergamot and mint for a bright, aromatic-citrus start, moves into a fresh, fruity-floral heart, then settles into a woody, powdery base with a touch of incense. Fragrantica's community voting (104 votes) puts longevity as moderate for 51% of wearers, with a further 40% calling it long-lasting. What Does Azure Velvet Smell Like?Azure Velvet is a 2025 Citrus Aromatic release from Khadlaj. It opens on lavender, bergamot and mint — Fragrantica's accord breakdown puts aromatic at 100% strength and fresh spicy close behind at 95%, with citrus at 81%. The heart brings fresh, fruity and floral notes (fruity 92%, floral 90%), and the base settles into woody notes, powdery notes and incense, with woody at 71% and a powdery quality at 79% rounding out the finish. Overall it reads as a sharp, herbal-citrus opening that softens into something warmer and dustier rather than staying green throughout. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The opening is crisp and aromatic — lavender and mint over bergamot — before the fruity-floral heart takes over and rounds off the sharper edges. It dries down into a woody, powdery base with incense adding a faint smokiness underneath. Fragrantica voters are split almost evenly on when they reach for it: 51% log it as a daytime scent against 49% for evening, so it reads as equally suited to either. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Of 104 Fragrantica longevity votes, the largest group (51%) rate Azure Velvet's staying power as moderate, with a further 40% calling it long-lasting and only 6% finding it weak or very weak. Sillage tracks similarly: of 100 votes, 71% describe its projection as moderate, 20% as strong, and 6% as more intimate and skin-close. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown. What Season Is It For?Season votes are fairly even across the year — spring (28%), autumn (27%) and winter (26%) — with summer trailing at 19%. It reads as a scent for the cooler and transitional months rather than peak heat. Is It for Men or Women?Khadlaj markets Azure Velvet as a fragrance for both women and men, and FG Perfumes lists it as unisex. Fragrantica's own gender voting leans male — 34% male and a further 43% male-leaning of 111 votes, against 20% calling it unisex and under 3% female — but the brand's own framing keeps it open to any wearer. What Is It Similar To?Fragrantica's community voting links Azure Velvet most closely to Layton by Parfums de Marly, suggesting the two share a similar aromatic-woody character. Shoppers who like Azure Velvet also tend to like Vintage Radio, which FG Perfumes carries in stock. Who It's ForAzure Velvet suits someone who wants a sharp, herbal-citrus opening that settles into something warmer and dustier underneath — lavender and mint rather than sweet or gourmand, woody and powdery rather than fresh throughout. As a 2025 Khadlaj release it's one of the brand's newest, and FG Perfumes is the sole authorised South African distributor for Khadlaj, so buyers can be confident of genuine stock. FAQIs This Genuine Khadlaj Stock?We are the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj. Is It Good Value?88% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (103 votes). | Regular price
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| Khadlaj | Eau de Parfum | Citrus Aromatic | Day to night, All year | Lavender, Bergamot, Mint | Fresh Note, Fruits, Floral Notes | Woody Notes, Powdery Notes, Incense |
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Main AccordsScent family: Citrus Aromatic
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 100+ wearersBuilt on aromatic, fresh spicy and fruity. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. It is worn from day to night, in any season.
Day or night
Worn from day into the evening.
Seasons
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