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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.
Muharib opens with lavender and mint, a cool, herbal start that fades into vanilla and benzoin. The base carries the composition, with honey, tonka bean and tobacco building a thick, resinous warmth that lingers longest on skin and fabric, giving the whole fragrance real staying power well after the fresh top notes have gone.
Muharib is built as an aromatic gourmand, and the structure is straightforward: a cool herbal opening set against a thick, sweet base. Lavender leads, backed by mint, so the first impression is fresh and slightly medicinal rather than sweet. That contrast is deliberate — it gives the base something to push against. Underneath, vanilla and benzoin form a soft, resinous middle that bridges the top and base without adding much brightness of its own; benzoin in particular reads as warm and slightly balsamic, closer to incense than to dessert. The base is where the composition does its real work: honey, tonka bean and tobacco layer on top of each other into a dense, amber-toned accord. Honey adds a waxy sweetness, tonka bean brings its familiar almond-hay facet, and tobacco sits underneath both with a dry, leafy bitterness that keeps the whole base from turning cloying. Together they read as a fireside, after-dark composition — sweet but not sugary, warm but not heavy-handed. The general balance leans heavily toward the base: the top is short and functional, there mainly to introduce the fragrance before the honey-tonka-tobacco accord takes the lead for the rest of its life on skin. There is no citrus, no fruit and no bright floral anywhere in the formula, which keeps the palette narrow and deliberately weighted toward warmth rather than freshness.
The opening hour belongs to lavender and mint, and it wears close and cool against skin, more herbal than floral. As that top layer fades, vanilla and benzoin begin to surface, softening the aromatic edge and rounding the composition out. By the time the fragrance settles into its base, honey, tonka bean and tobacco have taken over almost completely, and the character shifts from fresh to dense. This is a fragrance that changes shape rather than simply fading: what goes on cool and sharp ends up warm and resinous, with the lavender and mint reduced to a faint background note by the time the base note trio is in full effect. The transition is gradual rather than abrupt, so there is no single moment where it flips from one register to the other. Anyone testing it fresh out of the bottle should expect the impression to change substantially within the first hour or two, rather than judging the whole fragrance from the opening spray. It is a composition better judged on how it settles than on its first few minutes.
Muharib is built as a unisex fragrance. The lavender-mint opening and the honey-tobacco base both sit in territory worn comfortably across genders, and nothing in the note list points toward a strictly gendered composition.
Muharib suits anyone who wants a warm, resinous fragrance for cooler weather and evening wear, where the honey-tonka-tobacco base has room to develop. It works well layered under a coat, holding its shape as ambient temperature drops.
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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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Yes. We're the sole South African distributor for Khadlaj, Orientica, Mural de Ruitz, La Beauté, Brandy Designs, Al Badar and Ilham. We buy their perfumes from the brands themselves, and each bottle arrives sealed in its original box.
Yes. You can test any perfume in our shops before you buy, and take home a 5ml, 10ml or 18ml decant to try first.
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Our shops are open 7 days a week.
We dispatch most weekday orders placed before 14:00 the same day, and delivery across South Africa takes 3–5 working days to major cities and 3–7 working days to outlying areas. You'll get a tracking number by email as soon as your order ships.
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Muharib opens with lavender and mint, a cool, herbal start that fades into vanilla and benzoin. The base carries the composition, with honey, tonka bean and tobacco building a thick, resinous warmth that lingers longest on skin and fabric, giving the whole fragrance real staying power well after the fresh top notes have gone. What Does Muharib Smell Like?Muharib is built as an aromatic gourmand, and the structure is straightforward: a cool herbal opening set against a thick, sweet base. Lavender leads, backed by mint, so the first impression is fresh and slightly medicinal rather than sweet. That contrast is deliberate — it gives the base something to push against. Underneath, vanilla and benzoin form a soft, resinous middle that bridges the top and base without adding much brightness of its own; benzoin in particular reads as warm and slightly balsamic, closer to incense than to dessert. The base is where the composition does its real work: honey, tonka bean and tobacco layer on top of each other into a dense, amber-toned accord. Honey adds a waxy sweetness, tonka bean brings its familiar almond-hay facet, and tobacco sits underneath both with a dry, leafy bitterness that keeps the whole base from turning cloying. Together they read as a fireside, after-dark composition — sweet but not sugary, warm but not heavy-handed. The general balance leans heavily toward the base: the top is short and functional, there mainly to introduce the fragrance before the honey-tonka-tobacco accord takes the lead for the rest of its life on skin. There is no citrus, no fruit and no bright floral anywhere in the formula, which keeps the palette narrow and deliberately weighted toward warmth rather than freshness. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The opening hour belongs to lavender and mint, and it wears close and cool against skin, more herbal than floral. As that top layer fades, vanilla and benzoin begin to surface, softening the aromatic edge and rounding the composition out. By the time the fragrance settles into its base, honey, tonka bean and tobacco have taken over almost completely, and the character shifts from fresh to dense. This is a fragrance that changes shape rather than simply fading: what goes on cool and sharp ends up warm and resinous, with the lavender and mint reduced to a faint background note by the time the base note trio is in full effect. The transition is gradual rather than abrupt, so there is no single moment where it flips from one register to the other. Anyone testing it fresh out of the bottle should expect the impression to change substantially within the first hour or two, rather than judging the whole fragrance from the opening spray. It is a composition better judged on how it settles than on its first few minutes. Is It for Men or Women?Muharib is built as a unisex fragrance. The lavender-mint opening and the honey-tobacco base both sit in territory worn comfortably across genders, and nothing in the note list points toward a strictly gendered composition. Who It's ForMuharib suits anyone who wants a warm, resinous fragrance for cooler weather and evening wear, where the honey-tonka-tobacco base has room to develop. It works well layered under a coat, holding its shape as ambient temperature drops. | Regular price
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| Brandy Designs | Eau de Parfum | Lavender, Mint | Vanilla, Benzoin | Honey, Tonka Bean, Tobacco |
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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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