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Main AccordsScent family: Woody
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 550+ wearersBuilt on woody, iris and powdery. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
Rayhaan Obsidian opens on iris and citrus, moves through a leather heart, and settles into sandalwood, ambrette, cedar and oud. On Fragrantica, 68% of wearers rate it long lasting, and just over half call sillage strong, making it a cooler-weather scent built for evenings.
The opening is iris and citrus, a cool, slightly powdery brightness over a sharp citrus edge that keeps the first minutes light rather than sweet. Iris in particular gives this stage a slightly cosmetic, root-like nuance rather than a purely fruity one, which is what keeps the citrus from reading as a simple splash cologne. Leather arrives next, giving the composition its spine — not a raw, smoky leather but a smoother, worked one that bridges the citrus top into the woods waiting underneath, and it is this leather note that carries most of the fragrance's identity through the middle stretch of wear. The base is where the character settles: sandalwood and cedar lay down a dry, structured woodiness, ambrette adds a soft, musky lift that keeps the base from feeling flat, and oud sits underneath the rest, present as depth rather than as the loud, resinous oud some brands lean on. Read across the pyramid, it moves from bright and slightly green to dry, woody and quietly resinous — a composition built around contrast between the cool top and the warm, textured base, with the leather acting as the hinge between the two halves.
Iris and citrus lead in the first stretch, sharp enough to register at a distance without reading as loud, and this phase tends to be the shortest of the three. As that fades, leather takes over the middle, softening the citrus edge and starting to pull the fragrance toward its woody base — this is typically where the composition spends the bulk of the afternoon, with the leather note doing most of the work of holding the scent together. By the time it settles into its final stage, sandalwood, cedar and ambrette have taken the lead, with oud sitting low and steady rather than surging, giving a close-to-skin dry-down that lasts well into the evening. The general arc is a straightforward move from bright to dry rather than a composition with dramatic swings, which is part of why it reads as a controlled, evening-suited scent rather than a fresh daytime one — there is no point at which it turns sweet or loud, just a steady deepening from citrus into wood.
Fragrantica's community rates this long lasting: 68% of voters chose that band, with a further 7% calling it eternal, against 22% who found it moderate. Sillage is rated strong by 52% of voters and moderate by 40%, putting it toward the more projecting end without tipping into overwhelming territory.
Voters place it firmly in cooler weather: 37% chose winter and 32% autumn, against just 5% for summer. The dry woods and leather in the base read as warming rather than fresh, which fits that seasonal pattern — this is a scent for the colder months rather than a summer citrus.
This is marketed and worn as a men's fragrance. Community voting agrees decisively: 66% of voters chose male outright and a further 27% chose male-leaning, well past a simple lean.
Wearers on Fragrantica most often name Dior Homme Parfum 2025 by Dior as the closest reference point — both build a leather-and-woods structure over a dry, restrained base rather than reaching for sweetness or heavy resin.
This suits someone who wants a structured woody leather for cooler months and evenings, built on a dry, restrained oud rather than a sweet or heavily resinous one. It works well as a single go-to scent for autumn and winter, given its strong projection and long-lasting base.
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Google Reviews
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Reviews on Google
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.
Rayhaan is a perfume brand from the United Arab Emirates that started in 2020.
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Rayhaan Obsidian opens on iris and citrus, moves through a leather heart, and settles into sandalwood, ambrette, cedar and oud. On Fragrantica, 68% of wearers rate it long lasting, and just over half call sillage strong, making it a cooler-weather scent built for evenings. What Does Rayhaan Obsidian Smell Like?The opening is iris and citrus, a cool, slightly powdery brightness over a sharp citrus edge that keeps the first minutes light rather than sweet. Iris in particular gives this stage a slightly cosmetic, root-like nuance rather than a purely fruity one, which is what keeps the citrus from reading as a simple splash cologne. Leather arrives next, giving the composition its spine — not a raw, smoky leather but a smoother, worked one that bridges the citrus top into the woods waiting underneath, and it is this leather note that carries most of the fragrance's identity through the middle stretch of wear. The base is where the character settles: sandalwood and cedar lay down a dry, structured woodiness, ambrette adds a soft, musky lift that keeps the base from feeling flat, and oud sits underneath the rest, present as depth rather than as the loud, resinous oud some brands lean on. Read across the pyramid, it moves from bright and slightly green to dry, woody and quietly resinous — a composition built around contrast between the cool top and the warm, textured base, with the leather acting as the hinge between the two halves. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Iris and citrus lead in the first stretch, sharp enough to register at a distance without reading as loud, and this phase tends to be the shortest of the three. As that fades, leather takes over the middle, softening the citrus edge and starting to pull the fragrance toward its woody base — this is typically where the composition spends the bulk of the afternoon, with the leather note doing most of the work of holding the scent together. By the time it settles into its final stage, sandalwood, cedar and ambrette have taken the lead, with oud sitting low and steady rather than surging, giving a close-to-skin dry-down that lasts well into the evening. The general arc is a straightforward move from bright to dry rather than a composition with dramatic swings, which is part of why it reads as a controlled, evening-suited scent rather than a fresh daytime one — there is no point at which it turns sweet or loud, just a steady deepening from citrus into wood. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Fragrantica's community rates this long lasting: 68% of voters chose that band, with a further 7% calling it eternal, against 22% who found it moderate. Sillage is rated strong by 52% of voters and moderate by 40%, putting it toward the more projecting end without tipping into overwhelming territory. What Season Is It For?Voters place it firmly in cooler weather: 37% chose winter and 32% autumn, against just 5% for summer. The dry woods and leather in the base read as warming rather than fresh, which fits that seasonal pattern — this is a scent for the colder months rather than a summer citrus. Is It for Men or Women?This is marketed and worn as a men's fragrance. Community voting agrees decisively: 66% of voters chose male outright and a further 27% chose male-leaning, well past a simple lean. What Is It Similar To?Wearers on Fragrantica most often name Dior Homme Parfum 2025 by Dior as the closest reference point — both build a leather-and-woods structure over a dry, restrained base rather than reaching for sweetness or heavy resin. Who It's ForThis suits someone who wants a structured woody leather for cooler months and evenings, built on a dry, restrained oud rather than a sweet or heavily resinous one. It works well as a single go-to scent for autumn and winter, given its strong projection and long-lasting base. | Regular price
R 750.00
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| Rayhaan | Eau de Parfum | Woody | Iris, Citrus | Leather | Sandalwood, Ambrette, Cedar, Oud |
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Main AccordsScent family: Woody
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 550+ wearersBuilt on woody, iris and powdery. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
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