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7–12 hours Lasting
Strong Scent trail
From 150+ wearer ratings
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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 150+ wearersBuilt on woody, smoky and warm spicy. 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
Spectre by French Avenue opens on incense, gaiac wood and saffron, moves through leather, amberwood and violet, then settles into smoke, patchouli and sandalwood. Nearly two-thirds of Fragrantica voters rate it long lasting, with sillage leaning strong, making it a night-suited cold-weather fragrance.
The opening leads with incense and gaiac wood, giving an immediately smoky, resinous impression, with saffron adding a dry, slightly leathery spice on top. As that settles, leather and amberwood deepen the smoke while violet and sugar cane bring a soft, faintly sweet contrast to keep the heart from turning austere. The base carries smoke, patchouli, woodsy notes, sandalwood and black musk together, building a dense, dark composition that sits heavier than a typical woody fragrance. The five-note base is unusually layered for this style, which is why the smoke and leather from the opening never fully fade even in the fragrance's final hours.
Incense, gaiac wood and saffron lead the first stretch, giving a smoky, spiced opening with real presence. Within the first hour, leather and amberwood come forward, joined by violet and sugar cane, which round the smoke into a more balanced, slightly sweeter heart. The later stage is carried by smoke, patchouli, sandalwood and black musk, which sit deep and dark on skin, holding the resinous character through to the final hours rather than fading into something lighter. The sweeter violet and sugar cane from the heart fade out well before the base does, leaving the final hours noticeably drier and smokier than the middle stage.
With over 150 longevity votes and a similar number for sillage, this is a reasonably solid sample. Just under 65% of voters call it long lasting and a further 14.5% rate it eternal, with weak ratings a small fraction. Sillage leans strong, with over half choosing that label and another 12.5% calling it enormous, pointing to a fragrance that carries well beyond arm's length. Very weak and weak ratings together sit under 4%, so poor performance is genuinely rare within this voting group.
Winter takes the largest single share of season votes, with autumn close behind and spring and summer well down the list. The smoky, leather-and-resin profile reads as a cold-weather fragrance, which the voting pattern confirms clearly.
Gender voting leans decisively male, with male and male-leaning together taking well over 90% of the vote and female categories a small minority. Fragrantica also lists it as male. Given how one-sided that lean is, FG lists it as a men's fragrance rather than unisex.
Spectre by French Avenue sits in similar territory to Falcon Leather by Matiere Premiere, both built around a smoky leather accord over a dark woody base rather than a fresh or citrus one. The comparison speaks to a shared mood and material palette rather than matching composition, and wearers who respond to the incense-leather pairing in one are likely to find familiar ground in the other.
Spectre by French Avenue suits wearers who want a dark, smoky leather fragrance with strong projection for cold nights. The incense-and-saffron opening gives it immediate presence, while the patchouli-sandalwood base keeps that resinous character going for hours.
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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.
French Avenue is the higher-end line from Fragrance World, the Dubai perfume brand.
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Spectre by French Avenue opens on incense, gaiac wood and saffron, moves through leather, amberwood and violet, then settles into smoke, patchouli and sandalwood. Nearly two-thirds of Fragrantica voters rate it long lasting, with sillage leaning strong, making it a night-suited cold-weather fragrance. What Does Spectre by French Avenue Smell Like?The opening leads with incense and gaiac wood, giving an immediately smoky, resinous impression, with saffron adding a dry, slightly leathery spice on top. As that settles, leather and amberwood deepen the smoke while violet and sugar cane bring a soft, faintly sweet contrast to keep the heart from turning austere. The base carries smoke, patchouli, woodsy notes, sandalwood and black musk together, building a dense, dark composition that sits heavier than a typical woody fragrance. The five-note base is unusually layered for this style, which is why the smoke and leather from the opening never fully fade even in the fragrance's final hours. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Incense, gaiac wood and saffron lead the first stretch, giving a smoky, spiced opening with real presence. Within the first hour, leather and amberwood come forward, joined by violet and sugar cane, which round the smoke into a more balanced, slightly sweeter heart. The later stage is carried by smoke, patchouli, sandalwood and black musk, which sit deep and dark on skin, holding the resinous character through to the final hours rather than fading into something lighter. The sweeter violet and sugar cane from the heart fade out well before the base does, leaving the final hours noticeably drier and smokier than the middle stage. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?With over 150 longevity votes and a similar number for sillage, this is a reasonably solid sample. Just under 65% of voters call it long lasting and a further 14.5% rate it eternal, with weak ratings a small fraction. Sillage leans strong, with over half choosing that label and another 12.5% calling it enormous, pointing to a fragrance that carries well beyond arm's length. Very weak and weak ratings together sit under 4%, so poor performance is genuinely rare within this voting group. What Season Is It For?Winter takes the largest single share of season votes, with autumn close behind and spring and summer well down the list. The smoky, leather-and-resin profile reads as a cold-weather fragrance, which the voting pattern confirms clearly. Is It for Men or Women?Gender voting leans decisively male, with male and male-leaning together taking well over 90% of the vote and female categories a small minority. Fragrantica also lists it as male. Given how one-sided that lean is, FG lists it as a men's fragrance rather than unisex. What Is It Similar To?Spectre by French Avenue sits in similar territory to Falcon Leather by Matiere Premiere, both built around a smoky leather accord over a dark woody base rather than a fresh or citrus one. The comparison speaks to a shared mood and material palette rather than matching composition, and wearers who respond to the incense-leather pairing in one are likely to find familiar ground in the other. Who It's ForSpectre by French Avenue suits wearers who want a dark, smoky leather fragrance with strong projection for cold nights. The incense-and-saffron opening gives it immediate presence, while the patchouli-sandalwood base keeps that resinous character going for hours. | Regular price
R 980.00
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| French Avenue Paris | Eau de Parfum | Leather | Incense, Gaiac Wood, Saffron | Leather, Amberwood, Violet, Sugar Cane | Smoke, Patchouli, Woodsy Notes, Sandalwood, Black Musk |
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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 150+ wearersBuilt on woody, smoky and warm spicy. 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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