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Main AccordsScent family: Woody 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 1,800+ wearersBuilt on vanilla, fresh spicy 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 Ghost by French Avenue opens on ginger, cardamom and bergamot, moves through pink pepper, blackcurrant and rose, then settles into vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli. Almost 60% of a large Fragrantica sample rate it long lasting, with sillage leaning strong, making it a night-suited, cold-season fragrance.
The opening is spiced and lifted, built on ginger and cardamom cutting through a citrus bergamot top. As that fades, pink pepper adds a drier, more peppery edge while blackcurrant and rose bring fruit and a touch of floral sweetness to the heart, keeping the composition from tipping into pure spice. The base is where the fragrance settles for good: vanilla softens the drier cedarwood and patchouli, giving the whole a woody-spicy character with a sweet undertone rather than a sharp, aromatic one. The balance between the peppery, fruited heart and the vanilla-anchored base is what carries the fragrance, keeping the spice from reading harsh and the sweetness from turning into a straightforward gourmand.
Ginger, cardamom and bergamot dominate the first half hour, giving an energetic, spice-led opening. As the top notes fade, pink pepper, blackcurrant and rose take over, softening the spice with fruit and a touch of floral depth. The final stage belongs to vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli, which sit close to skin and carry the fragrance through its longest phase, reading warmer and quieter than the opening. That long final stretch is where most of the wear time sits, so the fragrance is better judged on its vanilla-woods base than on the spiced top it opens with.
These figures come from a large Fragrantica voting sample of well over a thousand votes, so they carry real weight. Close to 60% rate it long lasting and a further 7.5% call it eternal, with weak or very weak ratings a small minority. Sillage leans strong, with just under half of voters choosing that label over moderate, pointing to a fragrance that projects clearly rather than sitting quietly on skin. With well over a thousand votes behind both of these figures, this is one of the more reliably sourced readings in the range.
Winter and autumn account for the large majority of season votes, with spring picking up a secondary share and summer trailing well behind. The spiced, woody-vanilla profile reads warmer and heavier in cool air, which lines up with how the community votes it.
Gender voting leans clearly male, with male and male-leaning together accounting for the large majority of votes and unisex a distant third. Fragrantica also lists it as leaning male. Given how decisive that lean is, FG lists it as a men's fragrance rather than unisex.
Spectre Ghost by French Avenue sits in similar territory to Ani by Nishane, both built around a spiced, woody-vanilla base rather than a fresh or aquatic one. The comparison points to a shared mood and note family rather than matching composition, and wearers who enjoy the spice-to-woods arc of one are likely to find common ground in the other.
Spectre Ghost by French Avenue suits wearers looking for a spiced, woody fragrance with real projection for cold-weather evenings. The ginger-cardamom opening gives it energy on first application, while the vanilla-patchouli base carries it comfortably through a long night out.
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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 Ghost by French Avenue opens on ginger, cardamom and bergamot, moves through pink pepper, blackcurrant and rose, then settles into vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli. Almost 60% of a large Fragrantica sample rate it long lasting, with sillage leaning strong, making it a night-suited, cold-season fragrance. What Does Spectre Ghost by French Avenue Smell Like?The opening is spiced and lifted, built on ginger and cardamom cutting through a citrus bergamot top. As that fades, pink pepper adds a drier, more peppery edge while blackcurrant and rose bring fruit and a touch of floral sweetness to the heart, keeping the composition from tipping into pure spice. The base is where the fragrance settles for good: vanilla softens the drier cedarwood and patchouli, giving the whole a woody-spicy character with a sweet undertone rather than a sharp, aromatic one. The balance between the peppery, fruited heart and the vanilla-anchored base is what carries the fragrance, keeping the spice from reading harsh and the sweetness from turning into a straightforward gourmand. How Does It Develop Through the Day?Ginger, cardamom and bergamot dominate the first half hour, giving an energetic, spice-led opening. As the top notes fade, pink pepper, blackcurrant and rose take over, softening the spice with fruit and a touch of floral depth. The final stage belongs to vanilla, cedarwood and patchouli, which sit close to skin and carry the fragrance through its longest phase, reading warmer and quieter than the opening. That long final stretch is where most of the wear time sits, so the fragrance is better judged on its vanilla-woods base than on the spiced top it opens with. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?These figures come from a large Fragrantica voting sample of well over a thousand votes, so they carry real weight. Close to 60% rate it long lasting and a further 7.5% call it eternal, with weak or very weak ratings a small minority. Sillage leans strong, with just under half of voters choosing that label over moderate, pointing to a fragrance that projects clearly rather than sitting quietly on skin. With well over a thousand votes behind both of these figures, this is one of the more reliably sourced readings in the range. What Season Is It For?Winter and autumn account for the large majority of season votes, with spring picking up a secondary share and summer trailing well behind. The spiced, woody-vanilla profile reads warmer and heavier in cool air, which lines up with how the community votes it. Is It for Men or Women?Gender voting leans clearly male, with male and male-leaning together accounting for the large majority of votes and unisex a distant third. Fragrantica also lists it as leaning male. Given how decisive that lean is, FG lists it as a men's fragrance rather than unisex. What Is It Similar To?Spectre Ghost by French Avenue sits in similar territory to Ani by Nishane, both built around a spiced, woody-vanilla base rather than a fresh or aquatic one. The comparison points to a shared mood and note family rather than matching composition, and wearers who enjoy the spice-to-woods arc of one are likely to find common ground in the other. Who It's ForSpectre Ghost by French Avenue suits wearers looking for a spiced, woody fragrance with real projection for cold-weather evenings. The ginger-cardamom opening gives it energy on first application, while the vanilla-patchouli base carries it comfortably through a long night out. | Regular price
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| French Avenue Paris | Eau de Parfum | Woody Aromatic | Ginger, Cardamom, Bergamot | Pink Pepper, Blackcurrant, Rose | Vanilla, Cedarwood, Patchouli |
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Main AccordsScent family: Woody 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 1,800+ wearersBuilt on vanilla, fresh spicy 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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