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3–6 hours Lasting
Noticeable Scent trail
From 250+ wearer ratings
9am is a citrus-driven eau de parfum from Afnan, built around lemon, mandarin and pink pepper up top with a soft lavender-rose heart and a clean musk-and-cedar base. It suits everyday wear where a bright, easy-going scent is wanted, and its moderate sillage makes it a comfortable pick for office or daytime settings.
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Main AccordsScent family: Citrus
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 250+ wearersBuilt on citrus, musky and aromatic. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. Most reach for it during the day, mostly in warmer months.
Day or night
Mostly worn during the day.
Seasons
9am opens with lemon, mandarin, cardamom and pink pepper before easing into lavender, orange blossom, green apple and rose. The base settles into musk, moss, cedar and patchouli. A Citrus-family eau de parfum built to move from a bright morning start to a warmer, grounded finish.
9am opens bright and citrus-led, with lemon, mandarin orange, cardamom and pink pepper setting a sharp, energetic start. Lavender and orange blossom soften that opening into a floral, slightly green heart alongside green apple and rose. The base is quiet and skin-close, built on musk, moss, cedar and patchouli rather than heavy resins or sweetness. Notes and family are sourced from Fragrantica.
The first twenty minutes lean hard into the citrus and pepper top notes, giving 9am its name-appropriate morning brightness. Through the middle hours the lavender, orange blossom and rose take over, turning the fragrance softer and more floral without losing the citrus thread. By the late stages it settles into the musk, moss, cedar and patchouli base, keeping the finish low and clean instead of a loud dry-down.
Fragrantica data (411 raters) puts longevity at around five hours with moderate sillage. It projects for the first stretch of wear and then sits close to the skin, making it an easy fragrance to top up through the day, not one you'd expect a single application to carry through to evening. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown.
9am is marketed as a women's fragrance, but the notes read unisex - citrus, pepper and lavender over a musk-and-cedar base is a shape worn just as easily by men. FG lists it as unisex, since the note profile does not make a sharply gendered case either way.
9am shares its accords with Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Aqua Vitae Forte, a citrus-forward composition worth comparing it against. The two are not identical, but they draw from the same lemon-and-woods territory and share their general shape. FG also carries Club de Nuit Sillage from Armaf, another citrus-led option in the same general territory.
9am is a citrus-driven eau de parfum from Afnan, built around lemon, mandarin and pink pepper up top with a soft lavender-rose heart and a clean musk-and-cedar base. It suits everyday wear where a bright, easy-going scent is wanted, and its moderate sillage makes it a comfortable pick for office or daytime settings.
78% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (301 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.
Imran Fazlani founded Afnan Perfumes in the United Arab Emirates in 2007. The brand makes eaux de parfum and concentrated perfume oils.
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| 9am opens with lemon, mandarin, cardamom and pink pepper before easing into lavender, orange blossom, green apple and rose. The base settles into musk, moss, cedar and patchouli. A Citrus-family eau de parfum built to move from a bright morning start to a warmer, grounded finish. What Does Afnan 9am Smell Like?9am opens bright and citrus-led, with lemon, mandarin orange, cardamom and pink pepper setting a sharp, energetic start. Lavender and orange blossom soften that opening into a floral, slightly green heart alongside green apple and rose. The base is quiet and skin-close, built on musk, moss, cedar and patchouli rather than heavy resins or sweetness. Notes and family are sourced from Fragrantica. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The first twenty minutes lean hard into the citrus and pepper top notes, giving 9am its name-appropriate morning brightness. Through the middle hours the lavender, orange blossom and rose take over, turning the fragrance softer and more floral without losing the citrus thread. By the late stages it settles into the musk, moss, cedar and patchouli base, keeping the finish low and clean instead of a loud dry-down. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Fragrantica data (411 raters) puts longevity at around five hours with moderate sillage. It projects for the first stretch of wear and then sits close to the skin, making it an easy fragrance to top up through the day, not one you'd expect a single application to carry through to evening. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown. Is It for Men or Women?9am is marketed as a women's fragrance, but the notes read unisex - citrus, pepper and lavender over a musk-and-cedar base is a shape worn just as easily by men. FG lists it as unisex, since the note profile does not make a sharply gendered case either way. What Is It Similar To?9am shares its accords with Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Aqua Vitae Forte, a citrus-forward composition worth comparing it against. The two are not identical, but they draw from the same lemon-and-woods territory and share their general shape. FG also carries Club de Nuit Sillage from Armaf, another citrus-led option in the same general territory. Who It's For9am is a citrus-driven eau de parfum from Afnan, built around lemon, mandarin and pink pepper up top with a soft lavender-rose heart and a clean musk-and-cedar base. It suits everyday wear where a bright, easy-going scent is wanted, and its moderate sillage makes it a comfortable pick for office or daytime settings. FAQIs It Good Value?78% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (301 votes). | Regular price
R 980.00
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| Afnan | Eau de Parfum | Citrus | Daytime, Warmer months | Lemon, Mandarin Orange, Cardamom, Pink Pepper | Lavender, Orange Blossom, Green Apple, Rose | Musk, Moss, Cedarwood, Patchouli |
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Main AccordsScent family: Citrus
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 250+ wearersBuilt on citrus, musky and aromatic. Wearers mostly rate it moderate with noticeable projection. Most reach for it during the day, mostly in warmer months.
Day or night
Mostly worn during the day.
Seasons
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