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7–12 hours Lasting
Strong Scent trail
From 2,100+ wearer ratings
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Main AccordsScent family: Fresh Spicy
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 2,100+ wearersBuilt on fresh spicy, vanilla 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
Rifaaqat opens with black pepper, elemi and pink pepper, moving into a resinous heart of olibanum and saffron before settling on vanilla and cedarwood. Fragrantica voters put longevity at long lasting to eternal for around two-thirds, with sillage split between moderate and strong, and the fragrance leans strongly toward evening and cooler-weather wear.
The top notes are peppery and resinous from the start, black pepper and pink pepper sharpened by elemi for a spicy, slightly citrus-tinged opening. The double pepper note gives the first impression more bite than a typical spicy opening, while the elemi adds a faint resinous edge that hints at what is coming in the heart. The heart carries this into incense territory: olibanum brings a smoky, resinous quality while saffron adds warmth and a faint leathery edge, together forming a heart that reads as more temple-incense than fresh spice. The base closes on vanilla and cedarwood, softening the resinous heart into a warmer, woodier finish with just enough sweetness to round off the spice without turning the fragrance gourmand. The scent shape is spicy-resinous through to warm woods, with no sharp or fresh moment anywhere in the progression.
The black pepper, elemi and pink pepper opening is punchy but relatively brief, giving way within the first hour to the olibanum and saffron heart. That resinous, incense-like stage is the longest-running part of the fragrance, holding its shape for several hours before the vanilla and cedarwood base fully takes over. Through this middle stretch the saffron keeps reasserting itself in small bursts, giving the wear a slightly warmer, spicier edge each time it resurfaces rather than fading in one smooth line. The finish is noticeably warmer and softer than the opening, with the spice and resin fading into a smooth, woody-sweet close rather than disappearing abruptly.
Longevity data from over 2,180 Fragrantica voters skews long: 57% call it long lasting and a further 11% eternal, against 27% reporting moderate. Sillage from close to 2,170 voters splits between moderate at 42% and strong at 49%, with only a small share finding it enormous or intimate. Read together, this points to a fragrance that lasts well and projects at a noticeable, comfortable level for most of the day, without the very heavy trail that enormous sillage would imply.
Seasonal voting across nearly 4,870 responses is decisive: winter takes 45% and autumn 40%, together well over four-fifths of the vote, while summer sits at just 3%. The resinous, peppery-woody structure gives it a warmth that suits cold weather far better than the height of summer.
Gender voting leans clearly unisex, with 55% of over 2,350 voters choosing that label ahead of any male or female-leaning option, and Fragrantica's own classification agrees. It reads as built for anyone drawn to a spicy, resinous woody profile rather than marketed at one gender.
Rifaaqat shares its resinous, spiced accord shape with Babycat by Yves Saint Laurent, both building a peppery, incense-leaning heart over a warm woody base. The comparison sits in general character rather than an identical note-for-note match.
Rifaaqat suits anyone who wants a spicy, resinous fragrance with real staying power - it comes into its own in cooler weather and evening wear, projects at a comfortable, noticeable level, and works equally well regardless of gender.
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Rifaaqat opens with black pepper, elemi and pink pepper, moving into a resinous heart of olibanum and saffron before settling on vanilla and cedarwood. Fragrantica voters put longevity at long lasting to eternal for around two-thirds, with sillage split between moderate and strong, and the fragrance leans strongly toward evening and cooler-weather wear. What Does Rifaaqat Smell Like?The top notes are peppery and resinous from the start, black pepper and pink pepper sharpened by elemi for a spicy, slightly citrus-tinged opening. The double pepper note gives the first impression more bite than a typical spicy opening, while the elemi adds a faint resinous edge that hints at what is coming in the heart. The heart carries this into incense territory: olibanum brings a smoky, resinous quality while saffron adds warmth and a faint leathery edge, together forming a heart that reads as more temple-incense than fresh spice. The base closes on vanilla and cedarwood, softening the resinous heart into a warmer, woodier finish with just enough sweetness to round off the spice without turning the fragrance gourmand. The scent shape is spicy-resinous through to warm woods, with no sharp or fresh moment anywhere in the progression. How Does It Develop Through the Day?The black pepper, elemi and pink pepper opening is punchy but relatively brief, giving way within the first hour to the olibanum and saffron heart. That resinous, incense-like stage is the longest-running part of the fragrance, holding its shape for several hours before the vanilla and cedarwood base fully takes over. Through this middle stretch the saffron keeps reasserting itself in small bursts, giving the wear a slightly warmer, spicier edge each time it resurfaces rather than fading in one smooth line. The finish is noticeably warmer and softer than the opening, with the spice and resin fading into a smooth, woody-sweet close rather than disappearing abruptly. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Longevity data from over 2,180 Fragrantica voters skews long: 57% call it long lasting and a further 11% eternal, against 27% reporting moderate. Sillage from close to 2,170 voters splits between moderate at 42% and strong at 49%, with only a small share finding it enormous or intimate. Read together, this points to a fragrance that lasts well and projects at a noticeable, comfortable level for most of the day, without the very heavy trail that enormous sillage would imply. What Season Is It For?Seasonal voting across nearly 4,870 responses is decisive: winter takes 45% and autumn 40%, together well over four-fifths of the vote, while summer sits at just 3%. The resinous, peppery-woody structure gives it a warmth that suits cold weather far better than the height of summer. Is It for Men or Women?Gender voting leans clearly unisex, with 55% of over 2,350 voters choosing that label ahead of any male or female-leaning option, and Fragrantica's own classification agrees. It reads as built for anyone drawn to a spicy, resinous woody profile rather than marketed at one gender. What Is It Similar To?Rifaaqat shares its resinous, spiced accord shape with Babycat by Yves Saint Laurent, both building a peppery, incense-leaning heart over a warm woody base. The comparison sits in general character rather than an identical note-for-note match. Who It's ForRifaaqat suits anyone who wants a spicy, resinous fragrance with real staying power - it comes into its own in cooler weather and evening wear, projects at a comfortable, noticeable level, and works equally well regardless of gender. | Regular price
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| Paris Corner | Eau de Parfum | Fresh Spicy | Evenings out, Cooler months | Black Pepper, Elemi, Pink Pepper | Olibanum, Saffron | Vanilla, Cedarwood |
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Main AccordsScent family: Fresh Spicy
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 2,100+ wearersBuilt on fresh spicy, vanilla 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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