Rare Tiffany

If you like CASHMERAN. Let's start with the bottle. Designed to look like a jewelled grenade, the bottle is hitting the mark as this is definitely a beast mode explosion of scent. With a strange mix of reviews, this musky white-floral & cashmeran beauty needs several months of dark storage after first sprays to develop. Opens with a sweet tropical burst (ylang, jasmine & rose) and dries down into a creamy & musky white floral with mushroom & nutmeg nuances (gardenia - not listed) scent. There is a faint sunscreen vibe to the base, and the mix of fruit overlaying the white-florals strongly gives an overall impression of violet to my nose. There's a lingering cashmeran note here that may not work for everyone. Comparison to Purr Katy Perry: These are not the same, but they are similar, both having violet accord overlaying what smells like gardenia to me (creamy & musky white floral with mushroom & nutmeg nuances). Gardenia is more forward in Rare Tiffany. Comparison to Yara Lattafa: These are different scents, but comparable. Yara has been compared to a 'strawberry milkshake', and Rare Tiffany would be a tropical/violet milkshake by comparison. 'Milkshake' may be a bit misleading however, although the gardenia gives a creaminess this is more a heady floral than gourmand, with a faint sunscreen vibe. Comparison to Pink Brilliance English Laundry: These are different scents again, but comparable. Pink Brilliance having more rose than violet overlaying the creamy gardenia. Overall: above average performance, however, this is a scent you need to spray and store for up to a year. The cashmeran here may still be too much for some, but those not sensitive to cashmeran including fans of Alien Mugler might enjoy this. Enjoy!

I became intrigued with this company after buying a couple of Afnan colognes for my husband. He told me he's received more compliments on his Afnan colognes than *any* he's ever worn. They are among the best quality among fragrances at their low price point. Given how good his colognes were, I had to try Afnan for myself. Rare Tiffany is a surprisingly good scent. I hate sugary sweet scents (caramel can often go wrong). I don't like cloying vanilla. I love florals, but don't like suffocating, heavy white/yellow florals. So, I was prepared to be disappointed. Amazingly, Afnan managed to create a fragrance with all these elements and make it amazing. The ylang-ylang, jasmine, musk, and a hint of rose float effortlessly on a beautiful base of predominantly sandalwood. The caramel is undetectable as carmel, thank goodness; the vanilla isn't too sweet and finds its place in the blend without overpowering the composition. The whole blend is gorgeous and profoundly feminine. The notes are clear and harmonious. Most importantly, I feel great wearing it. This is a gem! And the bottle is lovely, too. This was a great blind buy. Sillage: moderate (office safe if not overapplied) Longevity: moderate Overall rating: 8/10

Safe blind buy if you are a floral lover looking for an easy frag to throw on. Also a great introduction into florals for anyone trying to get their nose into them. The scent opens with jasmine and creamy ylang. Nothing ground breaking but super pleasant. This quickly turns a touch sweeter, I would think from the caramel but never goes too sweet. Its a great balance of white/yellow florals, grounded by creamy sandlwood and a hint of sweetness. The longer is sets on the skin, more of the spices come out (very faint). To my nose, I get some tuberose in there as well. Call me crazy, but on the first few minutes of dry down, it reminded me of Rouge and Vert malachite. Not a dupe!!!! But those are safe floral scents that are straight up addicting, in my opinion. This is not a beast performer but has an excellent presence. Super safe for everyday, year round, and all occasions. Very feminine in my opinion and the bottle, is gorgeous. This gem is around $30 bucks, you cannot go wrong!

Wow, this is such a good perfume. The only bad thing I noticed after wearing it for a whole day is that longevity is not great. It lasted me like from 8am until 12pm. At first spray, it's very strong, sharp, fresh and kind of uneasy, but then it calms down into a fresh but sweet, very unique scent. It smells like a floral but with caramel, which, thank God it's there to balance it out. There's more to it than florals and caramel. This is a very well blended fragrance. Like the reviewers say, this is one of those "smell expensive on a budget" perfumes. This is one of my unique ones. I cannot compare it to anything else (and I've smelled hundreds of fragrances). Definitely unique and addictive. You can't stop smelling your wrist. I bought it blindly and I'm so glad I did. I don't recommend that you buy it blindly as I can see how it may be polarizing. I have it right now on my night stand and I'm sitting three feet from it, and I constantly get wafts of it.

This is your tacky aunt from the 90s that was loud ,had the terry cloth romper. High heels,with her bold gold jewelry and her long nails. A little cheap, but means well .and is very loving and couldn't live with out her. The gardenia is what makes this wearable if it was just the ylang it wouldn't be as wearable. It's deffintely florida casino sun tan lotion in the air mingling with the buffets. It's fun! Loud and cheap! I 'll be buying another bottle. It's going for under 20 bucks now maybe ill stock up. Enjoy!