Pharaoh

Rayhaan Pharaoh is a pretty good fragrance. It honestly just reminds me of 'Sweet Heaven - Tobacco'. The main difference between those two for me is that Sweet Heaven - Tobacco has 'spicy' notes instead of the 'boozy' notes like in this fragrance. So this fragrance to me is much more smoother than SH Tobacco. I mostly smell suede leather, boozy notes, coffee, and a tad bit of Vanilla. Definitely will edit this review because I literally just got this bottle from a homie, so idk how macerated it's been but it's pretty much brand new, barely sprayed. But as of right now, I already enjoy the scent and will wear it during the fall and winter. I paid $50 for it Even though now I see that it's $30 on Amazon but I'm not too pissy about that. Scent Profile: 10/10 Longevity: 10/10 Sillage: 10/10 Overall: 10/10

HONEST REVIEW I strongly believe that just because you do not like a fragrance that doesn’t mean it’s a bad perfume. That being said this one is not for me It is extremely strong and the Cade oil was very present. It was the most smokiest scent I’ve ever smelt. It gave my wife a headache and I literally couldn’t bare the scent on me so I took a shower and used dish soap and it was still lingering (yes I said dish soap) Like I said, just because I didn’t like it, doesn’t mean it’s bad. If you like heavy smoke scents with spice, this one is for you! Longevity and silage are ENORMOUS! It does not smell cheap and this does not taint my view on Rayhaan. I’m more of a Terra guy and I’ll stick with that

Absolutely fucking incredible, I smell like a pharaoh. The suede combination of the light leather from the suede and the vanilla make a harmonious commanding attention grabber. The light saffron at the top also makes it similar to Crystal saffron by Matiere Premiere with an almost metallic tinge to it. This is one of the best blind buys I’ve ever gotten and I’m incredibly happy. I will be wearing this in the summer and no one can tell me otherwise. Edit: after more wears I would like a little more saffron, but still incredible. Maybe layering this with a cheap alternative to Crystal Saffron like, Ambre D’or by Armaf may be a good move.

I’ll let the comparisons with the OG for others, as while I have Babycat, I have not been able to get a sample of Caden so far. On its own: it’s a smoky vanilla fragrance with a lot of spices. Opening is quite harsh(which I expect to get better with maceration, but it’s still an issue), but the dry down is very good. It has that shoe factory suede smell that this DNA is known for, and the spices compliment it really well. Performance is amazing and it lasts until the next wash on clothing. It’s not blind buy safe, but then again, nothing Babycat-adjacent is. 8.5/10 for me.

What a gorgeous resinous, warm, sweet gourmand lover's dream gem. If you told me there are dates in this magic potion I'd believe you. This is somewhat smoky leather dominant spicy woody vanilla. The rest of the notes are simply backup dancers yet they are essential in making this scent truly unisex. There's certainly a hint of coffee but wouldn't call this a coffee scent by any means. You have to like dark somewhat dense scents to appreciate this DNA. Is this blind buy safe? Probably not. It's in the same family as Babycat. And how cool is that bottle! Love.

Okay I had a redemption arc with this one. I bought it when it first came out and it was the smokiest thing I had ever smelled. I sold it and moved on. Well I kept seeing reviews that the dry down was amazing so I bought it again. Is it Smokey? Yes. Is it amazing in the dry down? YES!! Coffee, vanilla, resins and leather! So so good! I am in love with it right now! In my experience, Rayhaan fragrances get better with time! This is a great scent for those who like mature fragrances. Do not buy this expecting a vanilla bomb. It is not that! For me it’s a 11/10

@Dramaticlex Absolutely right. It’s crazy that it hasn’t even been released yet and people are already starting to doubt and hate it. To be honest, for the price, recent Rayhaan fragrances are absolutely killing it. The quality of these fragrances is phenomenal. Ignore people’s comments on these fragrances — they act like these clones cost $300 to $500. Just sample it and test it yourself. Anyway, I can’t wait for this to be released.

Not sure how Rayhaan manager to work this magic with their products but the lasting on this one is just out of this world. And there's something about the scent profile that I cannot pinpoint but I use this as my gym, office, night....basically all day fragrance spraying about 10 sprays and it lasts me all throughout the day. No matter what! Loved this beast very much!

This is less caustic than I had expected after watching YouTube reviews but the opening 20 minutes is still pretty rough as they mentioned. Once you get past that and it gets into the dry down' you have a nice Oud Cadenza Cocoa Morado smokey-date-y fragrance. Enjoyable but I would pick Coco Morado over it if I had to choose.

The booze and suede notes came through very heavily for me, and it settled into a dark, slightly fruity tone that paints a deep blue picture in my head. The booze notes are also very prominent though discreet. This is a very beautiful scent for a cold winter night, though it probably isn't the safest blind buy.

I absolutely love this. It has a strong leather note. Reminds me of Babycat, but with less vanilla. The dry down is very much like Chanel Le Lion. I can clearly smell all the notes. This is my fourth Rayhaan, and for the first time, I’ve found something I genuinely enjoy from them.

First impression: This is beautiful niche quality scents. I love it ! Only in the opening in seconds is harsh after 1 minutes the scents is so enjoyable. SPL still not yet full wear for first spray new bottle not impress me. But for the scent 9/10 but this not safe blind buy.

Got a sample of this today. Very mature masculine scent, rich slightly sweet leather with deep resins and some spices. Very sophisticated and most definitely for special occasions. Quite Middle Eastern too. Reminds me of a Middle Eastern black orchid. Very nice!

Got myself a decant for this, smelled beautiful. Dark-suede vanilla, much more darker than Rifaaqat. SPL was insane, still projecting in the 8 hour on skin for me. If I ever run out of Rifaaqat, I might just get a full bottle of this.

Came back to say that the more this macerated, the better it got! The vanilla smoky spicy coffee is amazing!! Let it macerate!

Wow! I just picked this up at Burlington! Lucky me! 10/10. Its like Rayhaan is reading my mind.

this scent is overpowered strong just 2 sprays not more or you gonna kill your nose. 10/10

Certainly not for everyone. Heavy incense and spice with a leather saffron base. The opening punches you in the nose and dries down to something more manageable. This is a mixture of Lattafa Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold with Afnan Supremacy Incense. I much prefer the softer work friendly Ishq Gold to this but I still like it a lot. Good projection and longevity. 6 hours.

This is really nice. Chalky amber, incensy leather and powdery choclate with some spice. Similar to Terra, I get headaches when I wear this so I can't wear them often. I really like the cardamom and leather vibe and this one has it with a bunch of sweetness and incense. Great for cool weather and nights out. I think the name and theme represent the scent well.

Great dupe of Oman Caden for a fraction of the price. Love the bottle as well. Babycat also comes to mind and it has similar vibes to Nishani Ani. I put Caden on my right wrist and Pharoah on the left. At the top, about 80% similar but once it dries down, dam 95%! Heathery vanilla - amber - woods.... 9.0 and blind buy safe if you are a fan of Caden or Babycat.

I am one of the few female that loves Pharaoh? 😅 is mysterious, sexy, dark, smooth, & you can layer it with some vanilla/amber/woody or some wood/fresh/citrus.... You”ll love it.

I like it. It is very familiar profile. Like I have smelled this before, but can not pinpoint. Masculine and very spicy scent. Great for winter and evening wear.

Scent- The Leather/Suede or Cade Oil is very, very strong and prominent here, to the point where it drowns out the rest of the notes at first, but after 30mins the Vanilla and the sweet notes start to emerge. The Suede note remains there till the end of the fragrance, but muted towards the end. Great fragrance if you like Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold by Lattafa & even Spectre the original by French Avenue. I personally don't think it smells like Babycat, Nayel Queen, nor Rifaaqat. Those fragrances have the Vanilla as the main note rather than the Suede. Great fragrance, but not for everybody, because the leather/suede note smells very strong and at times can smell like sharpie marker lol. This is not blind buy worthy. Performance- Now, this is where the fragrance somewhat disappointed me. At first, you can smell the leather Strongly, which gives you the impression that the fragrance will be Strong, but after 20 minutes, that starts to die down quickly. For the first 30mins it is somewhat strong, but by the 1hr mark it becomes Arms Length Projection. Longevity and Sillage are also Avarage. Maybe it needs to mature? Idk, but for now, Performance is Avarage. Seasons- Fall, Winter, and cooler days of Spring Audience- Definitely for mature crowds and fragrance enthusiasts, not for the masses.

So I didn't rate it and someone commented on Oman luxury being a small brand. Dude they are backed by the Omani royal family your an idiot. Go lay down especially because duping expensive frags actually boosts the originals sales the vast majority of the time. Think of it as a cheap tester. For all yall being mad gay n shit eat dick.

This is not a very pleasant scent. In the opening is atrocious to be honest. After drying it gives Side Effect vibes, but like it's done wrong. The dry down is not the worst, but still not a common scent, not blind buy safe. Performance, yes, it is strong and projects. I would rate it as a 6.5/10.

I received a sample from the shop I typically buy from. It’s not terrible, but I also wouldn’t buy it. It smells kind of like a camp fire. 5/10.

When I first smelt this, I knew it was an inspired by side effect fragrance. However, for some reason, after it has sat around, it now starts to smell like rubber. Like brand new tires. Ever since I pointed that out, I find it really hard to commit to wearing it.

terrible synthetic mess. dreadful. yeah you wish this smelled like Caden or Side effect lol

This takes a certain person to wear this. Super strong, incense heavy fragrance. Personally couldn’t stand it at all. One of the only frags that made me pull my nose away instantly from the bottle.

I don't know if this just needs to macerate longer or what but this smell like shit, it is really strong definitely not blind buy safe.

Smells like pure burnt rubber. Terrible. I'm glad that I only wasted a little money on a 5ml decant.

By far the worst smelling fragrance i have ever smelled .. it made me dizzy wanted to puke!!

This stuff smelled like medicine

Always sample before buying and save yourself $$$ on wasted blind buys :) If anyone's interested in a sample at the best price check it out at my website: Decantified.com we have them all! ---- thank you! Here is my honest review for Fragrantica: The first part of this post, is the story of my experience, the second part is my thoughts & ratings, and lastly is my conclusion. Part 1 - My Experience First sniff... WOW! This is nothing like what I would ever choose to purposely wear. It's so strong.. In fact, after the first spray of this on my arm I was REALLY hesitant to spray it again. But for the sake of making a review for you guys I sprayed it one more time on the same arm, and another on the back of my shirt. 3 sprays, that's all I did for this fragrance.. The opening is obnoxiously strong. I would imagine what I'm getting is Cade oil (never smelled this before but it's listed as a top note), with Leather like Vanilla Suede. It's a very smoky incense kind of smell you get. I would associate it with Oud, but also different then my current Oud fragrances (I'll explain) I live in a hot climate so that's why I under sprayed this. Even with 3 sprays I feel like I was chocking out while driving lol. Regret started to sink in pretty quickly. I've worn strong or overly sweet fragrances before so I know the deal by now and how quickly things can go south. HOWEVER, to my surprise, as the day passed on, it feels like even though the parfum was still projecting, it really wasn't bothering me at all. I started getting more acquainted with the fragrance I was wearing, and admiring how different it was to anything I have actually dared to wear before. At first I thought this was some type of Oud fragrance, but upon wearing it and later looking at the notes, I now see it has no Oud. Unbelievably, I began to really like this smell as the day went on. I kept showing my female workers, but with no success did they say they liked it xD Ironically the guys I did show the fragrance to did like it... So fellas.. for picking up girls with, I think it would be safe to skip this one. Something else of worthy mention is that it did not continue to disturb me after the car ride. I think the key to this is that I under sprayed and actually made this strong fragrance more wearable. Part 2 - My thoughts It lasted me the full day. I want to note that because I under sprayed it did not feel like the projection was too overwhelming. It was 100% above average, but not nuclear. Again this is only with 3 sprays. I did smell it towards the end of the day though, so longevity is also above average. The scent is very serious & manly! Obviously this is probably a placebo effect but it really does remind me of a mummy whatever that means lol. But yeah I don't really know what setting this fragrance fits into. It's the farthest thing from casual. But yet.. I would dare to wear it again on another regular work day, just because I ended up enjoying it THAT much. Make what you will of that. Others may not enjoy it as much as you, so be conscious of that if that matters. Wear what YOU like is my opinion, just don't be a a** and wear it with moderation. The scent felt very linear by the way, but it was present every time I stopped thinking about it. And this made up for how linear it was. Plus I would not want to change the way it smells since I actually ended up really liking it. Longevity: 9.0 Sillage: 9.0 Scent: 8.7 (I really want to get to know this scent more) Overall score: MY subjective score as of right now is a 8.7 Conclusion: Spray in moderation! I think my review would have been very different had I sprayed this 6 times instead of 3. This is a SUPER try before you buy kind of fragrance! Out of 4 people I showed this fragrance to, 3 girls would not budge on not liking it. One other guy did like it. Not a safe blind buy. But I would 100% try this if I were you if you have experience with fragrances and want to try something new. Because like me you might be surprised and end up accidentally loving it.

The idiot below me is judging before the scent is even released “smelled it in egypt” yeah right. 😂 what’s worse than influencers? Brainless trolls. lol Rayhaan produces uniqueness and quality in all other scents I’ve tried by them. No reason to think this will be otherwise. Remember the reviews trashing Terra and Tiger? Yeah those are absolutely fire and project for days. Men are honestly just not confident enough or anywhere near masculine enough to pull off majority of these scents today so they trash them to make themselves feel better... that said I have pharaoh on PRE ORDER currently. Will update here when I receive to give an ACCURATE and non biased opinion. Edit: fresh out of the box, this one is STRONG. I see how some of the femmeboys don’t like this lol the opening is very boozy, saffron and Cade heavy, the suede and coffee creep in after a bit. It sweet and dark, def a cold frag, def do not want to overspray. Four is NUCLEAR. The oud, tonka and vanilla play in after an hr or so. Blends well with the coffee and leatherish/suede note. Honestly, this is the strongest scent since Terra, a few weeks will level it out for sure but off the truck it’s a beauty. If you are a man seeking a dominant scent that will set you apart, this is it.

Just got this today. Smells familiar to me although I have never smelled Caden. I have some other middle eastern fragrances that are in the ballpark. I was a little nervous at first because I have seen negative feedback about this one. I didn't bother watching the "influencers" who got a paid trip to Egypt from Rayhaan to push this one BTW. I finally sprayed on skin after only spraying the cap and then on paper. I am much more pleased with it on skin as it's settling down. Heavy leather/suede vibe and it's sweet but not overly cloying for me. I don't get coffee, but that may change after a few more wears. I don't think this is a safe blind buy for some, who are going to bitch and moan about it being "a synthetic mess". I think this will calm down and mature in a few months like most of the middle eastern house colognes do. Definitely not for summer, but for me this is wearable in every other season and I'm going to rock it. The bottle is super cool and part of the reason I wanted it. Atomizer is pretty nice and the magnetic cap is always a solid touch. I like heavy and spicy fragrances so this one is not a problem for me whatsoever. I think those who enjoy the same will like this one 7.5/10 for me with potential to get into the 8s.

Another niche smelling cheapy available at Beauty Base! I love that store, you can go in and smell everything without being harrassed and saving yourself form 1000 blind buys. This one might be worth a bling buy if you love leather. This to me smells leathery and niche, masculine but definitely wearable for women, strong, with an element of booze and smoke. I loved it it was one of the 3 I remembered from my sniffing session (I must have smelled 200 perfumes in that store.) Love the bottle too! Would love to test properly so if anyone has a decant to swap I'd love to for something I have. Get in touch - uk xx

I smelled it in Egypt. Remember, this is a clone house that operates primarily through influencers, so the quality of this fragrance is in the same ballpark as Armaf or Afnan—hit or miss. It is highly synthetic, with a clear focus on advertising rather than the actual product. Do not be fooled by influencers when it comes to this brand in general, and this release in particular. The fragrance itself follows the usual “vanilla-spice kitchen sink” DNA. It smells acceptable, but there is nothing special about it. This is not a compliment-getting fragrance.

@aozdogan Don't rate a perfume that you haven't even smelled yet, it skews the rating score, something that isn't going to help people who try and use this site as a tool, when buying new fragrances. That goes for the rest of you clowns too.

No notes/performance review from me yet. However - Announced a few days ago already. The only ones that seem to have got it are the big YT & IG “influencers”, but somehow not available to buy in the UK as of yet. Annoying to say the least.

Why are people voting on this? An interesting bottle, name and I’d be interested to sample this at some point, I’m guessing a Smokey-smokey-smokey scent.. If it’s sweet enough to balance that smokiness out the perhaps I’d be interested.

Duping a small brand like Oman luxury feels very slimy. I get duping Dior or even Creed, but cloning small niche fragrance brands doesn't sit right.

You're thinking of Amouage. Amouage has the backing of a member of the royal family. Omanluxury is an independent brand started by three friends.

Typical Trollgrantica. Down voting fragrances before they're released. This is the reason the comments in here is worthless as an U.S. Penny.

Fragrantica be adding rayhaans which haven't been released but isn't adding rayhaan jungle vibe and only added obsidian a few days ago

@aozdogan did flan fuck your mother or something? why the hate? Terra is a 10/10 so it deserves all the glaze it can get

I have the Oman Luxury Caden, but eagerly waiting for this so that I can check side by side. Will review then.

Suited to a certain type of person and occasion. Not blind-buy safe but definitely high quality.

@aozdogan I WILL smell like you for a fraction of the price and YOU CAN'T do anything about it

If I remember correctly. Again duping something that FragranceFlan is a huge fan of.....