Afshan Rasasi

Afshan is a unisex scent from Rasasi. It opens floral and dry at once, floral notes giving a soft bouquet, green notes a crushed-stem bitterness beside them, and saffron a leathery, faintly metallic edge over both, so there is no citrus brightness at the start. The middle is where the weight arrives: rose at the centre, jammy and full, ylang-ylang adding a banana-creamy richness, and spicy notes running a dry heat through the pair, which makes the flowers read warm rather than fresh. What stays is plain and smooth, cedar giving a sharp pencil-dry wood with woody notes supporting it, amber spreading a resinous glow, and musk pressing the finish close to the skin. The character is a spiced floral settling onto warm wood, moderate in weight and legible throughout. It suits cooler weather, evening, and social indoor settings.

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