How does Afnan Rare Carbon smell?
Rare Carbon opens with leather, violet leaf, cinnamon and nutmeg. The leather is dark and supple, violet leaf is green, cool and slightly metallic, cinnamon is sweet and biting, and nutmeg is nutty and warm. It is a dry, spiced and slightly severe start that mixes cool greenery with heat.
Rose and violet make the heart powdery and floral, while cedarwood adds dry, clean timber and oud brings a deep, smoky richness. Vetiver, sandalwood and amber finish it with earthy grass, creamy wood and warm resin. The mood moves from sharp and spiced to floral and dark, then to smooth and woody.
Who is Afnan Rare Carbon for?
Listed for men. Going by the notes alone, it suits someone who likes leather, spice and oud, softened by rose and violet rather than sweetness. The vetiver and cedarwood keep it dry and woody, so it fits a wearer who wants a serious, structured scent.
Afnan Rare Carbon: size and bottle
The brand's website lists Afnan Rare Carbon in 100 ml.
Afnan Rare Carbon compared with its closest siblings
The link with Afnan Portrait Abstract is leather, rose, cedarwood, vetiver, sandalwood and amber. Rare Carbon sets violet leaf, cinnamon, nutmeg and violet beside that, the other one rhubarb, incense and tonka bean.
Afnan 9 PM Pour Femme and Rare Carbon meet in rose, violet, cedarwood and amber. After that the first lists raspberry, apple, orange and peony, the second leather, violet leaf, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Both name cinnamon, cedarwood, sandalwood and amber. For Afnan Edict Amberythme the rest is tonka bean, saffron, jasmine and vanilla; for Rare Carbon it is leather, violet leaf, nutmeg and rose. Its size is 80 ml.
Where to buy Afnan Rare Carbon in Europe
FragranceGems, an independent reseller of Afnan, ships from the Netherlands to 25 EU countries. Its Afnan page shows the scents it has, with prices and availability; this guide shows neither.
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