Afnan
Rare Carbon
Rare Carbon is a crunchy and cheerful fruity fragrance signed Afnan. It opens on pineapple and bergamot, reveals birch and patchouli at its heart and rests on a base of white musk, ambergris and oakmoss.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Pineapple · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Birch · Patchouli
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Base Several hours
White musk · Ambergris · Oakmoss
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Birch: its rarest material, which only 24 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 83.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Woody, musky, fruity, amber and citrus: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
The success of Rare Carbon by Afnan comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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