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Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX
Afnan Perfumes

Her Highness IX

Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Woody
Patchouli
Parfum · 2021 · women

Afnan Perfumes is a UAE-based fragrance house known for creating bold, luxurious scents with a particular strength in oriental and niche-leaning compositions. Her Highness IX, released in 2021, is a parfum concentration offering serious longevity and projection.

The fragrance opens with a bright fruit and rose combination, touched with pink pepper for a subtle spice. The heart blooms into a rich white floral accord featuring tuberose, ylang-ylang, and jasmine alongside a rose note that carries through from the top, creating a heady, almost indolic floral mass. The base settles into a warm amber and musk foundation with patchouli adding subtle earthiness and depth. The overall composition is a classic floral oriental -- romantic and sensual without straying into purely sweet territory, with the amber and musk giving it a mature, skin-scent quality despite the prominent florals.

This works best for someone who gravitates toward opulent florals and doesn't shy away from heavier fragrances. It's well-suited to evening wear and colder months, though the lighter fruitiness in the opening keeps it from feeling entirely winter-bound. If you're drawn to The Mystic, The Reverie, and The Homesteader profiles, this fragrance will likely appeal to you.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Fresh
17%
Floral
100%
Rose
80%
Jasmine
21%
White Floral
90%
Woody
39%
Patchouli
39%
Earthy
39%
Musky
60%
Amber
70%
Warm Spicy
39%
Spicy
17%
Sweet
21%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Fruits
Fruits
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Pink Pepper
Pink Pepper
Fruity, slightly rosy, and gently spiced, pink pepper is softer and more aromatic than black pepper. It occupies a unique space between citrus, floral, and spice families, which makes it exceptionally versatile. You'll find it in contemporary fresh fragrances where it adds lift and personality without aggression.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Tuberose
Tuberose
One of the most intensely floral natural ingredients in existence, rich, creamy, and almost narcotic in its sweetness. Tuberose is polarizing by design: it's meant to be enveloping, not background. It has rubbery, vanilla-like facets that make it feel both sensual and slightly retro.
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The MysticBest match87% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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The Reverie85% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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The Homesteader83% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.
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Scent Profile
Fresh17%Floral100%Rose80%Jasmine21%White Floral90%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
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Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Her Highness IX is $62.00. Without a coupon the lowest price is $62.00. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

Are grey market retailers authentic?

Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Afnan Perfumes fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

Frequently asked questions

Cheapest price for Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX? +
$62.00 at MicroPerfumes. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
Is $62.00 a good price for Her Highness IX? +
Yes. The current best price is $62.00 and MSRP is $145.99. At $62.00 you save 58% vs retail.
What does Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX smell like? +
Afnan Perfumes is a UAE-based fragrance house known for creating bold, luxurious scents with a particular strength in oriental and niche-leaning compositions. Her Highness IX, released in 2021, is a parfum concentration offering serious longevity and projection. The fragrance opens with a bright fruit and rose combination, touched with pink pepper for a subtle spice. The heart blooms into a rich white floral accord featuring tuberose, ylang-ylang, and jasmine alongside a rose note that carries through from the top, creating a heady, almost indolic floral mass. The base settles into a warm amber and musk foundation with patchouli adding subtle earthiness and depth. The overall composition is a classic floral oriental -- romantic and sensual without straying into purely sweet territory, with the amber and musk giving it a mature, skin-scent quality despite the prominent florals. This works best for someone who gravitates toward opulent florals and doesn't shy away from heavier fragrances. It's well-suited to evening wear and colder months, though the lighter fruitiness in the opening keeps it from feeling entirely winter-bound. If you're drawn to The Mystic, The Reverie, and The Homesteader profiles, this fragrance will likely appeal to you.
What are the notes in Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX? +
Top: Fruits, Rose, Pink Pepper. Heart: Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, Jasmine. Base: Musk, Amber, Patchouli.
What fragrance family is Her Highness IX? +
Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an Parfum.
What other fragrances smell like Afnan Perfumes Her Highness IX? +
Based on shared notes, Afnan Perfumes Her Highness Black (Musk, Amber, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang), Ahmed Al Maghribi Green Pearl (Musk, Amber, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang), Ahmed Al Maghribi Pearl Oud for women (Musk, Amber, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang), Yves Saint Laurent Supreme Bouquet Yves Saint Laurent (Musk, Amber, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang), Dua Fragrances Carnal Desire (Musk, Amber, Ylang-Ylang, Rose) may smell similar to Her Highness IX.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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