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Afnan Perfumes Modest Deux
Afnan Perfumes

Modest Deux

Floral
White Floral
Fruity
Woody
Patchouli
Earthy
Musky
2019 · unisex

Afnan Perfumes is a UAE-based house known for creating accessible fragrances that balance quality with affordability, drawing inspiration from both Eastern and Western fragrance traditions.

Modest Deux opens with a burst of red fruits, primarily cherry and raspberry with supporting strawberry and dark chocolate notes that give the fruity top a subtle gourmand quality. The heart shifts toward warmer territory with spiced vanilla that softens the initial sweetness, while a gardenia note adds a delicate white floral thread. The base anchors everything with musk and patchouli, creating a skin scent finish that's simultaneously creamy and earthy. The overall composition is a sweetly balanced gourmand with enough floral and spiced complexity to prevent it from reading as one-dimensional.

This fragrance works well for anyone drawn to edible florals and moderate sweetness without excessive heaviness. It performs best in cooler weather or evening wear, where the gourmand-spice-musk combination feels appropriate. If you gravitate toward fragrances like The Reverie, The Romantic, and The Seducer, Modest Deux fits naturally within that sensory family.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
42%
White Floral
70%
Fruity
80%
Woody
42%
Patchouli
42%
Earthy
42%
Musky
60%
Vanilla
50%
Sweet
100%
Gourmand
100%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Cherry
Cherry
Sweet, slightly almond-like, and bright, cherry in perfumery ranges from fresh and tart to rich and jammy depending on the variety used. It adds an instantly likeable, accessible sweetness that works in both light florals and oriental compositions. A crowd-pleasing note that requires skill to use in a way that feels sophisticated.
Dark Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
Raspberry
Raspberry
Bright, tart, and slightly jammy, raspberry adds a vivid fruity pop that is harder and more energetic than peach or apricot. It's a signature note of modern fruity florals and adds an accessible sweetness that broadens a fragrance's appeal. Best used with restraint unless you're deliberately going for big and fun.
Strawberry
Strawberry
Fresh, bright, and instantly recognizable, strawberry in fine fragrance reads as cleaner and more natural than its candy-version counterpart. Good strawberry accord has a slightly green, leaf-like quality alongside the fruit's sweetness. Used in light florals and fruity orientals where it adds approachable, unpretentious sweetness.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Spices
Spices
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Gardenia
Gardenia
Intoxicatingly creamy and white-floral with a waxy, almost narcotic sweetness. Gardenia shares the heady indolic quality of jasmine and tuberose but with a fresher, greener edge from its glossy leaves. A challenging note to use well, too much overwhelms, but a well-handled gardenia accord is memorably beautiful.
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.'
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 ReverieBest match90% 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 Romantic86% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

💋
The Seducer82% match
A warmth others feel before they understand it.

Rich, dark, sweet, and challenging. Opulent orientals, vanillic oud, seductive amber.

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Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.
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Scent Profile
Floral42%White Floral70%Fruity80%Woody42%Patchouli42%

Afnan Perfumes Modest Deux— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Modest Deux is $28.99. Without a coupon the lowest price is $28.99. 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 Modest Deux? +
$28.99 at Maple Prime. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
Is $28.99 a good price for Modest Deux? +
Yes. The current best price is $28.99 and MSRP is $50.00. At $28.99 you save 42% vs retail.
What does Afnan Perfumes Modest Deux smell like? +
Afnan Perfumes is a UAE-based house known for creating accessible fragrances that balance quality with affordability, drawing inspiration from both Eastern and Western fragrance traditions. Modest Deux opens with a burst of red fruits, primarily cherry and raspberry with supporting strawberry and dark chocolate notes that give the fruity top a subtle gourmand quality. The heart shifts toward warmer territory with spiced vanilla that softens the initial sweetness, while a gardenia note adds a delicate white floral thread. The base anchors everything with musk and patchouli, creating a skin scent finish that's simultaneously creamy and earthy. The overall composition is a sweetly balanced gourmand with enough floral and spiced complexity to prevent it from reading as one-dimensional. This fragrance works well for anyone drawn to edible florals and moderate sweetness without excessive heaviness. It performs best in cooler weather or evening wear, where the gourmand-spice-musk combination feels appropriate. If you gravitate toward fragrances like The Reverie, The Romantic, and The Seducer, Modest Deux fits naturally within that sensory family.
What are the notes in Afnan Perfumes Modest Deux? +
Top: Cherry, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Strawberry. Heart: Spices, Vanilla. Base: Gardenia, Musk, Patchouli.
What other fragrances smell like Afnan Perfumes Modest Deux? +
Based on shared notes, Armaf Venice (Musk, Patchouli, Vanilla, Raspberry), House of Sillage Bugs Bunny unisex (Musk, Patchouli, Vanilla, Raspberry) may smell similar to Modest Deux.
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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