What does Assaf Frankel Ascot smell like?
The top of Assaf Frankel Ascot carries a lot. Bergamot and grapefruit give a sharp citrus start, ginger adds a warm, tingling bite, and blackcurrant brings a tart, slightly green fruit note. The heart is busier still. Pineapple adds juicy sweetness, while saffron, cardamom and cinnamon supply spice, and lavender keeps an aromatic, herbal thread running through the middle.
The base turns dark and dry. Oud is resinous and woody, birch adds a smoky, tarry edge, and vetiver is earthy and grassy. Labdanum brings a sticky, balsamic resin, patchouli is earthy, and musk softens the finish. As a style it is spiced, smoky and woody, with fruit and citrus up front and the centre of gravity in the oud and birch.
Who is Assaf Frankel Ascot for?
Listed as unisex, Ascot puts fruit, spice and smoky wood into one pyramid, which gives it a layered, fairly rich character rather than a light one, and the lavender gives that richness an aromatic edge. The shop tags it for autumn and spring, and for daily wear and evenings.
Assaf Frankel Ascot: size and bottle
Assaf Frankel Ascot comes in a 200 ml (6.8 fl oz) bottle.
Assaf Frankel Ascot compared with its closest siblings
Next to Assaf Shift, the shared part is bergamot, grapefruit, ginger, blackcurrant, pineapple, cardamom, cinnamon, patchouli and vetiver. The rest differs: pink pepper and lemon there, saffron, lavender, oud and birch in Frankel Ascot. Its size is 100 ml, against 200 ml for Frankel Ascot.
Assaf Strike Black shares bergamot, grapefruit, blackcurrant, pineapple, cardamom, cinnamon, patchouli and vetiver with Frankel Ascot. Where Frankel Ascot has ginger, saffron, lavender and oud, it lists candied lemon peel and pink pepper. Its size is 125 ml, against 200 ml for Frankel Ascot.
Both name bergamot, grapefruit, ginger, blackcurrant, cinnamon, patchouli, vetiver and musk. For Assaf Aura Black the rest is nutmeg, lemon, clove and oakmoss; for Frankel Ascot it is pineapple, saffron, lavender and cardamom. Its size is 150 ml.
Where to buy Assaf Frankel Ascot in Europe
FragranceGems, an independent reseller of Assaf, ships from the Netherlands to 25 EU countries. Its Assaf page shows the scents it has, with prices and availability; this guide shows neither.
View Frankel Ascot at FragranceGemsNo price or stock on this page. The shop's product page shows both.
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