What does Assaf Promise smell like?
A warm spice blend opens Assaf Promise. Cardamom is aromatic, cinnamon sweet and hot, and lavender adds a clean herbal note that stops the spices turning heavy. The heart moves to saffron, dry and faintly metallic, with roses and leather. Rose softens the leather's dry, slightly smoky edge, while saffron shares a leathery dryness with it.
Sandalwood, tonka bean, musk and vanilla make a sweet, creamy base. Sandalwood is smooth and milky, tonka bean adds an almond and hay-like warmth, vanilla deepens the sweetness, and musk smooths the lot. The style is spiced, leathery and sweet, with the dryness of leather and saffron balanced by a rich, soft base.
Who is Assaf Promise for?
Spice, leather and a creamy base give a rich, warm scent with some dryness rather than a purely sugary one, so it points towards wearers who want that balance. It is listed as unisex, and the shop tags it for autumn and winter, and for evening and special occasions.
Assaf Promise: size and bottle
Assaf Promise comes in a 200 ml (6.8 fl oz) bottle.
Assaf Promise compared with its closest siblings
Both name cinnamon, lavender, saffron, rose, sandalwood and musk. For Assaf Alex Enable the rest is apple, cedarwood, oud and amber; for Promise it is cardamom, leather, tonka bean and vanilla. Its size is 100 / 150 ml.
Promise keeps roses, leather, sandalwood and tonka bean to itself, while Assaf Frankel Ascot adds bergamot, grapefruit, ginger and blackcurrant. They have cardamom, cinnamon, lavender, saffron and musk in common.
Assaf Black Wild would be the next step if you like cardamom, cinnamon, rose, musk and vanilla in Promise: it brings bergamot, lemon blossom, incense and apple instead of lavender, saffron, leather and sandalwood. Its size is 50 ml.
Where to buy Assaf Promise 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 Promise at FragranceGemsNo price or stock on this page. The shop's product page shows both.
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