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Le Falcon Dubai

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French Avenue Le Falcon Dubai is an Eau de Parfum. Le Falcon Dubai opens with Pink Pepper and Saffron, settles into a heart of Mahonia and Artemisia, and dries down to a base of Akigalawood, Cedar, and Incense. French Avenue's Le Falcon Dubai carries an Acquired verdict, an elemental-led wear.

Compiled from the retailer's own product notes: a spiced pink pepper-saffron opening moves into an herbal artemisia-mahonia heart before settling on a smoky cedar-incense-akigalawood base - the Dubai-flanker take on Le Falcon, built with a fuller pyramid and more overtly woody-oud character.
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  • Warm
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Le Falcon Dubai Eau de Parfum bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Pink Pepper50%
Saffron50%
Heartas listed
Artemisia50%
Mahonia50%
Baseas listed
Akigalawood33%
Cedar33%
Incense33%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Winter
Also Works:
Fall

The smoky incense-oud base and spiced-herbal heart read as warm and enveloping, making this better suited to autumn and winter than hot-weather wear.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date

A deeper, more resinous woody-spicy composition than the standard Le Falcon, this suits evening and date settings better than office or casual daytime wear.

About

Le Falcon Dubai opens with pink pepper and saffron, the same spiced-warm combination that defines the standard Le Falcon, giving an immediate sense of family resemblance between the two. Where this flanker diverges is the heart: artemisia and mahonia bring a green, slightly bitter herbal quality that's unusual and gives the composition a more aromatic, almost medicinal edge than the straightforward citrus-spice of the original. The base is built for depth - cedar wood and incense supply a smoky, resinous woodiness, while Akigalawood (a modern oud-accord molecule used widely in contemporary Middle Eastern-inspired perfumery) delivers a dry, sophisticated oud character without using literal oud extract. As the name suggests, this reads as the more "Dubai" version of Le Falcon - swapping the original's bright citrus-forward profile for a deeper, spicier, incense-and-oud-driven woody composition better suited to cooler weather and evening wear.

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