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Ishq Anfas 2018

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Ranked 86 in Unisex Perfume

8.5 / 10 779 Ratings

Ishq is a popular perfume by Anfas for women and men and was released in 2018. The scent is sweet-fruity. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Sweet

Fruity

Creamy

Oriental

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Saffron

Jasmine

Heart Notes

Strawberry

Amber

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Vanilla

Perfumer

Asim Al Qassim

Ratings

Scent

8.5779 Ratings

Longevity

8.5744 Ratings

Sillage

8.2740 Ratings

Bottle

9.1734 Ratings

Value for money

6.7636 Ratings

Submitted by Freshdennis, last update on 18.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Watan" collection.

Reviews

22 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/07/2021

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Saschispatz
4 Reviews

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Saschispatz

Very helpful Review 13

Love for the ANFAS(sen)

Ishq is a wonderful saffron-strawberry fragrance.

Yet the strawberry is absolutely not over-sugared or artificial. It embeds itself perfectly in a small saffron cloud and projects the whole day. However, the fragrance is never intrusive or too penetrating, because the sweetness of the strawberries and the saffron work together in a unique composition and show themselves from their best sides, which so also does not have to scream at all.

I could initially understand the comparison to BR540 at the first quick sniff. However, it quickly becomes apparent that they are slight similarities at best. Ishq is a stand-alone beautiful fragrance (BR540 has a very different sweetness and in direct comparison a somewhat pungent saffron).

When: always
Who: all
Why: because it is brilliant ;)

Durability and sillage are above average and just right for this type of fragrance.

10/07/2021

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Gr1ns3k4t3r
5 Reviews

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Gr1ns3k4t3r

9

Strawberries in perfume...

Strawberry is something I've never smelled before in perfumes without it seeming girly. But here it just seems classy and delicious! It was love at first smell. When they showed it to me in the perfumery, I was first impressed by the bottle, but as soon as the first spray hit the test strip, it spread such a pleasant scent that I immediately said: I'll take it! At home I showed it to my girlfriend and she liked it too and wore it more often than me in the beginning. So Ishq became the first perfume we shared and the foundation of a common collection. So a purchase that has been worthwhile all along the line.

07/28/2021

8
Sillage 7
Longevity 6.5
Scent

DarkWinterCS
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DarkWinterCS

Helpful Review 7

The better Baccarat Rouge 540

After I have written down my mental outpourings in the form of a rhyme at the Rahaba and was disappointed, so I hoped on the trip to the other fragrances of Anfas to find a different kind of scents and finally find what I have experienced through the perfume and YouTube propaganda. A fragrance that once again really blows me away and convincingly delivers quality all along the line. With a little luck, even a varied and unknown scent.
Here was after some searching Ishq the choice of my test. Hereby I must say again many thanks to the donor of the sample, since at my time of the search of the no offer in the Souk was available.

To take it a little in advance, Ishq is for me also not the big fragrance surprise or fragrance explosion I imagined, but then convinces at second glance, because it offers me what I have sorely missed in another fragrance. Because I could hardly believe it, Ishq sniffs the way I always imagined Baccarat Rouge 540 would. Baccarat Rouge 540 was a total bust for me both as an extrait and in the perfume variant. All that arrived in my nose was hairspray sweetness and some saffron. Moreover, the performance on my skin was not worth talking about. Ishq filled that exact hole left by BR540. Even if the fragrances are ultimately different, so some parallel was then found.

This Anfas inspired not by a huge development, but rather by the straightforwardness of the notes at a high level. Just the notes of strawberries and soft-light woodiness, which pull through each phase, work well combined and result in a coherent overall concept. It is then also rounded off by the saffron, which also has its use in the comparison of the two here.
The fruitiness of the strawberry does not seem too dominant or sweet here, but rather subtle to insert a new level. You can hear the juiciness of the fruit nicely. The saffron note with the light-woody undertone underlines the claim to send no too sweet fragrance bomb in the field, but rather to present understatement.

From the Perfomance I am also quite taken. If you have understood that here less is sometimes more, then you appreciate the slightly more discreet sillage. Nothing is worse than to fog everything, if it does not fit the fragrance. From the durability I can definitely make no negative statements, because the fragrance keeps very long on skin and clothing.

Who can I recommend this fragrance so?
On the one hand, those who are and were disappointed by Baccarat Rouge 540 like myself. An excellent alternative, which one can certainly test. On the other hand, those who appreciate juicy, but not too sweet fruit notes in fragrances. Also the lovers of understatement perfumes should feel quite comfortable here and like to take a look at it.

For me, the sample was an enrichment. Not only to get BR540 out of my head, but also to get a different perspective on fragrances with a perceptible fruit component. This lightly sweetened strawberry saffron compote may land gladly again on my skin.

09/28/2021

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Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

LauraDo
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LauraDo

4

Baccarat Rouge 540 a la Summer

Ishq by Anfas definitely goes in the BR 540 direction. However, with a sweet, sugary strawberry, which gives me a feeling of summer, where the strawberries in the field are kissed by the sun and thus given a natural, powerful sweetness.
I still don't think it's a must buy, though. I would always prefer BR 540, as this one smells even classier, and I do like the cotton candy more than the strawberry. It's just a different kind of sweetness and definitely worth a try if you don't quite like BR. Saffron is to be smelled out in both perfumes and pleases me in both very much.
Durability and sillage are above average :) yet not too intrusive.

09/29/2023

6
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Cimi
94 Reviews

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Cimi

7

Ishq: If the content can not keep up with the bottle.... unfortunately!

The Ishq was hyped so much that I spontaneously decided to get me a bottle. The strawberry was out of this world and the drydown should be better than that of BR540. Well, every nose smells differently and perceives differently. Now my view of the fragrance:

- The bottle is just brilliant: rarely seen such a beautiful bottle!
- The content is really good, but does not completely pick me up personally. The top note is beautiful, a really great placed strawberry note, but unfortunately evaporates very quickly. Simultaneously with the strawberry joins a semi-good saffron note, which lingers until the drydown
- In the drydown remains with a semi-good saffron note on a vanilla base; very linear after the beautiful top note evaporates

Overall, for strawberry lovers and BR540 friends, the fragrance is possibly a good choice, but since I've never partied off BR540, the scent just didn't pick me up. For the price I get far better strawberry alternatives like the Xerjoff LaCapitale...and if I want a good saffron fragrance, well, there are countless of them.

Absolutely test before committing to a full bottle - and test extensively over several days until drydown. The top note convinces some, but remain one does unfortunately with the drydown and that underestimate too many.

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