Afnan 9pm scores 92% against Rayhaan Lion overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Afnan 9pm opens 90% like Rayhaan Lion and reaches 95% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on vanilla, lavender, sweet and cinnamon. Rayhaan Lion adds aromatic and fresh spicy that Afnan 9pm does not. Afnan 9pm brings amber and fresh of its own.
| Rayhaan Lion | Afnan 9pm | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $32 | about $35 |
| Longevity | 8h | 7h |
| Projection | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Sillage | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Released | 2024 | 2020 |
| Main accords | aromatic, vanilla and lavender | vanilla, amber and warm spicy |
Afnan 9pm is not the cheaper bottle here: the estimates put it at about $35 against $32 for Rayhaan Lion. It is on this list because of how it smells, not what it costs.
This fragrance captures the sweet, fruity, and vanilla-heavy profile of the reference with impressive longevity and a similar playful character.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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