Afnan Guide: Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense or Turathi Electric? (Office, Kuala Lumpur)

If you're working in Kuala Lumpur and hunting for a perfume that fits office life, Afnan has two options that come up a lot: Supremacy Not Only Intense and Turathi Electric. One is a men's Extrait, the other is a unisex EDP, and they take quite different approaches. Here's a plain-language look at both so you can pick the one that matches your workday.

Quick reality check for our weather: Malaysia stays hot and humid all year, so layering talk from colder countries doesn't really apply here. What actually matters is the heat, sudden rain and long days in air-conditioned offices and malls.

Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense — the bold one for men

This one comes in a 100ml Extrait de Parfum, and it's made for men. The store describes it as a bold masculine fragrance crafted for modern men who want to stand out, and the notes back that up. It opens with black currant, bergamot and apple, moves into a heart of lavender, patchouli and oakmoss, then finishes with saffron, musk and ambergris in the base.

On the occasion list you'll find everyday, formal, casual and special occasion. That mix covers your office hours and still works if you're heading straight to dinner or an event after clocking out. If you like your office scent to carry some presence when you walk into a meeting, this is the bolder of the two.

Turathi Electric — the fresh unisex option

Turathi Electric is a 90ml Eau de Parfum and it's unisex, so both men and women can wear it. The store describes it as a woody citrus fragrance with an energetic yet refined feel, and it's noted as a good match for Malaysia's tropical weather — which matters when you're commuting in the KL heat and sitting in cold air-conditioning all day.

The notes are straightforward: bergamot and grapefruit up top, lavender and patchouli in the heart, and amber with musk at the base. Like the Supremacy, its occasion list covers casual, special occasion, formal and everyday, so the office box is ticked here too.

So which one for the office?

Here's the interesting part: both share some of the same notes — bergamot, lavender, patchouli and musk appear in both — so you're really choosing between two moods, not two completely different scents.

• Pick Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense if you want a masculine scent with more notes in the mix — black currant, apple, oakmoss, saffron and ambergris on top of the shared ones — and you prefer the Extrait format.
• Pick Turathi Electric if you want something citrusy and lighter-feeling for the tropical heat, or if you and your partner want to share one bottle, since it's unisex.

Both list formal and everyday wear, so either one can realistically sit on your desk at work. The real question is style: bold and masculine, or fresh and shared.