Gulf Orchid Highnes
The smell in short
Main smell: woody and powdery. It opens with saffron and peach, moves to ylang-ylang and jasmine and dries down to cedar.
- Came out
- 2025
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Highnes notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Gulf Orchid Highnes
Highnes is made by Gulf Orchid.
Highnes through the year
The best time of year to wear it is fall and winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer.
The style of Highnes
The strongest accord is woody (100%), followed by powdery and yellow floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy woody and powdery smells and notes like ylang-ylang and cedar. Less obvious notes include violet. Perfume fans rate it 3.73 out of 5.
Other Gulf Orchid perfumes
The house has 49 perfumes here, led by Mango Ice, Sweet Heaven Cherry and Tahara Vanilla.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Givenchy Amarige and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety spread further.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Givenchy Amarige and Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like cedar are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Perfumes that smell like Highnes
Similar picks to try: Givenchy Amarige (5 shared notes), Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (5 shared notes), Jil Sander #4 (5 shared notes) and Chloé Narcisse Chloe (4 shared notes).
More questions
Can I wear Highnes to work?
Yes, it suits daytime and the office well.
Is Highnes unisex?
Yes, it is made for both men and women.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2025.