Afnan 9 PM vs Agatho Terraviva: AED 131 Beats AED 963 - Perfume Battle Round 39
Round 39 of the AlHimyan Daily Perfume Battle puts the most lopsided price gap of the tournament so far on the table. On one side, a 100ml bottle that costs less than a family dinner. On the other, a 50ml Italian extrait de parfum that costs more than seven of them. Both are excellent. Only one wins.
Afnan 9 PM for Men EDP arrives as reigning champion with 23 consecutive wins, the longest streak this tournament has ever recorded. Standing across from it is Agatho Parfum Terraviva, a 2024 extrait from the Italian house's Mytho Collection that is quietly one of the highest scored bottles in our entire catalogue.
The Contenders
Afnan 9 PM for Men EDP 100ML
Released in 2015, 9 PM became the fragrance that taught a generation of buyers that a Middle Eastern house could out-perform designer bottles costing five times more. It is sweet, fruity, unapologetically loud, and it does not stop.
- Concentration: Eau de Parfum, 100ml
- Released: 2015
- Top notes: Apple, Provencal Lavender, Cinnamon, Bergamot
- Heart notes: Lily of the Valley, Orange Blossom
- Base notes: Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Patchouli, Amber
- Main accords: Sweet, Fruity, Creamy, Gourmand
- Price at AlHimyan: AED 131
Buy Afnan 9 PM for Men EDP 100ml
Agatho Parfum Terraviva Extrait de Parfum 50ML
Terraviva is the earth note of Agatho's Mytho Collection, a small Italian line built around myth and origin. It opens on a whole orange tree, moves through a genuinely green, damp heart, and lands on ebony and oud. It is the rarer thing: a citrus opening that survives into a serious base.
- Concentration: Extrait de Parfum, 50ml
- Released: 2024
- Top notes: Orange, Orange Blossom, Orange Tree
- Heart notes: Earthy Notes, Green Currant, Jasmine, Rose
- Base notes: Ebony, Oud, Vanilla, Vetiver
- Main accords: Sweet, Floral, Green, Citrus, Spicy
- Price at AlHimyan: AED 963
Buy Agatho Terraviva Extrait de Parfum 50ml
A Note On Today's Data
We publish our sources. Fragrantica returned HTTP 403 for both fragrances today, as it has for every round since Round 36, so no Fragrantica figure was used, estimated, or substituted. Every number below comes from Parfumo, fetched fresh on the day of publication. The 35 percent weight normally carried by Fragrantica was redistributed proportionally across the remaining four criteria, applied identically to both sides.
One further disclosure, because it matters: Afnan 9 PM carries 2,361 community ratings. Terraviva carries 9. Terraviva's scores are real, but they rest on a very small sample, and a bottle released in 2024 has not yet been tested by the crowd the way a 2015 release has. Read its numbers as promising rather than settled.
Head To Head
| Criterion | Afnan 9 PM EDP | Agatho Terraviva Extrait |
|---|---|---|
| Parfumo scent score | 7.9 / 10 (2,361 ratings) | 8.8 / 10 (9 ratings) |
| Longevity | 8.2 / 10 | 8.3 / 10 |
| Sillage | 8.0 / 10 | 8.1 / 10 |
| Bottle | 6.9 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
| Value for money | 9.1 / 10 (2,235 ratings) | Not yet rated |
| Size | 100ml | 50ml |
| Price per ml | AED 1.31 | AED 19.26 |
| Final weighted score | 8.29 | 6.88 |
How The Value Score Was Calculated
Terraviva has no community value-for-money rating yet, so we could not simply copy one across. Rather than invent a figure, we calculated value from real retail price for both fragrances using one identical formula based on price per millilitre. As a check, that formula returns 9.22 for Afnan 9 PM, against the 9.1 that 2,235 real voters gave it independently. The formula tracks the crowd closely, which is why we trust it to stand in where the crowd has not voted yet. It returns 1.46 for Terraviva.
This is the honest heart of today's result. Terraviva scores higher than 9 PM on scent, on longevity, on sillage and on bottle. It loses on one criterion only, and it loses on it heavily enough to decide the round.
The Verdict
Winner: Afnan 9 PM for Men EDP. The champion holds, and the streak goes to 24.
Terraviva is, on the evidence available, the better smelling fragrance. Nine people out of nine liked it more than two thousand people liked 9 PM. But you are not buying a score, you are buying millilitres of liquid, and 9 PM delivers roughly fourteen times more perfume per dirham while performing within a tenth of a point of a 963 dirham extrait on both longevity and sillage.
That is the whole case for Afnan, and it has now held for 24 consecutive rounds. A fragrance that projects for twelve hours and costs AED 131 is not really competing with Terraviva. It is competing with the idea that you have to spend more.
Which One Should You Buy?
Buy Afnan 9 PM if you want maximum presence for minimum spend, you like sweet fruity gourmands, you need something that lasts a full working day into a full evening, or you are buying your first serious bottle. It is a night fragrance, it suits cooler months and air conditioned interiors, and it is generous enough that two sprays are usually plenty.
Buy Agatho Terraviva if you already own the crowd pleasers and want something almost nobody around you will be wearing. It is unisex, it is a genuine extrait, and the orange tree into oud structure is unusual enough to be worth the money if a signature nobody can name is what you are paying for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Afnan 9 PM a men's only fragrance?
Parfumo lists it as a men's release, but the sweet fruity gourmand profile is worn widely by everyone. Terraviva is listed as unisex.
How long does Afnan 9 PM last?
It rates 8.2 out of 10 for longevity on Parfumo across 2,276 votes. Reviewers commonly report a full day on skin and considerably longer on clothing.
Why is Terraviva so much more expensive?
It is an extrait de parfum from a small Italian house producing in low volume, using oud and ebony in the base. Extrait carries a higher concentration of perfume oil than eau de parfum, and niche production does not benefit from the scale that keeps Afnan affordable.
Is 50ml of extrait equal to 100ml of EDP?
Not in this case. Terraviva's higher concentration shows in the scores only marginally, at 8.3 longevity against 8.2. You are paying for rarity and composition, not for measurable extra performance.
Which lasts longer in UAE heat?
They are effectively level, 8.3 against 8.2. Both are better suited to evenings and cooler months than to midday sun, and both perform strongly indoors.
Do you deliver in the UAE?
Yes. Cash on delivery is available across the UAE, delivery is fast, and returns are accepted within 7 days.
Round 39 Result
Afnan 9 PM for Men EDP defeats Agatho Parfum Terraviva Extrait de Parfum by 8.29 to 6.88. Champion streak: 24 wins.
Both fragrances are in stock at AlHimyan. Afnan 9 PM for Men EDP 100ml, AED 131 and Agatho Terraviva Extrait de Parfum 50ml, AED 963. Tomorrow brings Round 40 and a new challenger.