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Afnan PerfumesFragrance campaign

Every frame starts with the bottle.

The problem

Afnan needed a full campaign library for two of its signature men's fragrances, Supremacy Not Only Intense and 9PM Rebel: faces, hero stills and ingredient stories for social, e-commerce and retail.

What I did · Creative direction

Two fragrances, two men, two moods. Supremacy is authority. 9PM Rebel is the hour after dark.

The result

A complete premium library for two fragrances, delivered from packshots alone and ready for social, e-commerce and retail, without the cost and lead time of a shoot.

Every frame starts with the bottle.
BrandAfnan Perfumes
Year2026
RoleCreative direction
ScopeCasting, art direction, 18 key visuals for two fragrances

Creative direction: Mohamed Magdy. Production: Night Jaguar.

The challenge

Afnan needed a full campaign library for two of its signature men's fragrances, Supremacy Not Only Intense and 9PM Rebel: faces, hero stills and ingredient stories for social, e-commerce and retail.

The only starting point was the product packshot. No studio, no location, no talent booking.

The thinking
Insight

In fragrance, the bottle is the brand's most expensive piece of design. If it is wrong in a single frame, the whole campaign looks cheap.

Strategic choice

Treat the packshot as the master. Build every frame around the real bottle, and check every cap, crest and label against it before anything is approved.

The idea

Two fragrances, two men, two moods. Supremacy is authority. 9PM Rebel is the hour after dark.

The output

I cast two leads and built a world for each. Supremacy: a mature, bearded man in a dark suit, black marble, saffron and low gold light. 9PM Rebel: a younger man with wet hair and an open shirt, city water, candlelight and red. Low, directional light, real skin texture and the bottle always sharp and readable.

Supremacy, the man in command

A mature lead with a steady gaze, the bottle held like a signature.

The hero frame
The hero frame
Held like a signature
Held like a signature
The crest, front and centre
The crest, front and centre
Black marble
Black marble

Supremacy, the notes made visible

Saffron, lavender, marble and forest light: the scent seen before it is smelled.

Saffron
Saffron
Saffron, in motion
Saffron, in motion
On marble
On marble
Lavender at dusk
Lavender at dusk
First light in the forest
First light in the forest

9PM Rebel, the hour after dark

A younger lead for a younger scent: city water, night sky and red.

City lights
City lights
Light on water
Light on water
The desert at night
The desert at night

9PM Rebel, the cast

Wet hair, an open shirt, and the bottle always in hand and readable.

The doorway
The doorway
Late sun through the blinds
Late sun through the blinds
Candlelight
Candlelight

9PM Rebel, warmth and colour

Amber honey, wood shavings and colour on skin: the warm heart of the fragrance.

Amber honey
Amber honey
Wood and vanilla
Wood and vanilla
Colour on skin
Colour on skin
Point of view
In luxury, the product is the hero. Everything else is light.
The impact

A complete premium library for two fragrances, delivered from packshots alone and ready for social, e-commerce and retail, without the cost and lead time of a shoot.

Draft note, hidden on the live site. Add a result here when you have it:
  • Engagement on launch posts versus previous Afnan creative
  • Production cost and time versus a traditional shoot
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