One of my favorite perfume brands, that little by little, has stolen my heart with its fragrances. Lattafa is a third generation family-run company established in the UAE, that believes that fragrance is a universal language, being one of the main reasons why their perfumes are meticulously crafted, which I have been able to notice in each of the perfumes I have bought, where each one transmits something different to me.
Even if currently, most of my little perfume collection is from Lattafa, having in total 13 perfumes from them, and 30 in general; I’m also a big fan of other brands like Ard Al Zaafaran (I am the Queen perfume), as well as the Adolfo Dominguez (Iris Vanilla) and Police (To be the Queen) perfume line.
Why Lattafa perfumes are so special to me?
Lattafa perfumes were my first contact with a completely different perfume concept, opening my nose to a range of aromas and blends that I had never experienced before, especially at such an affordable initial price (30–35 euros). On a personal level, I went from sniffing superficially to smelling a scent in depth and analyzing it, only to later realize that most brands in the West usually offer this type of perfume from 50 to 60 euros, unless you find small exceptions (miracles), or big discounts.
On the other hand, in the world of perfumes there are unbranded perfumes and equivalents companies who claim that their perfumes are made with the same ingredients, and have the same scent as popular perfume brands or niche perfumes, but to me, they are not even close, I can smell it, and I can feel it on my skin when I try them, being the main reason of why I always end up using them to perfume fabrics, in combination with scented candles.
My first perfume from Lattafa was Ana Abiyedh Rouge, which was said to be the best dupe of Baccarat Rouge of Maison Francis Kurkdjian, and even if I still don’t know actually if that is true, I can assure that is a long-lasting, soft, elegant perfume, that is only perceptible at short distances, making it the perfect perfume to wear to work. However, the one that stole my heart was Ajwad, for which I always get compliments.
With Lattafa perfumes, unconsciously I started to gradually train my sense of smell, learning to identify which aromas I like in a perfume and which ones I don't. I fell in love with woody perfumes, when I never liked them because I considered them dry and disagreeable, opening the doors to a completely new world, where I began to question what types of wood were used in perfumery, and what their aromatic characteristics were.
In short, what started out of curiosity ended up being one of my greatest pleasures.
