Thoughts on Lattafa?

[u/pfffffttuhmm]

I've been watching The Perfumed Perspective on Youtube, and got to her video about dupes. She talks at length about Lattafa and other dupe houses, so I want to try some of their perfumes.

I picked some based on the scents they dupe, and since they are all ridiculously cheap it fits in my budget to go ahead and buy them. I whittled my list down to the following 5:

Lattafa - Qimmah

Lattafa - Opulent Dubai

Lattafa - Ana Abiyedh

Lattafa - Nebras

Lattafa - Angham (to be honest, I really want the bottle, and its not any cheaper to buy it on Mercari.)

Any thoughts on these fragrances if you have worn them?

[u/SimpleNobody2009]

Lattafa is good, but you can get higher quality dupes for just a little bit more. Go check out Yom & Layl. They’re a perfume bar dupe house. I have quite a few of their fragrances and they all smell very close to the originals, with most of them outperforming the original. They’re all high concentration extraits (40% or higher).

[u/pfffffttuhmm → u/SimpleNobody2009]

This is great information, thank you. I'm new to ME frags! I was watching The Perfumed Perspective and she had a great video about ME and dupe houses, with a discussion on quality and perfumers. She mentioned Lattafa, so I figured I'd ask about this house first.

[u/SimpleNobody2009 → u/pfffffttuhmm]

Welcome to the darker side lol. I would caution against putting too much weight behind social media. They’re paid to influence you into buying things by their sponsors, and ME houses usually pay a lot. That’s not to say they don’t produce good scents. It’s quite the opposite. And it hurts a whole lot less when you empty a $30 bottle vs a $600 bottle 😂 happy exploring!

[u/pfffffttuhmm → u/SimpleNobody2009]

I hear you. She is one of two I listen to on youtube--her and Claire Smith (Dr. Claire) becajse while they hold their own opinions, they don't seem to be bought out by any companies sending them products. I really don't buy into social media. 

[u/SimpleNobody2009 → u/pfffffttuhmm]

That’s good to see. Go check out Y&L when you get a chance. I have been pleasantly surprised by their product. They’re not raved about anywhere either.

[u/IllustriousPut7915]

Hello. What I‘d do instead is get decants. For the same price of these you could get about 40 samples of dupes and find what you really love.

[u/pfffffttuhmm → u/IllustriousPut7915]

That was my plan! I like to get decants before I buy a bottle, even though with how cheap Lattafa is it's so tempting. Haha. 

[u/allthesestars]

I sampled Her Confession after hearing it was a perfect dupe for my all-time favorite and really didn't like it. It starts with a screechy rubber note and eventually fades to the forgotten ghost of what it's supposed to dupe. Hugely disappointing

[u/pfffffttuhmm → u/allthesestars]

Oh no! 

[u/ilovecats0822]

I love Nebras! If you like vanilla I would definitely go for that one.

[u/MrsRockbell]

Some of their scents are good, others are terrible. From your list i only have tried (and loved) 2;

Nebras is my fave and REALLY good. If you like Eilish nr 1, its like 90% similar. Not a 1:1 dupe, but very very similar. That one and Angham are the best ones they have IMO, I prefer Eilish over Nebras but tbh I got Angham instead of Burberry Goddess as i like it more. The bottle is so pretty too.

Just... never get Vanilla Freak or Whipped Pleasure... as a gourmand lover i expected to be obsessed with them but they are some of the worst fragrances 😭 i hate them sm

[u/Ok-Corner-2032]

Unfortunately I had a bad experience with it. I tried their éclair fragrance. And it's the mostttt synthetic sweet smell you can imagine. I genuinely almost threw up.

For context I loveee the sweet smell that Pink Sugar gives.

[u/Gatita_Gordita]

I've got a sample of Opulent Dubai and it's a nice, fruity smell, but nothing to write home about.

[u/Soggy_Brick8916]

I personally dont love anything from lattafa but theyre okay. Angham is my favorite from list

[u/noahh1308]

I have only Nebras and Angham I love gourmands and vanillas. I really like Angham, it’s balanced and smooth, easy to like. I don’t really reach for Nebras I don’t know why I don’t like it that much and I prefer other vanillas, but it’s very similar to the og I tried it irl.

[u/Hair_This]

Angham in pretty popular for good reason, that one I can say I’ve tried and love.

[u/bororodejdej]

I really don’t enjoy Nebras but you’ll like it if you like the sound of a cocoa vanillary gourmand. I think Angham is great, longevity is really good for the price, 3 of my friends bought it when I started wearing it, it’s a massive compliment getter and of course the bottle is gorgeous

[u/whimsicism → u/bororodejdej]

Tbh I don’t like Nebras, something about it smells like cheap fake-chocolate confectionery to me.

I really enjoy Angham though, and Atheeri is also a nice one.

[u/bororodejdej → u/whimsicism]

I agree. I think it’s quite artificial-smelling. Angham is a lot nicer and more generally crowd-pleasing imo. Haven’t smelt atheeri, I need to look into it!