Unisex Arabian Perfumes in the UK

Khamrah, Oud Mood, Liquid Brun and Eclaire are worn by everyone. Gender on the box is only a hint.

Khamrah, Oud Mood, Liquid Brun and Eclaire are worn by everyone. Gender on the box is only a hint.

Start with Yara. Add Candy if you want sugar, Elixir if you want evening, Khamrah if you want winter.

Gulf perfume was composed for heat. Britain is damp, cold, then suddenly overheated indoors. Spray counts, fabric and season change everything.

Dubai perfume in Britain usually means Lattafa and similar UAE houses, shipped from a UK warehouse, not a mall in Dubai.

The note list tells you cinnamon, caramel and frankincense. It doesn’t tell you how many sprays, where to put them, or why the same bottle smells different in January than in April. Here’s what a season of wear taught us.

Olibanum, frankincense and incense are not quite the same thing. What each actually means on a note list, why resins read expensive, and seven Lattafa fragrances ranked by how much resin you get.

Cinnamon is the note that decides whether you love a fragrance or return it. What cassia and true cinnamon actually smell like, what softens them, and six Lattafa fragrances ranked by how loud the cinnamon is.

Lattafa’s three Qaed Al Fursans smell nothing alike — smoky pineapple, creamy coconut, warm cinnamon. Full pyramids side by side, which season each owns, and which one to buy first.

A running list of every new Lattafa release we stock, newest first — with launch dates, notes, prices and an honest line on each. Updated as they land.

Versace Eros Najim is £130 at Harrods. We scored five Lattafa fragrances against its actual 11-note pyramid and ranked them honestly — including the one that carries the oud Najim’s most famous dupe is missing.