Layering means wearing two scents at once. With Arabian EDP, go easy: one sweet, one woody, not two gourmands.

The bottles Britain keeps reordering: Khamrah, Yara, Asad, Eclaire, Oud for Glory and Liquid Brun.

Winter: vanilla, oud, spice. Summer: fruit, coconut, musk. Spring and autumn sit in between.

Oud in Britain used to mean a three-figure niche bottle. These Lattafa ouds — Mood, Velvet, Glory, Opulent — are why that is no longer true.

A sealed, cool, dark bottle is fine for years. Heat and sunlight ruin it. Keep the cellophane on until you spray.

Elixir on a Lattafa box usually means a denser, sweeter or louder version of an existing scent. Use fewer sprays.

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.