Lattafa Dynasty 100ml Eau de Parfum

Lattafa Dynasty 100ml Eau de Parfum

Rooibos tea, warm suede and a flicker of raspberry. Dynasty is the one where Lattafa stopped copying and made something of their own — and it’s arguably the best thing they’ve ever done.

Let’s be honest about what Lattafa mostly does. They take a designer fragrance, rebuild it beautifully, and sell it for a tenth of the price. We stock plenty of those, we’ll happily tell you exactly which is which, and there is no shame in it.

It’s a rooibos tea and suede composition by a named perfumer — Alex Lee — and the fragrance community noticed immediately. One wearer said that if you’d told him in 2024 this was a Lattafa release, he’d never have believed you. Another called it royalty in a bottle and said it goes head to head with fragrances costing hundreds more. A third, who went in hoping it was a cheap copy of an expensive niche rooibos scent, reported honestly that it isn’t a copy — not even a distant relative.

It’s just good. On its own terms. And after a decade of clones, that turns out to be the most surprising thing Lattafa could have done.

Top — Bergamot, Ginger, Clary Sage, Nutmeg, Raspberry. A bright, spiky, slightly bitter opening. Bergamot and ginger lead — sharp, zesty, almost fizzing — with clary sage bringing a dry herbal edge and nutmeg a dusty warmth. And then a small, tart raspberry, glinting through the middle of it. The raspberry is faint, but it’s what stops the whole thing being austere.

Heart — Rooibos Tea, Suede. This is why the bottle exists. Rooibos is not a black tea — it’s redder, earthier, sweeter, softer, with a gentle woody bitterness. And it’s wrapped in suede : smooth, velvety, faintly animalic in the best way. The two together are extraordinary. One wearer described it, perfectly, as smelling like an expensive, luxurious bar of tea soap. It’s warm, it’s clean, it’s a little strange, and it’s completely absorbing.

Base — Amberwood, Cedarwood, Cashmeran. The landing is modern and dry. Cedar gives it a clean woody spine, amberwood a golden radiance, and cashmeran that soft, slightly musky, cashmere-jumper warmth that makes people want to stand nearer to you. It’s polished without being sterile.

Often compared with anything. Authentic Lattafa Dynasty 100ml Eau de Parfum, held in the UK with free tracked delivery.

Fragrance notes

• Top: Bergamot, Ginger, Clary Sage, Nutmeg, Raspberry
• Heart: Rooibos Tea, Suede
• Base: Amberwood, Cedarwood, Cashmeran

Read our Lattafa Dynasty review for notes, wear time and who it suits.