Lattafa Mashrabya was such an amazing blind buy! It opens with a unique, mouth-watering apple shisha accord and a touch of pink pepper. As it settles, it turns into a warm, cozy blend of sweet cinnamon, dates, and smooth tobacco. It is the perfect smoky gourmand for cold weather, and it gets me compliments every time I wear it.

Escrito por Maria P en May 26, 2026

Easily one of the best perfumes in my rather large collection. A very complex fragrance that’s smoothly blends the opening notes into the heart and base notes. The apple shi shi seems to hold right into the dry down and it’s amazing! It’s so smoothly blended no notes or accords are readily accessible except perhaps the shi shi, and a feeling of smokiness. I don’t really pick up on the rose or Jasmine. Notes don’t jump out to take the spotlight. I find the best perfumes tend to perform this way and elevates them tremendously when this is accomplished. I wouldn’t say this is a totally safe blind buy. Also this is best suited for someone that’s experienced and over 30 Y/O’s Mostly this is an evening perfume and not in high heat situations. Can be worn during the day if you go light on the trigger but generally I think this is more suited for evenings. I always layer with a strong vanilla such as Vanilla Seduction because of the beast mode strength of this one. A very complex, long lasting scent that will easily take you through late afternoon throughout the night. I think it is an absolute masterpiece and honestly better than the OG it’s duping (Smoking Hot by Killian). Very very similar but projection. Sillage, and longevity are much better with this perfume. If you have the OG this one would be redundant. I’m using up my Smoking Hot using this one and it’s much improved. I have bought 3 bottles and will always have this in my collection. Nope won’t buy the OG again. This perfume like most middle eastern does need to mature. I sprayed out 10 spritzes and put the perfume away for at least a month. It really changed in density and strength. At the 3 month mark it really shines. I bought backup bottles specifically so they could sit in my collection, mature fully, before I start wearing it. It’s made such a large difference I really recommend 3 months but nothing less than 4 weeks. Another beautiful layering combo is Riiffs Momento, as well as Teriac Intense also by Lataffa. Which ever you choose to layer this with you need to remember how strong this one is. Really need the layer to be quite strong as well I’m just in love with this perfume.! One of the best offered in 2025!

Escrito por IngridBerglundHartgeMelling en February 26, 2026

Sweet, smoky all-around great colognes. Projection, sillage & longevity are all a plus value with this one.

Escrito por Henry en December 14, 2025

Stunning fragrance. I've never smelled apple shisha, but I think I get it after smelling this. A sweet, red candy apple that was set on fire on top of a bed of tobacco for a few seconds and then immediately put out, leaving a nice, sweet, smoky scent. This is great right out of the box with no cheap smells anywhere to be found. I do get a hint of a cherry cough syrup note in the air on initial spray, but mostly I get the sweet, smoked apple, especially on skin. This does smell super close to Killians Smokin Hot, but it is of the same idea - a charred, super sweet scent, but I like this better with the dry, leafy tobacco added to the mix. an impressive inspired by—very close in profile, but at a fraction of the price. Longevity and projection are excellent after maceration, making it a fantastic value for anyone who loves tobacco-forward fragrances. I absolutely love this scent and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a luxurious tobacco fragrance without breaking the bank. It has a strong tobacco-oud smokiness that may not be for all, but at this price it's worth a shot. This is truly a great scent if you like this profile - Herod, Tobacco Vanille, Spicebomb extreme, and the apple shisha accord makes it unique from the others. I friggin love it and can't stop smelling my wrist. I sprayed it 3 hours ago and the apple shisha is finally wearing off, leaving a tobacco, smokiness, and vanilla scent that is noticeable but not very strong at this point. It radiates quite strongly for the first couple hours. One of Lattafas best.

Escrito por Scent King en December 09, 2025