Lutfa Light in the Heart

This is a twist on Althair. I actually enjoy this one more than Khadlaj Vanilla Island Dunes and Maison Asrar Masterpiece. The only Althair-inspired DNA that tops this is Lattafa Classic Stone. The quality here is far better than what you get from Khadlaj and Maison Asrar. While most Althair dupes tend to suffocate you with that cloying caramel/toffee sweetness, Lutfah takes a fresher, more ambery approach. The opening is lovely—I get this bergamot-dusty accord that blends beautifully with the heavy cinnamon and cardamom before it dries down into a warm, ambery, and slightly woody scent. I don’t get any woody backbone in Vanilla Island Dunes, but this one definitely has it—and I really enjoy that. Performance is solid. About 8+ hours on skin with good projection. I can’t stop buying fragrances from Arabiyat Prestige—the quality of their juice is phenomenal! I honestly rate them on par with, if not better than, the Lattafa Niche Emarati range(though Niche Emarati stomps Arabiyat in performance and projection in general). I just hope this brand doesn’t get overhyped like Khadlaj or Maison Asrar, before it loses its value. And I can confidently say this: those brands don’t even come close to the quality Arabiyat Prestige delivers (and I own a lot of Middle Eastern fragrances!).

Starts off as Althair and dries down to an ambery althair. There's a strong almond note in this which is very off putting, also to be clear the performance is average. It also does not smell high end or luxurious - it's average. Some influencers have been promoting this but you will never see them wear this & there's a reason why. It smells more like SWY Amber + Althair than Grand Soir. Grand soir is an elegant, grown up, luxurious scent - this smells like you layered two designer fragrances to try and stand out.

This has had to sit for a while to shine. My last review was pretty negative but I tried this on after 3-4 months of owning it & wow. Beautiful dry down. I’m the biggest Grand Soir glazer (I’m on my 3rd bottle) & the dry down reminds me of Grand Soir & it’s super addictive. This is really sexy & elegant. It’s also super cheap, there’s no reason to not own this. Everyone has liquid brun or althair alternatives now so this is a step above & smells more ambery and luxurious.

I have got this today, and my first thoughts are i have actually never smelt a top quality first initial smell from a dupe in my whole life. It actually smells top tier for what it actually resembles!! Definitely niche/designer quality. Big ups to FragranceFlan this is a 10/10 for me!!! Defo a big hit this winter. I LOVE IT

Opening is so hit or miss for me. Some days it smells similar to Althair, others like a weird hair spray vibe. But the drydown, oh my goodness. Phenomenal drydown. It smells like vanilla with like a bit of ambery vibes. It smells so damn good on the drydown trust me, I non stop smell my wrist when it dries down. Love it!