Ajayeb Dubai Portrait

* Beautiful hybrid fruit and floral fragrance * Strong and long lasting tropical mango and floral notes headline the fragrance * Good blend of mango, floral, woody, powdery and musk aromas * Great for those who love fruit fragrances such as Bade'e al Oud Sublime * Great for social occasions and outdoor activities in all seasons * Great for female users * Strong performer * Beautiful bottle presentation * Niche quality at a good price * May lean too feminine for some male users who were hoping for a Polo Black style fragrance * Surprisingly polarized reviews on Fragrantica * Lacks vanilla, honey and coconut notes gourmand lovers may be looking for * Not good for older users * Lacks a fresh note to liven it up Lattafa's Ajayeb Dubai Portrait is a purported clone of niche fragrance Stephane Humbert Lucas' Soleil de Jeddah Mango Kiss. Having no experience with that fragrance, I can only judge Portrait on its own merits. It's quite a beautiful fruit forward fragrance, specifically a mango fragrance that is very strong and long lasting. That mango note is blended with floral, woody and musk aromas to balance it out. It's a creamy floral mango that comes very close to smelling like actual mangoes hanging on a mango blossom tree (albeit with baby powder mixed in ;D). Quality is niche level and it comes at a good price. All of which makes it really surprising that the reviews on Fragrantica for this are so divided. For some reason, this fragrance has polarized users and they either really love it or really hate it. Maybe the haters were hoping for a more gourmand style fragrance with vanilla, coconut and/or honey notes -- all of which Portrait lacks. I'm really not sure what the issue is, so I hope this review helps in making it clear what you are getting here. This is a hybrid fragrance that blends the fruit and floral DNAs and does so very well. It's a floral powdery mango scent. If that appeals to you, you should definitely get this. This is unisex but leans more feminine to my nose due to the florals. Male users who may be hoping for a fresher and more masculine note on the drydown a la Polo Black should be aware it's not to be found here. As I do a lot of outdoor activities and am a known foodie, I can get away with wearing this. This is great for social and outdoor activities in all seasons. It favors younger users and is unisex, though again it does lean more feminine. Performance is very good and bottle presentation is beautiful. Quality is definitely niche and comes at a very good price. Bottom line: Can you wear and enjoy a fragrance like Lattafa's Bade'e Al Oud Sublime which is also a tropical fruit and floral aroma? Yes? Then you can definitely wear and enjoy this. Recommended.

Oud-y & fresh mango, with sandalwood and musk. at my nose - Fresh, fruity green mango accord, with clean notes (almost shampoo-like) light floral tones, very woody (oud) at the base, with musk and amber. Sandalwood is prominent at my nose on the drydown that adds something powdery. personal thoughts - It's an adventurous and sophisticated perfume, not for everyone; it can be sharp for some people (maybe the oud, sandalwood, amber and musk blend), but I personally love it. I think it's kinda unique; I never smelled something like this before and I'm happy it turns very well on my skin. Ajayeb Dubai Portrait is a mango perfume, yes... but with character. Tropical but not on the typical sweet "coconut" or what people is usually expecting from a tropical fragrance. It's NOT a candied smoothie mango perfume neither. I don't really get the orange & lemon notes, just something very fresh at the opening that adds its perfect touch to the mango. Mango is VERY present (more on the green-side, juicy not entirely ripe) but tends to fade a little over time. I can definitively smell oud and sandalwood in the mix (one of my friend told me it reminds her of some incense/essential oil blends and she loved it) from the opening to the drydown, with musk and amber as well, and something clean in the middle (I guess it's jasmine and osmanthus). Unisex, more on the feminine side. Very long lasting, very good performance. I don't overspray this one. A more "mature" perfume (not girly, more refined), that I will certainly wear this summer ! the vibe - I've read in someone's review that she could see a classy, confident younger woman on vacation: spot on. tarot cards - 9 of pentacles. An earthy, but sophisticated and plentiful energy : the woman depicted on the card has worked hard and now enjoy the fruits of her labor. Unapologetically. She is refined, matured and enjoys things by her own because she knows her worth. She just exaled beauty, like Ajayeb Dubai Portrait. résumé - green and fresh mango accord + light floral + woody oud + powdery sandalwood

Your place is set in a manor house’s ornate mango tree solarium. Just-ripened, firm mango slices have been laid out in anticipation of your arrival. A door to the garden is open, and from either the mango itself or the breeze drifting in, you catch soft floral notes, jasmine and osmanthus, delicate and unobtrusive. You take your seat at a sandalwood table. Later, the mango is gone, but its memory lingers on your lightly musky fingers. This is for those seeking an alternative to the usual mango treatment; no aquatic, overly masculine, or strong Middle Eastern vibes. It’s unisex, with an elegant, mature feel. Not candied juvenile mango, either. A lovely option for those who struggle with traditionally bright fruit notes. It's beautiful and I'm a fan. Oud is listed, but don’t worry if you're oud-shy; there are no strong ouds, just soft woods. Nothing animalic. Some say they don’t get mango; I wonder if that’s because the mango and citrus notes arrive together, creating a just-barely-ripe, slightly acidic impression. I definitely get mango, and I don’t detect lemon (fellow cleaning-lemon-fearers can also relax). Superficial and irrelevant note: the bottle looks niche, and, frankly, it looks much better in person. No photo I’ve seen does it justice, I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived. (I paid around £15 for this, and it smells and looks like a niche £200). (Note relevant to gourmand folks: if you want to bring this towards gourmand territory, you can layer with almost any vanillic perfume) Possibly Important Note: My bottle was 8 months old (based on the date on the box), so it had time to macerate. That likely influenced my experience quite a bit, especially compared to earlier reviews.

Ajayeb Dubai Portrait was, past the last summer, one of the most hyped Middle Eastern perfumes, at least online, when reviewers mentioned the note of mango. Well, I finally found the scent for a decent price so I ordered a bottle! And in my experience Ajayeb Dubai Portrait does deserve the hype it got! It’s a creamy, juicy mango, peachy scent with a bit of jasmine added in and smooth sandalwood. Smells way more expensive than it costs and it’s well blended, it doesn’t have that weird smell like some other Arabic perfumes do when you first spray them. This perfume smells good without letting it for weeks on a shelf to macerate. I would say that there’s no oud in this, it has that tropical fruitiness, moderate sweetness and airiness. It’s a fun, warm scent that works during fall season as well but not because the addition of oud, but because of the amber added to the base. Gives this tropical fruity scent a bit of that enveloping, cozy feel that we all want when the temperatures drop suddenly. That’s all I am getting as a first time wearing this. A very enjoyable, feminine, fruity, delicious scent that is very likeable and easy to wear. The more I sample, the more I am impressed by Lataffa’s recent releases! They are doing great perfumes for such affordable prices! The scent quality/performance is good in most of the cases and the bottle/presentation design looks pretty appealing. Both on YT and here, on Fragrantica people say that this is a close dupe of SHL’s Soleil de Jeddah Mango Kiss. Which I haven’t smelled personally but if that’s the case, Ajayeb Dubai Portrait is an absolute treasure because that’s more than 200 euros for a 50 ml bottle.

It’s been a while since I’ve been moved to write a review, but this perfume has me stunned. I purchased from Mercari, and happen to know that this perfume has had some time to macerate, so perhaps that influences my opinion since many Lataffa perfumes seem to get better after some rest. It opens with a bright, juicy mango and citrus opening with a touch of greenness. I see that some people said they interpret this scent as unripe green mango, but to my nose, this smells exactly like cutting open one of those little yellow honey mangoes (and I just ate one yesterday, so the memory is fresh in my mind). I think the citrus and green element add to the realism of the mango accord here. As the opening fades, I’m greeted by a big, pillowy mix of peachy-powdery osmanthus underlined by a generous helping of soft, rather feminine musk, oud, and woods. I’m an oud-lover, and the oud note here is smooth and sweet regardless of whether it is genuine oud or not. Ajayeb Dubai Portrait also seems to have a bit of warm, aromatic cedar and possibly other woods. The fruity element lasts for about four hours, possibly a little more, then the powdery osmanthus-musk-woody concoction that remains slightly sweetened on my skin. The wear time is roughly 8 hours on my skin and might be even longer on clothing. This is an absolutely lovely scent, one that I can’t wait to wear this summer. It's giving immaculately put together woman enjoying the night life on a tropical island. I think you could wear this scent day or night, but the oud makes it more appropriate for night if you ask me.