Ajwad

Ofcourse, fragrances and tastes are VERY subjective, but folks who complain about the smell of Ajwad by saying that is smells "Aweful" must be either spraying it on their hand or wherever, going in DIRCTLY for a sniff and then judging it that way or they're simply over-spraying (easy to do with Ajwad). This may be one of Lattafa's best fragrances imo. Its a beast (I do 2 maybe 3 spritzes which last all day) That's ALL YA NEED, and once its settles has the most beautiful, persistant, soft, modern "Pale Rose"/fruit (grape) with slight vanillic touches, welcoming sillages around. I think that because of how potent it is, it smells just a tad metallic up close when sprayed (initially), but folks, just try doing minimal spritzes away from your face, let it settle and you'll experience that BEAUTIFUL, cozy, persistant sillage that garners very positive attention. Im a guy and feel this leans quite feminine, yet EVERYTIME I wear it to work I get compliments while I'm enjoying the sillage myself.this fragrance is worth a pick up (especially by the ladies) spray just a few spritzes away from the face and let this scent reach your nose from afar (which Is how perfume is meant to be smelled), and you'll probably agree that this is a fabulous fragrance! 9 outta 10 easy with superb longevity, also Lattafa's Ajwad gets EVEN BETTER after it's matured for a month or two. I have a feeling this fragrance will become a "Lattafa cult classic" bc I think its even an original dna which (resembles) other niche fragrances, but yet again, dont MOST fragrances resemble others these days "Clone" or NOT?🤔 IMO, this fragrance has a lot of "Niche qualities", Quite polarizing, extremely pontent and lasting, unique and even off-putting when over-done, not easy to wrap one's head around. Yep, sounds like a lot of "Niche" frags out there which costs IN THE HUNDREDS vs this gem that can be had for UNDER $20! The value here is MASSIVE, and Im actually glad its so polarizing. For instance, I dont like smelling (MY) Khamrah Qawha on EVERYONE and their grandma when Im out and about! Makes me NOT want to wear it at all bc it takes all the mystery out of it! And I LOVE the way Sauvage smells, but refuse to buy it for the same reason, EVERYONE KNOWS its Sauvage!... NO fun at all imo. So give me a polorizing "Weird dna" any day so long as I enjoy it! 🫠

This has quickly become one of my favorites. To me it kinda smells like Montale's intense cafe (which I love) without the coffee, with a touch of fruitiness at the top, and also a touch of woodiness at the base. It is a really nice syrupy rose scent that leans almost gourmand tbh. You definitely get the vanilla too though not overpowering as its very well blended in with the rose. Same goes for the jasmine. The fruitiness at the top is the hardest part of the fragrence to describe for me as its pretty hard to pin down what fruits are used here, but whatever is used has a bubblegumy sweet character to it, however, its not overly sweet nor harsh. The fragrence in general while pretty sweet and dense is pretty smooth after the very intial spray. I can kinda see how people get a metallic character from this as the intial spray has a sorta cooling effect to it but it definitely warms up pretty quick. Last forever on clothing and on skin still testing longevity but the first 2 hours the projection was pretty strong. Radiated off the skin like crazy. For the next 2 hours It started to project a little bit less, forming a nice scent bubble. After, it only got closer and closer to the skin, becoming a skin scent after around 6 hours. Maybe lasting for another 2-4 hours as a skin scent. Very linear ofc but I appreciate linear frags. As much as I love Intense Cafe, this to me does the Vanilla Rose combo a bit better as it is more wearable. I can see myself wearing this all seasons, where as Intense cafe I can barely even see myself wearing it even when its most optimal. Ofc Ik this isnt a dupe of Intense Cafe, nor is it a dupe of Roses Vanille, if anything it is likely a dupe of Magic by Al-Jazeera but it definitely fulfills the role of Intense Cafe for me and then some. Its also dirt cheap. I got this for $18 so its hard to even consider me getting something like Roses Vanille if I wanted something similar to Intense Cafe.

I've owned this for around 7 months now, and I can confidently say that maceration is a real thing and isn't BS. Don't get me wrong; when I first smelled the tester in the store, it smelled incredible. I can see why people rate this as a more feminine-leaning scent, but as a guy, I genuinely enjoy the sweetness. Back then I didn't know Fragrantica was a thing, so I just had to guess what it smelled like. If I could help anyone describe it, "It's like you've handpicked a bunch of your granny's finest fruits in her backyard and sat in the garden filled with flowers to eat with her, being shaded by the huge oak tree that is older than you by at least a 100 years." The vanilla could almost be dismissed entirely because, for me (personally), the drydown is way more woodsy than vanillic. It's a pretty obvious disclaimer that this is NOT BLIND BUY SAFE. Your nose has to like this fragrance; otherwise, you'd end up like @Austin234 or @ishasarah89 below me, because this is neither cheap-smelling nor does it smell like pen ink. It smells like a nice basket of fruits with a rose bouquet. Sillage and longevity are pretty decent as far as Lattafa goes, a good 5 hours for me with the first 1&1/2 hours being the projective period; after that, it becomes an intimate bubble of rose and ambery woods. can be worn year-round, to be honest; it's versatile as freak, the fruitiness can be considered freshie status, whilst the base wood and amber drydown can be a good evening night out for coffee or a date night I do have to warn, though, if you are prone to sweating or have BO, the rose + base notes can come off pretty animalic and urine-y. My brother was the one who had tested this; he wore this to go for a run 💀. Don't ask me why. After half a year, this gets a solid 8.5/10; if it were to have projected longer, this would easily be one of my signatures. Good job, Lattafa!

So, ive eyeing this parfume for a while now frankly because i find the presentation so very unique and beautiful. Ive been sorta worried about "pulling the trigger" as so many people seem to be divided over this fragrance as well as folks saying that it leans quite Feminine and I do enjoy many unisex frags, but do not normally wear very feminine fragrances. With that said, I am SOOO so glad I purchased Ajwaad! I feel that this frag is completely unisex and really like the mild spicey/nutmeg accord. I DO NOT get that irony metallic scent many complain about, nor do I find it extremely floral as many describe. To my nose it comes accross very fruity/sweet/red berry/spicey/woody with a touch of rose in the opening. The sillage isn't crazy, but the longevity is amazing! I could still get wiffs of it even after my 8 hour work day (warehouse setting) Also for what its worth, this bottle is even more beautiful when you see it in person. It has a metal plaque with all those beautiful, raised coloful details. I just dont understand how on earth Lattafa does it as I got this for only $19!! Beautiful 8 outta 10 frag in my opinion😊 ‐------‐---------------------------------- Update So, I havent worn Ajwaad for a exactly 1 month (because of this wretched Florida heat) and so its been macerating during that time. Ajwaad has gotten sweeter, stronger and I can now pick up on the slight powderyness people talk about. Also, I can pick up on the rose and vanilla a bit more. I still LOVE this scent and feel that the very distinguishable spiciness make it unisex enough for men to wear, unfortunately I ended up with a headache bc I kept sniffing my arm where I sprayed and like I said, it got EVEN STRONGER than it already was! lol. I really like this gorgeous, UNIQUE fragrance and cant wait to rock it when it cools down a bit.

Update: So I'd purchased Ajwad back in July 2024. I'd found it a bit wierd, but still enjoyable. Back then it seemed quite evenly "unisex" but after macerating since then, the Rose note has intensified, and although the vanilla is NOT a "Gourmand" vanilla (thankfully), it has also become a bit more noticable. The soft fruity/sweet nuances also make Ajwad lean just a tad more on the feminine side. The "wierdness" of the slight Iron-y smell has dailed back quite a bit, yet it's still there, and Im sorta glad it's not completely gone bc it makes this more interesting and it gives this fragrance an "edgy-ness" which still keeps it somewhat unisex/leaning fem (BTW, this does NOT smell like iron in the air people!! Its when ya immediately put your nose all up where ya just sprayed that you get the "Iron smell" which actually dissapates pretty fast.) Also, the performance is amazing now (3-4 spritzes max), but it's still not too cloying even after that vanilla note has intensified, but I still recommend Ajwad to men and women alike who are a bit more adventurous with fragrances, And who dont feel offended and wrinkle their noses and say "Peeeww" at the slightest bit of "odd-ness" in a fragrance. Again, in the air Ajwad smells really beautiful and "Expensive" and although as a man Im not accustomed to using very feminine fragrances, Ajwad gets use from me bc it really has become very, very nice after macerating a while and remains interesting. I also get plenty of compliments at work with this fragrance, and that freakin bottle is a work of art! Anyhow, YES Ajwad most def has improved after maceration although it has become a bit more feminine, yet its still a great "Unisex" fragrance. 9 outta 10 ESPECIALLY bc its polorizing and is fo sho worth the pick up! Thanks to whomever took time to to read my review😁