Habik For Men

Habik For Men to me is a little bit of a mish mash of familiar DNAs. A few pinches of Le Male (Essence but also several others), a little pinch of CH Privé and tiny sprinkle of L'Homme thrown in. The result is as one would expect, a very wearable, very pleasant to oneself and also apparently crowd-pleasing wear. It's also very sweet, so do be aware of that if you're sensitive to that. I've gotten quite a few compliments on it so far which surprises me as I'm not usually one to go out for that, so that's saying this fragrance is quite mass-appealing. Longevity is good, I get an easy 6-8 hours but it's also a sneaky nuclear projecting fragrance so do be aware of it in close quarters, I made that mistake at work (no more than 2-3 sprays!). This one will get a lot of wear during this coming cold season. I've seen many comparaisons to Le Male Essence which I agree with but don't buy this expecting a 1:1 close, it's also got its own take on this DNA, Habik is a lot spicier, less vanillic and more cardamom forward up top, more akin to L'Homme then as it dries down it gets closer to Le Male's vanillic vibes. Still, great work from Lattafa here.

I think most of these reviews have been from people who haven’t let their bottle mature for a couple of months. Fresh out the box on day one you’re gonna get a heavy pepper, cinnamon, and artemisia blast which can be very offputting for most people‘s noses. It’s almost a very stingy clove scent and the dry down has a leathery note with some odd sweetness that would easily be graded to a 5/10 fragrance by most noses. Now three months down the road and it’s a whole new fragrance! You still have those notes on first spray but it’s very toned down and well blended & accompanied with sweet tonka, sage and slight powdery lavender giving Habik an earthy,sweet and almost vanilla & licorice note that’s driven by the tonka in the deep dry down. Very well made and enjoyable if you actually have the patience to wait for the fragrance to properly blend. The only thing I could pick apart on this fragrance is that “almost vanilla note” could have, AND should have been added to the blend! That would have made this a 1:1 and a true cloned masterpiece. I have to give this absolutely undeservedly ostracized & underrated “almost masterpiece” a 9.3/10.

I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews on Lattafa Habik—some people love it, others really don’t—but honestly, I’m on the side that loves it. I went into this as a blind buy not knowing what to expect, just chasing that thrill, and it definitely paid off. First off, the bottle is beautiful and feels like something special right out of the box. As for the scent, it’s amazing. You get a warm, sweet, ambery cinnamon vibe right away, with a nice blend of spicy and aromatic notes. There’s a fresh spicy kick in the opening, mixed with lavender and herbal touches that give it some balance. As it dries down, the vanilla and amber come through more, giving it that smooth, slightly powdery finish, all sitting on a woody base. It’s definitely a winter fragrance—warm, cozy, and perfect for colder weather. This is also known to be a dupe of a discontinued Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance, and it really captures that sweet, spicy DNA well. I’d honestly be surprised if this doesn’t pull compliments. I can’t wait for winter to really put this one to use.

starting off, I'm just gonna say I have never smelled the original Le male essence, so this review isnt looking at this fragrance as a clone and more as a standalone thing. Its opening is strong, first 5 minutes its pure black pepper, which i hate, but the bergamot and cardamom step in to smooth it out and it starts to actually shine. the bergamot cardamom, slight black pepper smell stays for a solid hour or so, then the lavender and cinnamon come in. the lavender gives it the classic le male sweet smell, and the cinnamon makes it slightly gourmand like caramel. most of the base notes are somewhat prominent from the opening onward, but the tonka bean and patchouli stand out giving it a spicy, earthy, and vanilla-like mens shaving cream smell. The best way I can describe it is Pepper from Sauvage, Sweetness from One Million, and herbal notes and masculinity from le male. its a great fragrance, somewhat cheap, useable for any winter day, and very masculine. Would recommend.

So I’ve been wearing this on occasion for the last 6 months and before it gets to warm I’m wearing one more, ish, time. I do think this is fine for all spring long. Once is stays in the 80’s I’ll stop wearing. Anyway I’m really loving this scent and it is a compliment getter. Spice, sweet with leather works. After adding high end designers, Dior & TF, as well as niche PDM & Scents of Woods my nose has evolved, I think, and I gotta tell ya I do think this has quality at least in the high designer realm. I’m impressed with the quality, not any naturals I’m sure but synthetics done really nicely. This is absolutely a steal for $30 ish usd and completely blind buy safe. I’m now on a mission to get my nose on a sample of the OG, just curious. This will be a staple in my collection. Would love to get OG as a collector.

Nose Note #820 I'm changing the rating on here to moderate longevity, it's slightly above moderate, but not much. I'm not getting much whiffs of it, unfortunately, because the profile is really nice warm spicy with pepper, cinnamon; lavender gives it a subtle clean and masculine touch and tonka beans the non-vanillic sweetness. It's nice but rather linear and simply, so I'm a bit disappointed. I imagine that the OG is much stronger, minding that the nose is Quentain Bisch. Something in the similar ball park is FA Lumiere Garcon, but it's much more potent, has a date note and is altogether somewhat DG The One-like. It doesn't smell naturalistic at all. Just smells like a perfume, slightly synthetic, a rather dry. 7.8/10, still wonderful and easy to wear

This is very hard to describe, I actually don’t know how to. I get like a juicy black currant, very fruity and then a blast of tons of different spices. As it dries down, I get this nice, relaxing lavender and patchouli mix with some more spices. This is bold, sweet, fruity, and spicy. I don’t have anything that smells similar to this, just an insane combination on its own. I love it. Just a super unique fragrance that’ll stand out. Pretty cool bottle also. For those that say it smells like BO or sweat, genuinely go to the doctor and get checked out.

One of the best Lattafa fragrances out there and fantastic value. Top notes of cardamom and black pepper is so polarizing and grabs attention from anyone passing by. Whenever I smell this fragrance, I imagine a very masculine, sexy, and mature man wearing this. That is not to say that is orientated towards the older crowd, it is very much for all ages. Smells so much more expensive than it actually is. Fantastic pick up for the winter and colder night time, and date night fragrance. Could definitely daily this in the winter. Overall 9/10 I love it.

This is a lovely fragrance, and is an amazing take on Le Male Essence. It starts off very aromatic, coming in pretty strong with cardamom and hitting VERY heavy with lavender. After a while, it dries down into a sweet, spicy, almost edible scent that is extremely addictive. It's a perfect date night or special occasion fragrance and has moderate longevity, lasting around 8 hours on my skin. Overall, I will say that this is an extremely good fragrance and is much higher quality than the price point may say. Rating: 9/10

Haven’t smelled the original. This is a unique, spicier fragrance which I find to be pretty versatile. Wouldn’t wear this in the heat of summer but it’s fresh enough for moderate temperature wear. Projects decent but not nuclear by any means. A more mature scent profile for sure, I’m not getting much “warm spicy” from this and would reach for something with a more pronounced amber profile on colder days, but this serves as a nice fall/spring scent that can be used either at night or a daily driver.

Zero complaints with this fragrance, which is hard to find. Now the bottle and the silly plastic ornament is a different story, but I don't care that. If it comes off it goes in the trash, simply. But the scent is amazing and if this smells anything like the OG, why the hell JPG discontinued is beyond me. But this is blind buy safe, back up bottle worthy, especially for the price and signature scent worthy! I hopefully, will own for life. Big fan!

The opening is pepper heavy. Imagine Dior Sauvage edp but only pepper and way stronger. The dry down is a less peppery sweet version that my gf says smells very masculine and compared it to a Dior Sauvage EDP if it had more class and less mass appealing notes. Love pepper blind buy safe Don’t love pepper don’t buy Edit: my gf now glazes this into oblivion especially when it’s f*cking freezing this stuff is a warm spicy smell that feels comforting

Each spicy note hits in this fragrance, it has such an alluring scent. One of the best cheap "date-night" colognes I have ever smelled. The pepper and cinnamon absolutely rock. You won't need many sprays from this, as performance is superb. Longevity is an easy 8 hours, if not more, and projection is well above average. Definitely radiates off your skin. Longevity: 9/10 - Projection: 8/10 - Overall: 8.5/10

I am very impressed with this fragrance! I am a noob at fragrances but this impressed me beyond the smell and design. I work in a on the go maintenance job for a hotel chain. I spent 6 hours drenched head to toe, clearing drains while a down pour was happening, clearing puts up to my elbows, and 2 of those hours working on a sewage pump. And after all that I could still smell this scent! Well worth it!

If you loved JPG Le Male Essence you'll love this. This scent is an absolute beast in the colder weather, works with any occasion. The projection and longevity are fairly decent as well. This cologne is more for the masculine community, if you prefer sweet or fresh I don't know if this would be for you. With that being said I highly recommend this cologne, the pepper and cinnamon are amazing.

Love this one once it settled say 15 minutes in a nice blend of spice and leather at first the opening was fresh and spicy which I really enjoyed. The leather as I am just getting into some leather fragrances is a perfect blend for me, not to overpowering . Decent projection and lasts all day or all evening. Picked up on mid year sale half price for $35Aus so got a steal there.

The pepper is very noticeable, i smelt it on paper and it didn’t smell too good but once on skin everything changed, It definitely smells like a jpg kind of fragrance and it’s definitely worth it. I wouldn’t say blind buy safe though. I did blind buy it but i grew into it, it doesn’t need maceration it’s great out the box.

Reminds me of Dior Sauvage Elixir in the opening. The dry down is kind of weird for me. But I think a few weeks or a month this could be dope all the way around. Not a bad scent at all very masculine and aromatic. Last about 5 to 6 hours as far as projection the skin scent stays around for about another 4 to 5 hours.

smells 1 to 1 in the opening i have the real thing too, the drydown ill update. The drydown is sweeter, has more tonka, and i dont detect much of a leather note , maybe cuz my og bottle is 10 years old, i do remember trying it and this is what it used to smell like now it has much more leather.

I tried this in an Arabian frag shop and I loved the fresh spicy and most importantly my girl looooved it so I got it, overall lasts pretty long but the projection is decent. Could be used everyday but the spicy can be too much in high temp days, I'll probably wear this to the gym as well.