Khamrah

Sweet syrup in a fancy bottle that's NOT Angel's Share Personal: 8.5/10 – I wear this a lot, I enjoy it a lot, and it has actually gotten me real compliments from real humans, which happens way less than fragrancetok people want you to believe it does. Mass appeal: 8.5/10 – Sweet, warm, cozy, boozy ambery vanilla is very easy for normal people to like, unless you spray it like you’re fumigating a basement. Performance: 8.5/10 – Strong, dense, and long-lasting without assaulting the senses if you spray it six times. Though it gets close. This stuff LASTS. Value: 10/10 – For the money, this is stupidly good. I can't think of another sub $40 bottle that gets you something as nice as this. Uniqueness: 5/10 – It is absolutely playing in the Angel’s Share adjacent boozy sweet gourmand sandbox, but this is far from a 1:1 clone and people need to stop acting like it is. SCORE: 81/100 Full bottle buy? YES, obviously. I own a bottle and I need to buy another one soon. Blind buy? YES, if you already know you like very sweet winter fragrances. If sweetness scares you, then just smell it first. Every mall kiosk has it. Recommend? YES, easily one of the best cheap winter fragrances on the market. Date night? YES, cozy, sweet, warm, and wildly wearable. Just don’t hotbox the poor person you're going out with by spraying Khamrah like 12 times then getting in the car with them. Office safe? NO, unless applied very lightly. This is syrupy winter armor, not “quarterly budget review” material, though, I think 2 sprays really could work. Pros: Affordable, strong, smooth for the price, extremely wearable in cold weather, and genuinely compliment getting. Cons: Very sweet, not that nuanced, still synthetic, not an accurate Angel's Share clone. Khamrah is one of the fragrances where I understand and perpetuate the hype, but not always in the same way that people talk about. Everyone wants to frame Khamrah as a cheap Angel's Share, and I really do get why. It's in the same universe, mostly, by being sweet, warm, ambery, spicy, etc. It's also kind of boozy and apple-y but only if you squint and want to argue with people online. This is distinctly NOT Angel's Share to my nose. Angel's Share is infinitely more nuanced, even moreso than the original is when compared to its clone in most cases. Angel's Share has more spice, booze, and more of a distinct spilled cognac in the lobby of a Ritz Carlton type vibe. Khamrah isn't really doing all that. Khamrah is more dense, syrupy, sweet, and almost sticky. Dates, praline, vanilla, tonka, amber, cinnamon, etc. all just kind of melts into Khamrah, which is more of a winter dessert cloud than refinement. Now, Khamrah is also very synthetic. It's not like the incense came from a monastery where monks hand-whisked benzoin resin into a copper pot on the twelfth night of every month or whatever. It doesn't have any photorealistic, extremely vivid and crisp notes. What it does have, is a lot of... energy. Not in a screechy, headache-inducing (well, if you spray it 15 times maybe) plastic candy waythat makes me want to wash my nasal passages with dish soap. Rather, when sprayed reasonably, it's a strong but smooth winter beast that punches infinitely high above its weight/price. The biggest flaw of Khamrah is that it has no depth. Much less than people try to make it sound like it has, at least. It's not mysterious, challenging, continually evolving, or anything like a high-art inspired gourmand might try to be. It's just a very good sweet amber vanilla that knows what it is, and is well aware that it's just as good as SWY Intensely for half the price. It doesn't overcomplicate anything, which in this price bracket, I wish more fragrances did. Now, that's also why I think this is less of an Angel's Share clone, and more of its own thing, just playing together in the sandbox rather than trying to turn itself into Angel's Share. Nonetheless, it's a cold weather staple for me, being cozy, loud enough when I want it to be, cheap enough to spray daily, and likable enough that I, as unapproachable as I am, have actually gotten compliments from STRANGERS on it. Not the 'you'll get 5 compliments every time you wear this out' influencer nonsense. Just real people noticing that I smell good. Shocker. Khamrah is NOT Angel's Share. It's Angel's Share's louder, sweeter, less refined cousin from the UAE who wears cheaper clothes, but still looks just as good. And that's exactly why I like it. Review #204 in my fragrance journey - this fragrance I own as a full bottle.

People who think that this isn’t worth up to $150, either don’t own any single niche fragrance, and hence, prejudiced, or they’re just complete biased haters that have this illogical and wrong view on Lattafa, prolly because they do "clones", which to be honest most known brands now indirectly do. And here lies my problem with society—the inability to judge things, open-minded! But I digress. Khamrah opens up with sweet mix of dates, wine accord, cinnamon and something coconut-y. I do get a kind of woody/leathery vibe in the background. It progresses over time and loses that dates smell and becomes kinda balsamic and woody; with vanilla, Tonka bean(also detected in the opening), woods and myrrh being the star here. I don’t wanna go in depth on the smell, as it’s still new to me and many people have already done justice to that. The performance on this, is mind blowing. Put this on my arm, an hour later, I took a nap and woke up 2 hours later and was like “Jeez, what’s this beautiful aroma?”, then I realized I sprayed Khamrah... and lo and behold, it was just as if I was just spraying it. It’s just too strong and loud. I just got it and It’s been 5-6 hours now and it’s still loud. Even tho I know quite some things, I’m still not a big fragrance expert, but I can tell you that I have smelt heavily synthetic bad fragrances that costs over $25, but this is just as smooth as hell. This is beauty personified, and I’ve used and tested hundreds of Lattafas. If you think that most Alharamain Amber Oud range is okay for over $80 for 70ml(I think), and this is too much for the $65+ for 100ml it’s going for, then you’re biased. This is the exact problem I had with a reviewer that said Roja Apex is like the ‘niche version’ of Sauvage elixir... WTF! Just because it’s Roja doesn’t make it any better!!!!!!!! Fraghead(most especially the niche snobs) should stop these irrationalities!

Quick take • Sweet, spicy, gourmand bomb • Strong performance (above average) • Great value, but not for everyone • Best for cold weather / evenings I finally tried Khamrah after seeing all the hype, and honestly... it’s one of those fragrances that immediately makes an impression — in a good or bad way, depending on your taste. Right from the opening, you get hit with a strong wave of cinnamon and warm spices. It’s sweet, slightly boozy, and gives off a “dessert in a glass” vibe — something like apple pie with cinnamon and a touch of liquor. As it settles, the sweetness becomes even more pronounced. The dates and praline notes come through and make it feel almost edible. It’s rich, cozy, and definitely attention-grabbing — the kind of scent people notice in a room. The drydown is where it really shines. The vanilla, tonka, and resins blend into something smooth, warm, and long-lasting. This is where it starts to feel more “expensive” than it actually is. What I liked • Very unique and memorable scent profile • Strong longevity and projection • Feels like a luxury gourmand at a budget price • Gets compliments in social settings What I didn’t like (important) • Can be too sweet and heavy • Not suitable for daily wear or office • Opening may feel slightly synthetic to some • Overhyped — won’t work for everyone This is a polarizing fragrance from my point of view.

Khamrah, the dupe that you are simply wow. I thought of this as THE Angels Share dupe, but dang are you misleading us. Khamrah is a perfectly blend, it has its own scent profile and not getting into that boozy Angels Share DNA, making it its own scent. It has that sweet gourmand DNA making it a really tasty fragrance and im not even kidding! I saw myself reaching for this just because I want to smell it again, im not disappointed. Given its cheap, its huge hype and everything, it is overused. And sadly that people that use it, overspray it or use it in the summer IN PUBLIC. Making me almost hate it before, but I've found my peace with it.. well that's what I told myself after getting it gifted. Please for the love of god, put it away over the summer, unless youre wearing in the NIGHT. Its very heavy and lasts long, please be sparingly with it, you can spray more in the winter or fall but not in summer. Well its a great scent if you're into gourmand / tasty / sweet fragrances, it can be to much since it projects very good so use it sparingly. nevertheless 7/10 for me

I tested this and I sure am looking forward on buying this because I want a winter scent that is gourmand + the price is quite good actually. It is quite expensive in here though, because there isn't any distrubutors, so I wont buy it as cheap as 20 pounds :( but tbh it smells better than similar gourmand scents (Like oajan or swy intensely). This smells like a dessert, a cinnamony desert with dates and honey. Also this %100 isn't a Angels Share clone, it's probably just inspired by it, smell wise it smells like if you blend oajan and angels share, so if you are going to buy this, know that it is sweet as hell, the only thing that is slightly masculine is (maybe) the spices that are in this scent, be sure that this isn't a masculine scent. Also do not spray it over 4 times, actually not even 4, don't spray this over 3 times. It is very strong and very sweet, also try not to wear this in summer daytime. I give a 9/10 for this, people might search for this smell when you are in a place.