Lail Maleki Moroccan Blue

Bruv, who thinks this smells like shower gel? Straight up, this is just Nivea Man Hand creme in a bottle. Its extremely creamy, way more than I thought it would be. Very soft and nice, reminds me of another fragrance but I don't know exactly. 1 Million Parfum? Le Beau? Coolwater Intense? Can't pinpoint it at all, but what I can tell you is that its a safe blind buy. Pleasant, soft, inoffensive, great scent to have. Does not project, but longevity is good. God, its so hard to pinpoint exactly, if you put your nose to your skin you can just smell something so familiar, but I just cannot make it out. Oud is there, but just on the skin. Inoffensive oud, muted even, never steals the show, slightly minty. Creamy sandalwood. Citruses, but not strongly citric. Also I can bet my jewels this thing has lily of the valley raw materials, and strangely Iris of all things. Its not a strong Iris, but I can most certainly smell it in there. (And, for the people that hate iris, just know that I also hate it, but I like this fragrance) This one is base heavy for sure. Its why people get good longevity, does not radiate off the skin though, it stays close to it. It feels heavy in air so it might leave a good sillage. It is a bizarre and wonderful concoction. I will update at some point post-maturing. This gets an 8/10 from me. EDIT: This does smell like Versace Man Eau Fraiche. I've just smelled that one as well, but this one just has more creaminess. ANOTHER EDIT further down the line: This gets nauseous if you overspray, performance is OKAY, nothing groundbreaking but pretty good for a freshie. Still same score I gave it. Interestingly enough after wearing both Rasasi Hawas OG and this on the same day, they smell very similar, this being more powdery and Hawas being more aquatic, but otherwise they are quite close in terms of scent to my nose, of course not redundant to own both but theres a shared DNA/Backbone to them, kind of like what Creed does to all their frags.

This is, for me, a 9/10 everything I love from different fragrances in one, solid performance and projection, I've smelled this 4 days after on a hoodie, not super loud but it's there. The oud in this is muted so it only is there to add depth, and the patchouli isn't crazy so no dirty earthy type scent. As for the note breakdown, it is a little vague as to what is exactly in here, so maybe some comparisons to other fragrances might help. Top notes: Aromatic spices, imagine smooth spices not pepper or pink pepper, more like soft coriander from Percival or even a very soft cardamom. Bergamot and citruses, some people smell a fig note and I can see it, I also pick up maybe some grapefruit and also a slight hint of bad boy type plum?, not listed but others have also smelled some mint and coconut which makes it light and airy. Think paradise garden, ocean noir type airy minty coconut. Middle notes: Amber, musk and florals. Amber adds sweet slightly powdery depth with very good musk. Florals can mean anything, but I pick up sage lavender and geranium violet leaf. So clean sweet airy soapy watery cozy type florals, think ysl y soapy, percival/kaaf smooth florals, and montblanc legend edp / watery clean violet leaf. Base notes: Agarwood, oud, sandalwood, patchouli. Doubled down on the oud, but somehow very muted which works and makes this a non oudy fragrance, sandalwood feels airy creamy and smooth and the patchouli adds a bit of darkness but not by much. Overall a very solid fragrance in every aspect, sweet, fresh, fruity/citrus, floral, creamy and airy, feels light while also feeling deep rich and cozy. I see people talking about spices but the spices blend well to me in a smooth rich way. 3 hours arm length projection, by the 5th hour still detectable with movement and by the 8th hour for me on clothes sits close but still can smell it days after. Strong for 4 hours on skin then is soft but noticeable for about 10+

Very surprising. For about $20, you get a blue/fresh/mildly tropical offering that actually doesn't 'clone' anything. I've owned most, if not all, of what is in the 'reminds' up above at one point or another. There really isn't an abundance of any of those DNA's present in any amount that would make me say 'yeah, I can see that'. Not Montblanc, not JPG, etc. Just no. So I won't bother since it really doesn't remind me of anything specific. However.... ...For around $20USD, this stuff punches way above its weight class. This is a do-it-all fresh/blue fragrance that has something of a mild ozonic freshness, combined with blue versatility, combined with VERY good performance. It has a citric-fresh-aromatic blend that is both unique and familiar at the same time. I guess the 'generic' term is being thrown around here because it really doesn't fit into a specific profile or existing fragrance framework. Yes, you can pick out little bits and pieces here and there, but it is nowhere and everywhere at the same time. Oh, and it gets plenty of positive attention. If that matters to you at all. No one may 'remember me' because of my fragrance, but no one will hate me for wearing it, either. Fine by me. I have a few fragrances in my collection, and many that I haven't gotten around to adding here on this site. And this one fits in well. I really don't discriminate on price or house etc. If it smells good, and has reasonably good performance then it is a winner for me. This was a good cheap pick up. Edit/Update 10-20-25: This stuff really performs. I mean, many hours of longevity...and also many hours of a nice scent trail as well. I cannot wrap my mind around how well this performs for a fresh fragrance...

UPDATE: Oud Zarian Sport / Bloud Zarian This stuff is great 8/10.. hear me out. It's so blue smelling it might make you giggle. It's sort of like Gris Charnel/Liam had a baby with Paradise Garden, then they threw in a dash of Lattafa's own His Confession, and a wallop of pepper/spice on top. It sort of has that Bisch cream base going on. You're getting a luxury creamy soap type scent here with some prickly pepper or tea. It might actually have a tiny smidge of Montblanc Legend DNA way in the back, tucked deep underneath some dusty spices and maybe it's just a smidgen of oud on top of everything I just mentioned. It's super fresh and creamy and dries down dry and spicy, yet still super clean. This is in the realm of a blue soapy tea scent, just made a bit spicy and dirty. It morphs from slightly generic to a fairly mature scent. I don't get all the hate, you guys must not have noses on ya. Or you're probably praising some Imagination clone while saying this is trash when they're basically about the same level of enjoyability. For $15 at Ross, this stuff is a hiding in plain sight gem. Ok, let's break it way down since you asked.. Take the Sandlewood from Gris Charnel, take Dihydromyrcenol and toss in a tiny mix of Bisch creamy base with Lattafas own His Confession.. Now, throw in a bunch of pepper/spices. This might have small hints of mint, coconut, and even fig at times goings on, which harkens to something tropical like Paradise Garden. I might be wrong, but I'm getting some tea in here too that elevates this to classy adult territory. Then if there is a tiniest amount of oud, that also gives the whole composition some lift and body.

Oud Lail Maleki was literally the first clone fragrance I ever bought about two years ago. I loved it then, still love it now. I didn't pay this one much mind when it came out but I've recently been looking into clean fragrances and this popped up on my radar. I saw it for $16 including shipping, figured I'd give it a shot and I'm glad I did. This stuff is backup bottle worthy imo. It's such a wonderfully layered fragrance that could replace like 3-4 in my collection. The very first thing this reminded me of was a smoother, more aromatic, less sweet Hawas Tropical. This doesn't have coconut listed as a note but something is giving that off. After about an hour, I start getting whiffs reminiscent of Mahir Legacy whilst still maintaining the creamy, coconut opening. After a few hours, it starts to smell like Armaf Odessy Mega. I can also see how people might get Fierce from this. I got that from both versions as well but it's more prominent and longer lasting in the Oud version, which is NOT a safe blind buy btw, just to put that out there. Overall, this is a very affordable, overlooked, aromatic, creamy, woody, lightly soapy, clean fragrance that you can wear just about anywhere and won't offend anyone. The longevity is about 5-6 hours with a moderate sillage for a couple hours. While it does open up modern and youthful, it definitely dries down into something more mature and slightly dated, so I can see how it could be polarizing. I'm 40 and can appreciate a bit of both, so it's definitely in my top ten for the summer.

Ive had this for a while, I found it at a Kohl's for 15$ and the notes seemed nice enough to try but I was a little worried about the oud. I was thoroughly impressed however. I would say this a perfect intro to oud, it can normally be very loud and harsh at times but in this it stays very close to the base and is just barley there on the skin if you get up close to it. This at its heart is a slightly more mature blue style of fragrence. Its very much citrus forward with an ambery core. It is not screechy or harsh and can basically be worn at any occasion. You can dress it up and it would be perfectly suitable or dress it down for going to the gym or work. Its definitely a mass appealing type of profile and I have had multiple people mention they like it. The bottle is by far the most tacky I own (and I have two 1 million flankers lol) and its worst thing about this. Its not my absolute favorite Fragrence I own but its a totally safe blind buy, an easy "I just need to smell nice" and something I would absolutely pick up again. Even if you dislike oud like I do you will still probably enjoy this and if you want something clean and blue for the spring and summer this is perfect. The best way I can describe it is while it doesn't smell like aventus but if you know how aventus has that kind of smokey base that holds together the more pineappley citrusy top its kind of a similar thing going on here, it has just that tad of depth when you get super close to it but it projects a fresh scent. Imo this is super slept on.

So this one is odd, but in a good way. I sprayed this several times on initial purchase, and it was a huge 'meh' for me. Figured for $20 at Burlington I wasn't too mad about it though, so stuck it in my display for a couple of months. Tried it today for a full wearing, and it has changed significantly. I get very little citrus, some slight floral and some slightly sweet, dry woods, when I have nose to skin. Still a little on the 'meh' side. But the scent bubble I've been walking around in for the last 4 hours is very different. I am getting a lot of very aromatic musk. The kind of scent that reminds you of pulling clean linen from a clothes line, with rain in the distance, that clean, fresh ozonic style of musk that is so comforting and wonderful. And yet nose to skin it's fairly boring woods. Followup edit - It's been 10 hours and the fresh musk faded after about 5 hours, and I can still pick up the base notes (woody) on skin and clothing. Not bad performance at all. I actually like this quite a bit, which is surprising to me. Will see what the rest of the wearing brings, but if the silage stays in this musky territory, it will get worn quite a bit as an office/airplane scent. As always with lower priced ME scents, your mileage may vary. I find that there are far more 'batch variations' in the middle eastern colognes than one would expect.

The top notes give me a hint of Bad Boy's spiciness and a blend of citrus that reminds me of BDC-inspired dupes or other popular citrus fragrances. The spice is the most prominent scent, but the citrus blends in to provide a sweet or tangy smell. The middle notes are very woody and powdery, though I don't smell the florals as much because the spice really lingers for the first half. The base notes are special. I usually hate Oud because it becomes really strong and nose-blasting when mixed with sweat or body heat, but to my surprise, this scent is actually quite unique. It starts off as a summer scent but works for fall as well. The dry down can transform into a sweet, okay night-out fragrance if you lack one just don't let it mix with sweat, to be honest. Needs further sweating to be mixed with sweat only tasted this without it mixing.

This cologne is solid, it’s an easy dumb reach and very inoffensive and mass appealing. It’s not very strong and doesn’t last super long which is why I both love and hate it. I use this in small, enclosed spaces and have used this in as high as 35 deg celsius or 100 deg F+. Great for summer spring or office. If you’re trying to impress someone or get noticed with this cologne, this isn’t it. I would not buy it again but I appreciate it- especially for the price. As a cologne itself, I can give it about a solid 6 or so. For me, this is my only safe cologne in a closed space so it’s an 8 as far as usefulness and I use it multiple times a week. Out of my 10 colognes, this is my least favorite, more of a tool than an experience. TLDR: Safe blind buy, inoffensive, unoriginal, easy grab.

What a sleeper this one is! You can't review this one right out of the box. This one definitely benefits from maturation. Its gets stronger and more balanced. Very good longevity, projection, and sillage. I'm talking big time projection and sillage. Longevity 8 hours easy. As to the smell, to my nose it's a mix of Montblanc legend-Abercrombie Fierce/ JPG paradise garden. Its has that coconut tropical vibe and that musky fierce/legend vibe. Very fresh and clean. If you like these type of DNA's this one is a no brainer. Its done very well. I have 200 fragrances and this is a 10/10. Maybe 15% of my collection I would rate a 10. Get this immediately! Oud what oud?? I detect 0 oud.

... If one more mother fuckrr comments about shower gel I’ma get up and slap ur dumb ass !!! Fuhkin idiots🤦♂️ if something is unoriginal , just say that ,cuz do you even know how many shower gels there are that smell differently . Saying something smells like shower gel is like saying , hey,.... I’ma GotDayum Moron. & For the record ,.. & The price ,... I’m Not mad at this frag. Not even a little bit & I’ve gotta rather large collection & this one is doing its own thing,... just the way they all do,... & I’m not getting instantly hit in the face with’a this reminds me of that punch ,. & that’s how it’s doing its own thing ,.. it’s. Pleasant & I’ll wear it. Anytime.

Bought it because a female vlogger on YouTube says it's unisex -apparently not. But don't give up! It opens up to a citrus, zesty, almost aquatic scent with a woody dry down which I don't find inoffensive at all. I believe it's a very safe blind buy with a familiar scent profile. And it really is suitable all year round- either to work, when running errands and even on date nights. It's fresh, non-juvenile, and easy to wear. Some vloggers even say that it's a hidden gem for the price you pay (got mine for 13USD). But definitely not unisex! Gifted to my boyfriend, and it really lasts long!

Smells perfect to me, At the first spray it smells like oriental woods, mint and clean citrus zest making it smell aromatic, with a "luxurious soap" vibe, also smells like paradise garden without the coconut and with a subtle vanilla note after a little more than 1 hour. Call me crazy, but holy crap,it smells just a Little like dr. Pepper. 9/10 beautifully complex yet super simple on the surface ( was sitting in the car, smelling its dry down and I knew it smelt so familiar, and then I remembered paradise garden and it was like a lightbulb lit up in my head "cartoon-style")

Even though it's not really my style, it's still amazing for the price. It performs well for 20$, you can smell the citrus on the opening but mixed with the aromatic spices makes it smell almost like floral coconut to me (and I'm not saying this as a bad thing btw). I would say it's versatile and easy to wear making it a safe blind buy.

Absolutely LOVE this fragrance! It starts of citrusy and comes down to a more creamy/powdery scent that is great for sunny days. People want to call this scent "generic" like it's a bad thing but I like to think of it as well rounded. Definitely pulls compliments and is a great casual blue scent.

15$ bucks at Ross, decided why the hell not. Smells really good. Performance is above average. Perfect for spring and the summer, just not on really hot days I would say. 8/10

Nice scent. It last all day on me. I was at Sephora today and smelled Replica Jazz Club on a test strip. The dry down of Jazz Club reminds me of this Moroccan Blue.

this is my first time trying lattafa, smells great and high quality for the price. Me personally I can smell the citrus and aromatic spices most prominently.

This is what Versace Man Au Fraiche Extreme should have been. Very similar to the original, but with greater push, longevity and depth.

It’s brilliant for the price, non offensive starts of Citrusy then mellows down quite woody it’s fresh definitely a safe blind buy