Mayar Natural Intense

So, disclaimer, I'm new to this as a more active hobby, and this is, afaik, literally my first aquatic scent. Held off on reviewing because Lattafa perfumes take a while to oxidize but also I didn't want to bring my "lol don't know what I'm doing, but it smells nice" to the convo table. After wearing this over the course of the summer, however, I feel like I've gotten a lot out of it, and it is my most-worn daytime frag rn. I won't wear it once fall really hits, so this is as good time as any to drop a review and hopefully tell you things that are actually useful to know. First, oxidizing did smooth this out, but my batch was wearable to begin with, and it hasn't changed a WHOLE lot, just improved. I do have the other Mayar that this is a flanker of and yep, definitely unrelated. Interesting bottles though, ngl. And heavy! Anyway, when I first tried this, I didn't wholly know what an aquatic scent should be like (pool water? pond?? Gulf of Mexico???) or what would give off that impression, but this was a great way to make that recognition snap into place, more so than other aquatic scents I've smelled since. This is bright and fresh, and more balanced that I expected it to be outside of that intense, summery-wet feel. I love wearing this on rainy days and after storms, or when it's stupid hot out, because it wears fantastic in the heat. I now have a collection of summer frags, but I think this is the only one that is just as amazing in the rain as in the sun. I noticed not everybody is getting the longevity out of it that I did, and I couldn't tell you why, because I wore this thing out in 80+ degree weather when the AC busted and it hung around, but I also have worn it at times into my (mostly pretty private) office to just enjoy, and it lasts most of my workday. I don't think I'd wear this in a more shared office so much as casually, outside of work for sure, but I was just having a good time with it. Anyway, it turns nigh eternal on fabric, didn't leave any kind of discoloration on my arm warmers (the irony, for a frag I associate with hot weather). Projection-wise, I wouldn't describe this as something that fills a room unless your room's pretty small. The sillage is definitely there, but after 1-2 hours takes a bit of a nose dive and stays mostly in your snuggle space by comparison, unless you wear it on fabric (in which case, yesss, it does stick around! But doesn't smell as "warm"). I do prefer this on skin, on that note. Gender stuff and leanings, hm. It defs gives me more feminine and especially enby vibes, etc. Someone more masculine could wear this, but it would stand out and make a louder statement the more it's juxtaposed to how you present yourself. Granted, the statement this makes the loudest is water, water plants, and fresh summer vibes, so you do you, but understand that this frag comes with sunglasses, cotton shirts, swimsuits, and a general "idc, pass me an arnold palmer while I soak up the sun" kind of deal. It's giving lakes of water lilies and cocktail umbrellas. It's friends with the rain. Given all that, I wouldn't rec this as a blind buy unless you know you like aquatic frags or you're new like I was and want to try an aquatic one. I haven't smelled the OG that this is meant to be a dupe of, but believe me, now I want to, and I likely will acquire it next year, esp to compare with this frag once it's matured even more. I feel like I want it to be just a touch sweeter, because it isn't really lol. I still have yet to pin down exactly what 'fig' is supposed to smell like in frags, but I do smell citrus and dew on flowers with a hint of leaves that isn't marked here. Bright green leaves, not really grass, and not the darker green kind in like a forest or something, but very-- springy, glows-in-sunlight kind of green leaves, the fresh and photogenic kind. I find it a very pleasant scent. It's pretty much 100% a daytime frag for me, and like I said, it's seasonal. While not perfectly linear, I find that it does hug its original shape more than most of the other perfumes I've tried, without being completely static or boring. I might swing back and update this review next year, but fwiw, if you do decide to get this for an upcoming summer, try to get it with some time to spare. Like I said, mine came already pretty decent and only got better, but Lattafa's a coin flip on whether you'll get something that needs to oxidize first. It's not convenient if you don't luck out, but give it some time to develop otherwise.

Wow I was confused by this fragrance but after a full wear and buying the bottle I sold entirely on it. Just by reading the notes you'll have no idea what it smells like.. you definitely need to sample it first and not just on paper because it's quite sharp on paper because of the greenness of it, but let me tell you when you wear this on your body on your skin specifically, I wouldn't spray this on clothes, it gives off such a clean fresh aquatic green but also floral aroma around you that feels like you're walking through a spa.. it doesn't really smell good unless you wear it on skin and it's the bubble of the fragrance that gives off such a beautiful aroma that becomes incredibly addictive and I find myself spraying it way more than I should even though the performance is actually pretty good but I just want to keep smelling it on me. I would say this is completely unisex I think both men and women can pull off this type of clean scent easily and it's very unique it smells niche there isn't really anything I can think of that it smells like I just think it's worth trying on your skin .. when I first tried it only on paper I was a bit put off by how kind of green and salty it was but that really ends up blooming into something beautiful and fresh when you wear it. It's one of those fragrances that have the skin chemistry and sillage in mind vs smelling it up close. It's now close to be coming one of my favorite summer freshies. I would actually love to smell this on someone else in the air.

This is impressive, and very unlike most Lattafa perfumes I've smelled. It opens with fig. The fig is fruity but not creamy, and it is accompanied by a bite of tomato leaves. The "green tangerine" is not juicy at all; it is like a freshly rubbed citrus peel: rindy, green and slightly sour. The sweet coconut water helps to smooth the green edges of fig and tangerine, but never veers into tropical territory. If melon is present here, it is more of an ozonic cucumber/ violet leaf interpretation of melon. The florals in the heart smell of hyacinth, jasmine, and lily of the valley to my nose. (I have never been lucky to smell an actual water lily or lotus in the wild before, unfortunately.) The base notes in this are quite soft as not to overpower the fragrance. The ambroxan works quite well with it's aquatic facets, giving the impression of flowers growing in water, like a lotus I would imagine. The musks are shower fresh and not at all animal like. The vanilla and sandalwood are the faintest notes, there only to enhance the creaminess of the coconut water note. This is completely unisex, and lasts quite a while. It's botanical qualities remind me of one other fragrance: Synthetic Jungle by Frederick Malle. This was instant love for me.

There is no juniper listed in Mayar Natural Intense, but to my nose this smells a lot like a cross between BBW Juniper Breeze and Gypsy Water. Not a clone of either one of those, but aromatic, fresh and green so that it could share a category with them, closely. The fig is not too strong, but it is there. Maybe it's the green tangerine and watery florals that bring such a natural freshness to this. Not grassy, just green and outdoorsy and clean. Like soap scented with juniper, fig, water lily and undefined green aromatics. Since I have only worn this one day I can't attest to longevity or give a detailed review. However, I really, really like what I smell so far because I don't have anything similar. It's aquatic in a civilized way, like the smell of a nice gift shop near the beach, not the typical screechy aquatic notes. This is really, really nice. The profile here is what I was hoping for when I tried Carthusia Essence of the Park. Spring in a bottle. Need to give it more time, but it is a huge mood lifter. I can see it being a favorite in spring and summer, even in the heat

So this starts very fresh and a little green but also aquatic with the fig, honeydew melon, and lotus. But after a few hours it turns into very sweet, photorealistic desiccated coconut on my skin. I hope with time it blends a little better so the freshness stays but I do love coconut so I’m not too mad. The coconut also lasts an extremely long time. I could still smell it the next morning. I haven’t seen anyone else mention how this turns from fresh to gourmand so maybe it’s just me but if you really want something that just stays fresh, you may want try something else. If you don’t mind it turning gourmand after a few hours, it’s still pretty nice. Edit: This is kind of similar to the discontinued aqua allegoria coconut fizz by Guerlain. Not 100% of course but if you’re missing that, you’ll probably like this. Update: That gourmand coconut has disappeared and it’s much more balanced and fresh now. The coconut now just smells like coconut water that mixes really well with the greenness of the fig and the aquatic florals.