Niche Emarati Antique

Que dire, j'adore ce parfum. Lors de la réception et du 1er pschitt j'ai eu peur, j'ai senti une odeur de poussière, comme être entrée dans l'arrière salle d'une bibliothèque et d'avoir soulevé des livres anciens, couverts d'un nuage de poussière, puis je me suis occupée à autre chose, et d'un coup j'ai senti une odeur agréable, même très agréable, j'ai cherché, je ne me souvenais plus m'être vaporisée auparavant, et quand j'ai approché mon nez de mon poignet, oh là là comme j'ai aimé, cela n'avait plus rien à voir avec le jet initial, j'ai du mal à décrire mon ressenti, c'était si doux, comme si c'était ma peau qui sentait naturellement cette odeur, j'ai discerné la figue, le thé, la cardamome et légèrement le santal et l'iris, c'était léger aérien et addictif, j'ai lu un commentaire parlant d'une balade au milieu de la brume, je suis toute à fait d'accord avec ça, une balade dans la brume, enroulée d'une écharpe de cachemire, après avoir été réchauffée d'un delicieux thè, la tête perdue dans les nuages rêvassant avec nostalgie. Idéal également par temps de pluie. La tenue n'a pas été des meilleures, mais qu'à cela ne tienne, je l'ai religieusement rangé dans sa boîte et ne l'ai ressorti qu'un mois plus tard, la magie à opérée, plus d'odeur de poussière à la vaporisation, juste cette odeur sublime tellement présente et oh, miracle! la tenue, quel bonheur, parfumée à 7h00 du matin et à 18h00, je pouvais encore le sentir sur ma peau, certes de façon intimiste mais bien présent. Vous l'aurez compris, pour moi, c'est un coup de coeur. Je conçois que concernant les parfums, tout reste subjectif, et que les goûts différent d'une personne à l'autre, alors humblement, je précise, qu'il ne s'agit que de mon ressenti personnel. J'ai également testé Francique 63.55, très très proche, je dirai plus léger, je l'adore également, par contre j'ai essayé Liam et là cela n'a pas été concluant pour moi, je l'ai trouvé moins beau, moins recherché, plus masulin.

I hadn't expected the tea note to be so prominent. This feels dark academia, having tea by a fireplace while it's raining outside. It has grounding vibes. Something that makes you want to wrap in a blanket and read a book. I sprayed a few hours ago, and when I walk about, I'm still getting whiffs of fig tea. I had feared that the iris would be overwhelmingly loud, but to my nose, it's merely a soft-spoken assistant. And the bottle itself? While I don't normally care about presentation, the bottle is very heavy. It's gorgeous. It adds to the aforementioned aesthetic. It looks and feels expensive. There is nothing wrong with the simplistic aesthetic of clear glass bottles that western fragrance houses lean on, but it's leaned way too heavily. This has personality. It adds something to the perfume tray. Just a perfect perfume for autumn rainy days, or days you want to feel sophisticated and catch up on your reading. 10/10

This is a beautiful, comforting and pleasantly seducing scent. If you prefer something more unique, but also feeling familiar, Antique offers a beautiful experience. What i get mostly is a beautiful, strong fig. It's not that sweet, which i like a lot. In the background vetiver, tea and cardamon are appearing too. In the drydown it gets more creamy with the santalwood and musk. Such lovely and really versitile, high quality fragrance. Works every season, every occasion. I really wish it would perform better. After using it for months, it still projects for 1 hour and leaves a trail and a small bubble for 3 hours. On skin it stays for 6. I don't like reapplying but what can you do, some perfumes just require it. All in all i really love this one.

Now this is what Liam Grey wants to be.. Is Liam a bad fragrance? Nah it's good but it's clearly a dupe though the quality compared to Gris charnel is not there. It has a sharp aroma chemical base that becomes obvious especially on paper. But it does hang around on skin as well. Now THIS is smooth and high quality which is probably why it's more expensive but the quality is there.. definitely closer to Gris Charnel. Possibly a little bit woodier. I already have francique 63.55 which is my favorite inspiration so far because it's a little bit softer and sweeter and airier. But if you want something that's a little woodier and has more substance but you think Liam is too sharp definitely go with this one!

Funny, the latest Lattafas that are the least talked about by "influencers" are the ones i'm enjoying the most. This scent is freaking beautiful. Again, the quality/price ratio here is insane. Indeed it does smell like Liam Grey but done in a higher level. Both are inspired by Gris Charnel but Antique it's one step above. Perhaps they used better ingredients here than in Liam or really fine tuned some of the notes. You can tell it's the same DNA but here it's smoother and less woody, more nuanced. If only this had a little more push, it would be a 10 for me, but honestly thats a minor issue considering everything else.

I truly thoroughly enjoy this fragrance. This is very similar to gris charnel extrait, but with a slight coconutty nuance. When comparing this to Liam grey, this scent is less focused on the tea, and is instead heavier, denser, and creamier (whilst still maintaining the same calming aspect in Liam grey). The iris in this is also more amped up, compared to Liam grey (if you have Liam grey, then imagine that same scent profile just flipped upside down and turned inside out - the foreground elements are pulled back and the background elements are pushed forward). Additionally, the performance is really good. 9.8/10 imo

Gris Charnel with a twist. I have owned the OG and now own Liam Grey. This has an added dry coconut scent to it and may be a bit milkier. I prefer Liam but it could be b/c my bottle has matured quite a bit but this is an excellent variation to this adored scent profile. I love it. It is not redundant in my collection. I fell head over heels for the OG so I will never get enough of this profile. I would agree this wears best in cooler weather but we will do what we please with our favs. I don't find that this wears as long as Liam right now but the jury is still out. Sexy vibes either way!

As everyone says, yes, it is a QUALITY dupe of Gris Charnel BDK. Its longevity is almost ETERNAL, and its silage is very POWEFUL. The bottle is a real metal BEAST, giving the vibe of an Arab lamp. The PRICE is nothing comparable with BDK. Overall it is absolutely great fragrance and can be a great GIFT for someone. The only thing - if you are sensitive to some perfume formaldehyde, if you get a headache from some of Kenzo or, Guerlain - most likely you will get a headache from this one and other Lattafa perfumes

A very creamy light coconut milk like scent but more sophisticated and dark. Very high quality and smooth but longevity and sillage are pretty bad. Unisex, you wouldn't like it if you enjoy super masculine scents. Pretty verastile with the exception of summer and hot spring days. Very mass appealing in my opinion and would reccomend but performance is just not there, it doesn't project over 1 feet imo and lasts no longer than 3-5 hours.

Fantastic, Thus far the entire group of Niche Emarati lattafa fragrances have been solid! My favorite being Mughal Fort but Antique is a quick second. I will say these need to macerate, like it’s a must, even a couple of weeks will matter try at least a month. It’s like a different vibe and intensity completely. The soft dry down on this one is everything.

Great scent, especially for the price point. Very close to Gris Charnel but it smells a bit more laxtonic, which I appreciate. You can't beat it for the price. I have had mixed results on longevity. Some days it fades in 2 hours. Some days it has lasted 9+ hours. Not sure why the variance in longevity and performance but I really enjoy it none the less.

This is a first impression: I love it. Best Lattafa I have. Haven't smelled BDK's OG but this is really pleasent. Completely unisex. Non-offensive so great for work place use as well as elsewhere. Winter, fall, spring both day and night. Seems longlasting. No regrets.

I have Gris Charnel and bought a 20ml of this for under $18 to give it a try. This is lovely, smells extremely similar to GC and lasts at least 6 hrs on fabric. Dare I say I might like this slightly better? Save your money and buy this is you have been wanting GS.

Best take on Gris Charnel! Starts of with coconut-iris mix vibes with a lot of tea and fig notes. Smells creamy/spicy/super unique. This is much better quality than Liam Grey and the performance is MONSTEROUS!!! Super unique scent for winter/cold weather!

Didn't like it when i bought it, smell was too feminine and not that nice. Spraying it every once in a while it became better and better to my nose. Now, a year or so later i totally love it. Scent is much richer now with the perfect amount of sweetness.

Wild that Liam Grey has higher ratings than this, this does everything that Liam does but is so much better in every way and only costs an extra $15.

I love this fragrance. It is much better than Liam and I have no problem with longevity and sillage.

Three and a half days ago I sprayed this on the corner of my blanket to test it out. I was already wearing fragrance on my skin and was too impatient and curious to wait any longer, so blanket it was. Annoyingly (and true to form), I hadn't thought this through. This is my only blanket. And as it's currently bloody cold here and there is no way of laundering the blanket and having it dry in time to use at night, I had to put up with the smell. And put up I did, as for three and a half days the blanket was emitting overwhelmingly cloying, chemically sweet and screechy fumes. Till just now, when I sat on my bed to look something up on my phone and suddenly noticed the most fantastic scent all around me. It's rich and milky, with loads of really nicely blended coconut and sandalwood, black tea and figs. It's clean and fresh while also warm and comforting. It's wonderful. I don't want to move as this scent bubble is so nice. But seriously though, it took three and a half days. Three and a half days for a single spray of this perfume on fabric, to start smelling good. I am genuinely fucking scared to spray this on my skin.

The cardamom is very strong in this but luckily it fades a little bit after wearing for a while because I love the black tea and fig combo. Unfortunately, though, my husband thinks this smells like cleaning products for some reason. But his sense of smell is odd so I’m just going to wear it anyway. I live in a cold and rainy climate and this will be great for those days. The bottle is also really pretty and unlike any others that I own. Love the antique look to go with the name. Edit: turns out my husband was mixing up the smell of the perfume with the hotel body wash and lotion which had a lot of bergamot so he doesn’t actually think it smells like cleaning products. However, I do get a bit of a beach-ball-that-you-just-blew-up or latex glove smell. Not sure where that’s coming from.

I have tested more than 20 hyped middle eastern fragrances recently. And I have been disappointed with all of them except a couple. This is a good one in my opinion, where all other lattafas i tested were a synthetic mess, you can can recognize a structure here. It smells very similar to Gris Charnel, slightly more woody, spicy and dry where Gris charnel has a "wet" fresh quality to my nose. I enjoy Gris Chanel, but I never fell in love with It and I was not looking for a dupe. I may go as far as to say I like Antique a little bit more. Good to wear on a cold, rainy day.