Petra

For me the blind buy idea of Petra was to do with an ancient city, so famous from the adventure movies and history documentaries. This is not what the fragrance is about. There is no "ancientness" in it, and I am not complaining. It opens up with a crisp plum note, slightly unripe with a zesty skin, followed by molasses. I do not feel rum, but I hear molasses very well (possibly because I used to trade them for rum production over a decade ago), regardless, I will not mistaken molasses with anything. And guess what, - green plum and molasses work wonderfully well together. There is zesty and light spiciness, which is attention grabbing and full of character. The note gave off the colour of a dravite tourmaline gem - yellow-green with ochre or brown undertones. The heart of the composition was not long behind. What I like is that it didn't just barge in, especially seeing how contrasting the notes are, but "walked in" carrying itself with elegance and confidence. I will be honest, - I was worried about the coconut; it's one of my least favourite notes and I find it always creates overkill in whatever composition it is introduced it into. In Petra the coconut appears to focus on the job of amplifying the milky quality of tuberose, as well as balancing it against becoming too "drunken" - think of molasses/rum presence. The plum extends its presence into heart of the perfume, supplying zest and crispiness of its skin, but being more ripe and rounded. This trio are most wonderfully blended and matched, and make a most delicious and enjoyable scent together. As plum recedes, tuberose and coconut are joined by vanilla and musk, swirling into an airy and delicately sweet cloud. They are neither too sugary nor syrupy, but provide a delicious and happy-feeling note, which made me want to sniff my own skin over and over. The dry down became more musky with subtle spice (probably praline?), again perfectly balanced and delectable. The projection is very good, without going beastly, and the composition itself is enticing rather than all-conquering and blinding everyone's olfactory senses for miles around. It definitely has a lasting power, better on clothes, with 6+ hours of good sillage. It became a skin scent on me after 4+ hours, but did not go completely mute, instead becoming intimate and flirtatious. I am most impressed and pleased with my blind purchase of Petra and once again make a bow before Lattafa's ability and dedication to creating a great quality, imaginative perfume and giving joy and satisfaction at a most reasonable price point!

I swear Lattafa is coming for some of these expensive niche house’s necks because WHAT! Petra was dislike as first sniff because I got rum and nothing but faint tuberose in the drydown for the first few days.. let me tell you it’s been a week and I’m in love. The rum has toned down and now you get rum and tuberose with juicy plum wafts and creamy thick coconut that brings everything together in a beautiful feminine boozy way. I wasn’t prepared for Petra to smell this good.. this niche. It’s an evolving scent that’s so damn seductive. I don’t get why so many people mention musk because I only get the perfect about of musk in the sweet spiced rummy tuberose forward drydown where things are lighter sweeter and spiced from that rum. Before the drydown I get zero musk because the scent is so boozy juicy and creamy smooth that there’s just so much sexiness going on and it definitely doesn’t get more tame until that musky sweet spiced ending where it sits closer to the skin but the opening is so addictive with a burst of juicy and boozy but the mid... my god the mid is where the notes play together in the perfect blend where it takes focus to pic out individual notes you’re smelling. It’s a masterpiece at a price that should be illegal to smell this good. Some of these fragrances truly make me wonder why we pay certain brands hundreds of dollars especially Roja and Clive Christian. If we see complex and masterful niche can be done and sold in a beautiful bottle at a reasonable price then what the heck do we keep spending so much on when it comes to some of these brands? Because some don’t even truly try when it comes to packaging either yet this gem.. it’s perfect all around!

This is SEXY! The kind of woman that silences a room just by gliding in. Yes, she glides. She is downright fabulous in everything she does. A gorgeous woman is heading to an exclusive yacht party. Most weren’t even invited and yet she was at the top of the list kind of exclusive. Glowy skin, gold jewelry and a cream linen cover up set, over a cream colored triangle bikini with gold detailing. Her scent has to reflect the day she will have: she grabs for Petra. The wind is whipping through her luscious locks, as she sips from her champagne glass and looks beyond the ship and the rippling waters. Luscious wafts of her scent permeate the air and the entire memory. Petraaaa 💋 I can’t stand a boozy fragrance and yet I’m madly in love with this. All my nose gets is the wealthiest coconut and tuberose ever. If you love coconut and tuberose, I don’t see how you can go wrong as the booze is light, as well as the musk which is light, clean but airy with just enough pizazz to linger. The plum, vanilla and praline is SO yummy. Sweet but not overly so, very balanced actually. There is absolutely nothing juvenile about this scent, her bank account has to many zeros for that 🥂✨ If you want to make the people go absolutely mad: Layer Eos coconut lotion, Golden sands rollerball fragrance oil (Amazon) and Dolce and Gabbana The only one intense EDP. I’m wearing it right now. I’m downright emotional. I love fragrance so much 🥹😭✨✨

Petra was one of those fragrances that completely changed my mind. The first time I tried it from a sample, I honestly disliked it. The opening hit me with a strong boozy alcohol note almost like rum and it felt harsh and overwhelming. I couldn’t understand the hype. But as it developed, the rum slowly stepped into the background and the most beautiful sweet, creamy vanilla coconut started to emerge. What began as something I wasn’t enjoying transformed into an incredibly cozy, addictive scent that I couldn’t stop smelling. I understand why people are mentioning Khamrah, there are some similarities but still two very different perfumes (love them both). After wearing Petra for two days, I bought a full size bottle and now I’m obsessed. I still think the opening can be a little challenging, so I’m curious to see how it develops with some maceration. For that reason, I wouldn’t recommend blind buying it. However, I absolutely recommend sampling it because Petra is a fragrance that tells a story. It evolves dramatically from start to finish, and that journey is what makes it so special. Also your skin chemistry might bring out different scents of Petra, which is another reason why this fragrance is worth sampling before buying. Update: Wow the opening transformed into this seductive, warm, cozy and boozy coconut rum! I’m seriously obsessed

Best £30 I've spent in my life. Gorgeous perfume in an utterly beautiful presentation. The plum and rum notes in the opening are incredibly decadent. Once it settles, it melts into a really pretty tuberose and coconut, more heavily weighted towards coconut on my skin. While the opening notes feel quite heavy, this stage feels very fresh, green and dewy. The mid notes are sweet and last for some hours before the fragrance fades into the base notes, at which stage it becomes a very enjoyable vanilla musk with a hint of praline. Autumn has just begun in Ireland, and the sudden drop in temperature seems to suit Petra very much. I am really looking forward to wearing her in Winter, especially when it snows. I think it will be gorgeous. Performance-wise, it is nuclear! Two sprays really are more than enough. It is also very long-lasting. Both the bottle and the box are stunning. They sit well with my bottle of L'Air du Temps À Paris Chez Antoinette Poisson Edition Limitee 2022 by Nina Ricci which is also blue and white. I haven't tried layering Petra yet, but I feel it will work beautifully with coconut, tuberose or chocolate. I'm thinking Lait de Coco by Le Monde Gourmand for amped up coconut, Narcotic Venus or Carnal Flower for extra tuberose, and Sorriso or Chocolate Greedy for the vanilla and chocolate lovers.