Qaa'ed Intense

masturbation is not real ? Why are you faking the funk? Ofcourse it’s real ! But this juice requires balling your fist up for other types of real fun! This stuff doesn’t just open—it erupts. The iris doesn’t blend with the cacao, vanilla, and tobacco; it strangles them into submission until everything becomes one thick, oily, chocolate-drenched force of nature. What Iris??? It’s like an accord. If you want Iris Star is a good option . But this scratches the itch without the Iris. Don’t ask me , read the reviews. No booze stay safe, But the tobacco is there ! It’s enough to make me want to get into some trouble. That “lipstick iris” note hits like a smirk on someone who knows they’re about to ruin your night on purpose. And the amber? It glows like a warning light on a machine that should’ve been shut down five accidents ago. For twenty bucks, it feels like a crime scene in a bottle—something you don’t ask questions about. This isn’t for a “man’s night out.” With a glass of bourbon and a cigar. You saved way too much money for all that. This is for nights where you should have stayed home, but didn’t, because something in you wanted to watch the world tilt sideways. A wine glass? Cute. How about Bring something stronger—something that tastes like it was distilled in a basement during a storm. No Boozy notes to speak of until you chug down your buddy’s prohibition fluid until it’s spilling down your neck ! A cigar ? Covered ! Besides Id rather wear the cigar after I Try a blunt rolled so fat it casts a shadow. And if you really want to round out the chaos—well, at this price point, you could buy enough powder to chop a line to the Vegas county line. About where the first house with a red porch light resides. And they’re going to love you smelling like this. And the vibe this fragrance gives you? It’s not “party.” It’s the kind of energy that kicks doors open, knocks over tables, and laughs while the lights flicker. It smells like trouble with good posture. And if this were a movie, the next scene would be you stepping out into the neon blur, shoulder-checking fate itself, daring anything breathing to get in your way. After all you still have a hundred dollar bill in your pocket so what the hell are yall bitching about ?! Of course The real downside? And it’s not really much of a downside ! But The bottle looks like it’s been through a divorce and lost custody. And The atomizer spits like it owes you money. The whole presentation feels like it was assembled by someone on pay day and went on break forever. But the juice inside makes up for it ! Violent. Addictive. Unreasonably good. This thing doesn’t care about the box it came in— it’s too busy kicking down the door to your senses. Performance ? Ehhh. It could be better. I go through a bottle of this stuff in no time . Maybe one day they will Come up with an extrait of this. Wouldn’t that be nice ?

This is my second review for this fragrance. I felt the need to come back because my opinion has slightly changed. The resemblance to DHI (Dior Homme Intense) or GRP (Gentleman Reserve Prive) is definitely there, but it’s really a completely different scent in my opinion. Especially into the mid and late dry down. If I spray liberally (10-12 sprays) on clothes, the sillage on this stuff is insane. The sillage gets waaaaay denser/thicker than either DHI or GRP ever does. Here’s what I mean. If you’re standing in a spot for awhile and then come back to that same spot, you can smell your own scent trail. At first I thought it was someone else. Nope, it was me! For me, GRP is very gentlemanly. It stays within arms length and the sillage is moderate. In other words, it minds its business. It’s one of those fragrances that’s very difficult to over spray. But this stuff is promiscuous! It doesn’t discriminate and will be up in everyone’s face, flirting with people’s noses, well after you’ve left the area. The projection is good, but the sillage is where it really gets beast mode. If you like a fragrance that doesn’t necessarily announce your presence upon arrival, but more so announces it gradually while you stand there and after you’ve already left - than this is your fragrance! And you can dial back the sprays - trust me. You might go nose blind to it, but I can guarantee the people around you will notice it. Another major distinction between this and GGRP is I don't detect any booze note in Qaaed Intense. The presence of a booze note is unquestionably there in GGRP. I’m getting a solid 4-6 hours of sillage on skin. On clothes I’m getting 24-48 hours. And that is no lie. This stuff is strong. If you’re having performance issues; make sure you’re buying from a reputable source. If you’re sure it’s authentic, just spray more. But be careful, because the sillage on this one is monstrous if sprayed liberally. Especially on clothes. I honestly don’t consider this to be a clone of DHI or GRP. It has similarities. But it’s a completely different fragrance all together. It behaves more like a middle eastern fragrance. Whereas DHI and GRP (which are both owned by LVMH, btw) seem to behave more like typical French style perfumery. Some of you understand what I’m talking about. For the price, you really can’t beat it. It’s a very beautiful masculine leaning fragrance. If you’re feeling adventurous, try layering it with the original Qaa’ed (gold bottle). It adds a smoky nuance to the beautiful, dark, and vanillic/cocoa composition it already has going for it. TLDR: Most people will say it smells very similar to GGRP - nuances aside, they aren’t wrong.

* Excellent and complex fragrance * Good blend of sweet, amber, powdery, spicy, vanilla, woody, iris, cocoa, cinnamon and light patchouli musk aromas * Love child of Givenchy Gentlemen Reserve Privée and Bentley For Men Intense * Great for gourmand lovers * Great for cooler weather * Good performer * Designer quality for discounter price * Unisex * Iris touch is too light for those who really enjoy that note * Lacks the boozy note that make Gentlemen Reserve Privée and For Men Intense so enjoyable * Might be redundant if you already own stronger iris fragrances Lattafa's Qaa'ed Intense is the third and most recent flanker in their Qaa'ed line. The "Intense" moniker is somewhat misleading, as this is nowhere near as strong as its predecessors Qaa'ed which is strong on oud and Qaa'ed Al Shabaab which doubles down on the oud by adding in a strong leather note. In fact, this is the mildest of the three. Don't take that for a lack of quality, this is a very complex fragrance that mixes sweet, amber, powdery, spicy, patchouli, vanilla, woody, iris, cocoa and cinnamon notes. It essentially takes out the oud and leather and adds in iris, resulting in a fantastic take on a gourmand fragrance where one wouldn't normally pick up either musk or iris notes. This will definitely remind you of both Givenchy's Gentlemen Reserve Privée and Bentley for Men Intense. However, it does lack the boozy Cognac note that makes those two fragrances stand out. This is great for gourmand lovers, who will likely not have anything like this in their collection thanks to the musk and iris notes. Those who love iris may find it paling next to iris dominant fragrances like Armani Code, Dior Homme Intense, and the Givenchy Gentlemen line as a whole, but remember that this is not intended to be an iris dominant fragrance. It's more of a supporting note in Qaa'ed Intense. Performance is good and will get stronger as it macerates. This is easily designer quality at a good online discounter price. Highly recommended.

Just copped it, and my God it smells so good. It's crazy that Lattafa can put out some fragrances with such a high quality, especially relative to their prices. I want to talk about this fragrance on its own, but I do wanna say that I do definitely smell some similarities to DHI, maybe ~70% and I haven't smelled GRP so idk abt that. Anyways this fragrance smells like if you put musky lipstick on a damp piece of wood, placed chocolates around it, drizzled honey, sprinkled a small amount of chewing tobacco, and mixed just the right blend of vanilla and amber-like sweetness. It also isn't that powdery. This is the best and by far the most natural smelling Lattafa fragrance I've smelled. 9.6/10 for scent I sprayed it 6 times on a piece of clothing 4 hours ago and left it in the living room, and whenever I walk past it I notice the smell from about 6 feet away, and when I was wearing it earlier it left a nice trail but both the projection and sillage die down after a fair amount of time. 6 hours of projection today from on me, most likely because I've been inside for most of the day. Still 9/10 Projection & 8/10 sillage I put 5 sprays on my shirt 8 hours ago and im still getting a few whiffs of it but I can tell it's at the end of its life. 8.4/10 Longevity This fragrance is most definitely worth the buy, and it smells incredible regardless of price. If someone told me, blindly, that this was around the price range of $130 I'd believe it, and being $24 for me, I'll be getting another one just to have around in a decade lmao. My batch is from 10/2023 so maybe that makes a difference, hope the next buy smells as good.

This is my current daily winter scent. Qaa'ed intense is a beautiful scent reminiscent of Givenchy gentlemen reserve privee. When I first wore this scent I was quite unimpressed, it is was not bad by any means but not also what I was looking for which was an alternative to Dior Homme intense (My favourite scent). I could understand what people were getting at saying this smells like Dior Homme intense but I found the scent quite synthetic, and not up to standards of quality which Homme intense and reserve privee are. I put Qaa'ed intense away for a while because I wasn't interested in using it. After a few months, I reached into my fragrance closet and grabbed Qaa'ed intense and sprayed it. Everything has now completely changed I don't know what happened really. Whether the scent had grown on me or maceration had occured over a few months. Because it smelled heavenly, I can't describe the difference of smells but there was a difference from when I first wore it. I have now been wearing Qaa'ed intense nearly everyday since. This fragrance cuts through the cold and penetrates the nostrils of people in close proximity like no other fragrance I have worn before. I have had nothing but positive feedback from others, when wearing this fragrance. So if your unsure of this fragrance give it a couple months and you'll be smelling like god himself. I seriously think this fragrance gives reserve privee a run for it's money, maybe not Dior homme intense ( very biased refusal to believe the $40 clone does it better!). Please buy this fragrance you will not regret it I promise!!