Royal Sapphire

Lattafa Pride Royal Sapphire is not as clean as instant crush, at least during the opening. Unlike a lot of people are saying here, I can feel the saffron note on the beginning, and I love saffron, so I like it. Even though saffron is very evident, it is not overpowering, because of the mandarin orange and lemon notes, which are probably slightly more prominent, (like 60% mandarin orange and citrus and 40% saffron) but the saffron note is so deep that it actually does not feel linear at all, making the opening very rich and interesting (btw, the first 5-10 seconds may smell too alcohol-heavy, which is a common lattafa issue from my experience. Some times I get that feeling, some times I barely / don't get it). 5-10 minutes after, I start feeling a note that gives me mixed feelings, and I think it is the rose. The reason why is because I usually think fragrances with a rose note smell a little funky (for example moschinho toy boy, a fragrance that I love for its uniqueness but still smells a little funky). But to be honest, I don't mean it particularly in bad way, it just makes it not as clean as it could be without it (but a fragrance that feels more clean does not mean it is necessarily better, it always depends on taste and on the "purpose" of the fragrance). After 30 minutes to an hour, it starts getting similar to instant crush, the musks, ambergris and vanilla become more evident, making the fragrance more clean and kind of creamy, but still with that minimal funkiness touch and with the saffron and the citrusy notes still there but 80% less prominent. The dry down becomes absolutely beautiful and addictive. No rose, only vanilla, ambergris and a touch of th mandarin orange still. You almost get a smoky/incense vibe from it. Perfomance wise looks very good. Royal Sapphire projects well, for 3 hours easily, Then, projection becomes moderate to close. Longevity, I would say 8-10 hours easily. This is unisex for me, but the opening leans a little to the masculine side because of the saffron. I find that interesting because on TikTok, most reviews I saw were from women recommending it for women, I barely found videos of men talking about Royal Sapphire. I really like this fragrance overall, it is not too complex but unique and rich at the same time. Because of that, I find Lattafa Pride Royal Sapphire a particularly interesting blind buy for those who look for a little more adventurous but still not too risky blind buy. My score - 8.4/10

It is criminal how underrated this is, this is just fabulous! One of the best from Lattafa Pride line. I am not the biggest fan of BR540 or find Instant Crush too appealing for its synthetic sharpness, this one simply put is the best of both worlds. Royal Sapphire (I don't know why Sapphire), has the freshness from the citruses that go very well with the sweetness. Opens up with BR540-esque saffron and warm citruses from mandarin which are backed with candied sweetness. You also get the ambergris and woodiness from the base that gives it a rounded slightly earthy undertones. What makes this better for me than any of those OGs is that Royal Sapphire is more rounded and versatile and ever so slightly more masculine leaning. Performance is beast mode, the longevity is not the greatest but sits good for 7-9 hours on my skin which is great, the highlight here is the nuclear projection this pumps off. It is LOUD for the 2-3 hours and it maintains a good scent bubble subsequently. Presentation is great too, solid thick heavy glass base making a hefty bottle with coppery metal cap; the atomizer is decent too. Overall, this is a great find, it is very versatile and can be used year round, smells pleasant and posh as well as has the performance to back it up. True signature scent worthy!

Royal Sapphire opens up fresh, citrusy, creamy, tangy, fruity, and sweet. It smells pleasant and delicious. It starts out unisex leaning masculine but after a few minutes becomes perfectly unisex. After the opening, it transforms and begins to resemble BR540 but softer, smoother, creamier, fresher, and lighter. This transforms from a freshie-type to gourmand. This is safe-to-wear, inoffensive, mass-appealing, and a pretty versatile fragrance. It can be worn anytime and anywhere, although this leans more on casual occasions. This is a great layering fragrance adding complexity and depth as I've layered this together with a couple of fragrances. Average performance. Moderate projection, and lasts 6-8 hours on me. UPDATE: Layered Royal Sapphire on top of Luxodor Gyrfalcon The White Phase, it is absolutely stunning. I easily got nose blind though.

I love this smell. It reminds me of someone in particular, and that may have something to do with it :) ...but the softness is really nice while still leaning masculine. It smells like it could be worn all-year round. I wouldn't wear this, but would love to smell it on a man. I would think to smell it on the kind of guy who is responsible, kind, and trustworthy while still being sexy. like husband material. Edit: At first this didn't seem to last very long at all, however I'm happy to say that after 3 weeks of sitting in the closet the smell has definitely developed beautifully and the projection is much much much better :) I spritzed it on paper to check it, threw the paper into the trash at the end of the day, and the following day could smell it still from a good 2 feet from the trashcan. It's ready to be gifted (yay!)

Okay, so I was mistakenly sent this fragrance with an order I had made. I smelt it and I was just shocked by how alluring it is. It is unisex leaning a tad masculine, especially in the openning, but there is something really intriguing about it. As it dries down, it becomes perfectly unisex. I enjoy very feminine scents but with this, I did 2 sprays and I kept wanting more. The following days, I kept going back to it like a guilty pleasure..... I definitely recommend giving this a go....it may surprise you..Great performance, great projection and fantastic scent.