Sakeena

It seems that the performance of Sakeena really depends on your situation. When I tried this in cold, clear weather, it was sharp; the passionfruit was almost bitter. But now that it's hot and humid, Sakeena feels natural, as if it blooms in these conditions. The passionfruit really stands out - it's that sour lactonic fruit smell. If you expect this to be sweet and fake fruity (Fruit Stripe Gum or Bath & Body Works), prepare for disappointment. However, if you like the smell of ripe fruit, like a fruit stand in the summer, that is what you get here. It's almost pulpy. NOT a sweet girlie-clean fruity bit of fluff! Be warned. I don't know what reviewers tout this to be, but it is not a gourmand and not a freshie. The bottle is dark red, which is a little misleading. It really should be the color of a passionfruit, purplish with green tinges. That is the smell you get. It is HEAVY. It's not for everyone. I can see where someone who wanted raspberry or strawberry (cold, clean fruit smells) would not like this. You have to be in the mood and in the space for it. Also, it helps to be very familiar with tropical fruits that are not pineapple, mango, or banana. Sakeena showcases those less appreciated tropical smells. I don't detect any raspberry, just passionfruit, mandarin, and sweetness. Something here smells like guava, only less acidic. The saltiness is there, too, making this gritty. To me this is relaxing, chill, and great for weekends. Definitely not dressed up or glamorous. It blooms in the heat. Smells like a fruit stand on the beach in the heat of summer and also reminds me of the Fergie line of fragrances from Avon long ago. You decide if that's good or bad!

I am careful not to spray too much of this if I am in small spaces here is what I see and feel is being evoked by this fragrance, when I wait for the initial notes to calm and dry down and can start to smell the salt and ozonic notes: It exudes warmth in a cold environment .. like drinking that sweet rose and raspberry jammy wine syrup thing while it's cold outside.. or maybe in a warm wooden cabin in the middle of a snowy area. .. People are saying it smells like Raspberry wine but I never tasted raspberry wine. To me it smells like a mysterious magical jammy rose syrupy thick tropical wine at the beach that I really wanna have a sip of.. . or Like a sweet goddess coming out of the fizzy sea after she's been in a field of raspberries and a tropical fruit forest , making rose syrup for her concoction And the Packaging is legit magical. It makes me feel like a powerful queen that is using her magical potion to turn into a warm blooded mermaid on a mission of diving deep into the cold shiver-inducing depths of her emotions and oceans Its a witchy woman that's just coming back from both swimming at the sea and playing or dancing in a field of raspberries and tropical fruits while drenching herself in a magical rose syrup that lures men The salt makes it edgy.. edgy femme fatale woman. I go back to mermaid.. mermaid and fairy witch meet in the beachy tropics. They merge into one creature and she smells like this

this perfume is the scent that keeps on giving. as of writing this, ive had it on my skin for ~35 minutes, so i cant comment on its longevity yet but WOW, ive gotten almost every single note in this fragrance since i sprayed it. my immediate first impressions i got the raspberry note, very sweet but also very fresh. i also got a hint of the passionfruit, but that disappeared as quickly as i smelt it. as it dried down i got much more of the vanilla, toffee, dessert-type notes. it was still as sweet as the first spray, only a much warmer kind of sweetness, bordering on spice. absolutely in love with it. right now, im getting much more of the floral notes in this, but that initial sweetness is still there. ill come back later to update about it's longevity. i also have to mention just how gorgeous the bottle and the packaging is. it comes in a gorgeous box with a velvet interior, and the bottle itself is also velvet. it truly feels like a luxury scent, only for a fraction of the cost. i paid £24 for my bottle (100ml). my only complaint thus far is the fleetingness of the passionfruit note, since that was what convinced me to purchase sakeena in the first place, but everything else has certainly made up for that. could not recommend enough!!

I've only had my bottle a couple of days so it's going into a dark drawer until February of next year. I let ME scent sit for 6 months. But I'll give my initial thoughts. I feel like this is a very layered unique scent and will only get more so with time. What I mainly get now is a fermented dark berry wine + salty notes + a subtle sweet suede(could be the toffee & musk mix). It's interesting and probably not for everyone. I'm very intrigued with how this one will turn out after sitting. So far it's a very strong like. Happy I purchased. Edited to add: Took it out to see if it's gotten better yet(plus settled from shipping), and yes it has. :) Already almost doubled in strength it seems. Sensing a little more of the other notes but that sea salt & dark berry wine smell is still dominating. Definitely unique. Upgrading from a strong 'like' to 'love'. Will update again in February. Edited to add #2: I was wearing Miss Dior Cherie the other day and realized I sense a familiarity between it and this. Then I directly compared them. Sakeena could almost be a flanker of MDC as a raspberry twist version. Maybe it's the salty note mixed with the fruits that's giving that but there it is.

This one really surprised me. I would’ve never considered buying this based off the notes. But yesterday as I was testing several offerings from Lattafa, I was talking with the lady in the shop and told her what I usually go for. My true love is Amouage Guidance, just for reference. She proceeded to show me this line and gave me her sister “Haya” first. I knew that would be too 🥂🫧 for me. I immediately smelled the champagne note and I was like nope. Then she said try this and I honestly hesitated but oh my goodness. I would never in my life imagined I would love the smell of sweet red wine. I don’t even like to drink it😂 but this really blew me away. It’s sweet but dark and sexy. I really don’t know how to describe it other than that it’s seductive and alluring. It’s also loud and bold, which I love. The raspberry really sticks out for me throughout all the stages. Longevity is top tier as well🍷🤌🏼 Edit: My son also loved it and said he will be stealing it from me time to time😆 He’s signature perfume is Kilian Angel’s share, so I just think that speak volumes of how alluring this perfume is.

Okay, I'm giving my final(6 months) review. It really has went through a process over these months. First it was super strong berry wine with a saltiness. Almost too strong with a little harshness I must admit now. Then it became more blended and softer for a time. And then yet again, it progressed to getting stronger again(keeping that nice blend and without the sharpness from the beginning). It's very nicely balanced now imo. Here is what I finally get scent-wise; A raspberry & dark berry desert wine bleeding into a sea salt toffee/praline base. I'd say it's both very gourmand & a super vampy feminine scent. Very unique. It's wearable year round; During Spring/Summer it's giving drinking wine on the beach, eating sea salt toffee. And during Fall/Winter I get the same wine & toffee/praline decadence but richer, deeper and fuller. Somehow it walks the line, working in cool and warm weather but giving you different experiences. Quite long lasting(8+hrs) and projects nicely. Happy I picked it up and gave it the time to develop. 9.5/10 rating

This is a wondeful unique scent. I've had plenty of compliments with this one. On opening it has a strong sweet fruity vibe reminiscent of a desert wine. I could see the potential even though it has a strong fruity opening I'm not in love with. In stating that I do love the dry down. Suitable for a mature gourmand lover. It does smell expensive and sophisticated. On my skin it smells like a salted caramel rose. Definitely not a blind buy as it is a very unique scent. If you like elevated sweet rose scents. You may like this one. I pair it with a geranium rose oil for extra longevity. Just to switch it up I sometimes pair it with a strawberry oil which pairs well and balances out any opening sourness. For me it does well in the cooler months. In the summer it seemed abit too screechy for me, but it is a great one in open spaces. This fragrance packs a punch. I layer and spray an hour before I leave to go out. It's a great long lasting scent. I love that the dry down has a warmth to it with a floral hint reminding me of summer.

Lattafa has always pleased me with the presentations of their scents. This one is housed in a pretty red box with gold accents. The bottle is covered in royal red velvet with the same gold accent. Now... The fragrance was an instant love for me. Usually, I need to let Lattafa perfumes set a while before they get to their best. Right out of the box, this was a very sweet vanilla-raspberry cloud of lusciousness. That's the good part. On the downside, I think I am going to have to odor another bottle because my SIL now loves it as much as I do! PROS: + On someone w/mature skin (that eats fragrance), this one goes into overdrive. The best yet in over 5 years for me, + It's a multi-faceted fragrance. One minute, I get tart & sweet raspberries, then I'm getting sugary vanilla or praline. + It layers well with my Ana Abiyedh Poudree. Longevity goes into beast mode. CONS: None for me, but this could be too sweet for others.

I cannot believe I haven't seen anyone say this yet... but this smells EXACTLY like shisha tobacco. It is super fruity but has an edge. Not necessarily smoky, but that richness you smell from the tobacco. I wonder if this is just my nose or if others can pick this up but just have not make the connection. Either way, there is a complexness to this that I love. It challenges my nose and gives off a beautiful sillage. A compliment MAGNENT. People that pick up a rotten fruit smell must have not smelled or eaten tropical fruits before because that is what this is. And skunky? Where? lol The best fragrances bring out different opinions in everyone and this is such a niche scent for being so affordable. I don't think this is a safe blind buy, but if you enjoy a true niche scent that challenges you, you will love this. Not your TYPICAL fruity floral by any means. Happy sniffing!

A unique femme fatale scent. Yes, it's very fruity and sweet, but nothing like a generic celebrity or crowd pleasing fruity sweetness. It's darker and bolder than that. It's thick and syrupy in its sweetness. Red berry juices running down your chin into your cleavage. There is definitely a strong red wine note here. I've also heard this note described as a fermented, overripe or even slightly rotting fruit. It sounds gross, but to weirdos like me it's addictive. I don't pick up much vanilla, but I rarely do. Not everyone will like this. It's very sexy and vampy to me and out of dozens, it's one of my most successful Arab blind-buys. I think this could be worn year round, but best worn in evenings. Beautiful bottle too. Red velvet and gold. Matches the juice inside. 8.5/10. I bought a backup bottle immediately.

I loved this one the moment I sniffed the lid. It's really fruity, sweet, and ozonic in the opening. I smell lychee (probably the orange blossom), ozone, random fruit, chocolate, vanilla, and caramel at first. After about an hour, it's still fruity, but I start to smell mainly ambroxan and caramel. I have only positive feelings for this one, but my daughter thought it smelled like all the cheap $5 perfumes at Walmart mixed together. I can see how she might think that, but I don't think it smells cheap at all. It's a great option when you're in the mood for something fruity and sweet.

Haters hate this frag because it doesn't play nice on their skin/clothes... but that ain't me 🤭 I smell like a pie cooling on a windowsill. Jammy pink roses have overtaken the frame and are trying to send their blooms inside the cottage. Syrupy raspberries and thinly-sliced, crisp green apples are layered high into a sugared pie crust with a splash of vanilla and generous pinch of cinnamon. Terrific price for the performance. Moderate to strong sillage and lasts forever (+12hrs). It has a "cute but wild" vibe: unique, sticky sweet, fuschia-green, witchy. I like it a lot :)

She‘s a beauty😍 i blind bought it and im in LOVEEE. I smell very sweet raspberries and grapes in the opening and later on it smells amazingly fruity and sweet. If you like these kind of scents, that‘s for you!! But don’t think of it like it is a generic fruity scent. Cause it’s not !!! It has something to it that smells VERY unique<3 the longevity is great too!!! especially if you consider the price of it. LOVE💋 Edit; TRY TO MIX THIS WITH VALENTINO BORN IN ROMA OR PRADA PARADOX !!!! ITS SOOOO GOOD’ got tons of compliments on work 🥹

This smells like a tropical cocktail. Think of a glass of sangria with passion fruit syrup added. Although it's sweet there is still some freshness from the salty note making it ideal for both daytime and nighttime wear in the summer This is now one of my favourite fruity fragrances, I have nothing like this in my collection. If you like Erba Pura like fragrances, I imagine you'd love this too. Feminine leaning imo.

This scent is a rather piecing and zingy passionfruit and red wine scent. It goes from fresh to moderately heavy, but can be used in all seasons I would say. I'm thinking this scent might be borderline beastmode. Anyway, the GF and I love it and she's well on her way to being over 3/4 done with her first bottle and going to buy another most likely. This along with Haya, Mayar and Yara are all bangers.

Wow, this was positively surprising to me! I watched so many YouTube videos about this fragrance, until finally a beautiful lady mentioned the information I was looking for; This does not smell like Erba Pura. There is no spiciness or aromaticity here, rather the base of this is just little bit waxy, creamy toffee and some(not too much) musk. Otherwise this is a wild strawberry scent to my nose. 10/10

I love the way it smells, it’s very fruity( sour raspberry forward if you ask me) but I’ve had it almost a month and the longevity is tragic, I get maybe an hour or two and it’s gone. That’s with a ton of over spray, my other two from this line (Emaan, Haya) I get 7-8 plus hours so idk about this one. I’ll let it set for a few months and I’ll update but this right now is a little disappointing.

This smells like rasberry and very fruity in the beginning. After 30 min its very soft of toffee and vanilla. The praline add a sweet note to the base. The base of this perfume is really pretty and its really long lastning on the skin. Its soft its sweet and its really good. It dosent smell like wine even though the comments say so. Its a beautiful warm Vanilla, pralin, toffee perfume.

Modeled for women but i definitely enjoyed this one when I first smelled it. Sweet, sour & sexy is what this reminds me of . A woman should definitely wear this on a date . I’d recommend it . Will pull this out for date night, late night wears for sure . Rating : 8.7/10 Edit: kinda synthetic to me . Don’t reach for it as much but will reach more in colder months. New Rating : 8/10

It’s a VERY sweet fragrance, bit sour in the begging like a sour raspberry, but settles to a sweet vanilla, praline, slightly boozy fruity scent. My husband finds it delicious so it’s safe to say it’s a sexy date night fragrance. I think it’s also suitable for any season, projection is very good and lasts a lot on my skin, on clothes even more.

Fruity opening when sprayed, mellowed out on the dry down - smell it just enough without being offensive to anyone, which I love.I was not a fan when I first smelled it in the store, however when I returned and asked to smell it again the raspberry had me hooked. Great for daily wear.

This is what it smells like when you boil raspberries to make jam. To me it is not almost rotten fruit. It smells very smilar to when my mom cooked grapes, blackberries and raspberries to make juice or jam. I wouldn't recommend if you don't like the smell profile of raspberry jam

Comprei o decant de 2ml e o cheiro durou na roupa até o dia seguinte. O cheiro é fechado e doce, mas não enjoativo e não tem acidez no cheiro, é bem o que eu procurava. Combinou muito com o creme de gengibre da Granado na minha pele, parece que um complementou o cheiro do outro.

so fruity, gorgeous, sexy, and special to me the way it progresses is indescribably amazing too! it goes from juicy wine to musky vanilla over the hours designated as a special event perfume for me because of how much i love it but i could easily wear this every single day

To me, Sakeena smells like a fruity shampoo, fruit punch and a dessert. Delicious. Since Sakeena is a bold and fruity scent, I might find it suitable for any social gatherings, like brunch, lunch and dinner with friends, night outs, parties, Christmas, Eid and so on.

I was gifted this. Loved it at first sniff. I used to wear it to bed too, before my husband asked me to stop cause it was "giving him a headache". Husbands are so annoying LOL but that's a story for another app HAHA. 4.7/5stars

I liked it in the beginning, but once it macerate, it smells a lot like Guidance Amouage. And I love Guidance so it was quite a pleasant surprise, I really like it.

Smells like a mix of champagne and wine, very strong, was buying this as a blind buy, thought it would be more sweeter but I love it, very mature and sexy

@Fleursf72! I promise if you give it time, it gets delicious. It's frustrating, I know. It happens with EVERY Lattafa (and most UAE) perfumes I own!

This fragrance reminds me of eating homemade red berry jam on top of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It's absolutely mouthwatering. I'm in love!

Yummy fruity scent. Fruity sweet. Nothing smells off at all like other middle eastern fragrances. I am pleased with this blind buy.

It smells like Hubba Bubba gum. Very delicious and juicy. It's a blind buy if you love sweet fruity perfumes.

Perfect scent. It is giving: young widow with an old soul, Witch of the wines and skies vibe.

Fruity, yummy, sweet. I want to eat her. Can get the raspberry. Very nice !

It is a sweet, fruity-floral playful fragrance. Affordable.

I love this perfume... I want another bottle. 🥰

I have tested it in a perfume store, This fragrance is fresh in the top notes, then moves to be fruity flory with balanced ingrediants in the dry down, hence, you will smell Raspberry in clear way still exist to the end of the perfume, also balanced ingrediants of Toffee, Praline, Vanilla and Musk, In addition, Sea Salt in the backgorund, this sea salt note exist here is very similar to exist of "Olympéa Rabanne" perfume. Synthetic fragrance here is a nonoticable, In General, I advise anyone going to buy any of Lattafa perfumes to macerate it from 2 - 3 mothes then start to use it, beacause the maceration make the pefrume ingrediants to be harmonizes together. If you didn't smell this perfume before, I advise you can blind buy if you prefer fruity sweety perfumes but without any tropical notes, or searching on a perfume Raspberry note in it is very clear and still exist with balanced sweety dry down. This perfume is very feminine and special one from lattafa. This fragrance suitable to wear it at night or during the day, in all seasons, It lasts 6-8 hours on the leather and more than one day on the clothes. لقد جربته في متجر للعطور، يتميز هذا العطر بنفحاته العليا المنعشة، ثم يتحول إلى رائحة فاكهية زهرية بمكونات متوازنة في القاعدة، حيث أن رائحة توت العليق هنا واضحة وثابتة حتى نهاية العطر، بالإضافة إلى مكونات متوازنة من التوفي والبرالين والفانيليا والمسك، وأيضاً ملح البحر الموجود في خلفية العطر، بحيث هذه النوتة البحرية تشبه إلى حد كبير رائحة النوتة البحرية في عطر "أولمبيا رابان". الرائحة الصناعية هنا إذا كانت موجودة فهي غير ملحوظة على الإطلاق، بشكل عام، أنصح أي شخص ينوي شراء أي من عطور لطافة بتعتيقها لمدة 2 - 3 أشهر ثم البدء في استخدامها، لأن التعتيق يجعل مكونات العطر متناغمة معًا. إذا لم تشمِ هذا العطر من قبل، أنصحك بإمكانك شراؤه شراء أعمى إذا كنتِ تفضلين العطور الفاكهية الحلوة دون أي نفحات استوائية، أو إذا كنتِ تبحثين عن عطر برائحة توت العليق الواضحة وهي ثابتة بنكهة حلوة متوازنة في القاعدة. هذا العطر أنثوي للغاية ومميز من شركة لطافة. هذا العطر مناسب لارتدائه في الليل أو خلال النهار وفي جميع الفصول ويدوم من 6 إلى 8 ساعات على الجلد وأكثر من يوم واحد على الملابس.

This is such a strange one for me. On a mouillette it smells identical to a Bath and Body Works fragrance I had in high school, I can't even remember the name but it caused such a strong sense memory. On my skin though it turns into this oddly sharp yet powdery scent at first, I truly can barely stand the opening. It smells like rotten mushy roses with a tart raspberry on the side. It settles within ten minutes when the creamy praline note comes forward, at that point it smells like passionfruit mousse I love from a small Brazilian bakery along with lychee gummies on the side from an Korean grocery. Both of those scents I love, but they just don't seem to work well on me. Within half an hour this has evaporated into a skin scent no matter how much I use it how carefully I place it. I'm not even going anosmic to it because I've asked others to smell. I do have strange body chemistry that eats fragrances but I have never gotten this dramatically different performance from what other reviews state. I think the variety in description really points to the fact this is body dependent and you have to test it to see how it reacts and feels to you personally. Wish it worked for me because it's so much I love together

Like others, this smells like a tart red wine to me. I'm assuming it's the passionfruit note that is giving the tartness. The raspberry and rose are also prominent, but I don't pick out any of the other notes individually--they all combine to provide a sweet base counterpoint to the tartness. It's not a typical sweet raspberry-rose scent by any means, but it's also not quite different enough to be unique. Honestly, I'm not quite sure how I feel about this one or how to classify it even after having it for several months. Definitely a solid like, but not a love.

Ooofff! Smells very good, yes, but much too sweet & gourmand for my taste. I get raspberries and a lot of toffee (and maybe praline...?). I prefer gourmands that lean more floral -- I guess with something that makes them less of a gourmand -- like Jessica Simpson Fancy which, to me, is in the same ballpark. Sakeena's performance is really solid, lasting well for 6 hours. If you're a fan of very sweet gourmands, this one is worth trying. I gave my decant to a friend who loves very sweet gourmand perfumes and she loves it. <3

It's a very good scent! Sweet and fruity. I can clearly smell passionfruit and raspberry. A rose is at the background. It's a positive, bright and atmospheric scent. This fragrance is perfect for every day, dating and events. Longevity and sillage are excellent. I can smell this caramel-tropical scent all day long, especially on clothes. The bottle is gorgeous with velvet cover. But it's not a blind buy scent. Try it first. It's specific.

I bought a bottle of Sakeena in July after sniffing an opened bottle. When I opened it at home, I didn't like that much....it smelled bitter and notes were not blending nicely on my skin. I thought about selling it and put it away. Now it's October and I'm so glad nobody has bought it from me. It macerated beautifully! I don't feel the bitterness anymore, I just smell raspberry, passionfruit and vanilla. It's perfect for autumn.

Can work in the summer but light sprays are fine. Don't overdo it. It has best projection and all day lasting power. The Toffee scent is the strongest on me followed by the fresh notes. It's not one of my favourites but I wear it on a off day where I feel like having something different or I don't know which scent to put on. I do recommend this though for those who like fresh gourmand scents, since this can be rare.

I regretted buying this at first because it smelled like the Lipovitan energy drink from the 90’s mixed with the inner core of a corn. But now, more than six months after buying it, it smells wonderful on my skin and clothes. It smells sweet in a warm and embracing and unique way. Not childishly sweet. I feel that it’s something more for intimate moments and not something to wear in public.

The notes make it sound like its a divine scent. Its definitely a mix of fruits with a ton of sugarrrr!! Like sugar, syrup and the juicy sweetness you get from a fruit bowl. Nothing groundbreaking trust me you will wanna layer this up with another fragrance just to give it a scent profile thats not generic. IT'S JUST OKAY

I agree with @Nirak, and thanks to her I was searching wich fragrance Sakeena reminded me, she resemble Oakcha Sorcery with less ozonic notes and more raspberry notes. So it's better than Sorcery. Nice unique scent, a little bit vintage and young and modern at the same time. One of my first ME perfume. Like it very much.

I can see why some people might not like this one, but I kinda do. It does have a sharp tart/sour note to it. Probably a sour passion fruit or overripe raspberry. It does kinda smell like wine, which I love. The rose note also sits beautifully, balancing the tangyness with the sweet base. Not a safe buy, but worth a try

It smells of red wine, rose and a very tart raspberry. I like it a lot, but I would like it better if it wasn't so tart. Not your typical youthful fruity fragrance, it has a dark and sexy touch. I've had it for a year and it has improved a lot with maceration, now it's smoother and lasts much longer.

I like this well enough but it's not my favorite. I'm getting a fruity floralness and the musk undertone is not too strong for me at this point. I feel like I'm getting a rose and some kind of a red berry. I don't get the toffee or praline or anything like that but I would definitely wear this again.

This smells unique, haven’t smelled anything like this, I see that some people think that it reminds them of Ajwad from Lattafa but I don’t really get it, maybe a little. I think it smells sexy and mysterious and a good evening fragrance. Not a safe blind tho :)