Sheikh Al Shuyukh Supreme

I like it. It is fresh from the opening, and you get this sweet, caramel-like drydown. In my opinion, you can wear this year-round; it's versatile enough. Maybe not in the highest summer heat, but on a cool evening? why not? There are enough alternatives on the market for this scent profile, but none of them beat its price. It is so cheap, but smells great. The bottle is a mess, though. I do like the frosted blue glass, but apparently, they use the same front decal as the Luxe Edition. On my bottle, you can clearly see the original letters shimmering through the thin gold print with a misaligned "Supreme" decal. The cap is flimsy and light, and it also says "Luxe Edition." It made me wonder if it was real, so I checked the Lattafa website, and I do have a genuine bottle. I've uploaded a picture to the Fragram section so you can see the shimmering 'Luxe' text under the 'Supreme' print and the Luxe cap for yourself. But honestly, that is nitpicking. I paid only 14 euros for this bottle, and it smells very nice. For such a low price, it is a no-brainer.

Been giving this one a few wears after buying it a couple of weeks ago. I already have the OG Scandal Absolu and Armaf's Mandarin Sky in my collection. Based on the reviews I expected a clone of the Absolu-version, but in my opinion it's not fruity/woody enough to be called an exact clone of that. It misses that delicious plum-note in that regard. It's much closer to the original Scandal and very close to Mandarin Sky. I find this one a bit better than Mandarin Sky. It's cleaner and opens fresher, while Mandarin Sky is very good but for me it has a sharp edge in the drydown. Performance is equal on both this one and Mandarin Sky, which is a compliment because they both last and project above average. Altough imo it's not a clone of Absolu, I really love it. It's the OG Scandal but made even slightly better/more pleasing because of the freshness 🏆

Really nice scent. Sweet floral, mixed with warm, rich vanilla and caramel. I think it is the vanilla and caramel that almost gives it a slight coconutty sunscreen feel. A lot of ppl think this is a winter scent... but I lean more fall/spring. There many cozier, richer, deeper scents that are more suited to winter. The sweet floral (rose) in this, gives it a bright feeling (spring/fall), but the rich, warm sweetness, would be too cloying for summer. I see most people feel this leans masculine. However, I would say it is def unisex... maybe even leaning feminine! Vanilla, caramel, and rose.... all ensure it is not more masculine.

I have Armaf's Check Mate King, which is much more like the original, but I really liked this "fresh" version. It has a touch of mint and citrus at the top, which makes it more suitable for warm days, and it also softens the strong lipstick scent of the iris (maybe I'm wrong, but I can still detect a bit of iris). As it dries down, it becomes more like the original, but not as sweet, although it still retains the noticeable fresh notes. Being a bit redundant in this last phase, for me it's a good variation suitable for the summer time, so I don't mind having both. Great value for money!

Today i got a compliment for the first time that wasn't from my family or girlfriend. Cashier at pharmacy who was not close to me asked the cashier who was serving me to ask me what I'm wearing, so it must have been strong, but mind you it was after bashing 20+ sprays just before leaving, so maybe 10 minutes earlier. Anyway soon there were 3 girl cashiers chatting with me about perfumes because they were surprised it was middle east perfume. (and from their reaction it was clear they had an ick towards arabic frags, but they liked this one. Especially that one cashier xd)