Yara Tous

I love this so much. It is everything I thought it would be plus more! A beautifully blended fruity, musky floral. Tropical but there's definitely no 'sun tan lotion' notes, Mango is the predominant note. It's a classy and sophisticated mango, not candied or juvenile in it's sweetness. The coconut & heliotrope give it a softness, but it's definitely not a "powdery" scent. It is not the same as PR's Fame, although it is just as lovely, even better to my nose. Projection is great for the first few hours, then it settles down but the wearer can still smell it going strong for at least the first 5-6 hours. It's a real compliment getter. Safe to wear at work in enclosed spaces, it isn't cloying or screechy in anyway. It's basically a tropical beach holiday in a bottle. It's uplifting! I have been experimenting layering it with Khadlaj's Hareem Al Sultan Gold CPO or Hareem Al Sultan Blue CPO & the scent is divine!!!! Makes this perfume last all that bit longer on skin. This perfume lasts a lot longer on clothing too, you can still smell it days later when you go to put it in the wash. This is a must have if you love to collect fragrances. I'm buying a back up bottle. EDITED TO ADD: Like MOST Lattafa & other Middle Eastern Fragrances, this perfume needs maceration time. This got way BETTER after macerating in the wardrobe for a couple months, so please don't give up on it if it isn't all you expected when you first get it. How to macerate a fragrance: Spray it 4-5 times when you first get it and then put it away in a drawer or a dark cupboard for at least a few weeks. Some need even longer. These perfumes get better and better the longer you have them.

There is a note in the mid to drydown of Yara Tous (US 2008 recession enjoyers, reminisce!!) that smells precisely like the sleek+smooth conditioner from Suave. I was around nine or ten years old when the recession hit; a silver-pearl plastic bottle of that conditioner with the orange label always sat inside our shower. I think, looking back, we had a lot of them simply because they were pretty inexpensive, but the aroma of that conditioner in the heat of a shower stuck with me all these years. Yara Tous has an industrially musky core note, rounded out with notes of vanilla, white flowers, and tropical fruits, without being too soapy, sweet, foody, or plasticky. I don't necessarily get a super realistic mango or coconut, but there is a strong tropical fruit accord. Yara Tous dries down within an hour of application and then persists for six to eight hours. The projection isn't particularly intense, aggressive, or room-filling, but it's by no means private or invisible. Longevity is obviously better on clothes (why do we still mention that?), but you trade projection for longevity there. Yara Tous is a perfectly safe selection for summer, though I've worn it through all seasons and liked it. It might become a little cloying if you apply more than four full trigger sprays and immediately step out into 90° weather, and I'd advise staying under four sprays in general. For the cost, this is a banger, and it's safe to buy without sampling.

I don’t own Yara bc I am not sure it is my cup of tea. I purchased Yara Tous bc it was said to be similar to Rabanne Fame & Alien Goddess. I had sampled both and really like them. So I got this and was so glad I did. This is a creamy, fruity floral. The florals stand out more than expected, but that is what makes this so good to me. The humidity is very high where I live and the florals almost make this too much for summer days. I have to go lightly for those 90+ humidity days. I found that this shows out on hot summer nights though. Performance has improved greatly since I received it. Because the performance is so good and the density of the fragrance, I will be able to wear most of the year here. I plan to layer with some spice, scents that deepen the creaminess, and the sweetness. Maybe try some woody fragrance oils to add depth to the dry down. I just know that Tous is dense enough to carry cooler weather, it has a warmness to it. I am very glad I got this. For the price, so well worth it. 10/10

I got this as a Christmas present. It's my fourth time wearing it. Smelling my arm... gathering my thoughts... I really like it. Real mango has a peppery note at the very end when you breathe it in (at least it does for me), and it must for other people, because the scent here is accurate. It's mango with that peppery ending. That alone would give it a thumbs up for me. But when you smell it in its entirety, it's even prettier. It's like eating fresh mango while walking through a healthy flower garden. It's very springtime. Every time I've worn it, it's at its strongest and most noticeable for me for the first 5 hours, and then only readable when I smell my skin. It just misses the 6-hour minimum I prefer, but I find myself willing to forgive that because it's so pretty. Still debating if I'll repurchase this when I finish it. But is this something I would take on vacation? Absolutely. A picnic? Hell, would I wear it on a hike in autumn or winter? Yes.

I am obsessed. This is so gorgeous. It opens up so juicy, like a blast of sweet mango and tangy passionfruit with some coconut which makes it creamy. I very quickly get the white florals, definitely the jasmine and some orange blossom. I would describe it as a juicy and creamy white floral fragrance, the white florals definitely steal the show here, it smells like monoi to me. it dries down to a beautiful and creamy vanilla white floral scent with some juiciness from the fruit. It's like a creamy white floral/tropical fruit smoothie. I also get the heliotrope like in the original yara. This definitely has a similar DNA to OG yara in the dry down, they feel like flankers for sure, in the best way since I absolutely love the original yara. I definitely recommend this for the summer, wow I love !! 🧡