Zikra

Update: I stopped by the store today, not forget to bring along my 20ml bottle that I bought last month for a direct comparison. The store’s bottle was a 100ml tester, the kind usually kept on the counter for customers to try. It was about a third gone, so I’m pretty sure it’s had time to mature nicely. Both started off super rich and bold, almost identical. But after about an hour, the sample from my 20ml bottle faded noticeably, becoming really faint, while the 100ml tester at the store was still projecting strongly and lasted over 7 hours. I’m wondering why there’s such a huge difference? Clearly, they’re the same fragrance from the same brand, just in different bottle sizes. Did I get unlucky with a bad batch, or is Lattafa doing this on purpose? The smaller bottle is cheaper, with simpler packaging, so maybe the quality matches that? Honestly, if they want to sell their stuff, they should tighten up their quality control. My takeaway with this one is to skip the 20ml bottles and go for the full-size ones (Or are they intentionally making the 20ml bottles lower quality to push customers toward the bigger ones?). That’s probably why some reviews below mention the same issue I had, while others don’t.

This one is a gem. I’m so happy to be the first to review it. I’ve been lurking on here for years and just came back for these Arabic scents. These niche emerati in my opinion are better than the original line. Lattafa is underwhelming for me except eclaire. It also depends on your body and your ph. This smells like Khamrah and all the dupes except I love this one . It’s the cognac. They all smell the same but this actually smells longer and you can SMELL IT. The others fade away quickly it’s a problem I have with lattafa. I thought Teriaq intense would have been good but it was a non entity on me. Didn’t last at all. Anyway they’re like all the same but if you want something to last and be strong it’s this one! Dessert like but cognac thrown in boozy for real and cinnamon with some gourmand. I prefer it to everything else. I’d say go for it. And this line is best for me within Lattafa...

Wow. This is incredible. I'm not exaggerating, this is truly incredible. Super sweet, super boozy. That cognac is so realistic and then you get this incredible blend of cinnamon that stays throughout. As it dries down, you get a nice tobacco and vanilla mix. Just super sweet, super gourmand, nice and spicy. This is an hidden gem, truly incredible. Definitely a date night or special event type of fragrance.

I've gone through numerous Kilian Angel's Share dupes so far, Kismet Magic and Cocktail Intense being high rankers. But in my honest opinion, I find Zikra to be the closest match to AS! The cognac just pops and lasts as expected, then the cinnamon and vanilla rolls in after a short time. Quality, without the need to macerate from the get go.

I had the same experience as @rziotti. Got 20ml bottle yesterday, smell awesome, 90% to AS but only lasted about an hour, so I'm pretty bummed about that. It only cost $10 for the 20ml at Walmart. The 100ml is going for about $42 right now, and if this is how it performs, I definitely won't be buying full bottle. Can not recommend.

Really, really nice. Be careful with your sprays on this one, super super strong. Smells very much like apple pie to me. Overall great! Never smelled AS, so I don't know the comparison there, but it's a great fragrance either way. Could be a day fragrance when sprayed with sillage in mind.

Update: I got a new bottle and fortunately, after 2 months, it lasts more than 8 hours on skin; still remains the best budget AS clone currently available.

i agree with the comment below mines. zikra is the best iteration of angel share. this smells closes to kismet but just higher quality. good job lattafa

I love this bottle 😍 and the scent is beautiful it’s 100% identical to Angel Share Lattafa didn’t play around when making this one!

This is the first arabic perfume i buy, even though i tried a lot of the Al Haramain, Lattafa etc popular arabic brands. It's not as long lasting as i thought it would be. I bought the 100ml bottle, produced 12/2023. The tester from the shop also didnt last very long on the paper - about 2 hours. So i dont't know what everyone means when they say it lasts long.. It is very strong as soon as it is sprayed but after an hour i can only smell tonka bean and oakmass. I also get tobacco too from this, giving the idea of boozy tobacco vanille. I got it for 50 euros (60 dollars). The packaging is surely luxurious but im not a fan of the fake gold decorations on the bottle. A lower price would make me love it. (It must be nice buying this for 40 dollars in non-eu countries) Overall, it's a nice sweet perfume, that is more than just being sweet, even though it doesnt perform as much as i would like it to. I only got it because i don't own other boozy perfumes and it's perfect for the holidays..

based off the comments i was expecting something in the teriaq intense family (i haven't tried angels share yet), it was described as sweet, boozy, and strong, but to me it smells faint and all i smell is black tea with some sugar, your everyday tea. i don't think i got a fake bottle or anything just cuz i don't think the niche emirati line is popular enough that there are fakes but maybe i'm wrong idk. if it still smells like this in 6 months i'm just gonna give it away, otherwise i'll post an updated review if anything changes. edit: i got a decant of angels share and this smells identical, i just dont like either lol. i'll just stick with my teriaq intense when i want something cinnamon-y, apple, and boozy.

I wish i could smell some baked goods as mentioned by the reviewer under me, all i smell is booze and its too masc leaning for me. :(

I got 20ml bottle. I'm looking forward to smell. I do have a felling that this one is good. I got Durrat from Emarati Lattaffa line there is a really strong peach note , I did like but I just leave setting to macerate, I know is going to getting even better. By the way Durrat to is not here on fragrantica yet. I will came back to give my opinion on both. I don't have any dupe from Angel share, but as people describe, I think this is redundantly made among all dupes of Angel Share. I like Zikra, is very boozy, I smell apple and cinnamon, vanilla, the longevity though is poor, after 1hour , I can't smell anything. Let's see if macerates can improve this.

Why did that person say Khamrah is not Halal? Am I missing something? It's widely known to be halal, or so I thought. Maybe you were joking, Ambergriz? And to taikkoan: They were different because the larger one had more time to sit and mature. Same thing happened with a couple of scents I own from this house.

I think I got a fake bottle or something because mine smells like a grandma hooker who is trying to cover up her smoking and drinking habit with baked goods. Woof.

i have a sweet tooth and love sweet scents like arabians tonka, liquid brun etc but this is a diabetes overdose