Maa Arwaak

I wish I knew why this wasn't more popular. It is super inexpensive yet high quality. I know that since Lattafa has blown up a lot of people are wary of Middle Eastern fragrances that have been rapidly churned out in order to create hype or duplicate a popular scent, but I don't think Maa Arwaak was created explicitly for either purpose. On my skin, it lasts at least 6 hours in mild weather, 4ish in hot weather, and it lasts on clothes until I wash them. The scent is a little earthy, a little tart, a little fruity, all wrapped around a base of floral notes. I don't think anything dominates in terms of the notes, but instead everything is very balanced and well blended. For a scent that hovers around $20 I think that the quality is stupendous. The bottle is also very, very pretty, and I feel like the notes listed here are pretty true. To my nose it doesn't smell cheap or synthetic, but again just balanced, sultry, sophisticated, and pretty. If you're a fan of oriental florals, cocoa scents, or just looking for something that smells nice but isn't the run-of-the-mill mall scent, grab this. Maa Arwaak is somewhat unique in a super saturated market, and for the price you cannot beat it.

I have always loved cranberry as my holiday scent. So I thought maybe I would like cranberry in a perfume. I went searching for an affordable cranberry fragrance. I chose this bc the note structure seemed like it would result in a beautiful fragrance. I have had since late August in the cold, dark closet. I have tested several times, enough to put a good dent in my lil 50mil bottle. This is a lovely scent profile, the cranberry is fresh but contrasted by the cacao & vanilla. It becomes warm during its journey. It will project for about 2 hrs, then it goes intimate. This is not loud, but it is soft, warm, and comfy. Honestly I wish it was a lil louder, but bc it is s so pretty, I don’t care. The deep dry down leaves a fresh, lil soapy skin scent. It just leaves me wanting more. I hope it gets a lil stronger as it sits. My juice has gotten darker, so Cranberry + Christmas would be nice. This is a lovely fragrance and I could see me repurchasing bc this lil bottle won’t last me long with the use I am giving it. 9/10

Very underrated Arabic oriental perfume. For 10$ for 50ml you can't go wrong! If this was from a french designer brand, it could sell for 50$+ easily.

Very nice smell highly recommended

Received it as a gift from a friend who just came from Umra, along with another perfume "Creation" from Rasasi, but not in the DB. I agree with "Emi", while ما أروعك which means "How splendid you are" smells like Black XS , I find it more similar to Black XS l'Exces... Only milder, more spicy and less bubblegum-ish... Don't get the comparison to LVEB...