11 Lattafa fragrances that punch above their price

Lattafa is the house from the United Arab Emirates that turned Budget into a tier people brag about, and these 11 are the reason. Some copy a famous Niche bottle, some are the house's own idea, and every one lasts a full day or longer in our data. Khamrah is where almost everyone starts.

Quick picks

Top pickLattafa KhamrahThe first oudLattafa Oud for GloryThe fresh oneLattafa Maahir Legacy

1. Lattafa Khamrah

Lattafa KhamrahEDP

Cinnamon · Bergamot · Date · Praline

UnisexBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Dates and going out
• If you like sweet, boozy and spicy
• Two sprays in winter

From · EUR€28.50100 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Where everyone starts.

The bottle this list is built around, and the one that made the house famous outside the clone forums. Cinnamon apple pie next to a glass of spiced rum is the whole idea. It is sweet and loud, with dates and praline in the middle and a resinous vanilla underneath. It lasts a full day and fills a room in our data, so two sprays is the dose. It is the Budget answer to Kilian Angels' Share, sweeter and less boozy. For dates and cold nights out, and for a first bottle.

2. Lattafa Asad

Lattafa AsadEDP

Black Pepper · Pineapple · Patchouli · Iris

MasculineBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Cold-weather nights
• If you like pepper and sweet amber
• Harsh for the first few weeks

From · EUR€20.90100 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Loud, peppery, sweet.

The loud one. Black pepper poured over a cola, with a cigar burning nearby, and it fills a room from two sprays. Where Khamrah is cinnamon and dessert, Asad is pepper and amber, with a tobacco-and-coffee middle that reads darker. It lasts a full day in our data. A fresh bottle smells harsh for the first few weeks, then it settles into a warm, sweet amber. It is the house's answer to Dior Sauvage Elixir, more peppery than the original. For winter nights out, if you want to be noticed.

3. Lattafa Oud for Glory

Lattafa Oud for GloryEDP

Bergamot · Blackcurrant · Oud · Caramel

MasculineBudgetacquired taste

• Formal and special occasions
• If you are new to oud
• Rubber for the first ten minutes

PriceNo live price in this market yetSee prices →The first oud.

The first oud for most people, and still the one to start with. The opening is the price: burning rubber and smoke for ten minutes. Then it turns into sweet saffron and caramel over a smooth, dark wood. It stays all day and into the evening in our data, still on the shirt tomorrow. It is the Budget version of Initio Oud for Greatness, and the oud is friendlier than the word suggests. For formal evenings and special occasions, and for finding out whether you like oud at all.

4. Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud

Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense OudEDP

Nutmeg · Saffron · Woody Notes · Geranium

MasculineBudgetacquired taste

• Cold-weather nights
• If you like By the Fireplace
• Sweet, not raw

From · EUR€17.76100 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Smoke and caramel.

Smokier than Oud for Glory and sweeter than it sounds. Nutmeg and saffron open it. Then a burnt-caramel wood with vanilla and a soft leather takes over and stays a full day in our data. The oud here is a shadow, not the point. The point is the smoky sweetness, which is why it gets compared with Maison Margiela By the Fireplace. A fresh bottle can smell of burnt rubber for the first few weeks. For cold nights, if you want smoke without a campfire.

5. Lattafa Raghba

Lattafa RaghbaEDP

Sugar · Frankincense · Vanilla · Oud

UnisexBudgetacquired taste

• Special occasions
• If you like church incense
• Not a blind buy

From · EUR€13.4050 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Sugar and incense.

The house's own idea, not a copy of anything. Burnt sugar dropped on a stick of frankincense, in an old wooden box: dark, sweet, sticky and very Middle Eastern. It is linear, so what you smell at twenty minutes is what you get all day, and it stays on clothes for days. It lasts a full day and fills a room in our data. It is an acquired taste, so smell it before buying. For special occasions, if you liked Khamrah and want incense instead of spice.

6. Lattafa Ana Abiyedh

Lattafa Ana AbiyedhEDP

Bergamot · Orange · Pear · Vanilla

UnisexBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Office and everyday
• If you like fresh laundry
• Heavy musk, test first

From · EUR€13.5160 ml · NotinoCompare prices →The clean one.

The clean one, and the office pick on this list. Fresh laundry with a slice of pear on top, then a thick white musk that gets sweeter and heavier as the day goes on. It lasts all day and into the evening in our data, the longest-lasting bottle here after Oud for Glory. The musk is the decider: expensive soap to most people, cleaning product to a few. It is the Budget version of Xerjoff Erba Pura, with more musk than fruit. For the office, to smell showered all day.

7. Lattafa Qaed Al Fursan

Lattafa Qaed Al FursanEDP

Pineapple · Saffron · Fir · Jasmine

MasculineBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Everyday, dates and the gym
• If you like sweet fruit
• Great for layering

From · EUR€7.4850 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Pineapple all day.

The friendliest bottle here. Canned pineapple on a slice of warm cedar, with a pinch of saffron, from the first spray to the drydown. There is no sharp citrus and no harsh first hour. Our clone table links it to Creed Aventus, but it keeps the pineapple and drops the smoke. It reads as its own sweet fruit scent. It lasts a full day in our data, though it fades faster on some skins. It layers under almost anything. For everyday wear, dates and the gym, if Asad felt heavy.

8. Lattafa Liam

Lattafa LiamEDP

Cardamom · Black Tea · Labdanum · Iris

UnisexBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Office and everyday
• If you like Gris Charnel
• Stays close to the skin

From · EUR€19.50100 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Cardamom tea, close to skin.

The quiet one. A cup of cardamom tea with milk on a cold morning, a fig cut open on the saucer, and a creamy sandalwood underneath. It stays close to the skin, the opposite of most bottles on this list. That is why it works in an office where Khamrah would not. It is the Budget clone of bdk Gris Charnel, creamier and less dry than the original. It lasts a full day in our data. For the office, if you want a Lattafa nobody notices from across the room.

9. Lattafa Maahir Legacy

Lattafa Maahir LegacyEDP

Lime · Mint · Rosemary · Black Pepper

UnisexBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Summer and the beach
• If you like lime and mint
• Spray generously

From · EUR€23.50100 ml · NotinoCompare prices →The freshest Lattafa.

The freshest bottle the house makes. A glass of lemon-lime soda on a hot beach, with mint and lavender behind it, then a mossy, salty wood once the fizz is gone. It is the only pick here tagged for summer and the beach, the one to buy if everything above sounds heavy. It is the Budget cousin of Parfums de Marly Sedley, with more lime. Performance is the split: a full day in our data, a few hours on some skins, so spray generously. For hot days, and for anyone tired of sweet.

10. Lattafa Amethyst

Lattafa AmethystEDP

Pink Pepper · Bergamot · Damask Rose · Turkish Rose

UnisexBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Dates and going out
• If you like a dark, jammy rose
• Two sprays, no more

From · EUR€81.1950 ml · DouglasCompare prices →Midnight rose, very loud.

Midnight in a bottle. A purple, jammy rose over a smooth, sweet oud, with grape jam and a little rubber at the door for the first quarter hour. It is the loudest performer in the Lattafa catalogue in our data. It stays all day and into the evening, still on the shirt tomorrow, and fills a room from two sprays. It is the Budget version of Initio Atomic Rose, sweeter and less feminine. It changes the minds of people who thought they hated rose. For dates and winter nights out.

11. Lattafa Pride Nebras

Lattafa Pride NebrasEDP

Red Berries · Mandarin · Cocoa · Vanilla

UnisexBudgetcrowd-pleaser

• Everyday and dates
• If you like berries and vanilla
• Harsh for the first few weeks

From · EUR€22.50100 ml · NotinoCompare prices →Berries, cocoa, ice cream.

The softest bottle here, and the one to end on. Frozen berries dusted with cocoa powder next to a bowl of vanilla ice cream, sweet and cosy, with a powdery finish that sits close. It is the Budget version of Billie Eilish Eilish, and the gentlest gourmand the house makes, where Khamrah is the loudest. It lasts a full day in our data. A mint edge in the opening bothers a few people, and a fresh bottle smells harsh for the first few weeks. For daytime dates in cold weather.

Where to start

Start with Khamrah if you want the bottle everyone talks about: a crowd-pleaser in our data, sweet, spicy and loud. Start with Raghba if you want the house's own idea instead of a copy: an acquired taste, sugar and incense, and the bottle that tells you fastest whether Middle Eastern sweetness is for you. If neither sounds right, Maahir Legacy is the fresh way in and Liam the quiet one.

Common questions

Which Lattafa fragrance lasts the longest?

Three rate all day and into the evening in our data, still on the shirt tomorrow: Oud for Glory, Ana Abiyedh and Amethyst. Amethyst also has the loudest projection rating of the eleven.

Is Lattafa a clone house?

Partly. Khamrah, Asad, Oud for Glory, Ana Abiyedh, Liam, Maahir Legacy, Amethyst and Nebras each follow a famous Designer or Niche bottle. Raghba and Ameer Al Oudh Intense Oud are the house's own ideas, and Qaed Al Fursan sits in between.

Why does a new Lattafa bottle smell harsh?

Many of them do for the first few weeks after opening, Asad, Maahir Legacy, Ameer Al Oudh and Nebras most of all. The alcohol edge softens with use. Judge the bottle a month in, not on the first day.