Lattafa

Lattafa Perfumes, the Dubai house whose bottles took over social feeds: what it makes, what it costs, and which ones are worth it.

About Lattafa

Lattafa is a perfume house from the United Arab Emirates, and in the last few years it has become the name most people meet first when they step into affordable Middle Eastern perfumery. The formula is consistent: rich Arabian style compositions built around oud, musk, amber and warm spice, presented in heavy, giftable bottles, and sold in 100 ml sizes at prices far below the designer counter. Where older Gulf houses kept to regional shelves, Lattafa rode social media. Bottles like Yara, Asad and Khamrah turned into global talking points, and the catalogue now runs to hundreds of scents for men, women and unisex wear.

Official website: lattafa.com

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The famous bottles

Eighteen of the Lattafa perfumes people search for most, with the notes each one is built on. Where we have reviewed a bottle ourselves, the name links to our own pages; the rest link to the official product pages.

Yara: orchid, heliotrope and tangerine over a gourmand heart of tropical fruits, on vanilla, musk and sandalwood. The soft pink bottle that started the Lattafa wave. Read our review.
Yara Tous: coconut, mango and passionfruit over jasmine, heliotrope and orange blossom, on cashmeran, vanilla and musk. The tropical sister, in the yellow bottle.
Asad: black pepper, pineapple and tobacco over coffee, iris and patchouli, on amber, vanilla and dry woods. The dark men’s bottle from 2021.
Asad Polar: blackcurrant, mandarin and artemisia over frozen pineapple and white lavender, on fir balsam, dry amber and cedarwood. The Asad line turned cold and fresh. Read our explainer.
Asad Zanzibar: black pepper and sea lavender over salty coconut water and iris, on vanilla and incense. The tropical Asad.
Khamrah: cinnamon, nutmeg and bergamot over dates and praline, on vanilla, tonka, myrrh and benzoin. The warm gourmand that made Lattafa famous.
Khamrah Qahwa: cinnamon, cardamom and ginger over praline and candied fruits, on coffee arabica, vanilla and tonka. Khamrah with a coffee heart; qahwa is Arabic for coffee.
Fakhar (Women): pomegranate, lily and aldehydes over rose, jasmine and gardenia, on vanilla, sandalwood, ambroxan and white musk. The white Fakhar bottle.
Ansaam Gold: pear and mandarin over rose, jasmine and candy sweetness, on raspberry, musk and vanilla.
Ansaam Silver: cardamom and bergamot over lavender and davana, on vanilla, amber and patchouli. The fresh, aromatic men’s Ansaam.
Bade’e Al Oud Oud for Glory: saffron, nutmeg and lavender over agarwood and patchouli, on a base of oud, patchouli and musk. The 2020 bottle that put Arabic oud in every cart.
Bade’e Al Oud Amethyst: pink pepper and bergamot over Turkish rose, Damask rose and jasmine, on amber, oud and vanilla. The rose-led sister of Oud for Glory, in purple.
Mayar: raspberry, litchi and violet leaf over peony, white rose and jasmine, on musk and vanilla.
Teriaq: caramel, bitter almond and apricot over honey, rose and white flowers, on vanilla, leather, labdanum and vetiver. A 2024 composition by perfumer Quentin Bisch.
Raghba: sugar and incense over vanilla, oud, musk and sandalwood. One of the house’s oldest hits, sweet and smoky at once.
Eclaire: caramel, milk and sugar over white flowers and honey, on vanilla, praline and musk. A dessert in a bottle.
Angham: mandarin, ginger and pink pepper over praline, lavender and cacao, on musk, amber and vanilla. A scent built like a piece of music; angham means melodies.
Qaed Al Fursan: saffron and pineapple over jasmine and fir balsam, on oud wood, cedarwood and amber. A 90 ml men’s staple since 2016.