Appreciate that re: Eclaire you specified that it is a good DUPE, for those that like the Bianco profile, but not your personal taste. That's really helpful info for people considering purchase.
I feel you should move from Middle Eastern dupe houses to Middle Eastern niche houses, like the real Arabic perfumes, listed below from most expensive to affordables: Hind Al Oud Arabian Oud Emirates Pride Swiss Arabian Ibrahim Al Qurashi Reef Al Haramain* Ajmal* Rasasi* Laverne Some of them do their own twist on some Western or designer perfumes, but mostly they are producing their own unique products ❤
@@Mzk88Hn Amouage is great but with their prices I'll have to choose between perfumes and groceries 😂 And Nishane wouldn't be called Middle Eastern 🙃 but I understand, it's certainly got the vibes...
I loved L'éclair and it was my best purchase of the year no brain to chose this as best one, of course because I love all kind of Vanilla, even "cheaper" is not here the case in my opinion, is very comforting scent and ALL THE TIME I wear, people came to me to say How great I'm smelling, a tones of compliments ❤ I bought 1 bottle and right after 2 back ups, just like that❤
Great video as usual Yana! I know II an always trust your option and so appreciate your take on these fragrances. I would love to hear your take on Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonka and Lattafa Ana Abiyedh rouge.
I adore the pistacio fragrance! It holds its own and LASTS! Very work appropriate and evening appropriate without being too gourmand whatsoever. It is a little like Yum Pistacio Gelato but holds its own. Very well made and very worth the money! I really don't like to blind buy but its hard with the Arab fragrances yet I have rarely been disappointed after hearing folks reviews and getting a good feel. Its also nice to blind buy something that will not be the cost of a mortgage or car payment! ( although most of those you can buy in splits! You can even find some Arab fragrances in splits too!) Great rating! xx
I just got done opening and spraying The Lattafa Eclaire. Haven't sprayed on myself, but rather in the air. It may be a bit too sweet. I'll try it tomorrow after showering. I think I agree with your description. So far, I'm a bit overwhelmed with the fragrance. You can be sure that tomorrow, the most I'll use is 2 sprays. This might be a return. Sigh.. Thanks, Yana. I always value your opinions!🩷🩷
@@Danit.Talkscentswithme I wore it yesterday, and it leans slightly masculine in my opinion. It’s definitely not a super feminine scent, and if I was out and about and smelled it in an area, I would be convinced it was a man wearing it. Don’t get me wrong, it is beautiful. It’s just not the sweet, powdery, sexy, feminine scent that some women love. It is a sexy man scent, though in my opinion.☺️ I’m not sure if I’m going to keep it and continue wearing it occasionally, or give it to my husband or one of my sons. I wore it to bed last night and I did love smelling it throughout the night. Beautiful scent.
I totally agree with you on eclair. It smells really artificialand synthetic. I’m not a fan of it at the moment. But everybody says to let it sit, so I might let it sit and try it next fall. I don’t know. Just not that impressed at the moment.
I'm going to get Minya because of your review I really dig cheirosa 62. If you can try Lattafa poudre its stunning like an upscale sexy version of Eclair. It's Stunning and it smells expensive too
As always, thanks for great content Yana! I think I may get Liam when it comes back in stock. I do like the OG, so if Liam is even more wearable, that works great for me. This will be my 3rd Middle Eastern Fragrance, as the OG's are mostly too expensive for me.
I have the fleur boquet that’s a dupe for the fleur narcotique , I love it, smells so good. I’m not sure if I spelled that right😂 but you know which one I’m talking about😜
I also really don't like Eclaire. It smelled really synthetic and medicinal to me. I ended up decluttering my bottle cos it just wasnt my kind of scent. Ive learned Im not a big fan of gourmands either, but I do like Khair Pistachio because it does have that nuttiness. If you like Liam I think you’ll love Musamam White Intense. Its supposedly a more feminine version of Liam. Its a gorgeous sandalwood fragrance.
How does lattafa affection compare to Paris corner KHAIR? In terms of being a better dupe, stand alone fragrance, and performance/silage/longevity? 💚 I’m between those two frags and torn by your reviews haha 😅
which one The SDJ dupe or the Kayali dupe? I have both (and the originals) and the dupes are better than the originals for both! I like Minya the best.
Yana I finally picked up Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose EDT and fell head over heels in love with it. But then I found out it’s discontinued!! What do I buy instead? There must be another fragrance like this one but I haven’t found it. Please help!
Thank you Yana! I was fortunate to pick up Liam when it was super cheap and it's not a bad layering fragrance at all. Pretty simplistic and actually has a noticeable flat cola vibe after the first minute. 😄 Reminds me a bit of the coumarin combo in the base of Code Profumo. A detectable iris-sandalwood definitely smooth it out though so it's quite nice with an added white floral. Keep up the great work!
I did not like the pistachio one from Kiyali. It had a playdough musky scent floating around in the background that gave it a heaviness....and I just couldn't get past that. I only have the travel spray and was so thankful I only bought that because it was a blind buy when it went viral. I'm wondering if Paris Corner Khair Pistachio has that note? Would love if someone would comment on it. Thank you♥
I think I know what you mean because I also didn't love the Kayali pistachio. The Khair one to my nose is sweeter and more pistachio-y if that makes sense 😆
I have both and Khair Pistachio is better than the Kayali, especially once it sits for a month or so. TBF though I didn't get the playdough in the original though.
Hello, Yana! 😊 Recently I was watching some reviews on Sora Dora fragrances, namely their sample set with the most known perfumes. I would really like to hear your honest opinion about Sora Dora’s fragrances. Because mostly everyone who tried them on youtube find them amazing gourmand fragrances and I’ve never heard any dissatisfaction… Recently bought it and tried it myself and I may think these are something extremely unique and difficult to understand for beginners, as me. So unfortunately I didn’t like any of them :( So I would really like to hear your opinion on them ♥️ By instance on their sample collection. I love your choices and thank you for your reviews! 😊♥️ Sorry for mistakes in case I made some
Hello, I actually really love Sora Dora but agree they can be difficult for beginners. I've mentioned several of the fragrances throughout other videos but can do a dedicated review as well :)
I recently bought samples off your website for both the Minyas and I really love them esp coco lush! Liam grey I dont find a good dupe for gris charnel, perhaps the extrait ? Its just less smooth and smells more masculine to me. I love gris charnel though. Dont blind buy her confession! I find it thick and powdery and repulsive like a funeral home. It's very unpleasant to me. I totally agree about vibrant vetiver !! It's amazing! Its very close to bal d'afrique. Ive tried them side by side and its hard to tell the difference its so close. Bal d'afrique lasts longer on skin though but for the price you can spray vibrant vetiver more. Also i love bianco latte, eclaire is beautiful also on me it smells high quality and i get no powder just very caramel on vanilla ice cream. Super gourmand. That being said i likke BL a bit better its a bit spicier and has a bit more "fresh cold cream" vibe.
Do arabian houses do chypre at all? I feel like most reviews I've watched are either gourmand or oud and that just isn't very appealing to me. Vetiver delight and afnan mystique are very much on my list to smell now tho.
I have not come across any Arabian chypre fragrances yet, unfortunately. It seems the majority are mostly ouds, gourmands and some orientals and florals
I have Liam Grey on the way along with Kamrah. I don’t have TikTok but I guess some of the hype bleeds over to YT. And I’m pretty sure I sampled Gris Charnel to begin with because of you.
I'm not on shmick shmock but I somehow got influenced into buying the Eclaire perfume. Upon first spray it reminded me of a more cheap stuffy hazelnut version of Bianco Latte, doused with rubbing alcohol. I was so annoyed after I tried it for even falling for it. $30+ waste. They can't all be winners I guess. I thought of you when I bought it, because it was before I saw a review from you 😂 I felt like i should have waited for you. Your reviews never fail me.
I just don't love that scent profile 🙈 and it does smell a bit cheap. My favourite caramel vanilla is Epico Vanì Charnel. It's gourmand, but definitely worth sampling
Ok I don’t have a clue where all these niche fragrances come from and how so many people are buying them???! But it’s become so popular and I feel left out lol
Google perfume stores in your area. I happened to be visiting Dallas TX and they had a Scent Room, their second location is in Los Angeles. I was able to try several unfamiliar perfumes. FYI, great staff, not a hint of pretention nor pushing of sales.
I really can't stand Eclaire. I bought it first before trying Bianco Latte and found it too strong, synthetic and cloying. It also didn't help much that my Eclaire atomizer was leaking and I found significant mold growth in the bottle/cap/atomizer. Lattafa is on my blacklist now.
To each his/her own but i have yet to smell an Arabian scent that wasn't sharp as a knife through the nostrils, plus you can smell them through the wall. No thanks.
Mystique bouquet does not smell like Valaya at all. I would rather buy the real thing than spending money on some of the dupes of high end niche frags.
@@TheScentedawwww thank you 🙏 by the way congratulations on your 100 k subscribers. Happy to be one of them . I’m a big fan here . And also Canadian , here from Niagara Falls ❤✨
Her Confessions, if you like Blanche Bette and that profile, is addictive and a compliment getter. It also stays on both skin and clothes forever (you do need to overspray but at the price, doesn’t matter). I have both and they dry down to almost exactly the same - maybe HC even better!
I do not pay attention to most TikTok Hype. There is one channel called The Scented where I get real information on fragrances
😉 Good pick! 🙌
Appreciate that re: Eclaire you specified that it is a good DUPE, for those that like the Bianco profile, but not your personal taste. That's really helpful info for people considering purchase.
I feel you should move from Middle Eastern dupe houses to Middle Eastern niche houses, like the real Arabic perfumes, listed below from most expensive to affordables:
Hind Al Oud
Arabian Oud
Emirates Pride
Swiss Arabian
Ibrahim Al Qurashi
Reef
Al Haramain*
Ajmal*
Rasasi*
Laverne
Some of them do their own twist on some Western or designer perfumes, but mostly they are producing their own unique products ❤
sadam al qurashi is the best brand I tried when I visited dubai safari exstream was really nice
Dont forget amouage(omani) and nishane( which is turkish, idk if thats counted as middle eastern or not but still worth mentioning i guess lol)
@@Mzk88Hn Amouage is great but with their prices I'll have to choose between perfumes and groceries 😂
And Nishane wouldn't be called Middle Eastern 🙃 but I understand, it's certainly got the vibes...
I loved L'éclair and it was my best purchase of the year no brain to chose this as best one, of course because I love all kind of Vanilla, even "cheaper" is not here the case in my opinion, is very comforting scent and ALL THE TIME I wear, people came to me to say How great I'm smelling, a tones of compliments ❤
I bought 1 bottle and right after 2 back ups, just like that❤
You’re one of the first perfume reviewers i’ve seen not obsessed with gourmands, kind of refreshing 😅
Thank you! ❤️
Great video as usual Yana! I know II an always trust your option and so appreciate your take on these fragrances. I would love to hear your take on Swiss Arabian Shaghaf Oud Tonka and Lattafa Ana Abiyedh rouge.
I'll add those to my list for the next one! 🥰
Thank you! This video will save me a lot of time 😍😍😍
Have you tried Rifaqaat by Paris Corner? It’s a dupe of Baby Cat
I haven't tried that one but will add it to my list for the next video 🥰
@@TheScented😊 have you tried Elania Emir by Paris Corner? That one is apparently an exact dupe for Delina.
I adore the pistacio fragrance! It holds its own and LASTS! Very work appropriate and evening appropriate without being too gourmand whatsoever. It is a little like Yum Pistacio Gelato but holds its own. Very well made and very worth the money! I really don't like to blind buy but its hard with the Arab fragrances yet I have rarely been disappointed after hearing folks reviews and getting a good feel. Its also nice to blind buy something that will not be the cost of a mortgage or car payment! ( although most of those you can buy in splits! You can even find some Arab fragrances in splits too!) Great rating! xx
It's definitely always better to sample first! I've made this available at www.thescented.ca 🥰
I agree with you about the Eclaire. IMO it has a vinyl note that is very offputting.
I just got done opening and spraying The Lattafa Eclaire. Haven't sprayed on myself, but rather in the air. It may be a bit too sweet. I'll try it tomorrow after showering.
I think I agree with your description. So far, I'm a bit overwhelmed with the fragrance. You can be sure that tomorrow, the most I'll use is 2 sprays. This might be a return. Sigh..
Thanks, Yana. I always value your opinions!🩷🩷
Love Her Confession! It lasts all day! I can smell it the next morning after spraying at nighttime
I love Minya and it lasts!! Also like Khair Pistachio and Nuha! Haven't tried Eclaire but I love Bianco Latte
Thanks for the reviews! I bought Liam Gray based on your rec and I LOOOVE it!! ❤
Is it feminine? I was interested because of the cozy vibe but was wondering whether or not it leaned feminine?
I'm so glad you're enjoying it! ❤️ 🥰
@@Danit.Talkscentswithme I wore it yesterday, and it leans slightly masculine in my opinion. It’s definitely not a super feminine scent, and if I was out and about and smelled it in an area, I would be convinced it was a man wearing it. Don’t get me wrong, it is beautiful. It’s just not the sweet, powdery, sexy, feminine scent that some women love. It is a sexy man scent, though in my opinion.☺️ I’m not sure if I’m going to keep it and continue wearing it occasionally, or give it to my husband or one of my sons. I wore it to bed last night and I did love smelling it throughout the night. Beautiful scent.
@ thank you so much for responding and letting me know. You really helped me out. I bet my son in law would like that one
I totally agree with you on eclair. It smells really artificialand synthetic. I’m not a fan of it at the moment. But everybody says to let it sit, so I might let it sit and try it next fall. I don’t know. Just not that impressed at the moment.
Great video. Please do more of these.we need realistic reviews
Please review Afnan Supremacy Gala and Athena Maison Alhambra 🥰
I'm going to get Minya because of your review I really dig cheirosa 62. If you can try Lattafa poudre its stunning like an upscale sexy version of Eclair. It's Stunning and it smells expensive too
Sorry Lattafa Poudree (2 e's)
Thank you for the recommendation! I'll definitely pick it up :)
Minya Green is great
As always, thanks for great content Yana! I think I may get Liam when it comes back in stock. I do like the OG, so if Liam is even more wearable, that works great for me. This will be my 3rd Middle Eastern Fragrance, as the OG's are mostly too expensive for me.
Next time msybe try Emir Cherry Cola and L'aventure femme Al Haramain (dupe for Aventus ) 😊
Thankfully, I didn’t get any gasoline smell from Minya Coco Lush. Maybe the batches vary. Great review as always!
I dont like Bianco Latte and i dont like gourmands either. I am gonna try the vetiver, thanks for the review
I have the fleur boquet that’s a dupe for the fleur narcotique , I love it, smells so good. I’m not sure if I spelled that right😂 but you know which one I’m talking about😜
Peace to you and everyone 🌎😃❤
Great list and to the point, as always!
Thank you so much!
hey plss can u review the estee lauder perfume
and i love ur every content ❤
I also really don't like Eclaire. It smelled really synthetic and medicinal to me. I ended up decluttering my bottle cos it just wasnt my kind of scent. Ive learned Im not a big fan of gourmands either, but I do like Khair Pistachio because it does have that nuttiness.
If you like Liam I think you’ll love Musamam White Intense. Its supposedly a more feminine version of Liam. Its a gorgeous sandalwood fragrance.
How does lattafa affection compare to Paris corner KHAIR? In terms of being a better dupe, stand alone fragrance, and performance/silage/longevity? 💚 I’m between those two frags and torn by your reviews haha 😅
They're both great, performance is the same. Affection is creamier and Khair Pistachio is sweeter and more pistachio-y
Ive been wondering about the pistachio fragrance, might have to check into that one
which one The SDJ dupe or the Kayali dupe? I have both (and the originals) and the dupes are better than the originals for both! I like Minya the best.
Let eclair sit for a few months and try
Yana I finally picked up Mon Guerlain Bloom of Rose EDT and fell head over heels in love with it. But then I found out it’s discontinued!! What do I buy instead? There must be another fragrance like this one but I haven’t found it. Please help!
Thank you Yana! I was fortunate to pick up Liam when it was super cheap and it's not a bad layering fragrance at all. Pretty simplistic and actually has a noticeable flat cola vibe after the first minute. 😄 Reminds me a bit of the coumarin combo in the base of Code Profumo. A detectable iris-sandalwood definitely smooth it out though so it's quite nice with an added white floral. Keep up the great work!
I'll have to try layering it with a white floral 😉 thanks for the tip!
I did not like the pistachio one from Kiyali. It had a playdough musky scent floating around in the background that gave it a heaviness....and I just couldn't get past that. I only have the travel spray and was so thankful I only bought that because it was a blind buy when it went viral. I'm wondering if Paris Corner Khair Pistachio has that note? Would love if someone would comment on it. Thank you♥
I think I know what you mean because I also didn't love the Kayali pistachio. The Khair one to my nose is sweeter and more pistachio-y if that makes sense 😆
@@TheScented Thank you so much for that information and for replying ♥
I have both and Khair Pistachio is better than the Kayali, especially once it sits for a month or so. TBF though I didn't get the playdough in the original though.
Hello, Yana! 😊
Recently I was watching some reviews on Sora Dora fragrances, namely their sample set with the most known perfumes. I would really like to hear your honest opinion about Sora Dora’s fragrances.
Because mostly everyone who tried them on youtube find them amazing gourmand fragrances and I’ve never heard any dissatisfaction…
Recently bought it and tried it myself and I may think these are something extremely unique and difficult to understand for beginners, as me. So unfortunately I didn’t like any of them :(
So I would really like to hear your opinion on them ♥️ By instance on their sample collection. I love your choices and thank you for your reviews! 😊♥️
Sorry for mistakes in case I made some
Hello, I actually really love Sora Dora but agree they can be difficult for beginners. I've mentioned several of the fragrances throughout other videos but can do a dedicated review as well :)
@@TheScented Ohh thank you so much! This would be very nice to watch as a separate video, yes 🤗Thanks for answering me :)
Good morning happy Wednesday morning to you and I enjoy your channel and you are amazing supporter
Hello this is LaTonya here watching your videos like always
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I recently bought samples off your website for both the Minyas and I really love them esp coco lush!
Liam grey I dont find a good dupe for gris charnel, perhaps the extrait ? Its just less smooth and smells more masculine to me. I love gris charnel though.
Dont blind buy her confession! I find it thick and powdery and repulsive like a funeral home. It's very unpleasant to me.
I totally agree about vibrant vetiver !! It's amazing! Its very close to bal d'afrique. Ive tried them side by side and its hard to tell the difference its so close. Bal d'afrique lasts longer on skin though but for the price you can spray vibrant vetiver more.
Also i love bianco latte, eclaire is beautiful also on me it smells high quality and i get no powder just very caramel on vanilla ice cream. Super gourmand. That being said i likke BL a bit better its a bit spicier and has a bit more "fresh cold cream" vibe.
I'm so glad you're enjoying them! ❤️
Hi Yana you did new roll on perfume I can't find it here
Francique 63.55 is a much better dupe for gris chanel
Do arabian houses do chypre at all? I feel like most reviews I've watched are either gourmand or oud and that just isn't very appealing to me. Vetiver delight and afnan mystique are very much on my list to smell now tho.
I have not come across any Arabian chypre fragrances yet, unfortunately. It seems the majority are mostly ouds, gourmands and some orientals and florals
There are in lattafa range .
I have Liam Grey on the way along with Kamrah. I don’t have TikTok but I guess some of the hype bleeds over to YT. And I’m pretty sure I sampled Gris Charnel to begin with because of you.
How long have you had these bottles? I know you know that they need to macerate, but I question your insight on Her Confessions?
I'm not on shmick shmock but I somehow got influenced into buying the Eclaire perfume. Upon first spray it reminded me of a more cheap stuffy hazelnut version of Bianco Latte, doused with rubbing alcohol. I was so annoyed after I tried it for even falling for it. $30+ waste. They can't all be winners I guess. I thought of you when I bought it, because it was before I saw a review from you 😂 I felt like i should have waited for you. Your reviews never fail me.
I just don't love that scent profile 🙈 and it does smell a bit cheap. My favourite caramel vanilla is Epico Vanì Charnel. It's gourmand, but definitely worth sampling
@ agreed!
Yes I often say eclair is an alcohol bomb!
I managed to sell it... there's a saltiness in the scent that smells so bad, even layered with other fragrance the salt lingers
Me too, I was so looking forward to getting my Eclair but was bitterly disappointed. I had to go wash it off. 😷😖
Ok I don’t have a clue where all these niche fragrances come from and how so many people are buying them???! But it’s become so popular and I feel left out lol
Google perfume stores in your area. I happened to be visiting Dallas TX and they had a Scent Room, their second location is in Los Angeles. I was able to try several unfamiliar perfumes. FYI, great staff, not a hint of pretention nor pushing of sales.
sample them from luckyscent, scentsplit or mercari. If you live in NYC/LA they have stores too
I do not like Bianco Latte!
I hate most of the cheap ones, especially Lattafa. I just got Lattafa Khamrah and i dont like it. 😷 How dare 'they' compare it to Angel's Share? 😅
Khamrah is awful! It has a really sharp drydown
I really can't stand Eclaire. I bought it first before trying Bianco Latte and found it too strong, synthetic and cloying. It also didn't help much that my Eclaire atomizer was leaking and I found significant mold growth in the bottle/cap/atomizer. Lattafa is on my blacklist now.
Oh no!! That's nasty
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6:34 I hated it lol. Eclaire is in my declutter bin.
I didn’t like nuha either
Love your neologisms.... "dup-age"? 🤔😂
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All of these Arab fragrances smell so cheap and plasticky to me 😢
Eclair sounds too sweet to me. I’m moving away from the really sweet fragrances
To each his/her own but i have yet to smell an Arabian scent that wasn't sharp as a knife through the nostrils, plus you can smell them through the wall. No thanks.
Mystique bouquet does not smell like Valaya at all. I would rather buy the real thing than spending money on some of the dupes of high end niche frags.
You are lying it absolutely does. Just say you want to pay premium for musk and that’s okay. But don’t mislead people 😂😂😂😂
Yana they have this glorious oud royal blanc i heard its a dupe for initio. musk therapy. Can you include that on your next arabian review?❤
Absolutely, I will add it to my list!
I’m pretty surprised why NEBRAS is not here! That one is one of the best . And a better dupes of Eilish by Billie Eilish 🤎🤎🤎
I tried to focus on some newer releases, but I will include Nebras in the next one 🥰
@@TheScentedawwww thank you 🙏 by the way congratulations on your 100 k subscribers. Happy to be one of them . I’m a big fan here . And also Canadian , here from Niagara Falls ❤✨
Her Confessions, if you like Blanche Bette and that profile, is addictive and a compliment getter. It also stays on both skin and clothes forever (you do need to overspray but at the price, doesn’t matter). I have both and they dry down to almost exactly the same - maybe HC even better!
I also saw another “Blanche Bete” will soon be released and the bottle is not as hideous as “Her Confession”
@@onlyme9978 Taskeen something by Paris corner!