Lattafa Raghba | I Can't Believe I Waited This Long...

[@lottiedahlin6474]

I find this fragrance very comforting and calming. Childhood memories from my mother preparing Christmas candy in a warm kitchen with a cast iron stove.

[@DeliciousDelights]

Wonderful!

[@justsobrandi1142]

My absolute favorite been wearing it for 2 years. I always get asked what do you have on. The dry down is calm.

[@shelleyguest4255]

I blind bought it and love it. It’s very comforting. Just enough oud and i am a vanilla nut so i love the sweetness.

[@JasmineMartinTV]

I have this in my collection. The first time I sprayed it; I didn’t really care for it. Was going to sell it until I went back to it last week. Love.

[@najlaeel8217]

I have the body spray and it smells amazing ! I loove the mix of incense and oud with the sugar and vanilla. And yes, it is absolutely unisex

[@fatima-5884]

Hi, thank you for reviewing Raghba ( means desire in Arabic) this is Musk, Sandalwood, Agarwood, Oud, Vanilla, Sugar, Incense..this mixture always gives a burnt rubber/ doll head funky smell (This applies on Rosendo 5, YSL Babycat, Laboratorio Olfattivo Vanagloria) I personally cannot do this type of Spicy Sweet Woody Arabic perfumes and cannot stand smelling them on someone, this makes me ill and nauseous although I am an Arab and grew all my life surrounded with this scent profile.... That s me saying.

[@caramelcocoa234]

Agreed! Smells like burnt tires on me. I don’t do Oud and leather for this very reason😂

[@oudmusk2897]

I prefer raghba wood intense because the sweetness is a ton down and is smokey like by the fireplace.Raghba og is nice gift for a young girls my daughter likes it.

[@sarah1484]

This smells amazing on me. I love it.

[@blaiseroa5022]

This was what introduced me to Middle Eastern Frags. Love at first sniff.

[@blaiseroa7727]

This was what made me dive into Middle Eastern frags. ❤️

[@CynthiaAva]

I first smelled Raghba when I ordered a decant. I liked it okay. It was before the oud trend hit like wildfire! lol Last Christmas, a friend gifted me a bottle. She had ordered it and said she just couldn't stand it. She said all she could smell was "funk" and forgive me for this..."unwashed" private areas. Soooo, after that...I really could not "unsmell" it. I have almost a full bottle and the spray deodorant, if anyone is interested.

[@brandierin8471]

So now you’ve passed that smell description onto us? 🥹🤦‍♀️😔

[@patriciabarnes7855]

I actually love it! It doesn't smell like "funk"!

[@vlad-igor]

Send it to me

[@CooperAnj]

Love how you describe it thanks haha😁

[@annieo1786]

I’ll take it off your hands

[@charmedbymeghan]

I just bought this and am super impressed. I almost wrote it off after only smelling it on paper, but on my skin - it is a vanilla-musky fragrance. Not too sweet either.. Yummy 😋

[@catreshamathis8210]

Great video! I have this fragrance with the matching body spray. I love it! One of my favorite blind buys! I wear it often. Glad I ordered the full size bottle. ☺

[@ADTHG]

Thanks for the video! Havent tried it but since it's supposed to be similar to Bouquet Ideale and Babylon I probably should since I really like both of them!

[@jillthepill]

Hi Arlene. I have placed an order for Raghba. I am suppose to receive it tomorrow. It is a blind buy for me but I have listened to many reviews. This will be my third Middle Eastern fragrance. I have a few others I want to try as well.

[@DeliciousDelights]

I hope you like it!🤞

[@sanneparf]

I really enjoy Raghba! I sometimes smell a cherry wood accord in it as well. It gets better over time, I guess it needs some extra macaration! Not sure why there are so many polarizing reviews of it on Fragrantica 🤔

[@DeliciousDelights]

Ohh that's interesting! 🥰

[@SueGreene-st7qc]

Because it is polarizing, just way too much for my nose and nothing sweet about it just like a woody fire!

[@sulainsantiago3636]

omg thank you i love that you always says if the perfume is good of not

[@scentolutions_me]

I love this one! I've heard people say they get a saliva-ish scent from it but that's not the case for me. The caramel is so realistic

[@DeliciousDelights]

Yes definitely!

[@blaiseroa5022]

I was asked about this also if it smelled a diabetic person’s saliva. Which, I do not have any idea how that smells.

[@Zepster77]

Fragrantica’s page for this has a bunch of reviews where ppl mention this, which is utterly ridiculous. Some nut suggested it and the lemmings followed. I fairly quickly burned through a 30ml a year or two ago, using it a lot… and recently bought a 100ml online from a Dutch version of eBay. It is an unused bottle in box manufactured 2014(!) smells the same as the 30ml did, excellent!!

[@alisamitchell8826]

This One I would like to try

[@callumbrowns]

Delicious Delights Love this one!, What other Lattafa fragence have a similar type of smell ?

[@stacyr3743]

I wanted this for a long tine. I didn’t smell it myself but bought it for my dad. He likes it but says it would be too masculine for my taste. This surprised me because so many women love it. Then I started seeing it sometimes marketed as a men’s fragrance and sometimes as a women’s. Now I’m wondering if there are two versions rather than one unisex version originally thought. Hoping someone might shed some light on this. Thanks!

[@ayashin19]

Guys can pull it off but it leans way more to feminine

[@louisefisher9959]

My brother liked this one. Then prefered lataffah Sheikh Al Shuyukh luxe edition which received many compliments.

[@lanaofficiel4042]

I love Raghba, it's gorgeous but Sheikh Al Shyukh LUXE EDITION is beautiful and it's my signature scent. I can't live without Sheikh Al Shyukh LUXE EDITION!! The only other perfume that I alternate wearing with Sheikh Al Shyukh LUXE EDITION when I want a change, is the beautiful, sensual Raghba. I don't need anything else. Sheikh Al Shyukh LUXE EDITION and Raghba are enough for me. I love them both that much. ❤😊.

[@mikspoonks]

I just got it today and all I smell is Vicks. I'm gonna let it sit and hopefully it gets better. All the 3 that I have gotten smell exactly the same in the beginning but the dry down gets better.

[@whatsinaname33]

you have a talent! great video

[@DeliciousDelights]

Thank you so much!

[@texaslyoness8537]

I love it too! Wish it lasted a bit longer.

[@cki3284]

Well it is very warm right now in Belgium (28°) and let me tell you, this scent is perfect with this heat. It sticks to the skin despite you sweating. I looooove it !❤

[@DeliciousDelights]

Hot! Glad to hear you love it!

[@e.starling141]

I've had my eye on this one for awhile. And i just (last week) spotted a bottle on ebay that I saved to my watch list. It sounds really nice. I had another perfume called Arabian Oud that's supposed to be very similar and it was gorgeous!! I want to get it again at some point because I really loved it. I probably don't need that one and the Lattafa, but I still want to try this one anyway since I'm currently out of my Arabian Oud. Thanks for your review! Very helpful. 😊

[@brigittelehmann9749]

Lovely perfume

[@m.arnold717]

Thanks for the review. I have always stayed away bc of the Oud, but you made it sound so good. How strong is the Oud? (I hate oud)

[@LauraKing]

Wondering the same thing 🤭🤍

[@DeliciousDelights]

I'll have to test it more first to see 😊

[@lexip396able]

I really shouldn't binge watch your videos at night when I can't sleep because I remember my credit card number by heart 🤦🏾‍♀️ but I'm excited to smell this one. Are you able to compare it to any well-known scents? I love sweet, but not too sweet if that makes sense

[@DeliciousDelights]

Hmm Fragrantica says it's similar to 24 Gold and Xerjoff Bouquet Ideal. Not super popular ones though 🙂

[@marilyncapehart663]

Hi Arlene., I own it and I like it myself, I do not smell any Funk @ all or Plastic, it smells good to me Vanilla-Sweet I wouldn’t need sitting next to person wearing this fragrance @ all., 3-1-2023 @ 9:01am❤

[@b25mech]

I purchased a blind buy on an Arabic perfume. It was in a gold bottle. It was so bad! I couldn’t wash it off myself fast enough. I think that scared me off from other Arabic fragrances.

[@perfeptions]

Hi Arlene I have not tried this one yet 😊 I had ordered it but then did not reach home ❤

[@TheEagleslover]

I’ve tried it but decided against a full bottle.

[@kingeatking]

I blind bought it 3 years ago and when I got it me and the people around me instantly hated it. Way too powerful and sweet. Headache inducing.

[@lallydirar8583]

Thanx, Arlene. Does it smell synthetic or chemical ?

[@Kellergirl]

It does to my nose.

[@DeliciousDelights]

I'll have to test more but on first sniff it didn't 😊

[@Detman101]

I started out with "Raghba Wood Intense" and the first two bottles were heavenly incensey vanilla (More vanilla than smoke though). Then the third bottle I bought was pure smoke and I HATED it! Decided to buy "Raghba" and give it a try...and I just don't like it. Something about it smells like saliva. These days I go to "By the fireplace" for my smoky needs...until I find something more vanillic and smoky. Looking into "Lush - Lord of Misrule" in the fall when it releases in Body Spray format again.

[@Zepster77]

🤤🤤🤤

[@Carolina-ef3uy]

I get the smokey, very little Oud , the vanilla and sugar and the warm spices. Doesn’t remind me of Oud Bouquet because the spices here are strong and they take it into a different direction for me. It’s a like but not a love for me.

[@zephyrr4322]

How much sprays we should go for??

[@DeliciousDelights]

It depends on mood but I'd probably do 1-2 sprays. Such a strong scent! 💪

[@valentefredericks86]

Hey Arlene does ragba smell like tobacco vanille, as it had a tobacco note?

[@DeliciousDelights]

To me they're very different

[@lanaofficiel4042]

​@@DeliciousDelightsI am glad to hear that because I want to try Raghba and I can't stand Tobacco Vanille. I feel more confident to purchase Raghba now.

[@volitavenhorst219]

I smell licorice the kind of licorice in the shape of a beehive, light brown , my grandmother gave me if i had a sour throat. So dutch candy HONINGDROP licorice with 🍯 honey taste.

[@DeliciousDelights]

Love your description!

[@vAngelx]

Is this suitable for women as a caramel fragrance? I'm trying to replace (or find something similar) to Prada Candy as a gift. Trying to get some diversity, but also probably the price tag if I can just find 2 similar fragrances for the same price

[@innerbeautygoddess7562]

Aquolina pink sugar is a dupe

[@brigittelehmann9749]

I find most Arabic perfumes are heavy and sweet

[@mills7777]

wtf just got this today and dident expect it too be this good perfectly blended blind buy worth and for 15£ .... wow!

[@DeliciousDelights]

Yay! Glad to hear it! 🥰

[@volitavenhorst219]

Date syrup. Dates don't have any smell at all. But if they HAD... this is how they taste to my nose. Big medjoul dates from jordan sweet but salty.

[@DeliciousDelights]

Yum!!

[@das_ein]

Sounds like what a lot of people want - nuclear sugar bomb! 😄The antithesis of what I want! I appreciate that you describe the notes you smell in addition to the usual “amazing” “incredible” “awesome” phrasing that accompanies the hype train. Helps me decide if something is likely to fit my preferences. Thank you, Arlene 🤗

[@DeliciousDelights]

Aww you're very welcome! 🤗

[@desireeohrbeck2282]

There must have been something wrong with my bottle bc to me it was just dusty, a little sweet, and plasticky smelling...

[@DeliciousDelights]

It seems to be a love or hate kinda perfume 🤔

[@charmedbymeghan]

See I don't get that crazy sweetness. I am testing Raghba on one hand and Yara on the other hand. And Yara is SWEET but I get more woody with some sweetness for Raghba. Like half as sweet.

[@jahirali3772]

Its long lasting? How many hour's?

[@DeliciousDelights]

@jahirali3772 Yes very long lasting...Iasts the whole day on me 🙂

[@curtisfelix8857]

I absolutely love Raghba! It is my number 1 go to scent. I get major complaints and close up sniffs from both men and women! It is very intense, sweet and inviting. The scent stays for hours, but does not overwhelm . Highly recommend this for fall and winter wear.

[@Kellergirl]

I wished this worked on my skin. It's all wood and oud on me

[@DeliciousDelights]

😟

[@lanaofficiel4042]

I LOVE Raghba ❤. To me, Raghba is so sensuous and mysterious. I always feel like a femme fatale whenever I wear Raghba. Raghba is so feminine and beautiful. If my house were on fire, I would run back in to save my bottle of Raghba; I love 💕😘 Raghba THAT MUCH. Beautiful, sexy, long lasting, excellent value for money, PERFECT fragrance. I love, love LOVE 💕 beautiful, chic Raghba. You will feel like an exotic Arabian Princess when you wear Raghba!!!! ❤❤❤.

[@sandybeachlane1528]

This one just doesn’t suit the climate here in the PH. It’s just too strong. I prefer the Lattafa Ameer Al Oud intense oud. Contrary to the name, it’s cozier and not as smoky and thick as raghba. It also smells a lot more feminine as compared to raghba but still a very unisex perfume.

[@DeliciousDelights]

Ahh yes I could imagine it being cloying in the high heat

[@SueGreene-st7qc]

To my nose all this is is a woody men’s cologne, not one bit of sweetness. How can our noses be so different?

[@paullloster6320]

How Anyone likes this smell is beyond me.. There's no nice smell to this only if you like burning rubber with incense thrown in. Sometimes these reviewers get it wrong soo much. Do not blind buy it. Do not buy it. It's horrible.

[@c.z.7619]

I hope you purchase from a reputable person because I would be willing to bet that is not the fragrance you’re speaking of, and the sample

[@ayashin19]

Can a guy pull this off

[@DeliciousDelights]

Sure, they'd have to like sweet scents for sure 😊

[@ayashin19]

​@@DeliciousDelightsty

[@kdeloris2225]

I ordered this and I must have ordered the wrong one. Because this smells horrible, it smells nothing like what you're describing.

[@divinelyguided2636]

My problem is with the congregation. Ray Charles could see this shit! So as per him (preacher) you're paying for this church experience! Make it make sense sense.....

[@TheVoiceDr]

It's not as sweet as u say at all, in general bad smell for low price

[@nuninu7394]

Smells too bad to me 😢