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Zanzi-Bleah !
The "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة" was released this year. Initially, it cost around €60 and was hard to find. Anyone who has smelled the "Asad | Lattafa / لطافة" knows exactly what to expect, or at least that's what I thought.
If you like Sauvage Elixir, you will find a very solid budget variant in "Asad | Lattafa / لطافة". And rightly so, as the Asad copies about 90% of the Sauvage Elixir. The "problem" (of the Dior) is that Asad also performs well. Sure, it will never reach the level of its "idol", but for the price, it is a real treasure.
That said, I will continue talking about the "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة".
From the fragrance notes alone, you know what it’s about. A tropical, aquatic scent, with (hopefully) the same performance as its brother (?) And when you read Zanzibar, you already think of summer, beach, relaxation.
And here comes the disappointment...
(I fell for the hype of the original, but thankfully not here).
As expected from its brother, that good performance doesn’t necessarily have to cost much, you expect the same here. However, that is not the case.
From the very beginning, I smell this coconut water note, which is too sweet, penetrating, and annoying. I found a similar synthetic type in "Invictus Platinum | Paco Rabanne". No, I definitely do not like it. I gave the scent 20 minutes, kept smelling my skin, but unfortunately, I ended up needing to wash it off. I can't say much about the H/S as I didn't give it enough time. In the first few minutes, it did have a good sillage, which probably bothered me even more.
I have come across other fragrances so far, such as Malibù - Party in the Bay and Potamoi, which present the coconut note in such a beautiful and elegant way. (Here, however, the fragrance note is called coconut water and not coconut).
Malibù is very elegant, fine, a real coconut, a dream. Zero synthetic.
Potamoi, even though initially slightly synthetic, develops into a very beautiful coconut in the heart note, somewhat more complex than in Malibù, which, when worn by a woman, becomes very seductive.
I am aware, however, that we are talking about different price ranges of another class here.
Even though the "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة" is now very cheap to find, currently around €25, I still wouldn’t buy it. Rather something a bit more expensive but good than cheap and bad. Bite the bullet, save a little, and maybe get another coconut scent (e.g. Malibù - Party in the Bay, my favorite coconut).
With "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة", Lattafa tried to bring a new hype. I find it a failure.
This is not the only case where flankers do not reach the level of the original. Recently, more and more attempts are getting weaker. Some are good, but still weaker.
And here I can name a few examples: Oud for Greatness Neo, "Deified Tony Iommi | XerJoff", and the entire X-series of Nishane fragrances, which were rated lower than the originals.
That is my experience with the scent so far. My opinion: No, a clear, definite "no"!
If you like Sauvage Elixir, you will find a very solid budget variant in "Asad | Lattafa / لطافة". And rightly so, as the Asad copies about 90% of the Sauvage Elixir. The "problem" (of the Dior) is that Asad also performs well. Sure, it will never reach the level of its "idol", but for the price, it is a real treasure.
That said, I will continue talking about the "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة".
From the fragrance notes alone, you know what it’s about. A tropical, aquatic scent, with (hopefully) the same performance as its brother (?) And when you read Zanzibar, you already think of summer, beach, relaxation.
And here comes the disappointment...
(I fell for the hype of the original, but thankfully not here).
As expected from its brother, that good performance doesn’t necessarily have to cost much, you expect the same here. However, that is not the case.
From the very beginning, I smell this coconut water note, which is too sweet, penetrating, and annoying. I found a similar synthetic type in "Invictus Platinum | Paco Rabanne". No, I definitely do not like it. I gave the scent 20 minutes, kept smelling my skin, but unfortunately, I ended up needing to wash it off. I can't say much about the H/S as I didn't give it enough time. In the first few minutes, it did have a good sillage, which probably bothered me even more.
I have come across other fragrances so far, such as Malibù - Party in the Bay and Potamoi, which present the coconut note in such a beautiful and elegant way. (Here, however, the fragrance note is called coconut water and not coconut).
Malibù is very elegant, fine, a real coconut, a dream. Zero synthetic.
Potamoi, even though initially slightly synthetic, develops into a very beautiful coconut in the heart note, somewhat more complex than in Malibù, which, when worn by a woman, becomes very seductive.
I am aware, however, that we are talking about different price ranges of another class here.
Even though the "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة" is now very cheap to find, currently around €25, I still wouldn’t buy it. Rather something a bit more expensive but good than cheap and bad. Bite the bullet, save a little, and maybe get another coconut scent (e.g. Malibù - Party in the Bay, my favorite coconut).
With "Asad Zanzibar / اسد | Lattafa / لطافة", Lattafa tried to bring a new hype. I find it a failure.
This is not the only case where flankers do not reach the level of the original. Recently, more and more attempts are getting weaker. Some are good, but still weaker.
And here I can name a few examples: Oud for Greatness Neo, "Deified Tony Iommi | XerJoff", and the entire X-series of Nishane fragrances, which were rated lower than the originals.
That is my experience with the scent so far. My opinion: No, a clear, definite "no"!
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