Liam ليام Lattafa / لطافة 2023
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Niche for under €30? Lattafa's Liam says: "easy".
I noticed the Liam (as an avowed Lattafa fan) from the release, but somehow I didn't think it was worth buying. Oh, how stupid I was. The association with Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum or Gris Charnel Extrait had messed it up a bit for me. Too dark and somehow masculine for me, even if that doesn't often affect me. Here it put me off...
But are the fragrances similar? Yes.
Do I think Liam is better? Also yes, and a clear one at that.
In a nutshell, you could say that I miss the dark and masculine quality that Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum has for me.
The Liam is much more vanilla and - even if no coconut is listed, I think many agree that it can be clearly smelled. Nevertheless, it is not a pina colada breaker for the summer, but has something cool and fresh, and at the same time so wonderfully creamy and melt-in-the-mouth. The tea brings a fine, but not too brute spiciness with the cardamom. The fig has a slight hint of fruit and is not too sweet here either. Despite the present sweetness, it does not have a jam-like, sticky sweetness. More like freshly sliced figs. Together with iris and the listed base, the result is a creamy-powdery, sweet-vanilla, fresh-sweet fragrance that I find ideal for spring. For an admittedly very small price, you get a wonderfully unobtrusive everyday fragrance that can also shine in the office without getting on your nerves. At the same time, however, it has an impressive longevity and sillage and suits every wearer; I don't recognize any clear feminine or masculine orientation.
Somehow, Liam manages to combine the best of everything with ease.
At niche level.
He can do that. And he's damn good at it.
But are the fragrances similar? Yes.
Do I think Liam is better? Also yes, and a clear one at that.
In a nutshell, you could say that I miss the dark and masculine quality that Gris Charnel Eau de Parfum has for me.
The Liam is much more vanilla and - even if no coconut is listed, I think many agree that it can be clearly smelled. Nevertheless, it is not a pina colada breaker for the summer, but has something cool and fresh, and at the same time so wonderfully creamy and melt-in-the-mouth. The tea brings a fine, but not too brute spiciness with the cardamom. The fig has a slight hint of fruit and is not too sweet here either. Despite the present sweetness, it does not have a jam-like, sticky sweetness. More like freshly sliced figs. Together with iris and the listed base, the result is a creamy-powdery, sweet-vanilla, fresh-sweet fragrance that I find ideal for spring. For an admittedly very small price, you get a wonderfully unobtrusive everyday fragrance that can also shine in the office without getting on your nerves. At the same time, however, it has an impressive longevity and sillage and suits every wearer; I don't recognize any clear feminine or masculine orientation.
Somehow, Liam manages to combine the best of everything with ease.
At niche level.
He can do that. And he's damn good at it.
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