Sakeena

سكينة

Lattafa 2022

UPDATE: While it’s a beautiful scent that I enjoyed each time I wore it, and I’d receive compliments when I did wear it, I’ve decided to gift my remaining half bottle to a friend. I simply never reached for it, nor did I meet my goal of justifying keeping Sakeena if I wore it at least 3X in the summer. The summer season is gone and so is my desire for this scent.

Sakeena gives a lot of bang for your buck, so to speak. Yummy raspberry leaves and juicy, ripe raspberries is my initial whiff. Yum! Captivatingly sweet, mildly spiced this scent gives fruit-forward femme fatale. Each time I smell Sakeena, I’m reminded of why I like it.

I think this scent is ideal for summer as well as fall and spring nights. On skin, this reminds me of a mulled wine but with super fresh and juicy components (I think coming from both the musk & ozonic notes). When I do wear Sakeena, I receive compliments from all genders and I feel very pretty when wearing this.

Reasonable projection & longevity for a fruit scent. About 5 hrs on skin & 2.5 hours of arm’s reach projection.

That said, I rarely reach for it despite liking it a lot. I recommend this scent to anyone who’s on-the-hunt for a feminine & fruity fragrance with unexpected notes, especially for the price point! I reaaaaaaallllly want to get some use out of this. If I can’t wear it at least 3X this summer, despite liking it, I think I’ll have to declutter Sakeena. Hopefully I won’t have to because I’ll have met my goal!

Sakeena is such a different kind of scent. The raspberry & salt play SO well together. In a weird way, Sakeena reminded me a bit of JHAG's Vanilla Vibes. I guess it's the sweetness with that tangy salt note.

The best thing about this, IMO, is how nicely is lasts on more "mature" skin. As I've gotten older, my skin just eats perfume so that there is very little longevity. This one hangs in there & I timed it to over 8 hours. That's amazing for me.

This is a vanilla-praline cloud with salty raspberries. Amazing scent.

At first, Sakeena is tart and bittersweet with a salt note. Then the passion fruit and mandarin scent appears, and it becomes a fruity citrus. The dry down is more sweet thanks to the vanilla, praline, and toffee at the base. The scent leans feminine, and performance is above average.
This perfume works well in the spring/summer, but it also is a good transition scent into autumn and cooler weather.
Appearance: The bottle is stunning and well made, it has a faux gold and velvet design. It is just wonderful to display! I purchased this perfume for $33 which is a great price!
I do recommend sampling Sakeena: I use the Arab sampling website HiddenSamples.com that ships internationally. High quality!

I have rarely smelled such an authentic and intense fragrance in terms of flowers and fruits.

The scent is very strong and seductive, although it is not heavy. For me, it’s a summer and autumn fragrance, perfect for a date night as well.
A juicy raspberry and passion fruit meet a floral garden.
Very fruity and fresh at the beginning, and then it becomes a bit more floral with the rose, orange blossom, and vanilla.

You have a perfect composition of flowers, warm vanilla, and fruits! Really well done.

The bottle and the packaging are also amazing for the price!