Sheikh Shuyukh Final Edition Lattafa / لطافة
5
Helpful Review
More to it than just being a decent clone
This was a blind buy, because i tested Y EDP and thought it was great, but a little too sweet for my taste, as well as more expensive than this. Unlike other people, my sprayer was fine, no leaks and worked fine. When I first sprayed it i didn't really like it, i found it smelled very synthetic and downright bad, from the opening to the drydown.
This all changed when I flushed the tube with about 10-12 sprays. The opening became much better, being somewhat fresh, whith some green apple, lavender and citrous notes, while having some faint sweetnes. Then, as it dried it became a little sweeter, without being overly so, the sage note became more prominent and started to merge with some ambery - tonka notes, i also got some subtle cardamom. By this point it became a reasonable clone of Y EDP, as the opening has nothing to do with it. It is definitely less sweet, and the sweetness feels less like bubblegum and more like the sweetness asociated with sweet amber-tonka scents, so not too cloying at all.
I find that while it lacks the sweetness of Y, the rest is pretty much the same, only that it feels a bit more grown up. Despite this, i think it could be worn by anyone 20+ and it works better when its not too hot. The performance is great on my skin, getting 10-12 hours longevity and decent projection, on clothes it lasts considerably more.
Overall, if you like the Y dna but want something less sweet, more herbal and somewhat more mature but not old man like this is a great cheap option.
This all changed when I flushed the tube with about 10-12 sprays. The opening became much better, being somewhat fresh, whith some green apple, lavender and citrous notes, while having some faint sweetnes. Then, as it dried it became a little sweeter, without being overly so, the sage note became more prominent and started to merge with some ambery - tonka notes, i also got some subtle cardamom. By this point it became a reasonable clone of Y EDP, as the opening has nothing to do with it. It is definitely less sweet, and the sweetness feels less like bubblegum and more like the sweetness asociated with sweet amber-tonka scents, so not too cloying at all.
I find that while it lacks the sweetness of Y, the rest is pretty much the same, only that it feels a bit more grown up. Despite this, i think it could be worn by anyone 20+ and it works better when its not too hot. The performance is great on my skin, getting 10-12 hours longevity and decent projection, on clothes it lasts considerably more.
Overall, if you like the Y dna but want something less sweet, more herbal and somewhat more mature but not old man like this is a great cheap option.
Qu4ker