Yara Tous Lattafa / لطافة 2023

Sensory overload. This fragrance is so tasty that it makes my mouth water and my brain freezes for a moment because it is flooded with so many images and associations. One moment I see myself on a tropical beach watching the sunset and the ripe mangoes tumbling from the trees behind me, the next moment I remember the long summer evenings as a teenager and the bike ride home from the outdoor pool. Past blossoming rapeseed fields that exude a light floral sweetness, with a Cuia Mara split ice cream in one hand and the other hand on the handlebars.

In terms of longevity, bottle and sillage, the Lattafa fragrances are outstanding anyway, but this scent is so exotic, creamy and feminine with its bright florals, it could have been called Mango Tango. Coconut does not penetrate the fragrance, but rather appears gently in the background to my nose. The mango and passion fruit also don't come across as synthetically overloaded, but rather ripe. They make the fragrance pleasantly fruity. This fragrance is neither tangy nor too sweet and sticky. As it progresses with cashmeran and vanilla, it becomes increasingly creamy and balanced by the musk.