I couldn't test both at the same time, but shortly after I sold my "Althaïr | Parfums de Marly," the Art of Nature II arrived at my place. I liked Althair, but not in the way of "I also like it for 150 €." And that's where the latest Lattafa Pride release came into play, for a fifth of the price in my case.
And what you get for this, I'll reveal right away, is definitely worth it. I get one or two associations from the scent: primarily a milky cocoa, so to speak metaphorically - two teaspoons of cocoa powder instead of four. On top of the foam, also figuratively speaking, are cardamom crumbles that you can taste with every sip. Or the full-bodied, gourmand full milk chocolate with 40% cocoa content and embedded cardamom pieces that give the scent a certain rounded spiciness.
That's basically the scent for me. With that, everything essential has been said, and I'll spare you the talk of "mm yes, here I smell 10% more orange blossom." Let's not kid ourselves, who is going to distinguish this scent from the original? It's not going to happen. For the few times I wear the scent in winter each year, this is completely sufficient. In my opinion, the Althaïr simply isn't worth it anymore, unless you have money to burn, because then you get the prettier bottle from PdM.
The bottle is a thing of its own, as is often the case with the Pride series. But the sprayer is good, and you can see the fill level on the side. So it's not a bad bottle.
