Luju

I too have jumped on the Gourmand-hypetrain. My last few months have been characterized by the task of smelling delicious caramel and simply delicious. I would never have thought that the scent of a mainstream body spray would become my secret favorite among them. Cheirosa smells so deliciously sweet, nutty and yet light. Not sticky, not heavy, not necessarily creamy either. Like a delicious breeze that is definitely summery. Great! H/S also good! Only the bottle gives me nightmares, but I can look past that.

What a great fragrance. A fantastic balance between sweetness and spice, almost pleasant spiciness. The fragrance smells hot to me, like the summer sun. It may be because Goddess was my go-to last summer, but I can imagine it 1000x better on hot summer evenings than in the fall/winter. I really miss Goddess and will definitely be getting it again for the hot months.

This fragrance triggers something in me. As soon as I put it on, I noticed its versatility: spicy and sweet, woody and tart at the same time. At the same time, it has something cuddly, almost creamy about it. The fragrance itself is a blast. As with Eclaire, I approached it without any prior knowledge of the original fragrance. The fact that Lattafa produces fragrances of such quality and density is amazing. Top, 10/10. 200-year shelf life, sillage to anywhere else. But the really exciting thing about the fragrance for me is that it smells like my boyfriend and me. I first thought it was his Prada L'Homme, the cleanliness and the iris and then thought it was my Tom Ford Santal Blush, the beautiful spicy sandalwood, then suddenly I smell his Givenchy Gentleman and the balsamic vanilla and suddenly there's my Versace Crystal Noir and its unmistakable (non-existent) coconut note. It's like our favorite scents, our signatures, how we smell to each other, combined into one. That's what makes it so special and wonderful for me.

Summer 2024, Bianco Latte is on everyone's lips (and noses). As an old money saver, I immediately ordered La Nuit Blanche. Conclusion: terrible. It smelled like nothing to me, almost transparent, too sweet but still and somehow disgusting. Unfortunately, it was nothing. I was so excited to see if I would like Eclaire and I wasn't really expecting it anymore. Even now it has clicked. I don't know if Lataffa has made a better version of this lactonic gourmand bomb, or if my personal taste has changed in the last year, but: I'm blown away. That clean creaminess despite absolute biscuit-bakery-pastry overload is incredible. The scent lasts and lasts and lasts. Yesterday I could still clearly smell it after almost 12(!!) hours. "Waffle batter", "delicious vanilla", "popcorn" were some of the surrounding associations. A compliment chaser and definitely one that is ALWAYS worth it.

I tested Libre for the first time years ago when I was looking for a new signature, and my conclusion was: too sweet, too sticky, no thanks. Well, maybe it was because it was 32 degrees that day. I came across Libre again when two of my colleagues were wearing it. Every time they entered the room, I was overwhelmed. Then I tried it again and the result was a headache. But I wanted to like it so much. Now, years later, it has clicked: first I wore the Zara dupe to death on hot Italian summer nights, now I've switched to Le Parfum. I never want to go back without it. The fragrance does something to me, something that I love.