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Ever since I got to know this fragrance, I've wanted to smell it all the time. And of course I do, so I spray it on a lot - but the fragrance has two faces for me.

Ana Abiyedh Poudrée was a blind buy and I was sure from the start that I would love it - I really like sweet powder fragrances. But so far, something has bothered me about many of them in the long run, which is why I've "grown tired" of almost all powder fragrances so far after a short time. Only Kenzo Amour never got boring - but it's just far too sweet in summer.

Ana Abiyedh Poudrée is perfect in this respect. Sweet but not too overpowering, floral but not too flowery, powdery but not dusty or old-fashioned, and clean without that synthetic note that usually bothers me so often. Simply a flattering, very pleasant companion. I usually notice it on my skin for about 5-6 hours with 2-3 sprays, on my clothes much longer. For the price, this is something to be proud of.

When my boyfriend smelled the fragrance on me for the first time, his reaction was also positive. "Mhh, you smell good... What does it smell like? Smells kind of like... Sea." Sea? I looked at him, confused at first. "It smells kind of salty to me, like sea air. But I like it, it smells really good." I was fascinated, I would never have thought of an association with sea air. Nothing salty or aquatic was recognizable to me here. Until the moment I heard those words.

Do you know that when you look at a photo or listen to a song and someone else points out a detail (e.g. "that looks like..." or "that sounds like she's singing (different lyrics)") that you wouldn't have noticed - then you see/hear it too and suddenly you ONLY notice that?

Well, from then on I noticed a fresh, salty, powdery and only slightly sweet sea breeze in Ana Abiyedh Poudrée. And I also found that simply beautiful. Refreshing, pleasant... But maybe the scent just develops completely differently on my skin in the heat. The summer days are just getting a little cooler here again (~20°C instead of ≥30°C) and suddenly it's back, the powdery sweet vanilla that I smelled at the beginning.

In the meantime, I was also able to get to know "Black Tie | Celine" and I have to say - there is no comparison between the two. I also fell in love with the "Black Tie | Celine", but the Ana Abiyedh Poudrée would not be a satisfactory alternative for me if I were hoping for a fragrance twin to the Black Tie. Ana Abiyedh Poudrée is an independent fragrance that leans in a similar direction, but is miles away from Black Tie. "Black Tie | Celine" is creamier, more vanilla, sweeter, heavier and spicier. Ana Abiyedh Poudrée is more powdery, lighter, fluffier, more restrained and more suitable for everyday use. It's still too sweet for acute heat waves, but otherwise I find it easy to wear even in summer. And sometimes even with a little sea breeze that comes through from time to time...

Ana Abiyedh Poudrée has become one of my feel-good fragrances. And "Black Tie | Celine" too, by the way... especially on cooler, almost autumnal nights. In other words: the two are very different, but both are simply beautiful in their own right and I wouldn't want to be without either of them. But especially for the price, Ana Abiyedh Poudrée is simply recommendable.

Take... the best of the three wonderful fragrances Oajan, "Angels' Share | Kilian" and Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum, combined in harmonious unison

Khaltat Night Eau de Parfum is a wonderful fragrance, a gourmand dream come true with the juicy cherry from Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum, but without the strong alcoholic notes, instead only minimally boozy, but delicious to bite into. Much to the delight of my nose, which meets alcoholic notes with a disgusted sniff. For me personally, this is also the biggest criticism of "Angels' Share | Kilian", even though I otherwise really like its Christmas market vibes, the overwhelming cognac ruins it for me personally, which is why I prefer the cognac-free alternatives such as Sharaf Blend. But Khaltat Night Eau de Parfum fortunately manages without cognac, rum & co However, this lovechild shares most of its DNA with Oajan. Cinnamon, and lots of it, paired with creamy-soft, honey-sweet vanilla and the beautiful, dark spice of Oajan also resonates in the olfactory experience, albeit less intensely, but just right for me. This artful, oriental bottle contains a great deal of harmony and a fragrance composition with the best of three worlds! Simply to kneel down. The bottle invites me to take a sniff every time I pass by, so it's hard to resist even in the height of summer... but winter anticipation is definitely pre-programmed.

I had only thought from reading that the fragrance had a masculine tendency. In my opinion, however, Khaltat Night Eau de Parfum is 100% unisex - in contrast to Oajan and "Angels' Share | Kilian", which can also be worn by women, but in my opinion have a much more masculine tendency. I was recently lucky enough to get my hands on this fragrance for just under €60, which is an absolute bargain. This fragrance experience would have been worth well over €100 to me. Love!

Lattafa has once again hit the bull's eye for gourmand fans. After a brief, slightly alcoholic opening immediately after spraying, a wonderful fragrance unfolds! Definitely edible, definitely extremely delicious, delicious to bite into, and definitely very sweet. If you don't like it - hands off. I love it! I smell vanilla crescents with powdered sugar, cake with cream, milk with lots of honey, chocolate pralines and creamy caramel. But above all sugar and vanilla. Lots and lots of vanilla. When I spray it on, I smell like a whole dessert buffet.

Do I want to smell like that?
Yes! (Not for every occasion, of course, but still. Yes!)

Does everyone want to smell like this? Definitely no! It's a matter of taste, of course. As someone with a sweet tooth through and through, it just puts me in a good mood when I'm surrounded by a cloud of scents of wonderful treats, and Eclaire hits the sweet spot (literally). In this respect: Yes, the fragrance is blindbuy-worthy for anyone who likes very sweet, edible scents. But if you're looking for something "dark", smoky and spicy, you're unfortunately in the wrong place here. However, this does not mean that Eclaire lacks depth, on the contrary.

The progression is rather linear, with time it becomes softer, fluffier, almost powdery. The individual notes stand out less clearly and blend into a sweet, round, wonderfully creamy gourmand fluff. The longevity is incredibly good, and the sillage is just right for enjoying the fragrance without covering half of your surroundings in a thick layer of vanilla caramel and sending your fellow human beings into an olfactory chocolate shock (there are supposed to be people who don't like that... I know, unbelievable). But I'm talking about one (!) spray. Please dose carefully, there is a high risk of diabetes if you overdose!

Eclaire is definitely a fragrance for the cold season. I see it on me especially in autumn - cozy vibes, a walk outside, the last rays of sunshine soaking the colorful leaves in golden autumn light, cold wind blowing around the ears and the nose delighting in Eclaire. Or to sweeten up cold winter days. I'm looking forward to that :)

The bottle is typical Lattafa kitsch again, a bit too much for me personally, but it still has something. Admittedly, the bottle and the name of the fragrance represent the contents exceptionally well - melt-in-the-mouth, sugary-sweet, slightly powdery (pink), opulent (gold) and delicious to bite into (Eclaire). All in all, a very harmonious picture that delivers what it promises. The sweet-toothed among you will be delighted! :)

My fragrance journey only began 2 years ago, but I discovered Lattafa quite early on. I personally love Lattafa for the opulent, oriental gourmands, at the latest "Nebras | Lattafa / لطافة" was my "gateway drug". When I saw the fragrance notes of "Teriaq / ترياق | Lattafa / لطافة", I was excited - I knew I had to try it, I would love it. Based on the fragrance notes, however, I would never have thought of an association with La Belle Le Parfum... But shortly after spraying it on, you notice a clear similarity. And yet they are two completely different, independent fragrances, not twins at all - more like cousins. Nevertheless, I dare to make a comparison.

I already own La Belle Le Parfum and although I like the fragrance, I have to admit that I usually reach for other fragrances. Somehow it lacks that certain something, and something bothers me, something "musty" that I only notice after a few hours. La Belle Le Parfum is very sweet, almost too sweet, fruity and loud, but in my opinion it lacks depth, character, something interesting... it's creamier, but after the pear in the opening has faded, it's just sweet.

"Teriaq / ترياق | Lattafa / لطافة", on the other hand, is something like the 'grown-up' version of La Belle Le Parfum. Where La Belle opens with a fruity-sweet caramel-pear scent, Teriaq is a single caramelized apricot wrapped in lots (yes, lots) of pepper on leather, an oriental-spicy dream, also dense, loud and very sweet, but with much more depth and character due to the dominant 'darker' spicy notes. However, the initially very dominant pepper largely fades after a few minutes (fortunately), but then remains subtly perceptible in the background. Whereas with La Belle Le Parfum, all that soon remains is a sticky sweetness, with "Teriaq / ترياق | Lattafa / لطافة" you can perceive a fragrance metamorphosis that lasts for hours. In between, it smells tart and fruity, sometimes like a delicious dessert, sometimes a hint of powdery rose, sometimes honey-sweet, but always accompanied by a dense, dark base of labdanum, pepper and leather. The sweet beauty in the Arabian version wears a dark veil, seducing with her mysterious and self-confident presence all those whose attention her European cousin so loudly and shrilly strives for.

By the way, the longevity is insane, I could clearly feel it on my wrist for at least 10 hours after one spray, after which I went to sleep :D You definitely have to spray it carefully, more than one spray can be too much of a good thing - yes, there is too much of a good thing with this "antidote" too. The bottle with the snake wrapped around the lid is high quality and I personally like it - even if it is typically kitschy for Lattafa. For me, however, Lattafa kitsch is the "good kind" of kitsch, in contrast to the La Belle flacons, which don't work at all in my opinion... But that's a matter of taste, of course. I'm happy to welcome the fragrance into my collection. Unfortunately, it's unwearable in summer and far too heavy, but it makes me look forward to fall :)

A short BR540 review to start with:
For me, BR540 is one of those fragrances to which my body inevitably reacts with a nose wrinkle. Musty vibes from a splash of barbecue sauce in synthetic cough syrup, somewhere in a hospital operating room where a cotton candy vendor from the fair has strayed. Interesting, but that doesn't make it great. Most dupes are simply poor imitations and only make my dislike of the scent worse. In my opinion, there are people for whom the fragrance really suits and for whom it harmonizes perfectly with the overall image, becoming a blessing. But these are very, very few, and yet half the world sprays itself with it, and not exactly hesitantly, which further leads to any "magic" being lost. (Regardless of my opinion, everyone should of course spray what they like - tastes are different, and that's a good thing).

Now to the fragrance:
There I was a few months ago in my favorite drugstore. A new fragrance from Câline? I could already guess what it was from the label, but I was still curious and sprayed it on my wrist.

Contrary to my expectations - no flight instinct.

Fascinating... it's extremely close to the original, but the little nuances are somehow more beautifully balanced... it almost smells more premium to me. An olfactory aberration?

I have to keep sniffing my wrist. I still wouldn't really wear it, it's too close to the original. And yet it does the little details better for me. The candy floss seller is no longer standing around lost in the operating room. This time he sells his candy floss at the open-air fair, outside an operating room, together with candied strawberries, whose sugar crust looks so beautifully shiny. The medicinal notes are a little less intense and constricting, the woody and spicy notes are no longer so synthetic and no longer reminiscent of barbecue sauce, but ensure that it is not a pure fairground scent. It is softer and rounder, a little sweeter, but with a nicer sweetness than the original. And yet clearly BR540, confusingly similar.

A cloud of the fragrance keeps rising to my nose, even hours later. And somehow I like it. Even the next day, it is still perceptible on my hand. A 6€ fragrance. Simply amazing. I went to the drugstore a few more times in the following weeks, each time I couldn't help but apply another spray and be amazed. I decided to buy it after all, somehow I had taken a liking to it... just to wear a spray at home from time to time, a fragrance for 6€, why not.

Too late, it was already sold out everywhere, the hype had begun.

In the meantime, it was also allowed to move in with me. For the money, it's simply amazing. Although the bottle is pretty to look at, it is cheaply made for the price, and unfortunately the spray heads can often be faulty, as is so often the case with Câline in this price segment. Nevertheless - I give my good rating in spite of my dislike of the original, and although I still think that the fragrance does not suit everyone, not even this dupe, and that "too much of a good thing" can very quickly be achieved here. Simply because it's incredibly well done as a clone, especially at the price. I absolutely cannot confirm the reviews that write about poor longevity and sillage - perhaps there was a faulty batch in between? I have easily sprayed it on 10 times from different testers, and each time it lasted 6-8 hours with good sillage, even until the next day, with only 1-2 sprays. It certainly doesn't suit me, and at most I spray it on my wrist at home - but then I enjoy it.