If you only know Lattafa Pride through Pisa, London or Love in Paris, you’re missing most of the line. Buried further down the catalogue are eight fragrances — three true florals and five proper gourmands — that barely get talked about, despite being genuinely well-built compositions in their own right. None of these are dupes of a designer bestseller you’ve already heard of; a few are, but that’s not why they’re worth knowing. They’re worth knowing because they cover ground the brand’s famous names don’t: a true rose, a bakery-style vanilla, a boozy-fruity gourmand, a nutty pistachio scent built for winter.
The Florals
Queen Of Roses — the one for actual rose lovers
Most “rose” fragrances treat rose as a supporting note. Queen Of Roses doesn’t — it opens on fresh Turkish rose and keeps rose as the clear centrepiece all the way through a rich floral heart into a warm musk-amber base. If you’ve been let down by fragrances that promise rose and deliver something closer to generic floral, this is the corrective. It’s unisex, long-lasting, and a genuinely elegant everyday option. For more rose-forward picks across the catalogue, see our Best Rose Perfume UK guide.
Peace & Love — skin-close and quietly confident
Peace & Love sits in the “your skin but better” category — soft florals opening into a silky, powdery heart and finishing on clean musk. It’s built in the spirit of Dries Van Noten’s Soie Malaquais, but you don’t need to know that reference to appreciate what it does well: it’s gentle, personal, and never shouts. That restraint also makes it one of the safer options if you’re fragrance-conscious around others — see our office-safe Arabian perfume guide for more in that vein.
Leen — soft, refined, easy to underestimate
Leen opens with delicate florals and fruit, settles into a soft musk heart, and finishes warm and comforting. Like Peace & Love, it’s from Pride’s premium tier and leans skin-close rather than room-filling — the kind of fragrance people notice when they’re close to you, not from across a room.
The Gourmands
Brioche Vanille — genuinely bakery, not just “sweet vanilla”
Brioche Vanille opens with buttery pastry and almond before moving into creamy vanilla and a soft musk-tonka base. Most “vanilla” fragrances are really amber-vanilla or musk-vanilla. This one actually smells like the bakery item in the name — closer to fresh pastry than to a typical Arabian oud-vanilla blend, which makes it a distinctive pick if you’ve tried a few vanillas already and want something different.
Eternal Vanille — Eternal Oud’s easier-going sibling
Eternal Vanille shares a family name with the darker, smokier Eternal Oud, but the character is completely different: warm spice and sweet fruit opening into a creamy vanilla heart and a soft musk-amber base. If Eternal Oud felt like too much of a statement piece, this is the same family made comforting and easy to wear daily.
Affection — a proper winter gourmand
Affection is built in the spirit of Kayali’s Yum Pistachio Gelato — creamy pistachio and vanilla opening into a warm gourmand heart with a soft musk base. It’s specifically a cold-weather scent: cosy rather than fresh, and one of the more distinctive nutty gourmands in the catalogue rather than another generic sweet vanilla.
Pure Crystal — boozy, fruity, unapologetically fun
Pure Crystal opens with boozy fruit and berries, moves into a sweet, syrupy gourmand heart, and settles on warm vanilla-musk. It’s built in the spirit of BORNTOSTANDOUT’s Drunk Lovers — playful and indulgent rather than formal, and a good option if most of your gourmand experience has been straightforward vanilla or amber.
Artisan Ethnique — candied and unapologetically sweet
Artisan Ethnique opens with candied sugar and fruit into a soft gourmand heart and warm vanilla-musk base, built in the spirit of BORNTOSTANDOUT’s Sugar Addict. It’s the most straightforwardly “dessert” of the five gourmands here — good if you want maximum sweetness without any smoky or woody undertone pulling it back.
Which One Should You Try First?
If you want a true rose: Queen Of Roses. If you want something skin-close and subtle: Peace & Love or Leen. If you want a proper bakery gourmand: Brioche Vanille. If you want an easier, everyday vanilla: Eternal Vanille. If you want something built for cold weather: Affection. If you want maximum sweetness and playfulness: Pure Crystal or Artisan Ethnique.
All eight sit within Lattafa Pride’s premium tier, alongside better-known names like Pisa and Love in Paris — see our Lattafa Pride Premium Collection Guide for those, or our guide to Pride’s overlooked oud and oriental editions if florals and gourmands aren’t your style, or our guide to low-intensity fragrance for healthcare and hospitality work if Peace & Love or Leen appeal but you need something workplace-safe.co.uk/lattafa-thameen-shamoukh-antiquites-collection/”>guide to Lattafa’s rarest releases for something further off the beaten path. For the wider Lattafa range, browse the full Lattafa Perfumes collection, or start with our Lattafa Perfumes UK: Complete Buyer’s Guide if you’re new to the brand.
FAQ
Are these fragrances unisex?
Most are marketed unisex. Affection is positioned as a women’s fragrance, but fragrance preference is personal — try based on the notes, not the label.
Are any of these dupes of designer fragrances?
Affection, Masa, Pure Crystal and Artisan Ethnique are each built in the spirit of a specific niche or designer release (Kayali, Mancera, and BORNTOSTANDOUT respectively). Queen Of Roses, Peace & Love, Leen, Brioche Vanille and Eternal Vanille are not positioned as dupes of anything specific.
Which is the longest-lasting?
We haven’t independently tested longevity on this specific batch of eight, so we won’t guess — check each product page for the latest verified detail, or see our general guide to making Arabian perfume last all day.
