Lattafa Teriaq (2024) is one of the brand’s more divisive releases — and that’s largely by design. Perfumer Quentin Bisch built it around a sharp, almost medicinal opening of burnt caramel and bitter almond, which some buyers find genuinely off-putting in the first ten minutes. Stick with it, and it settles into a much warmer, sweeter honey-vanilla-leather-musk drydown that’s where most of its fans end up loving it.
Notes
Top: bitter almond, burnt caramel. Heart: honey, tonka bean. Base: vanilla, leather, musk.
Teriaq vs Teriaq Intense
The original leans sweeter and reads closer to unisex-feminine. Teriaq Intense pushes the same bones darker and boozier — more plum, more smoke, more unisex-masculine. If the original’s opening puts you off, Intense won’t necessarily fix that; it’s a different mood on the same skeleton, not a softer version.
Who it suits
Gourmand fans who don’t mind an unconventional opening. If you want something safe and universally likeable from the first spray, this isn’t it — but if you’re drawn to fragrances with a genuine “moment” before they resolve, it’s one of the more interesting things Lattafa has released recently.
Price & where to buy
Lattafa Teriaq EDP 100ml and Teriaq Intense EDP are both in stock. For similar gourmand notes elsewhere in the range, browse our Sweet and Vanilla note pages.
