Fakhar Black

Updating my review after going through half a bottle . It's obvious what this is trying to be right away . When I first bought it I tested it side by side with Y EDP several times . This is definitely sweeter by about 10% especially in the opening. The original is more aromatic. The original reaches the full dry down faster while the lattafa takes a bit to towne down the sweetness and let the aromatics develop. It's about 90% there . Like most middle eastern dupes they ramped up the sweetness . In the opening it's about 85% there , half way through the dry down it's about 80% then full dry down 90-95%. The OG develops faster, isn't as sweet , the aromatics have more depth and the woods are more apparent. Yes it is a bit synthetic but what did you expect? For a pretty cheap fragrance it's really not bad at all. If you have wanted a sweeter Y EDP this would be right up your alley. For my taste I would have liked a bit more green on the dry down. I feel that while the OG dances to the dry down this one just walks , if that makes sense.

I’m honestly extremely confused by all these other reviews on here, either this stuff has recently been reformulated or I just got a particularly good batch, but as someone who doesn’t really like the ysl Y line, this stuff is amazing. Maybe my nose just isn’t used to this type of profile but to me it smells kind of like a mixture between ysl y and myself, and it actually lasts a pretty long time on my skin. Honestly, if you need something that’s just a no-brainer ultra mass appealing whilst being interesting, I would totally pick this up for 35$ why not, this now kind of serves this purpose in my collection, if I ever need something that I know for a fact everyone will like that just simply smells good risk free this is pretty perfect for that

Lattafa Fakhar Black is a phenomenal fragrance. It's fresh, affordable, slightly sweet, and has YSL Y EDP/Elixir DNA. This fragrance is amazing - it starts off citrusy with hints of apple, bergamot, and a slight hint of sweetness. Once it dries down, it becomes this delightful, sweet woody dry down that compares to YSL Y. The bottle feels good in hand, it's high quality, and smells amazing. I would give the scent a 9/10, and in general 8.5/10. The projection and longevity can tend to be weak at least on my skin, but overall this is a very good fragrance and i would reccomend it as a cheaper dupe option to ysl y edp.

So I just got my bottle in today. It’s not 1:1, but I don’t entirely mind that. It’s sweet in the opening, like vaguely fruit forward? It absolutely missed the mark on the woodiness in the mid and base notes, but it’s still inoffensively fresh and worth wearing without maceration. On my skin? It lasted 9 hours and it probably could’ve gone on longer before I decided to reapply to remind myself of the opening. 6/10 currently, I’m gonna keep using it for now.

This thing comes off as a literal copy of YSL Y, no doubt. A little touch from the middle east but thats just the first 10 mins. A good all rounder i would say. Though may not be something i would consider restocking simply because how generic this is now. My love for scents begin when i used to have that “wow” factor as soon as I smelled something. This was always an “okay, you smell good enough“ sort of a profile. Yet a great dumb reach for many.