13 WORST MIDDLE EASTERN FRAGRANCE FAILS FROM 100+ COLLECTION | PERFUME DISASTERS TO STEER CLEAR OF!
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2023
- Val joins me this week to discuss her WORST Middle Eastern Fragrances! Buckle up, this is going to be a roller coaster!
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Omg! I feel so sorry for you guys that you don’t get that creamy fruity goodness that many of us get with Yara! I even get a little spice or something on top. I’m on my 4th bottle in a year. I did notice that many of the Arabian fragrances you have to empty the straw and let oxidize a bit.
I feel sorry that I don't get the creamy goodness too!!! 😀
Omg I thought I was going nuts cause I don’t get the creaminess either. I’m so upset about that. I really wanted to love it.
I love it too. It smells very good to my olfactory sense. I discovered about two dozen layering combinations with Yara that smell great too 😊
Must have a bad bottle. I am at my second bottle and it's strawberry milk shake.
I didn’t like Yara but then I smelled it in the air on the person I gave it away to and it was soooo creamy and amazing 😢😂
I really love Amethyst 😅 I do agree, though, with the rubbery-ness. However, I will say, that after letting it sit for a solid month or two, that rubber note has almost completely disappeared. This is definitely one that needs to sit.
I will let it sit and spray a bit out and give it another go. Thanks for weighing in.
Amethyst definitely needs to macerate. I hated the scent when it first arrived in the mail, but it was delightful a few weeks later.
Yes! I get the rubber element too. Only have it 2 weeks. Got a compliment from 2 ladies in a jewellery store this week. Looking fwd to the result later.
I really like Amethyst too !
I agree , Amethyst after even a few weeks will lose that note and I have had it now for 7 months and it is so smooth and warm
Raghba is good to me, sweet, I layer it with kayali velvet and silk santal
I love it too.
I like Raghba as well. And I like Raghba Intense. I wouldn't say a person needs both, but I enjoy them myself. Cool weather vibes.
Thanks for weighing in guys!! Good to hear other viewpoints!
Raghba dont project at all n weirdly oily
It's beautiful! I love it too.
Love you two together. Strong friendship is great to watch.
i love that you guys are never pretentious, you’re very honest and transparent ❤❤ this is why thousands of people trust your guys’ reviews
Thank you so much!!
Lol y'all be having too much fun and I'm here for it!!!💗 I still wanna try Raghba but I'm so happy I "missed" out on some of these others😂
I LOVE Velvet Gold!! I'm so glad not everyone likes the same thing otherwise we'd all smell the same.
We'd all smell the same and our fave would always be sold out!! 😀
I love this video. Thank you Ladies 💕
Orientica Arte Bellissimo Romantic is one of my absolute favorites! I literally cannot wear it without being complimented. Great lasting power for a green, spicy rose!
Thank you for sharing your experience with it!!! Love different views!
I have it as well.
Love ❤❤❤
Thanx for this Vid it’s always worth doing a fail vid really helps!!! ❤
Watched you girls this morning dying my hair getting ready for our USA Thanksgiving day. I have so many blind buys. Your reviews gave such chuckles. The facial expressions and differences of opinions was fun to watch. Loved it girls
Glad you enjoyed!
I’m one of those that loveee yara and it smells just like a strawberry milkshake to me!! I have a ton of middle eastern perfumes and it’s definitely in my top 5. It’s crazy to me how we all smell different things in fragrances!
Same, I adore Yara.
Yep I smell strawberry milkshake too mixed with something more womanly and I enjoy it. I don't even like sweet scents but I like Yara.
I am not a fan, but as everyone mentions strawberry milkshake when talking about Yara, I wonder what you think about Burberry Her, as to me that one is a full-on strawberry milkshake?
@@andmoreagain7 I smell it there too but I much prefer Yarra. It's more grown up, especially if you let it macerate for a few weeks.
I love that you guys all love YARA! I agree that it's so cool that we are all so different. now comes my confession, I tried Yara again the other day and actually liked it quite a lot!!!! I don't get strawberry milkshake but I got a creamy fruitiness.
Y'all have me so relieved that I never fell for the Yara hype! 😅 I'm going to scan the comments and see what the general consensus is 😊
I think it's pretty divided! Some love it and some hate it! 🤣
I didn't like it and gave it to a woman who was crazy for it, to each his own.
Unfortunately we have different tastes and even "smell buds", so I wouldn't give too much weight to a subjective opinion especially one so categorically negative. I suggest you order samples from Fragbar or go to a store to sample it
Same here😂 but I am tempted to buy Yara Tous!
I'm glad I didn't buy it too
There are occasional fragrances that my husband doesn’t care for, but when I wore Raghba, he absolutely hated it. He asked me to never wear it again.
Well that kind of cinches the deal doesn't it? 😀
😂😂
This is so funny! Love the energy
Hi Val! Awesome to see you two back together again. What a fun treat to sniff the ones you don’t like. There are many I absolutely do not like, but cannot remember their names. I’m lucky enough to have a shop nearby to go test out a lot of affordable Middle Eastern perfumes, and it’s definitely an ‘odyssey’ as Val mentioned. Lol. I’ve seen a few of these, especially that Femme one, but the bottle was so off putting that I didn’t even test it out 😂.
That would be awesome to get to sniff first!!
I absolutely love these videos!!! I've recently gotten into Middle Eastern fragrances and have gotten quite a few per your recommendation (Club de Nuit and Nebras being my favorite!) In this list though I have to say that I kind of agree: I enjoy Yara but a) I don't get strawberry milkshake either because b) I'm getting Lancôme's Miracle!!! I can't be the only one who thinks so!!! Raghba is nice but I don't think I'll still be into it a few months from now so I'll try layering it with other fragrances... Lastly, I LOVE Rare Tiffany! It's my very first Middle Eastern fragrance and it was actually a blind buy! But I have to agree that it's not for everyone... My sister can't stand to be around when I wear it 😂 But that's the beauty of fragrances, as shown by you ladies: it's extremely subjective... One woman's signature scent is another's migraine 😂
I love that, One woman's signature scent is another's migraine 🤣 so so true!! Thanks for weighing in!
Totally agree with you regarding Yara! I was so excited to smell a "strawberry milkshake" but it was never there...I gave it away...kund of a bit of nothing special!
We love your videos with Val 😊
Same … it’s not terrible just so generic and cheap smelling
Same, but I must admit, it's great for layering as it kind of morphes into whatever else you wear beautifully and loses it's synthetic smell and just adds some soft sweetness to other scents. As a stand-alone - NO WAY, JOSE! Immature, oatmilk, synthetic red fruits flavorings sugary drink vibes. Overrated af.
It smells like a watery beach scent to me?
Thanks so much!
For me it smells like powdery tropical fruits. That's all🤷🏻♀️😐😂
I love Amethyst!!! ❤
My first real perfume was also POISON by Dior. 💜
That’s a great one!
So happy for this video❤
I love yara and adore amethyst .Amethyst has raspberry and rubbery smell goes away .You need to let these macerate and spray every couple weeks after you shake the bottle once and primed the atomiser
I purchased Raghba, because it’s very similar to Bouquet Ideale by Xerjoff, which I like. I like Raghba.
I also have Orientica Velvet Gold and it’s one of my favourite perfumes 😂 it’s very close to GFG and I love caramel and rose and the powderiness. Very interesting.
Thanks for sharing your takes!!! Love hearing the different perspectives!
I like it as well. Raghba is very strong, sweet, cold weather fragrance and it is a well liked fragrance.
I love Raghba, its one of my favourites! Very feminine and kinda unique 👌 😍
I love Velvet Gold!
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You guys are a great duo. I love watching your videos together 😂
Such a fun video, love seeing you ladies together! I also have similar feelings about Bad'ee Amethyst and Yara 😆 Thanks for the laughs!
Glad that you enjoyed!
As I'm sure you know, smelling some fragrances so close to your nose, will definitely smell offputting. The magic comes in the sillage air around. Like oxygene disperses the blend of notes differently than a straight shot. I have many middle-eastern perfumes that I did not like at all when I first smelled them. But after the drydown AND the cloud bubble, it creates a fragrance that smells heavenly. Nothing like when i first sniffed it. Ragbah is a good example. Smells busily rich, but later in the air it has a comfy, addictive scent.
Plus you really have to be more into niche notes than designer crowdpleasers.
I love my strangees.
Thanks for weighing in, great thoughts!
I was thinking exactly this when watching this video. I also read an interesting book in which they say that perfume is like a vibration and like music we all hear / smell different notes, it also said what perfumes we like depends on our memories and I agree with this 100% percent. Also as with music, you can LOVE a song and someone else, even when you tell them why you think or feel this song is so amazing, cannot hear this and will tell you it is awful. It is similar with perfumes. There were 4 perfumes in this video that I adore and wear regulary , 2 of them are my signature scents. I also let my M E perfumes macerate. My first ever M E perfume ( I have about 160 or so perfumes before I fell in love with M E fragrances) was Rasha because my beloved Gucci Rush was running out and someone said if you like that perfume you will like this. I bought it was a roller ball and so cheap and I actually love it. It is such comforting scent. I had some serious health issues and my perfumes suddenly did not make me happy anymore so I went on a journey discovering M E scents. The second bottle was Shaghaf Oud Swiss Arabian and I was shocked, I knew it was a beast mode but I think the Saffron note is one I have to get used to, I LOVE the dry down but cannot adjust to the start, I will see what it is like after 6 months of maceration. 3rd one was Amethyst which was love at first wear. I adore this and always get compliments when I wear this, Infini Rose followed and my beloved Opulent Red, it was wow at first spray and on my skin it became soft, warm and sensual, a total compliment getter as is Rare Tiffany. Mind you Rare Tiffany, I took the cap off and it was weird skanky type of scent and I though, no, do not like this, but knew it either needed maceration or see how it develops so I sprayed one spray on my wrist, half an hour later I was in love with it. The addictiveness of some scents like Ameer Al Oudh Intense and so on is something that fascinates me. To each their own and once again it proves we all smell different notes, I do smell Yara's strawberries but not necessary a milkshake as I would not like to smell like a milkshake 😅but smell something woody amber and also smell some florals and the heliotrope in this. I did not like Yara at all to begin with and put it away but after 6 months I like wearing it especially on mild sunny days. Love, from Tasmania 🌺🌹💐
@@tiamurrell963 ... You're correct in all your points.
One thing I noticed in myself was how I developed a more wider appreciation for niche style fragrances. When I was younger it was all about the "in" crowd pleasers. Now, I wear fragrances for my own pleasure. Stuff I would've said "no way!" now I say "WoW!" So I think, the more fragrances you open up to, the more you appreciate them. And sometimes you get good at dissecting the notes!
I got tired of designer scents because most smell the same. When I found out about middle eastern perfumes, man! it opened up a whole new world. Such beautiful presentations and inexpensive to boot!! No going back to the big brands for me. Can't afford them anyway.
@@oldschoolfunkster1 Hi, this is Tia, I am uploading a new video for my music channel so I am replying with this channel, sorry. You are so right in how we change why we wear perfumes. Mind you I was always a bit of a rebel, before Niche fragrances become fashionable my first love bought me a perfume that became a Niche scent from Paris and this became my signature scent (Coriander Jean Couturier sadly the formula has been changed and it is nowhere near the perfume it once was , I still have a bottle of the original and it is still perfect) and I knew no one of my age wearing a scent like this. But I think nowadays I wear the perfumes that makes me happy ( and hopefully my husband will enjoy it, if he doesn't I still wear it but not around him 😅) . When I was a bit younger it was all about the designer perfumes, but even then I was a little bit off the center with my choices. But still I have a lot of those crowd pleasers. But now it is JUST like you said. I still cannot believe the perfumes I bought recently , the bold choices I made , 4 or so blind buy disasters ( 2 I am still hoping will get nicer). Like you said I was also sick of smelling similar and a friend of mine who lives overseas felt the same way. I started buying all these fragrances and she trusted my taste and also love my top 4 ME perfumes. They are amazing aren't they? I have Long Covid and lost my taste for a while and my sense of smell was a bit affected which meant I could not smell my own perfumes but once I changed to ME perfumes even with my sense of smell having returned, no other perfume lets you smell your own perfume 8 or so hours after first spraying it. I love that. And then there is the wonderful price, so much more easy on the pocket yet smells so divine. I still have spares of my favourite designer perfumes but I also bought back up bottles of my favourite top 4 ME perfumes. The presentations are also so lovely and unusual. I love the whole 'One Thousand and One Nights Arabian Magic Tale' feel of these perfumes. 🤩
@@barryryan1948 ... Great story.
Funny how a scent can snap a moment in ones life and mentally take you there in an instant. Non perfume aromas do that to me too, like PlayDoh, Crayolas, cherry incense sticks...
One of my first middle eastern scents was Rahgba Intense. It reminded me of head shops (hippie stores) when I would shop for incense sticks. I later found out Nag Champa was the scent that was intriguing me.
I then bought some Rasasi makes. I didn't know anything about which perfumes where my likes, no stores here carry them. So I would buy by how nice the bottle looked. I figured if they put enough thought into the presentation, heck, they must not go cheap on the perfume. And boy, was I right. They put these 100/200 dollar designer perfumes to shame. It proved to me how much these big house brands really rip off people. I've bought 20-50 dollar MidEast perfumes that the box itself looks like It costs that much.
Only one problem though😔. It becomes a habit. Lol. I have enough fragrances to wear for 3 lifetimes...but I still want more!! It's like a never ending journey to finding the perfect fragrance. You might find it...but you'll still find a reason to keep on searching. Lol.
I have Orientica Arte Bellissima Romantic and I love it. I also receive compliments EVERY SINGLE TIME I WEAR IT.
Thanks for weighing in!!
The most honest review yet! THANK YOU for sharing the truth!
Glad it was helpful!
Raghba baffles me - am I smelling the same fragrance as those who like it? I bought it and it is litterally the first fragrance I have smelt that made me nauseus and gag. It smelt very sweet, mixed with sweat, saliva and metallic like blood.... It is hard to believe that the juice in my bottle is the same as the perfume that others find nice. In many cases I can appreciate perfumes that don't fit my taste. But Raghba - wow. I tested it three times and regretted it deeply each time, feeling nauseous and sick to my stomach. I wish I could smell the nice fragrance others describe 😊 It makes me question if different batches aren't uniform or if it simply is a case of us people being different with different perception and experience.
I could not agree more. It was beyond awful!!
I have the same problems with perfumes, are they different here in the Netherlands or is it my nose??? Usually i have to wait a few days to try again
It could be batches but I think we just all perceive things differently! For me that's the fun part in fragrance...it also makes me appreciate humans...we are all so unique! It's really quite wonderful!
Agree 100%
I 100 percent agree with you. I bought it years ago and it made me so sick to my stomach that I gave it away to a friend who loved it, but I made him promise NEVER to wear it around me. It’s the only fragrance that has ever done that to me. Absolutely nauseating to me.
I am addicted to your videos with Val ❤❤❤
Glad to hear it!
Raghba a is great for layering. It adds depth and sweetness to other fragrances. I love to layer it with Ana Abiyed Rouge. Also with BBW fruity/ floral body mists
Layering is a great idea!
I just started watching. I’m excited to see this video, I know I’ll be cracking up tons!!!! Ok, watching now.
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@mariacollettlife I loved it! And I did crack up tons ♥️
It is refreshing to hear contrasting opinions on scents. I like a couple of these (Raghba and Badee Al Oud Amethyst), but its such a good argument for sampling! There are people who will like most of these (maybe not Ghaid!) but try them first!
Yes, I agree...a ton of people love both of those! I am into hearing the contrasting opinions as well, especially if I'm looking to purchase blindly! 😀
OUD AMETHYS is smelling like burnt tyres and gasoline to many people...INFINI ROSE from Lattafa is a smooth more realistic dupe of ATOMIC ROSE ! :)
Yeah infini rose is a much better atomic rose dupe n it's by Maison Alhambra not lattafa. D amethyst is by lattafa.
Isn't Maison Alhambra part of Lattafa?
Yep, Maison Alhambra is a sub brand of Lataffa 😄
Me encanta verlas juntas son muy divertidas!!!
Val reminds me a little of one of my fave YT-ers - Noraly from the channel Itchy Boots. I love your chemistry, you two have so much fun and it definitely radiates beyond the screen. Thanks for making my Friday less dull! 🦌
I"m so glad you enjoy when she's on. She's an absolutely wonderful person!
Hi, what a lovely video, I loved watching this as I enjoyed seeing your friendship, loved the laughter and your comments. Thank you for this as it is really nice to hear honest opinions. I read an interesting book in which they say that perfume is like a vibration and like music we all hear / smell different notes, it also said what perfumes we like depends on our memories and I agree with this 100% percent. For example if you are drawn to a sweet vanilla or cinnamon note this may be an association to some perfect memory ( for me my beloved Omi/ grandma and her baking) . Also as with music, you can LOVE a song and someone else, even when you tell them why you think or feel this song is so amazing, cannot hear this and will tell you it is awful. It is similar with perfumes. There were 4 perfumes in this video that I adore and wear regulary , 2 of them are my signature scents. I also let my Middle Eastern perfumes macerate. My first ever M E perfume ( I have about 160 or so perfumes before I fell in love with M E fragrances now I am afraid to count 😅😂) was Rasha by Al Rehab because my beloved Gucci Rush was running out and someone said if you like that perfume you may also like this. I bought it as it was a roller ball perfume oil and so cheap and I actually love it. It is such comforting scent. I developed some serious health issues and my perfumes suddenly did not make me happy anymore so I went on a journey discovering M E scents. The second bottle was Shaghaf Oud (Swiss Arabian) and I was shocked, I knew it was a beast mode but I think the Saffron note is one I have to get used to, I LOVE the dry down ( it takes me back to my exotic first love for some reason) but cannot adjust to the start, I will see what it is like after many months of maceration. 3rd one was Amethyst which was love at first wear. I adore this and always get compliments when I wear this, Infini Rose followed and my beloved Opulent Red, it was wow at first spray and on my skin it became soft, warm and sensual, a total compliment getter as is Rare Tiffany. Mind you Rare Tiffany, I took the cap off and it was weird skanky type of scent and I though, no, do not like this, but knew it either needed maceration or see how it develops so I sprayed one spray on my wrist, half an hour later I was in love with it. The addictiveness of some scents like Ameer Al Oudh Intense and so on is something that fascinates me. I have had some total failure blind buys and some are too sharp for my taste and the one thing the blind buy fails have in common is the Saffron note ( although it is in some other perfumes which I love, weird) . I hope to be now at the stage where I sort of can guess which one will be successful or a bad buy or a safe blind buy but it can still go wrong 🤣. But before throwing any out or giving them away I will let each one macerate. It really shows that we are so different and to each their own and once again it proves we all smell different notes, I do smell Yara's strawberries but not necessary a milkshake as I would not like to smell like a milkshake 😅but smell something woody amber and some spice as well as some florals and the heliotrope note (which I love). I did not like Yara at all to begin with and put it away but after 6 months I like wearing it especially on mild sunny days.Thank you for such an interesting honest video and for sharing. Love, from Tasmania 🌺🌹💐
This was an AMAZING post. Thank you for sharing that!! I agree, perfume is a form of art for our olfactory senses!! Some will be in awe and some will find it distasteful. It’s what I love the most about fragrance!!
@@mariacollettlife Thank you so much, I agree with you 100% it is what I love about fragrance as well. What I find also interesting is that for example is when I wear my signature scent and am asked what it is, I am now careful as I know it is hated many and say it is not a safe blind buy. I actually had friends wanting to buy it after repeatedly smelling it on me and complimenting the perfume, and friends also who visited and smelled the bottle and said, "No, that's not what YOU are wearing" Only one other loved it so much and put it on and I bought it for her. So your body chemistry does change how it smells on you. Thank you for your videos , I love watching them and again, your friendship shines in this video 😍🧡🧡
I love your honesty, but I also love Yara. I don’t think it’s like strawberry milkshakes. I do think it goes awesome with Bath and body coconut,💗
Thanks for sharing how you feel about it!! It’s honestly so subjective so it’s good to hear other viewpoints!!!😊
Thanks for sharing ❤
Raghba is absolutely fantastic had loads of compliments when wearing it....what do you want for the money its great
I’m so glad that you have loved it and gotten lots of compliments!! Many have commented that they really enjoy it. Thanks for weighing in! 😀
Just in time!!! I was just watching your other videos. Where is Val’s channel?? If she doesn’t have one- she totally needs one. Love you both!
Ikr
I agree! She's awesome isn't she? No channel at the moment but she can come on mine any time!!
Thank you for explaining these as I have a few I’d rather not have bought this type of perfumes - I love your recommendations and have already bought some of the good ones! I appreciate you ladies!
It’s hard with middle eastern fragrances!! There are so many and I’ve bought several that people raved about but I just absolutely did not like!!
Just bought the Bakkarat Gentle Gold Yesterday, I was looking for a video that compared it with the Orientica one. Glad the Bakkarat is closer and less powdery 😊
I hope that you enjoy it!
@lakacialloyd9027 I've had mine for a few weeks now, it projects more and the scent lasts the entire day for me!! Since I got it, I've been neglecting my other fragrances...I've already made a sizeable dent 😆
Oh yay, another video with the two of you; you guys are hilarious! I am so on the fence about Yara, because the reviews are either great or bad, so obviously it's very subjective. But unfortunately, there's no way to test it beforehand, so I'm going to think on it a bit more. I've also read that if you don't like Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst, there is another one from Maison Alhambra in a very similar type bottle called Infini Rose that's a much better dupe of Atomic Rose, and there's no rubbery oud in that one.
I’ve got something coming out tomorrow…I am liking it now. That said, it’s not the best thing since sliced bread! It’s sweet, powdery, synthetic and a bit musky but kinda growing on me….i am finding it relaxing 😳😳😳😳😳
Love this!
Well thank you to both of you, it was so good to have Val back. You two are so great together, your chemistry is so good, it´s lovely to see.
I skipped Yara because of the polarizing opinions, i think i can live without trying it. Val mentioned opulent red shortly, and that is one of the really polarizing perfumes. I bought it good while ago, at start i was horrified like: is this supposed to smell good? :o I stocked it for like half a year, trying it out from time to time. And though the first spray is still hard for me, i have learned to love the drydown. So i´m just carefull not to spray too near my face, and not to sniff immediately.
Because of my struggle with opulent red, i was hesitant to get Badee al oudh amethyst for the longest time. Instead i got Infini Rose and that was insta love for me. After a long while I also got amethyst just recently. And maybe my nose is getting used on certain kind of scents, but i liked it a lot immediately. I`ve not had time yet to try it out more, but it looks really promising.
Of Raghba i have to agree with you, for me also it smells a bit flat. I´ve heard people saying they use it for layering, and i´ve been trying to figure out with what to layer it, but i´ve not found out good options yet. Maybe i´ll just try blindly with different scent families. I have sample of rare tiffany, i´ve not cared much of that one this far. I´ll try it again later also.
One youtuber of middle eastern origin talked a lot about how the culture affects our preference for scents. Like for her Shaghaf oud is just meh, cause for her it´s boring, something she´s smelled all her life. While here on western countries it was revolutionary scent family. Also, she said that some type of oud comes out with what we call burnt rubber smell, for them it´s lovely, but many here struggle with that kind of scents.
What comes to my total fails, i would not recommend Al haramain red flower to anyone. I mean i could not smell any flower, only strong, not pleasing herbal scent. It´s been sitting on dark corner for over half a year, maybe i´ll try it again one of these days. Another total fail is Khashab al oud from Bait al bakhoor. It´s much too masculine to my taste.
Hi, which one has better performance longevity wise, amethyst or infinity rose?
@@RUTUMA sorry for answering a bit late. Amethyst lasts longer on my skin. Infinity rose does lasts 5 to 6 hours on me. Amethyst a lot longer, around 10-12 hours.
It's soooo interesting your friend brought up that rubber smell with Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst, I totally get that smell with Oud For Glory! It smells like a brand new tire on me! I honestly thought I was crazy with what I was smelling! It's one reason why I don't reach for it often, and why I won't be repurchasing it. Also, I feel listening it as unisex was a big mistake, that fragrance is just sooio masculine.
I agree that Oud for Glory is VERY masculine leaning!
Thank you both for sharing your opinions. I find value in your feedback because you save us money, and I can also want to buy a fragrance that you don't care for for that same reason.
Totally!!
I absolutely love Afnan Rare Tiffany. I for sure do not get public pool. I get the very floral sweet spring/summer scent.
Love this video
This hurt my heart seeing Yara and Raghba on here. I love them, I actually want Sakeena and Rare Tiffany too lol
I have Rare Tiffany and I love it soon much. Soooo long lasting. Try to get a decant.
@@JulieStClair2020 Have you tried rare passion? It's a new flanker, gorgeous
@876beauty I haven't but I want to.
I totally understand that because when I’ve seen fail videos and some of my faves are in there I’m just horrified!!! Thanks for weighing in because it’s so important to hear other thoughts!!❤
Okay, I'm hoping my Nebras matures, because as of right now, it's my biggest Blind Buy fail! Thanks for the heads-up on these!
Val here! Do give that one time. Maria and I both found that it was faint with no performance at first, but after a few months of maceration it became a beast!
@@lunablue1002 Okay! Here's hoping it comes together. It's been about a month and it's still a weird, funky-screechy sweet. Maybe it's a 2024 baby, haha! Thanks for the guidance!
Mine took about 3 months for me to love it. I was so confused when everyone was hyping it up, but it got much better. I got it in February and by May/June I started to really like it.
I just bought the sample....I wasn't taking any chances with a large bottle lol
Everyone seems to love Ansaam Gold but I hate it. I smell an awful overpowering powder smell. Someone said to let it macerate and it will get better but is that true? I tried to return it but couldn’t so I will have to see but 🤢
I love Rare Tiffany , I am wearing it in the summer and got compliments.. but it's a matter of ph
I agree on ph!
Sprayed on paper I hate it but it's so nice on my skin. Like fresh laundry with yellow floral.
You two crack me up! 😂 The dry down on Sakeena is everything! It def smells like fermented syrupy fruit at first, but the dry down is just amazing on my skin.
Thanks for sharing your experience with it!! 😀
Love your video! My top 3 middle eastern fragrance blind buy fails are Club de Nuit White Imperiale Armaf, Sheikh Al Shuyukh Luxe Edition Lattafa, 9am Afnan.
Reminds me of me and my best friend 😂❤ love it.
Yes, I feel the same about Rare Tiffany. I hated it with a passion, whenever I tried it, it just made me angry 😂. Awful… Thankfully it was just a sample.
Thank you, Val and Maria, for a fun filled video. I laughed until my sides ached.
Good to hear! Hope you had a great Christmas!
I agree when it comes to yara! I don't get the creamy strawberry milkshake on that.. it smells like baby powder/makeup powder on my skin. Really regret buying yara
I love Val!!
Same!
This was a good to know video. I had raghba and yeah, i gave that away it would make me nauseous. I actually love Opulent Red, I think you have to like cinnamon scents in order to like that one. I love the honesty about these, everywhere else online you would think it was the best smelling fragrances.
Thanks for weighing in!
I have Rare Tiffany and I usually reach for it when I don’t want to wear white florals. No regrets.
That description of lulu lol these videos ARE THE BEST 😂😂❤❤❤
LouLou....*she shudders 😜
I blind-purchased Sakeena, because I was mesmerized by the bottle; I'm not sure what note it is that I loathe, but ,,, UUGGHH, I cannot wear it! I am giving it away or selling it to someone who does like it! I do like Yara, it does not smell like strawberry milkshake, but I still like the scent.
I hear you!!
I giggled watching this. I too bought Wazeer thinking I was going to smell a sweet caramel. Also I agree Opulent Red….. 37:16 Horrible. The funny thing is mine are still with me. No one wants them. 😝 loved the video a great idea. ❤
You make me so happy because I hated Sakeena, Silky Mohra Rose, and Lattafa Pink to Pink but everyone loves them....lol
Oh! My favorite pair! Always get excited to see you with your ME fragrances Love Raghba! It's incensey with burnt sugar and is excellent for layering. Although I saw a review where someone said it smells like" an old woman wearing a cardigan". 😂 Which I can kinda see. Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst... I decluttered. Didn't care for the latex note, either! Yara is not a strawberry milkshake (repeat 20x). Qisssa Pink by Paris Corner is much better and what I believe Yara was shooting for. Fresher, sharper, fruitier. I like, but don't love Sakeena. Haya (pink bottle) which has the same type of packaging because it is from the same line, is better IMO. It has a champagne note. Bright and fizzy! I laughed so hard when I saw the deer head. I own Wazeer, too! I like it! Not love, but I do like it. Rare Tiffany I didn't care for, but Rare Passion? I love that one. LOVE. Sooo pretty and feminine. And I usually don't go for white floral fragrances. Give it a try! Now I am kinda interested in LaFemme by Armaf. 😏
Thanks for weighing in!!
"Caramel drowning in cheap mens cologne". Couldn't agree more. With Noble Al Wazeer I was expecting something really gourmandy and was shocked how straight up masculine it was. So fun to watch you two again!😂
That is the best description of Wazeer. I just don't like it,i hope it gets better with time.
I agree, really quite masculine. Janet....your turn next time you are up????? whadaya say????
Oh yeah!!!!😂
Raghba is my FAVORITE. It’s absolutely intoxicating to me.
Please do more lattafa! So fun.
Hey girls! You 2 are always hilarious to watch. 😂
I don't have many middle eastern fragrance fails. But my worst was Junoon White. It smells like baby powder on steroids and could be used as a chemical warfare weapon! Made me nauseous and I had to shower it off (only sprayed twice). 🤢
I like Yara and so get berries from it.
Btw, I bought Roses Vanilla thanks to your previous best of video. It's great and not as loud as Roses Vanille.
I think I've started liking Yara, I decided to try it the other day!!! Did you try Junoon Noir? It was VERY powdery but I thought it was nice.
@mariacollettlife already have Dama Bianca. It would probably be redundant.
💯 Agree on Opulent Red what were they thinking
Okay, the deer 🦌 one, I also bought it and it was horrendous on me! Have it to my hubby and I cannot believe how good it smells. Scent is such a strange thing! 😂💕
Hahaha Le Femme! It smells like a green apple fresh shampoo- fun, clean, girly-not serious at all. I think of you and giggle when I spray it on😂! I like it on an errand run for a smile!
I get the same! Bright and happy apple scent. 😊 a little bit boozy like a wine cooler lol.
Rare Tiffany is ABSOLUTELY public pool. Agreed
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Rare Tiffany , same exact thing happened to me! I loved the red versión so I was sure about the blue one and ...NO I have tried, but something I just don't like it. Tried layering it, but No! I Will definitely give it away 😢
Give it some time, someone wrote they had let it macerate for 8 months and it becomes a dream. I smelled the cap and smelled something funky. But depending on what the notes are that you hate, I love Rare Tiffany now. I do love Rare Passion, the red one, such a beautiful perfume.
Also hate rare Tiffany
Love raghba so much. Surprised when someone does not like it. Sweet vanilla!
Keep loving it Sharon!!! 💕. I know what you mean though. When someone doesn't like one of my faves my jaw just drops!!
I’m obsessed with gentle fluidity gold, so I’m super surprised that velvet gold by orientica didn’t hit the mark for you guys. I was going to blind buy it 😅😅 I’m gonna go with the gentle gold first and see if I love that one bc i trust Maria’s judgement! 🤩🤩
Btw, is the French kiss you were talking about the Guerlain scent?
I love the chemistry between you two - you guys are sweet :)
Thank you so much!
You are both GREAT❤❤❤❤
Hey Ladies, thank you for a lovely video. I agree with all of these wholeheartedly, but Opulent Red is something else. I still have it, because I love the red of the bottle. I have kept it for close to a year now, and it's slightly better, but it's so so horrible.
Sometimes it's fun to sniff the stinky ones...for me that's black orchid and Lou Lou!!
@@mariacollettlife I hated Lou Lou for years, then suddenly I began to love it. It is so strange how we also change what we love wearing or our sense of smell changes.
I love Opulent Red! To me, it reminds me of what I imagine a private gentlemen's library would smell like, considering it is boozy and spicy and woody and leathery and smoky and vanillic. Isn't it funny how we all have different taste?
I love the smell of Raghba the Oud is very very gentle in this fragrance but my issue with this one is doesn’t proyect on me and doesn’t last enough
Yara in the "Pink" bottle by Lattafa was a fail for me and Delilah by Maison Alhambra, but under the umbrella of Lattafa was also a fail for me. Neither lasted on my skin for less than 30 minutes 😢 and Delilah had a synthetic note that no matter how much I left it to macerate, it was still there. They are not a bad fragrance it's just longevity, and the synthetic notes are my issue. I'm happy that it lasted long on most people and smelled good to them. I guess I was unfortunate 😢.
Thanks for sharing your fails!
I got the Barrakat Satin Oud and I thought it was not good. It smelled like a dirty diaper covered up with a bunch of fancy baby powder. There was something a little funky in it that was not pleasant or smooth to me. Glad I only spent $16 on it.
Your facial expressions through out 😂
I got 3 middle eastern fragrances, one was inspired by you and Val. The vanilla and roses by emir that she shared in one of your previous videos with her and I LOVEEEEEEE IT. it’s better than roses vanille because it’s smoother. I even like it better than intense cafe.
I got kamrah and at first I thought it was way too sweet and strong but now I love it anddddddd the worse perfume I’ve ever smelled after black opium….shagaf oud, it was a blind buy and the first middle Eastern perfume I purchased and it’s smelled like burnt tires to me, just plain awful it made me scared to try any other middle eastern fragrances. But you and Val have inspired me to get a few more 😊
Thanks for weighing in. Someone else mentioned that they hated Shaghaf oud because it smelled like gasoline so you are not alone!
Hi Maria, I love Khaltaat Al Arabia Royal Blends Lattafa But the projection is weak. Im afraid Bade'e Al Oud Glory will be the same, zero sillage
Fruit and Oud can be great as in Oudmazing- one of my favorites!
I sneak peeked the list and I see you put Rare Tiffany on there! I went for that one because it was getting a lot of hype in 2021 but it is so gross! Ugh 😣
Wow YARA got so much hype earlier 2023- I am glad I resisted!
I thought the same thing about Raghba when I wear it, but the dry down is quite different, and I like it now .,it’s a compliment magnet, so I kept it . Bades Al
Oud amethyst , another huge compliment getting scent. I don’t get rubber smell from it. I get a jammy rose with incense. Yara is gorgeous. . There is no strawberry in it. If you look at the notes .. we have to agree to disagree on that one 😃 could not stand Rare Tiffany. that one was to me the worst I’ve ever gotten. completely confused as to why anyone would call that a perfume. I know that all noses are definitely different . Thanks for the review ladies.
Thanks for weighing in! I love the different perspectives! 💕
You two are unbelievably fun! I fell on the Wazeer trap too. Somebody said it is the perfect alternative to Rosendo Mateu Nº 5 well IT IS NOT! Jeez, what a revolting juice 🤢🤢
I didn’t enjoy Badee Al Oud Amethyst either but I do love Raghba ☺️
Well that’s the beauty! I love that we are all unique 😀💕
Lol! Love your channel and I love watching you and Val! I get strawberry milkshake from Yara too, but I thought what if someone else who walks by gets nail polish remover and deodorizer!? What might they think!! 😂
Glad you enjoy the content. I am eating my words...I tried it again the other day and LIKED it!!! WHAAAAAAT???? Feeling very sheepish 🤣
Love when you do videos together!
Gentle fluidity gold is my favorite. I agree I don’t think they smell alike. Although I don’t hate velvet gold, but it definitely doesn’t replace the OG
Thanks for weighing in about that...I have a small sample but haven't smelled it in a while...good to hear from someone that has a lot of experience with it!
Have you tried the Infini Rose instead of the Amethyst? I really love it! I was going to blind buy the amethyst but an Amazon review made me try the infini rose instead. And what about the Yara Tous? I really wanted to love it but it smells nothing of fruits to me 😢 just smells powdery and meh. I want to try the og Yara but I’m afraid it’ll be meh instead of strawberry milkshake 😅
This was fun! For a Rouge Malachite dupe try riiffs luxury rouge 🤩
I almost bought the purple orientica but couldn't find it, so I am going to buy the Barakkat Gentle Gold - it's much cheaper and the bottle is so pretty - thanks for the input, this was very helpful !
I actually really like Raghba - I get dark woody cinnamon sugar, but completely agree with the Opulent red remarks, it was such a blind buy fail for me! 😆
more fails L'Femme Paradiso Riiffs, the beautiful purple bottle got me,but it smells wierd and definetely not feminine!
Ser Hubbee Lattafa - again,a beauitul bottle,and pretty feminine and easy going/every day notes , but it just smells strange tome for some reason
I have heard that Lataffa Pride's Afaq is a Rouge Malechite Dupe. I've never smelled the original, but Afaq is a really nice fragrance. I own a 20 ml bottle.
@@AmiAbroad to my nose they are different, Rouge Malechite is much darker - it is a more spicy ambery tuberose , and Afaq is like a fruity version of L'Interdit.
Thats crazy i love yara, one of my favorites 😂😅
Sakeena is one of my favourite fruity fragrances!
There you go!! Thanks for weighing in - so important to hear different thoughts!
I got a little bottle of Raghba because of all the positive reviews but it was just meh to me. Amethyst I really want to love. I do wear it occasionally but I get that sharp note. I use it in my diffuser a lot lmao. I’ve been wanting to try Infini Rose hoping I’d like it better. 😊
Yes. I agree. Neither are horrendous but there are so many stellar perfumes to at these are underwhelming for me. That said, I started watching the Cece Chronicles and she absolutely adores Badee Al amethyst!! Everyone is different 😀
I have opulent red, and get compliments from it. I loved it, but I didn't know the original rouge malachite.