Excellent fragance for men!

The creativity behind this fragrance, the artistic perfume bottle design and the smell of the fragrance is such a magical experience! Thank you Lattafa for creating such a masterpiece

I just got this today, but going to quickly write a review so others know they must have discontinued the special dome packaging 😭. The product does have a very thick and sturdy double box, and arrived in perfect condition, just no dome. I am very familiar with Lattafa products, and I am certain this is a genuine product based on: tight shrink wrap, the thickness and style of the packaging, holographic sticker, heavy glass and metal bottle with excellent atomizer, metallic circular label on the bottom of the bottle, and the specific carrier formulation scent that is unique to this brand. I say this because I have seen Lattafa offered on some of those discount Chinese mail order apps for $10 and despite Lattafa already being a budget friendly perfume, these shady outlets must be selling knock offs. So, be careful where you buy this brand, as I know from experience that knock offs like that are a total waste of money.I know it's not fair to review Lattafa immediately upon receiving because the fragrance will mellow out and get a bit smoother and better over time (colloquially people call this maceration). But, the bottle I received was made 8 months ago, so I think it's had time to settle. This is a very pleasant scent. I know it's not for everyone, and maybe not a safe blind buy, so perhaps order a sample first if you're not willing to risk the full purchase price. This is one of the few times I have blind ordered a fragrance and it smells basically how I hoped/ expected! This smells kind of like medjool dates with some aromatic spices. It has a very soft, almost powdery dry down, but spicier and richer than the typical powder type scent. It is an exotic scent, well balanced, and while it does have a certain carrier scent that is typical for Lattafa products, aside from that, it smells like it should have cost way more. It truly smells comparable to designer quality. Either a man or woman could equally wear this. I think it does lean a bit feminine, but others might differ in this opinion.My complaint about this one is that it's 1:00 PM and I have already had to apply this 3 times! That falls way below expectations for longevity. With Lattafa, usually these scents last all day, some even over 24 hours. I know longevity varies between different scents of the same manufacturer, but still I would expect a bit better performance considering this is one of their mid range priced, and some of the cheaper options last longer. This also seems to have low silage (projection) at first, and then dries down to only a spicy-powdery skin scent. Again, some of their cheapies are beast mode with wide projection. So the overall performance on this one leaves much to be desired. Based on the longevity and silage falling short of expectations (and no dome packaging), I feel like this one doesn't earn 5 stars, yet...the scent itself is so lovely, the bottle is unique and superior quality, and the price is right. I will give it 5 stars based on the good outweighing the bad. I suppose I would rather have a great fragrance with only medium longevity than a horrible one that lasts 2 days.