Is Lattafa Ajwad a dupe of Mancera Roses Vanille?
Roses Vanille EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | F |
| 2011 | Year | 2021 |
| $$ | Price Tier | $ |
Ajwad EDP
Ajwad and Roses Vanille both showcase the rose-vanilla combo, but they diverge in execution. Ajwad leans into a polarizing metallic musk, creating a bold, potentially headache-inducing experience. Roses Vanille opts for a smoother, sweeter profile, prioritizing jammy rose and creamy vanilla. Ajwad is a budget-friendly risk-taker with beastly performance. Roses Vanille offers a safer, crowd-pleasing sweetness at a mid-range price. If you prefer challenging scents with powerful projection, Ajwad is your pick. For easy-to-love, mass-appealing sweetness, Roses Vanille wins.
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Roses Vanille
- Ajwad
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
- You want a bold, polarizing fragrance.
- You love strong musky scents.
- You're on a tight budget.
- You enjoy beast mode projection.
- You prefer smoother, sweeter scents.
- You want a safe, crowd-pleasing fragrance.
- You love jammy rose and vanilla notes.
- You prefer compliment-getting perfumes.
This one's a proper crowd-pleaser, delivering exactly what it promises: a sweet, jammy rose wrapped in vanilla. While some find its simplicity boring or even cloying, for many, it's a love-at-first-sniff affair, earning compliments and becoming an easy-reach signature scent. Just don't expect groundbreaking complexity.
Prepare for a proper love-it-or-hate-it situation with this one. Lattafa Ajwad is wildly divisive but wildly popular, with beastly performance that many adore, but others find headache-inducing and metallic. Definitely not a safe blind buy, but if it works for you, it *really* works.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Fruity Notes
20% share of the perfume
Heart Notes
Rose
32%
vs
23%
Vanilla
29%
vs
16%
Musk
16%
vs
12%
Cedar
8%
vs
12%
Lemon
13% share of the perfume
Fruity Notes
20% share of the perfume
Jasmine
10% share of the perfume
Amber
5% share of the perfume
Lemon
13% share of the perfume
Fruity Notes
20% share of the perfume
Vanilla
29%
vs
16%
Musk
16%
vs
12%
Cedar
8%
vs
12%
Amber
5% share of the perfume
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A year-round scent - easy to wear in any season.
Occasions
Its strong projection and sweet, enveloping nature make it less suitable for an office environment. However, this same intensity and luxurious sweetness are perfect for dates and evening events, while its comforting feel makes it great for casual wear, particularly in cooler weather.
Seasons
A year-round scent - easy to wear in any season.
Occasions
Its potent projection and longevity make it less suitable for the office where it could overwhelm, but its seductive depth lends itself well to dates and evening formal events. It's a bit much for casual daytime wear unless applied sparingly, and definitely not one for sport.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 4 of its 7 notes, including Musk, Cedar, Rose
Adds amber and fruity notes, drops lemon
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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