Notes by Perfumeo
Notes by Perfumeo is our fragrance journal: specialist guides, comparisons and buying advice from the team behind one of the UK’s fastest-growing Arabian fragrance retailers. Every guide we have published is listed below, grouped by topic.
Latest guides
What Is Rasasi Hawas a Dupe Of? Every Claim, Checked
Search any Hawas fragrance and the autocomplete fills with the same question: what is it a clone of. The answers circulating are mostly repeated hearsay, and the most confidently repeated one does…
How Long Does Rasasi Hawas Last? The Honest Answer
Longevity is the main reason people buy Hawas, and it is also where the claims get silly. Marketing says all day. Forum posts say fourteen hours. A few buyers say it vanished…
How to Tell If Rasasi Hawas Is Real: The UK Buyer’s Guide
Hawas sells in enormous volume, which makes it worth faking. Most problems trace back to third-party marketplace sellers rather than to any one website, and the usual first sign is a bottle…
Rasasi Hawas
Every guide we have written about Rasasi Hawas: the original, Hawas Ice, Hawas Fire and the wider range, with notes, comparisons and how to check a bottle is genuine.
What Is Rasasi Hawas a Dupe Of? Every Claim, Checked
Search any Hawas fragrance and the autocomplete fills with the same question: what is it a clone of. The answers…
How Long Does Rasasi Hawas Last? The Honest Answer
Longevity is the main reason people buy Hawas, and it is also where the claims get silly. Marketing says all…
How to Tell If Rasasi Hawas Is Real: The UK Buyer’s Guide
Hawas sells in enormous volume, which makes it worth faking. Most problems trace back to third-party marketplace sellers rather than…
What Does Hawas Ice Smell Like? An Honest Review
Hawas Ice arrived in 2023 with a name that sets an expectation, and the first question most people have is…
What Does Hawas Fire Smell Like? An Honest Review
Hawas Fire is the release that split the line's audience, and it is the one people ask about most after…
Rasasi Hawas vs Hawas Ice: Which Should You Buy?
Rasasi Hawas vs Hawas Ice This is the most argued-about question in Arabian fragrance, and most of the answers you…
Which Hawas Should You Buy? Every Rasasi Hawas Fragrance Compared
Rasasi has released so many Hawas fragrances that the line has become genuinely difficult to shop. What started in 2015…
Lattafa
Guides to the Lattafa range: reviews, rankings for men and women, and how Lattafa compares with other Arabian houses.
Lattafa vs Khadlaj: Which Arabian House Suits You Better?
Lattafa or Khadlaj? We compare both Emirati houses on concentration, catalogue structure and gourmand depth, run four honest head-to-heads, and…
Lattafa vs French Avenue: Which Arabian House Should You Buy?
Lattafa or French Avenue? We compare the two Arabian houses on range, price, concentration and polish, run the three head-to-heads…
Lattafa Khamrah Review: Scent, Dupe Truth and the UK Buying Guide
Lattafa Khamrah is the bottle that pulled thousands of UK shoppers into Arabian perfume. Our specialist guide covers what it…
Best Lattafa Perfumes for Ladies: The Top 10, Ranked
The 10 best Lattafa perfumes for ladies, ranked: full notes, what each smells like, how long it lasts, the designer…
Best Lattafa Perfumes for Men: The Top 10, Ranked
The 10 best Lattafa perfumes for men, ranked: full notes, what each smells like, how long it lasts, the designer…
Dupes & Comparisons
Side by side comparisons of Arabian fragrances and the designer or niche scents they are inspired by, with the notes and facts checked.
Lattafa Teriaq Intense – The Luxury Inspired Fragrance Behind the Hype
Nothing. And that answer usually gets an eye-roll, because it's what every brand says about every clone. So here's the…
Lattafa Dupes and Their Designer Inspirations, Verified
We counted published notes to verify which Lattafa dupe claims hold up, then found the note data itself contradicts across…
Barakkat Rouge 540 vs Baccarat Rouge 540: The Numbers, Compared
Barakkat Rouge 540 against the Maison Francis Kurkdjian original, compared on verifiable ground: note pyramids for both, bottle sizes, longevity…
Lattafa Asad vs Dior Sauvage Elixir: The Numbers, Compared
Lattafa Asad against Dior Sauvage Elixir, compared on the things you can actually verify: bottle sizes, note pyramids, longevity figures…
Lattafa Dupes : An Honest UK Guide to What They Actually Smell Like
An honest UK guide to Lattafa dupes, covering which comparisons genuinely hold up, which get repeated without deserving it, and…
Lattafa Atlas Dupe Guide: Atlas, Canyon and Glacial Valley Compared
What Lattafa Atlas actually replaces, how close it gets to Megamare, and whether the new Canyon and Glacial Valley flankers…
Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes vs Jean Paul Gaultier: The Comparison Everyone Gets Wrong
No, Khadlaj Island Vanilla Dunes is not a Jean Paul Gaultier dupe. Its real DNA twin is Parfum de Marly…
Brand Guides
Complete guides to the fragrance houses we stock, from Afnan and French Avenue to Gissah, Bujairami and La Beaute Paris.
Afnan 9PM Perfume: The Complete UK Guide to the Original and Every Flanker
Afnan 9PM grew from one viral purple bottle into a full line. Our UK guide covers the original, Rebel, Elixir…
Gissah Perfume: The Complete UK Guide to Kuwait’s Viral Niche House
Gissah is the Kuwaiti niche house behind Hudson Valley and Imperial Valley. Our UK guide covers what the name means,…
Oud of Dubai vs Oud of London: The Complete Guide to La Beauté Paris Privé Ouds
Oud of Dubai is the sweet, saffron-rose-tonka one; Oud of London is the smoky incense one. Our specialist guide covers…
Best Ahmed Al Maghribi Perfumes: The Top 10, Ranked
The 10 best Ahmed Al Maghribi perfumes, ranked. From Kaaf to Blu Oud, this complete guide helps you pick the…
Liquid Brun vs Liquid Brun Limited Edition: Which Should You Buy?
Two bottles wear the same name, and the internet cannot agree on what separates them. One is the 100ml eau…
French Avenue FA Paris : The UK Brand Guide
French Avenue FA Paris : The UK Brand Guide By Muhammad Bin Shaheen. Published 30 July 2026. Who is French…
Bujairami Perfumes UK: The Complete Scent Guide
Bujairami is an Australian fragrance house that makes inspired-by perfumes, scents built to echo luxury designer originals at a fraction…
French Avenue Liquid Brun: The Althaïr Dupe Guide
French Avenue Liquid Brun is a 2024 eau de parfum built on cinnamon, cardamom and bourbon vanilla, widely compared to…
Best Of & Gift Guides
Our ranked lists and seasonal picks: the best oud perfumes, the best Arabian fragrances to buy online, and gift ideas for Eid and beyond.
Best Eid Perfume Gifts UK: How to Buy for Everyone on Your List
Buying Eid perfume gifts for a whole family? Our UK specialists cover what suits elders versus younger relatives, how to…
Best Oud Perfumes UK: The Top 10 Oud Fragrances, Ranked
The 10 best oud perfumes and fragrances in the UK, ranked: full notes, longevity, dupes and prices, for men and…
Best Perfume Gifts UK: Fragrance Ideas for Him and Her
The best perfume gifts in the UK for him and her, from GBP 14 crowd-pleasers to luxury gift sets, with…
Best Arabian Perfumes to Buy Online: The Top 10, Ranked
The 10 best Arabian perfumes to buy online in the UK, ranked: Lattafa, French Avenue and more, with notes, longevity,…
Best Arabian Perfumes for Autumn in the UK: 13 Warm Scents Worth Buying
Thirteen warm, long-lasting Arabian perfumes for autumn in the UK from Lattafa, French Avenue, Khadlaj and Bujairami, with every note…
Perfume Know-How
The basics explained: concentration levels, shelf life, oil based perfume, how to buy safely online and how to choose your first Eastern fragrance.
Oil Based Perfume: What It Is, How to Spot It, and How to Wear It
Oil based perfume has been the standard across the Middle East, India and North Africa for centuries, and it is…
How Long Does Unopened Perfume Last? A Specialist Guide
People usually ask this for one of two reasons. Either they have found an old boxed bottle at the back…
How to Choose Your First Eastern Perfume: A UK Beginner’s Guide
"Eastern perfume" means two different things, and knowing which one you mean decides what you should buy. Our specialist guide…
How to Buy Authentic Perfume Online And Spot A Fake
How to buy authentic perfume online: spot fake fragrances, check batch codes, avoid the grey market and buy safely. An…
Perfume Online in the UK: The Complete Guide to Buying Authentic Fragrances
Buy perfume online in the UK at Perfumeo: 100% authentic designer and Arabian fragrances, free tracked delivery and expert advice.…
Perfume Strength Levels Explained
Parfum, EDP, EDT and the Arabic oil concentrations most UK guides skip. A complete walkthrough of perfume strength, longevity and…
Does Perfume Go Off? A Specialist Guide to Fragrance Shelf Life
Yes, perfume goes off, but not the way most guides claim. A specialist look at fragrance decay, concentration, storage and…
