Lattafa Opulent Oud Gift Set: What Is Inside the Box 

The Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set holds three pieces: a 100ml eau de parfum, a 200ml deodorant and a 300ml air freshener. All three carry the same scent, which is a warm spiced oud built on saffron, cinnamon, rose and amber.

Only one of the three is perfume. So the useful question is not what is in the box, but what each piece is actually for.

The short version

• What you get: Eau de parfum 100ml, deodorant 200ml, air freshener 300ml.
• Smells like: Saffron and cinnamon over oud and rose, finishing on amber and cedar.
• Character: Dark, warm and spiced. A classic Arabian oud rather than a modern sweet one.
• The piece that matters: The eau de parfum. The other two support it.
• Buy it for: Giving the set, or scenting a room as well as yourself.

Lattafa OPULENT OUD Fragrance Notes:

• Top Notes: Saffron, Cinnamon.
• Middle Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Rose.
• Base Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cedarwood.

Six notes only, which is unusually few and tells you this is a focused composition rather than a crowded one.

Saffron is the one worth explaining. In perfume it does not smell like the kitchen spice at all. Instead it reads leathery, slightly bitter and faintly medicinal, and it is what gives Arabian oud fragrances their serious edge.

Opulent Oud is also not a new release. It launched in 2018, so it has had years to build a following rather than arriving on a wave of hype.

What Lattafa Opulent Oud smells like

Saffron opens it. In perfume saffron is leathery and slightly medicinal rather than like the cooking spice, so the first impression is dry and serious. Cinnamon sits beside it with a warm baking spice.

Then the heart brings oud and rose together. That pairing is the backbone of traditional Arabian perfumery. It works because rose is sweet and bright while oud is dark and woody. Each one stops the other going too far.

The oud here reads as smooth and woody rather than sharp or barnyard-like. Because of that, this is an approachable oud rather than a difficult one.

Finally amber and cedarwood close it. Amber adds a resinous glow, cedar gives a dry woody frame, and the drydown stays warm and close. It is an evening and cold weather fragrance throughout.

What each piece in the Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set does

The eau de parfum is the real product in the Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set. It is the full-strength 100ml bottle, and everything else in the box supports it rather than replacing it.

The air freshener is the surprise. At 300ml it is a room spray, and an oud room spray is genuinely useful rather than padding. Scenting a home with oud is an old Gulf habit. That is exactly what bakhoor has always been for. So this piece fits the fragrance instead of sitting there as padding.

The deodorant is the weakest of the three. At 200ml it is a light body spray. So it will not last like the eau de parfum, and it is not meant to. Use it after a shower, or on clothes, or to top up during the day.

The Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set gives you 600ml of product altogether, although only 100ml of it is perfume. Judge the set on that basis rather than on the piece count.

Is the Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set worth it?

It depends on whether you want the room spray. If you do, the set is straightforwardly good value, because a 300ml oud air freshener is a real product in its own right.

If you only want to wear the fragrance, buy the 100ml bottle instead. The eau de parfum in the box is the same bottle. So you would be paying set prices for two things you will not use.

As a present the Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set is the stronger choice. It presents better than a single bottle and covers more than one use. Besides, the recipient never needs to know which piece you rated highest.

Worth knowing that Lattafa sells this same three-piece format across several of its fragrances. So if somebody has enjoyed one of their sets before, this one will feel familiar.

Who should buy the Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set, and who should not

Buy the Lattafa Opulent Oud gift set if you like traditional Arabian oud and you want your home to smell of it too. The saffron, rose and oud structure is the classic one, and having a room spray in the same scent is a genuine convenience.

It also makes a strong present. Oud reads as generous and expensive, and a boxed set removes the guesswork of choosing a bottle for somebody else.

Do not buy it if you only wear fragrance occasionally. You would be buying 600ml of product to use 100ml of it, and the bottle on its own is the sensible purchase.

Skip it too if you dislike oud or saffron. Both lead the composition, and neither one is subtle enough to fade into the background.