New Lattafa Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion and Raghad

Lattafa just released two perfumes in the same window, and they could not be more different. One is a boozy caramel gourmand aimed squarely at Western tastes. The other is a rose-and-incense composition rooted in classical Arabian perfumery.

That contrast is the story. Here's the honest breakdown of both, plus a quick look at what's coming next.

What Are the New Lattafa Perfumes for 2026?

The two new Lattafa perfumes 2026 buyers are asking about are New Lattafa Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion and Raghad. Both arrived as 100ml Eau de Parfum. Both sit in Lattafa's accessible premium tier. Beyond that, they share almost nothing.

Amethyst Fusion joins the Badee Al Oud collection, the line that made Lattafa famous across Europe, and carries an oriental woody classification.

Raghad takes the traditional route: a rose-incense oriental with a narcotic white floral at its heart. It is the more classically Arabian of the two by a wide margin.

Quick comparison:

Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion: A Bade'e Al Oud Without Any Oud

Here is the detail nobody else is reporting. New Lattafa Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion contains zero agarwood. Check the pyramid: amaretto, mandarin, rum on top; patchouli, caramel, amber in the heart; sandalwood, vanilla, benzoin in the base. No oud anywhere.

That matters more than it sounds. The original Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst from 2021 was a rose-and-oud fragrance, with pink pepper and bergamot over Turkish and Bulgarian rose, resting on agarwood, amber, and vanilla. The 2026 "Fusion" keeps the name and drops both signature elements.

Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion Full note pyramid:

• Top: Amaretto, Mandarin, Rum
• Heart: Patchouli, Caramel, Amber
• Base: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Benzoin

Whether that bothers you depends on what you came for. If you wanted agarwood, this is not your bottle. If you wanted the line's rich, long-wearing character at accessible pricing, it delivers exactly that in a new register.

What Does Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion Actually Smell Like?

Expect a boozy dessert that darkens as it wears. The opening pairs amaretto and rum with mandarin, creating sweet almond liqueur warmth cut by citrus lift. Roughly thirty minutes in, caramel and patchouli take over, and the fragrance stops being bright.

That patchouli is doing real work. Without it, caramel plus vanilla plus benzoin would collapse into pure candy. Patchouli adds earth and a slightly bitter edge, which is what separates a sophisticated gourmand from a sugary one.

The base settles in for the long haul. Sandalwood brings creamy smoothness, benzoin adds soft resinous warmth, and vanilla ties everything together into a comforting finish.

One practical tip that matters here. Early testers report a real gap between paper and skin. On a blotter it can read as a flat, uniform sweet scent. On skin it evolves and turns noticeably darker. If you test this on a strip in a shop, you are not smelling the fragrance the perfumer built.

Best conditions: evenings, cooler weather, special occasions. This is not a July afternoon fragrance in Rome or Milan. Give it autumn.

Lattafa Raghad: Rose, Datura, and Incense

Raghad moves in the opposite direction entirely. Nothing here is gourmand. This is a bright, spiced, narcotic floral built on a structure Arabian perfumery has used for centuries.

Full note pyramid:

• Top: Lemon, Bergamot, Pink Pepper
• Heart: Rose, Datura, Incense
• Base: Musk, Amber, Vanilla

The heart is what makes this composition worth attention. Datura is a rare note in accessible perfumery. It is a night-blooming white flower from the nightshade family, known variously as devil's trumpet or moonflower. It cannot be extracted from the plant, so every datura in perfumery is a reconstruction.

What perfumers build under that name is a heady, creamy, faintly green white floral with a hypnotic quality. It opens at night. It carries a sense of intoxication rather than prettiness. Pairing it with rose gives Raghad depth that a straight rose composition would never reach.

Then there is the incense. That single material shifts the entire fragrance from European floral into Arabian territory, adding smoke, resin, and a quiet spiritual weight underneath the flowers.

What Does Lattafa Raghad Actually Smell Like?

Bright first, then hypnotic, then warm. Lemon and bergamot open it clean and sparkling, while pink pepper adds a dry spice crackle that stops the citrus from reading as simple freshness.

The transition is the interesting part. As the citrus fades, rose emerges, while datura arrives underneath it, thickening the floral into something creamier and stranger. Incense threads through both, adding smoke and shadow. This middle phase is where Raghad earns its character.

The base is deliberately soft. Musk, amber, and vanilla settle the composition into warm skin rather than pushing more drama. That restraint is smart: after a narcotic floral heart, a loud base would be exhausting.

Best conditions: evenings above all, given datura's night-blooming character. The citrus opening keeps it wearable in warmer weather, which makes Raghad the more seasonally flexible of the two launches. It suits anyone who wants classical Arabian structure without heavy oud.

Which of the New Lattafa Perfumes Should You Buy?

Choose by what you actually want to smell like.

Buy Amethyst Fusion if you want sweetness with presence. Boozy openings, dark caramel, resinous depth. This is the statement bottle. It works equally well on men and women despite the collection's masculine reputation.

Buy Raghad if you want florals with substance. Rose, smoke, and a narcotic white flower give it complexity that most affordable rose fragrances lack. This is the pick for anyone who finds pure gourmands boring.

Buy both if you're building a proper wardrobe. They occupy genuinely opposite slots. One is dessert; the other is a temple garden at night.

Skip both if you want fresh, aquatic, or aromatic. Neither of these is that fragrance, and Lattafa's aromatic releases cover that ground far better.

Two New Lattafa Perfumes, Two Opposite Directions

Releasing these together says something deliberate about the house.

New Badee Al Oud Amethyst Fusion is Lattafa speaking to the West. Boozy gourmands are the dominant commercial category in Europe and North America right now, and the composition is engineered for that audience: sweet, warm, immediately likeable.

Raghad is Lattafa speaking from home. Rose, incense, and a narcotic floral over musk and amber is Arabian perfumery's traditional architecture, updated with a modern citrus opening.

Most brands pick a lane. Lattafa now reaches buyers in over 120 countries as a third-generation family business, and these two launches show it working both identities at once rather than diluting either.

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What's Coming Next from Lattafa?

The pipeline stays busy. Three names worth watching:

Badee Al Oud Black Exposed is the next entry in the collection, and the obvious question is whether it returns to actual agarwood after Amethyst Fusion's gourmand turn.

Ajwad Pink to Pink Creamy Elixir is an elixir treatment of the 2024 fruity-leathery release, which paired guava, pink grapefruit, and lychee with a smooth leather and moss base. A creamier reading of that DNA is an interesting direction.

Petra Viola is a 2026 oriental floral by perfumer Alex Lee, built on pink pepper, raspberry, and violet over lily of the valley, cotton candy, and jasmine, finishing on sandalwood, cedarwood, and musk. It is the pink flanker to Petra, housed in a carved rose-glass bottle.

Each deserves its own breakdown rather than a paragraph here. We'll cover them properly as verified information becomes available.