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Lattafa did a great job re-inventing Dylan Purple, tossing it into a wild looking bottle, and sharing it with us at an agreeable price. Has a little better longevity than the original, and for the price you can apply extra as needed. A nice, not too floral scent, balanced with some sweetness, but not too sweet for a grown woman.

Written by Gregg on June 17, 2026

Very beautiful fragrance in the “Floral Fruity category. At least that’s how I break up the floral perfume’s overall. This one is ALL about the white florals throughout with freesia taking center stage from opening through dry down, but never abruptly so. It does have a bouquet of white flowers too but they play nicely in a supportive role so you probably won’t be able to pick out one from another. I can identify a couple but I must really, really look for them and I was not correct about one of the two I thought I had, but was wrong. Without enjoying Freesia blended beautifully with the white floral mix, this perfume would not be the quality I particularly look for. If you don’t like freesia you might want to reconsider this perfume entirely. However, I’ve a layering option you may want to consider as this is a very nice Spring/Summer fragrance. Layered with Vanilla Aura, and Vanilla Seduction in equal parts with Habik making up the other 50%, I’m willing to bet any perceived problem you may have had with Freesia will disappear. That said, this isn’t your grandmother’s perfume, so don’t think dated or old fashioned. In fact this is a very contemporaneous scent, perhaps bordering on futuristic, while still giving you a feeling of familiarity. I’m not sure I can explain this well other than to say the freesia becomes toned down slightly making it and the other floral notes silkier overall. The freesia still remains however. This mix is a trifecta win especially with this layering combination Absolutely an interesting fragrance in the best way possible. As well, quite Intriguing, which I love even more. However remember Habik is definitely in the fruity floral category. Pear is the fruit engaging it into the fruity floral take on what could have been just a floral vanilla list and less we stop there, this is a perfectly ripe fruit. Not too sweet, not tart, nor too ripe, and it’s present from opening notes throughout full dry down into the base slightly. Once down to base notes, full dry down, the pear remains. This is a reoccurring theme throughout with all the notes/accords even reaching into the intimate skin scent. The oak moss in the base is where I think the familiarity originates. I’m not certain, could be a mix of heart and base notes, but I’m fairly certain oak moss is at least grounding the entirety of this perfume? Regardless of how, why, or what, brings this scent into a feeling of it being your second skin blooming off of everywhere you’re going or been, I guess it’s more important for it to feel as such. Completely effortless as if you knew well ahead of time what you’d be doing no matter how unplanned events occur. Especially if your plans go askew, you’ll smell absolutely as if you knew well ahead of the day, jumping out of the shower, ready for anything. You’ll seem relaxed, in control, cool, calm, collected and as if you’ve the best taste possible all the while regardless of your makeup and wardrobe that day. The epitome of grace which makes others comfortable around you. We shouldn’t forget that you’ll smell as good or better than many of the niche or designer fragrances that are in 4 digit’s up range. It may seem shallow but I would rather others smell a perfume with a price tag north of $500, better yet above 1500.00, etc… I was fortunate to have a grandmother who taught operatic voice lessons to royalty in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, England, and others that I don’t remember, who gifted her with very good perfumes, and I learned from the fragrances she wore. I guess I learned what to appreciate very young though she lived in Norway, we visited her, as I was born and raised in the USA. Still, as grandparents go, they’re your favorite human in the world! I’m not an expert, not even close, regarding fragrances, but my one “superpower” is knowing what a good perfume is, maybe even great, but one thing I can pick out every time is cheap perfumes. They are an affront to everyone’s senses, regardless of their experience or lack there of, I don’t do well with them nor pretend to. I can at least know a fragrance that would/could gag people so obviously avoid them. I didn’t realize I’d learned to understand and pick out good-great perfumes, and of all things can guess fairly accurately what a perfume is likely to cost. That’s saved me a ton of money especially with the affordable Middle Eastern fragrances of which I’m a huge fan of! I don’t mean to suggest Habik is a multi hundreds or thousands of dollars smelling perfume. It is not. However it definitely doesn’t smell cheap at all. Also please take into consideration that I am reviewing it from a collection that is now numbering over 900 EDP/EDT’s. You should consider both. I am probably harder to impress or please which is why I’m mentioning the above. However my process in how I test perfumes may be of some help to you. As well what a perfume is duping, how close it does so or not, (I don’t do written reviews on dupes w/o owning and wearing the OG and testing both side by side), and I really try to not be influenced by packaging or others reviews). I have a process that may be lengthy, a little much perhaps than most, but it’s what I really appreciate regarding performance & most of all layering suggestions, etc….. that I wish others would do. Helps me make the best purchase decisions especially since I do blind buy the Middle Eastern fragrances, and don’t the more expensive niche and designer brands. It doesn’t really pay to purchase a decant/sample of $20-$60 dollar perfumes. I try to give as unbiased, as is possible perspective I can as we all have our likes, loves, associative memories, skin ph, cost, etc…. that shapes everyone’s take on a fragrance. I sooooo look forward to a perfume arriving only to find it’s really not all that! The hype trap. When I write a review I try to avoid hyping fragrances and keep it to performance, notes, accords, or how well it dupes the OG where applicable. This is a fruity floral with a perfectly ripe pear present from opening until full dry down into the base notes then the oak moss grounds the scent, and possibly is the origin of that familiarity I mentioned above. Strange way to interpret it LOL! While odd way to interpret a smell that transforms into a feeling! However, it may not make sense to others but it’s just how I interpret fragrance notes in a way that I best understand and convey them. While this is a moderately complex scent, it’s very easily appreciated by those quite young, inexperienced, new to perfumes, so nearly ageless, but definitely isn’t generic or linear in the least.. The OG does perform better in projection, sillage, and longevity by about 20%. My bottle of Habik was properly aged and it’s especially important, remarkably so, than most other affordable Arabic scents. Upon emptying the straw on receipt of Habik I could tell it really needed to sit. It was quite sharp, bordering on unpleasant. It smelled as if it was poorly blended. It’s not. It just needed time, probably more than most I’ve purchased. I hoped it would change significantly but experience has taught me to recognize this was very likely the case. While you should always try to do so with all the Middle Eastern affordable perfumes, there are a few that’s absolutely critical you do so with and this is one of them. Performance changed drastically by about 70%-80% week 12-13. I sprayed the straw out (12 full sprays) the day I received it, then put it in the back of my collection for 4 weeks, tried it on skin, cloth, paper and noticed a significant difference. I put it away for another month, again tried it as I had done on week 4. Quite a significant difference this time in performance and notes were richer, smoother. I did the same on week 12-13 and it was drastically different. Much better performance and the dry down became absolutely beautiful. I love the dry down stage more than the others with Habik! I’d really recommend you not make a decision or even wear it until week 12-13. It changes so much for the better particularly in the dry down stage which I suppose is why it took so long before really melting together. However it’s probably the most important phase as this is the scent you and others will appreciate for the majority of any fragrance you wear. Really important to enjoy this phase most of all. The others are so fleeting. I may buy again. I do recommend it, and I think its fairly safe to blind buy as long as you are okay with pear and freesia and don’t mind waiting a bit longer than most affordable Middle Eastern fragrances. It is well worth the wait. I’m on week 16 now and I haven’t noticed much change if any. Maybe a little creamier but could be my imagination. If so it’s slight in any regard. I cannot see a man wearing this unless layering with a deep woodsy male fragrances. I’d recommend men pass on this one particularly if they like strong fragrances specifically suggested for men. Women of any age will do well with this one. Even very young. It is great for any occasion or season except end of Fall/Winter unless you layer it. Otherwise great layering options are vanilla centric perfumes particularly Vanilla Voyage, Cream Velvet, or Vanilla Aura. Date night add a rose oud scent such as Club de nuit Imperiale. It also layers well with Tea Rose by Perfumers Workshop for a very photorealistic rose centric scent that doesn’t contain oud for a more Western niche type scent, but is best for Spring/Summer with this layering suggestion. I’ve tried 16 combinations and the ones mentioned I found to be really beautiful, all the above listed layering suggestions help its performance except for Tea Rose. However Tea Rose doesn’t dilute or otherwise lessen wear time with Habik, it just doesn’t increase performance like the others. Still very beautiful combination. I may buy again. Only reason i wouldn’t is I have so many fragrances. I still recommend it. This perfume has mass appeal so it’s a pretty safe gift for a woman\girl of any age. The bottle is gorgeous and box and presentation is beautiful too. Looks so pretty on the vanity or display shelf. It is well worth the $30 price tag and if matured properly, no one would ever guess how inexpensive it is. It really does smell like a very expensive one and good to layer with to make a custom individual scent. For reasons listed it earns five stars!

Written by IngridBerglundHartgeMelling on May 24, 2026

What can I say ...bottle is beautiful and fragrance is captivating...get many compliments...definitely will purchase again for my collection...

Written by Yoli on May 16, 2026

I got this perfume as a mothers day gift from my son and let me just say it does not disappoint!! Its sweet, juicy beautiful definitely buying again

Written by Momma J on May 15, 2026