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Khamrah
Lattafa Perfumes · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2022
≈ $38 · 3.4oz · approx. retail
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A warm, boozy gourmand that opens on candied cinnamon and nutmeg before sinking into sticky dates and creamy praline. The drydown turns plush and resinous, with vanilla, tonka and amberwood wrapped in a faint smokiness of myrrh and benzoin.
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