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7–12 hours Lasting
Strong Scent trail
From 1,600+ wearer ratings
Raghba Wood Intense suits a wearer who wants a genuinely strong, smoky-sweet wood fragrance for cooler weather and evening wear, rather than something light or citrus-led — one that leans into caramel, oud and ambered wood without apology.
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Woody
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 1,600+ wearersBuilt on woody, amber and sweet. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
Raghba Wood Intense opens sweet and resinous with caramel, licorice, guaiac wood and cedar, moves into an agarwood-and-sandalwood heart, then settles into a smoky, ambered vanilla-musk base. Of 2,080 Fragrantica votes, 49% rate it long lasting and a further 29% eternal, with 47% describing its projection as strong.
Raghba Wood Intense is a 2014 Oriental Woody release from Lattafa Perfumes, built as a smokier, woodier successor to the brand's original Raghba. Fragrantica's accord breakdown puts woody at full strength (100%), with amber at 79% and a sweet accord at 72% running underneath. Balsamic (53%) and smoky (49%) facets sit alongside a caramel accord (45%), vanilla (42%) and oud (38%). On the pyramid, the top carries caramel, licorice, guaiac wood and cedar; the heart brings agarwood (oud), sugar, sandalwood and cashmere wood; the base settles into incense, vanilla, amber, oakmoss and musk.
It opens sweet and resinous — cedar and guaiac wood laid over caramel and licorice, giving a spiced, liquorice-edged opening rather than anything fresh or citrus. Through the heart, agarwood and sandalwood take over, warmed by sugar and cashmere wood, so the sweetness shifts from candy-like to something closer to spiced wood smoke. The dry-down is where the composition settles: incense and oakmoss add a smoky, mossy depth under a soft vanilla-amber base, with musk holding it close to the skin. Fragrantica's daypart voting favours evening wear — 69% of votes log it for night against 31% for day.
Of 2,080 Fragrantica votes on Raghba Wood Intense, longevity skews long: 49% of wearers call it long lasting and a further 29% rate it eternal, against 16% moderate and small single-digit shares for weak and very weak. Sillage tells a similar story — of the same voting pool, 47% describe its projection as strong and 19% as enormous, with 29% calling it moderate and only 4% intimate. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown.
Season votes lean firmly toward the colder months — winter takes 46% and autumn 39%, with spring at 11% and summer trailing at just 4%. It reads as an autumn-and-winter fragrance rather than one for daily summer wear.
Lattafa markets Raghba Wood Intense as a men's fragrance, continuing the framing of the original Raghba, and Fragrantica's own gender voting agrees strongly — 39% male and a further 33% male-leaning of 1,423 votes, against 25% unisex and a small female share. FG Perfumes lists it as a men's fragrance in line with both the brand's framing and the community vote.
Fragrantica's community linking connects Raghba Wood Intense most closely to its own predecessor, Raghba — also carried by FG Perfumes — and beyond the Lattafa range, to By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela — both sharing a similar smoky, ambered-wood character. If you're drawn to warm, resinous wood fragrances, this is the kind of profile to expect.
Raghba Wood Intense suits a wearer who wants a genuinely strong, smoky-sweet wood fragrance for cooler weather and evening wear, rather than something light or citrus-led — one that leans into caramel, oud and ambered wood without apology.
Yes. Every bottle we sell is genuine, sealed stock, and you can smell it in store before you buy.
92% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (1,251 votes).
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| Raghba Wood Intense opens sweet and resinous with caramel, licorice, guaiac wood and cedar, moves into an agarwood-and-sandalwood heart, then settles into a smoky, ambered vanilla-musk base. Of 2,080 Fragrantica votes, 49% rate it long lasting and a further 29% eternal, with 47% describing its projection as strong. What Does Raghba Wood Intense Smell Like?Raghba Wood Intense is a 2014 Oriental Woody release from Lattafa Perfumes, built as a smokier, woodier successor to the brand's original Raghba. Fragrantica's accord breakdown puts woody at full strength (100%), with amber at 79% and a sweet accord at 72% running underneath. Balsamic (53%) and smoky (49%) facets sit alongside a caramel accord (45%), vanilla (42%) and oud (38%). On the pyramid, the top carries caramel, licorice, guaiac wood and cedar; the heart brings agarwood (oud), sugar, sandalwood and cashmere wood; the base settles into incense, vanilla, amber, oakmoss and musk. How Does It Develop Through the Day?It opens sweet and resinous — cedar and guaiac wood laid over caramel and licorice, giving a spiced, liquorice-edged opening rather than anything fresh or citrus. Through the heart, agarwood and sandalwood take over, warmed by sugar and cashmere wood, so the sweetness shifts from candy-like to something closer to spiced wood smoke. The dry-down is where the composition settles: incense and oakmoss add a smoky, mossy depth under a soft vanilla-amber base, with musk holding it close to the skin. Fragrantica's daypart voting favours evening wear — 69% of votes log it for night against 31% for day. How Long Does It Last, and How Strong Is It?Of 2,080 Fragrantica votes on Raghba Wood Intense, longevity skews long: 49% of wearers call it long lasting and a further 29% rate it eternal, against 16% moderate and small single-digit shares for weak and very weak. Sillage tells a similar story — of the same voting pool, 47% describe its projection as strong and 19% as enormous, with 29% calling it moderate and only 4% intimate. Fragrantica community voting. See the full breakdown. What Season Is It For?Season votes lean firmly toward the colder months — winter takes 46% and autumn 39%, with spring at 11% and summer trailing at just 4%. It reads as an autumn-and-winter fragrance rather than one for daily summer wear. Is It for Men or Women?Lattafa markets Raghba Wood Intense as a men's fragrance, continuing the framing of the original Raghba, and Fragrantica's own gender voting agrees strongly — 39% male and a further 33% male-leaning of 1,423 votes, against 25% unisex and a small female share. FG Perfumes lists it as a men's fragrance in line with both the brand's framing and the community vote. What Is It Similar To?Fragrantica's community linking connects Raghba Wood Intense most closely to its own predecessor, Raghba — also carried by FG Perfumes — and beyond the Lattafa range, to By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela — both sharing a similar smoky, ambered-wood character. If you're drawn to warm, resinous wood fragrances, this is the kind of profile to expect. Who It's ForRaghba Wood Intense suits a wearer who wants a genuinely strong, smoky-sweet wood fragrance for cooler weather and evening wear, rather than something light or citrus-led — one that leans into caramel, oud and ambered wood without apology. FAQIs This Genuine Lattafa Stock?Yes. Every bottle we sell is genuine, sealed stock, and you can smell it in store before you buy. Is It Good Value?92% of Fragrantica voters rate it good or great value (1,251 votes). | Regular price
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| Lattafa | Eau de Parfum | Oriental Woody | Evenings out, Cooler months | Caramel, Licorice, Guaiac Wood, Cedarwood | Oud, Sugar, Sandalwood, Cashmere Wood | Incense, Vanilla, Amber, Oakmoss, Musk |
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Main AccordsScent family: Oriental Woody
Fragrance Notes
The first impression, and usually the lightest part of the fragrance. These notes evaporate first, which is how a fragrance is built to open.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
The main body of the scent, emerging as the top notes fade. It shapes how the fragrance smells once it settles on skin.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
Heavier molecules that evaporate slowly, like woods, musk, amber and oud. They are there from the start, and they are what remains once the rest has faded.
As well as the top notes fading, your nose adapts to a constant scent and stops registering it, while people nearby still smell it. Smell your wrist after leaving the room, or ask someone close.
How It Wears
Rated by 1,600+ wearersBuilt on woody, amber and sweet. Wearers mostly rate it long lasting with strong projection. Most reach for it in the evening, mostly in cooler months.
Day or night
Mostly worn after dark.
Seasons
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