Lattafa Bayaan Eau de Parfum 100ml – Lychee, Rose & Oud

Lattafa Bayaan is a berry-and-oud Eau de Parfum from 2023 — juicy cassis and lychee with cinnamon and pink pepper, opening into rose, orange flower, cardamom and praline, over a base of oud, vanilla and moss. It is the fragrance people most often ask about when they want Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade without the smoke or the £495 price tag. This is the full 100ml bottle at £19.99.

Lattafa Bayaan at a glance

What does Lattafa Bayaan smell like?

Berries stewed with spice, poured over something woody and dark. It smells expensive and slightly old-world.

Opening: cassis hits first — sharp, jammy blackcurrant — with lychee adding a soft floral-fruity sweetness behind it. Cinnamon and pink pepper give it an immediate spiced warmth, so it never reads like a simple fruity scent.

Heart: rose arrives, but it is not a clean fresh rose — it is dark and jammy, sitting inside the fruit. Praline sweetens everything with a nutty, caramelised edge, cardamom keeps the spice going, and orange flower adds a little lift.

Dry-down: this is where it turns. Oud comes through dry and slightly dusty, vanilla rounds it, and moss adds an earthy green undertone. The result is warm, sweet and woody with a faintly antique quality — reviewers on Parfumo describe it as smelling like a rug shop: cosy, spiced, and a little dusty. That is meant affectionately, and it is accurate.

Is Lattafa Bayaan a dupe? The Ombre Nomade question

Straight answer: Bayaan is not a formal dupe — it does not appear on the major Lattafa clone lists, and Lattafa has never marketed it as one. But it is not an unrelated fragrance either, and the comparison people keep making is a fair one.

The reference is Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade. What made Ombre Nomade famous is a berry-and-oud accord — raspberry sweetness against dry agarwood. Bayaan builds on exactly that idea using cassis instead of raspberry.

Parfumo’s community sums it up neatly: Bayaan gives you “a hint of Ombre Nomade without its extreme presence” — sweeter, less smoky. If the incense and birch-tar smoke are the reason you love Ombre Nomade, Bayaan will not replace it. If you loved the berry-oud idea but found the original too severe, this is the friendlier version.

The price: Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade is £495 for 100ml on Louis Vuitton’s own UK site. Bayaan is £19.99 for the same 100ml. That is the widest gap in anything we stock — and we would still tell you they are not the same fragrance.

If you want something closer to the smoky end, try Bade’e Al Oud Oud for Glory or Lattafa Oud Mood instead.

What the ratings actually say

If you have been looking Bayaan up on Fragrantica or Parfumo, here is the honest summary rather than a sales pitch.

• Longevity: 8.1/10 on Parfumo — genuinely strong, and one of the better performers in the Lattafa range.
• Sillage: 7.8/10 — it projects. Two sprays fills a room in winter.
• Scent: 6.7/10 — and this is the number worth paying attention to. It is a divisive fragrance, not a universally loved one.

That split is consistent with what people describe. The dusty, spiced, slightly antique quality of the dry-down is the part that people either find deeply cosy or find heavy and old-fashioned. It is not a safe crowd-pleaser like Yara or Khamrah. We would rather you knew that before ordering than after.

Performance and how to wear it

• Longevity: 8+ hours on skin comfortably, and it clings to fabric for days. Wearers report smelling it after repeated hand washes.
• Projection: strong for the first two to three hours, then a warm close trail.
• Sprays: two. Three is too much indoors — the praline and oud build quickly in a warm room.
• Season: autumn and winter. Heat turns the sweetness cloying.
• Occasion: evenings, dinners, weddings, Eid. Not an office fragrance.

Who it suits

Bayaan is for people who already like sweet, spiced, oud-leaning fragrances and want something with more character than a straightforward gourmand. If you enjoy jammy rose, dark fruit or Arabian-style spice, it will land.

Skip it if you prefer fresh, clean or lightly sweet scents, or if oud has never worked for you — the base is where Bayaan spends most of its time and there is no hiding from it.

Our review

What it gets right: performance and value. At £19.99 the longevity and projection are genuinely excellent, and the cassis-praline-oud combination is more interesting than most fragrances at this price attempt. The opening is the best part — properly juicy and spiced.

What it doesn’t: the dry-down divides people. That dusty, mossy oud is an acquired taste and it dominates after a couple of hours. It is also not the Ombre Nomade replacement some listings imply — the smoke simply is not there.

Verdict: excellent value and a real character scent, but not a blind buy for everyone. If berry-and-oud sounds appealing and you do not need the smoke, it is one of the most interesting things Lattafa makes under £20.

Lattafa Bayaan FAQs

What is Lattafa Bayaan a dupe of? Nothing officially. The comparison people make is Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade — they share a berry-and-oud core, but Bayaan is sweeter and has none of Ombre Nomade’s smoke or incense.

What are the notes in Lattafa Bayaan? Top: cassis, lychee, cinnamon, pink pepper. Heart: rose, orange flower, cardamom, praline. Base: oud, vanilla, moss.

Is Lattafa Bayaan for men or women? Lattafa lists it as a women’s fragrance, but the oud and spice make it comfortably unisex. Plenty of men wear it in winter.

How long does Lattafa Bayaan last? 8+ hours on skin, days on clothing. It is rated 8.1/10 for longevity by the Parfumo community.

What size does Bayaan come in? 100ml Eau de Parfum.

Is it too sweet? It is sweet, but the oud and moss stop it becoming a dessert. It is closer to a spiced fruity-oud than a gourmand.

Authenticity and UK delivery

Every bottle is 100% genuine Lattafa, carrying the official holographic authentication seal and sourced through authorised supply. Free tracked UK delivery on every order with no minimum spend, dispatch within 24 hours, and 30-day no-questions returns.

Add Lattafa Bayaan 100ml to your bag — £19.99 with free tracked UK delivery.