Lattafa Fakhar Rose Gold: The L’Interdit Dupe One Woman Chose Over the Real Thing
Here’s the review that tells you everything you need to know about this bottle.
A woman on Fragrantica owned both Givenchy L’Interdit and Lattafa Fakhar Rose Gold. She kept one and got rid of the other. She kept the Lattafa. She puts them at about 95% similar, says the Lattafa is only very slightly sweeter, and that it simply wears better on her skin.
Then a second woman, writing entirely separately, says the same thing: an accurate dupe, about 95% there, ever so slightly sweeter — and adds that layering the two together is stunning, because they’re practically the same fragrance.
Two people, both holding both bottles, both landing on the same number and the same single difference. In the dupe world, that’s about as good as evidence gets.
How It Wears
Top — Fruits, Lily, Pomegranate, Aldehydes. It opens bright and aerated. Aldehydes give it that clean, sparkling, slightly soapy lift — the sensation of a freshly ironed shirt. Pomegranate adds a tart, faintly wine-like fruitiness, and lily starts the floral story early. It’s a graceful, well-mannered opening rather than a loud one.
Heart — Tuberose, Jasmine, Gardenia, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, Honeysuckle, Peony. And then seven flowers arrive at once. This is the fragrance. Tuberose and jasmine lead — creamy, heady, unmistakably expensive — with gardenia adding a lush green richness, ylang-ylang a buttery warmth, and rose, peony and honeysuckle rounding it into a full bouquet. One wearer described it perfectly: it’s like carrying an armful of white flowers. No single flower dominates. They simply bloom together.
Base — Vanilla, White Musk, Sandalwood, Ambroxan. The landing is soft, clean and warm. A restrained vanilla, creamy sandalwood and a clean white musk, with ambroxan giving it that radiant, skin-warm glow. It stays close and it stays put — wearers report around ten hours.
The L’Interdit Comparison — and the One Real Difference
| Fakhar Rose Gold | Givenchy L’Interdit EDP | |
|---|---|---|
| Top | Fruits, lily, pomegranate, aldehydes | Pear, bergamot |
| Heart | Tuberose, jasmine, gardenia, ylang, rose, honeysuckle, peony | Tuberose, jasmine sambac, orange blossom |
| Base | Vanilla, ambroxan, white musk, sandalwood | Patchouli, vanilla, ambroxan, vetiver |
They share tuberose, jasmine, vanilla and ambroxan — which is, in essence, L’Interdit’s whole spine.
Now the difference both wearers noticed but neither could explain. We can.
L’Interdit’s entire concept is white flowers set against dark earth. Givenchy built it on a base of patchouli and vetiver — deliberately mossy, earthy, a little dirty. That contrast is the point of the fragrance.
Fakhar Rose Gold has neither. No patchouli. No vetiver. Instead it uses clean white musk and creamy sandalwood — and then triples the flowers, adding gardenia, ylang-ylang, rose, honeysuckle and peony to the tuberose and jasmine.
Take the earth away, add five more flowers, and of course it reads sweeter. That is exactly the difference both women described, and now you know why it’s there.
Our verdict: if you love L’Interdit for its dirty, grounded patchouli drydown, you will miss it here. If you love it for the tuberose bouquet — and for the overwhelming majority of wearers, that’s what it is — Fakhar Rose Gold gets you there, brighter and sweeter, at a fraction of the price.
Honest Performance
Excellent, and we’ll give you a real number rather than an adjective.
The wearer who owns both reports roughly twelve hours from L’Interdit and roughly ten from Fakhar Rose Gold. So: slightly less than the Givenchy, and still a full day’s wear. It projects confidently in the first hours and settles into a warm, close bouquet.
Two or three sprays. It’s a big floral and it doesn’t need encouragement.
⚠ One Honest Warning: You Must Love White Florals
There are seven flowers in the heart of this fragrance and they do not whisper. Tuberose in particular is a note people either adore or find overwhelming — it’s rich, creamy, faintly indolic, and it fills a room.
If white florals have ever given you a headache, this is not your bottle. If a big, confident, unashamedly feminine bouquet is exactly what you’re looking for — the sort of thing that makes people turn round in a lift — you have found it.
Four Bottles, One Name, Nothing in Common
Four fragrances wear the Fakhar name, and only one of them is a floral. If you arrived here wanting flowers, you are already in the right place. If you arrived by accident, here is where you actually want to be:
| Which Fakhar | Character | Inspired By |
|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Rose Gold (this one) | Seven white flowers over warm vanilla — lush and unmistakably feminine | Givenchy L’Interdit |
| Fakhar Extrait | Also tuberose — but sunlit, salty and leathery rather than floral | Paco Rabanne 1 Million Parfum |
| Fakhar | The original. Clean apple, lavender and tonka — barbershop-fresh | YSL Y EDP |
| Fakhar Platin | Bright citrus and sweet guava over dry, smoky palo santo | YSL Y L’Elixir |
If flowers are what brought you here, the rose gold bottle is the one.
Why Buy From Royal Scents
Every bottle is genuine Lattafa, sourced properly and stored in the UK. And you’ve just read a page that told you exactly which two notes the Givenchy has that this doesn’t, and that it lasts two hours less. We’d rather you buy the right bottle than the wrong one twice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lattafa Fakhar Rose Gold a Givenchy L’Interdit dupe?
Yes, and an unusually close one. The two share tuberose, jasmine, vanilla and ambroxan, and both are built around a tuberose-led white-floral heart. Two wearers who own both bottles independently put the similarity at around 95%. The one difference they both noticed is that Fakhar Rose Gold is slightly sweeter, which is explained by the absence of patchouli and vetiver — the earthy notes that anchor L’Interdit’s base.
What are the notes in Fakhar Rose Gold?
Top notes are fruits, lily, pomegranate and aldehydes. The heart is tuberose, jasmine, gardenia, ylang-ylang, rose, honeysuckle and peony. The base is vanilla, white musk, sandalwood and ambroxan. Be aware that several websites, including some of Lattafa’s own regional blogs, publish entirely incorrect notes for this fragrance.
Is Fakhar Rose Gold long lasting?
Yes. Wearers report around ten hours on skin. For comparison, a wearer who owns both reports around twelve hours from Givenchy L’Interdit — so slightly less, at a fraction of the cost.
Why is Fakhar Rose Gold sweeter than L’Interdit?
Because it has no patchouli or vetiver. Those two earthy, mossy notes anchor L’Interdit’s base and provide the dark contrast to its white flowers. Fakhar Rose Gold replaces them with clean white musk and creamy sandalwood, and adds five more florals to the heart — so it reads brighter and sweeter.
Is Fakhar Rose Gold the same as Fakhar Rose?
Yes. Fragrantica lists it as Fakhar Rose while Lattafa and most retailers sell it as Fakhar Rose Gold. Same fragrance, same bottle.
What season is Fakhar Rose Gold best for?
It works year-round but shines in spring and summer, when its bright white-floral bouquet is at its best. Its warm vanilla and sandalwood base keep it wearable in cooler months.
Written and wear-tested by Shaheen Shah Abrar, Founder of Royal Scents. Tested through a Chester summer, on one wrist against L’Interdit on the other. The difference is real. It is also very small, and it costs a great deal less.
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