Lattafa Kashan 100ml EDP – Raspberry, Ambroxan & Vetiver Woody

Out of stock. We are waiting on the next Pride delivery. If you’d like an email when Kashan returns, send us a note through the contact page. The section “Woody alternatives on the shelf now” below lists three bottles you can order today.

Kashan in Four Numbers

How the Pyramid Reads

Top: pink pepper, orange, clary sage. This is a bright, aromatic opening rather than a sweet one. Clary sage is herbal and slightly musky, and it sets the tone for the rest. Lattafa lists pink pepper; Fragrantica lists it simply as “pepper”.

Heart: raspberry, cashmeran, ambroxan. This is the modern core of Kashan. Cashmeran is a soft, musky-woody material that some people describe as smelling like warm wood or even pencil shavings. Ambroxan adds a radiant, mineral glow. The raspberry sits on top of both and gives a juicy edge without turning the fragrance into a fruity scent.

Base: vetiver, sandalwood, musk. A dry, clean finish. Vetiver brings an earthy, slightly smoky grass note, sandalwood softens it, and musk ties it together.

The Accord Profile

Fragrantica’s top accords for Kashan, in the order voters rank them. The column heights show rank only.

“Sweet” and “fruity” only appear further down the list. So despite the raspberry, Kashan wears as a woody-musky fragrance first.

Men’s Fragrance or Unisex?

That depends on where you look. Lattafa’s own site lists Kashan under men, while Fragrantica lists it for women and men. The pyramid supports the unisex reading: there is nothing aggressively masculine here, and the powdery, musky profile is just as easy for women to wear. If you usually buy from the men’s shelf, it will feel modern and clean. If you usually buy women’s florals, it will feel like a dry, interesting woody.

What the Community Compares It To

Lattafa doesn’t market Kashan as a dupe. Fragrantica reviewers bring up several reference points, and the spread itself tells you something:

• Byredo Mixed Emotions and Zadig & Voltaire Just Rock! come up as similar in mood.
• Bentley Absolute comes up for the pencil-shaving woodiness.
• Escentric Molecules comes up because of the cashmeran-led, molecular feel.

Treat these as reviewer impressions, not claims from us. The reviews are also polarised. Some people call it niche-quality and unusual, while others find it medicinal or synthetic. Cashmeran affects people very differently, and it is usually the reason for that split.

The Lattafa Pride Neighbours

Kashan sits in Lattafa Pride next to two very different bottles. Lattafa Art of Nature I goes dark and animalic with plum, leather and oud. Lattafa La African Drummer goes creamy and tropical with coconut and white flowers. If what you like about Kashan is its dry, powdery side, also look at Lattafa Guinea. It shares pink pepper, sandalwood and musk, and adds iris and vanilla for a softer, more powdery take.

Woody Alternatives on the Shelf Now

For more options, see the Lattafa perfumes for men range or our guide to the 10 best Lattafa perfumes for men, which ranks them by occasion.

Wearing Kashan

• Works year-round. With no heavy amber or vanilla, it doesn’t go cloying in warm weather, and the woods keep it grounded in winter.
• Good office pick. Dry, musky and clean is about as safe as a fragrance gets at work.
• Try before committing, if you can. Because cashmeran divides people, Kashan suits a buyer who already knows they like modern, molecular woods.

Kashan: Common Questions

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Written by Shaheen Shah Abrar, Founder of Royal Scents. We haven’t quoted longevity because no reliable consensus figure exists.