I was the same way with Yara at first. I was super underwhelmed. I even have videos on my channel saying that months back. I didn’t get the hype..I will say it did get better. I love it now. It’s not remarkable by any means but it’s just pretty, an easy grab. Now what I will say…. It never gave strawberry milkshake 🤣 never … the girls can be dramatic 🙃 not the frito accord I’m hollering sis!

@priscillaa8310

4 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only one!! I was so disappointed. I just spray it randomly when I come out the shower. I noticed it is getting better but still not it lol

@86Kera

3 ай бұрын

Tfs! I won’t even bother buying

@roseyb3503

3 ай бұрын

@@86Keragood idea. I am still waiting to see if I can give it to my 16 yr old God Daughter. It’s not rich enough for me. I will try again in summer

@kimpson12

3 ай бұрын

Just purchased it, and i totally agree with you. I’m like is something wrong with my nose 😂 it’s definitely not giving strawberry milkshake. The powdery note overpowers everything in my opinion. First impression gave me the smell of powder makeup lol

@leilasaint-claire8616

3 ай бұрын

My Yara pink has been macerating for a year and it’s now one of my highest quality fragrances. It is everything I expected Guidance by Amouage to be, tbh with you.

All middles Eastern perfumes need to sit for a while. I didn’t like my pink yara when I first got mine It was too powdery, but now is creamy and vanilla, give it some time please ❤

@betlhemabebe903

Ай бұрын

How much time?

@diamond4270

9 күн бұрын

And is it too sweet?

We appreciate your honesty. I think the hype over these fragrances stems from the fact that they are so affordable rather than being true bangers.

@bellezanegra0206

3 ай бұрын

And because ppl are able to make money off of it on the TikTok shop, so they see just lying to be lying 😂😂

Thank for these reviews! YES please do a Middle Eastern Fragrances series. I trust your reviews and would very much appreciate what gems you find. ❤

Thank you for being honest!!! So appreciated

I'm so glad YOU made this video reviewing these fragrances!! I can always count on you for being very Honest. It is very appreciated👌🌸 Thanx

She really is back 💕 missed you girl !

So happy to have you back! I can always trust your opinion!

I love and appreciate your perspective on these fragrances. I bought quite a few Middle Eastern fragrances based on other KZreadrs and have been disappointed. Thanks for coming through❤.

@busichanel4934

3 ай бұрын

Same. I’ve purchased Nebras and I do like that but I have purchase so many from ytbers and I had to give the serious side eye

@prettylady5904

Ай бұрын

Let them sit for a while

you are a soapy freshy a bit gourmand girl, you can't realy handel the yara sents, but there is some that can be your type for sure, like mayar feezy champagne/litchisents, you have ana abyad poudrée (a beautifull musk with vanilla and powder soapy kind) you can enjoy also ana abyad (dupe of erba pura fresh like shower gel/ jucy pear/clean), if you like orange flower you and rasberry you gonna love ansaam gold (dupe of oriana), if you like vanilla and musk then you can blind buy "Tahara vanille from gulf orchid( it's a cottony musky with ahint of vanilla like dragé from reminescence), and all of these are long lasting, love you from France, Bisous

@Liznvx

15 күн бұрын

Sounds like you’re describing me 😂😂😂

For me a strawberry milkshake scent 🍓🥛 is Burberry her elixir 😍

@jja7608

4 ай бұрын

There’s a dupe from Lataffa it’s called Rave now. It smells exactly like i actually think it last longer.

@dafavored1r663

4 ай бұрын

@@jja7608yeeeeees and baby it is the truth! I am completely in love with the Rave Now woman. It lasts all day and I get so many compliments when I wear this. My daughter spent $120.00 for her Burberry Her Elixir and she told me my Rave actually smells better

@mrs.hopson9426

4 ай бұрын

I agree

@86Kera

3 ай бұрын

@@jja7608I’ve had my eyes on that one so this good to hear

@anniefranks6881

2 ай бұрын

@@jja7608Hi, do you know if it’s the original Rave Now in the black bottle? Thank you🙏🏼

This is such a great description and really detailed!

Was waiting for you to do this video!

I love Lattafa Yara, Moi, and Tous. With Yara I don’t get the Strawberry Milkshake but it gives an amazing sweet strawberry scent and I layer it with strawberry poundcake and it’s a game changer. Moi gives me a soft powder scent and I love it for when I don’t feel like being loud. I never picked up on a frito scent 😂. And Tous is one of the most amazing Mango scents I’ve ever smelt. Pair it with that mango scent that came out from bath and body works and again it’s a game changer. ❤

The pink yara to me is more powdery scent. I would say the orange yara is my favorite out of the 3 I love that orange one

@crystalv6122

Ай бұрын

I got the orange one yesterday and I got a compliment

Please do more of these because these types of videos are well needed.

Thank you!!! Exactly what I was looking for!!!! Honesty!! Not just someone trying to sell it!

Shana you are awesome and trustworthy. I tried Yara (pink) last year and was not impressed, expected more due to hype.

Sorry for your disappointment for the second to the last one, but your description of it was HILARIOUS!!😂😂😂 So glad to have you back on here!

I would never throw a stone, appreciate the honest reviews and you saved me some coins.

Omg! I'm so happy to see you!!!

Thank you so much for your honest review. I feel the exact same way about the Yara pink. It was a blind buy for me but I was highly disappointed. I'm so happy I found your channel.

I really want to try the pistachio fragrance, sounds great!

I did get the "Frito" from Yara Moi but as it sat, it became a soft fruity scent. Gave late 80s\early 90s vibes from the perfumes I remember from back then. Glad to watch your videos again! :-)

YESSSSSS!!! 🎉🎉🎉 IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

So glad the REAL IS BACK!

Khair pistachio definitely impressed me! Most middle eastern scents are hit or Miss.

I recently purchased Khair Pistachio and it is so beautiful 🩷I have the pink yara and its ok, I wear it around the house. Love your videos I'm so glad you're back 💕💕

☹️ I love sondos but you know we all love different scent profiles! ❤

Very timely, just as I was about to put all of these in my cart.

I definitely purchased Guess Seductive Red because of you.

So glad I watched this!! I’ve had yara tous in my cart forever! The original yara I was a bit disappointed at first but it does get better. I have paired it with B&Bw strawberries and snowflakes to give it a strawberry milkshake vibe! ❤

I am so glad you're back, so we can get the truth. I appreciate you:)

Thank you for reviewing these perfumes. I have them my cart on Amazon. Now I will save my money.

@laurajohnson7836

3 ай бұрын

me too

Khair is everything! It gets better as you wear it. Depending on what you pair it with, you get another great experience.

I LOVE my middle eastern fragrances!!! Raindrops, Sonnet and Dame by Ajmal are gorgeous...all no oud. Lattafa Tharwah gives me my Libre Intense fix.

Shaaaaaannnnnaaaaa you must’ve been by favorite I missed you I was just about to watch another video and yours popped up I quickly clicked on yours. But girllll I have all these scents and I love them all also I just placed another big order from Joamashop 15 minutes ago middles eastern perfumes and scents are beautiful and long lasting they have quality oils in them but they don’t do an 300% up charge like the scents in the US some people think if they pay $300 dollars for a bottle of perfume that it’s gonna perform well however over half of them don’t I know I have both I love middle eastern perfumes and perfume oils. I get LOTS OF COMPLIMENTS CONTIUALLY!!!!!😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

@The-Full-Lushness-Of-My-Heart

4 ай бұрын

Agree with you about Middle Eastern Fragrance. We all have different tastes. ❤️

I just got my nose on yara and yara tous at the mall yesterday and I love them! Perfect timing! Thank you!!

@aprilcarr3043

3 ай бұрын

Wow I’m the mall???? What store???

@MelTheMuppetslayer

3 ай бұрын

@@aprilcarr3043 it’s a little perfume shop. I will have to get the name of it.

Ok yara smells so good and I didn’t get the hype at all either. However, I recently wore it again. The other day while I was doing laundry one of my shirts smelled so amazing and strong! I said omg what is this it smells so good….. It was the yara!!! I said oh I gotta run that bac!

I appreciate the honesty all these were on my wish list because of the hype you saved me coin thank you for your review

@lovealways5091

4 ай бұрын

No girl you will be missing out if you don’t try Yara. At least get a sample because it’s so good!!!

@SuperFilicia

4 ай бұрын

I havemt had one Middle Eastern perfume that satisfied me. Maybe its my skin, but nothing stcks. I just use them as room sprays.

OMG THIS!!! BRAVO!!! OH THE HONESTY!!! THE TASTE LEVEL!!! BEST VIDEO OF THIS YEAR THAT I HAVE SEEN! KHAIR PISTACHIO... YES PLEASE!!! LOVE YOU!!!😽💕💕💕

I really really really appreciate you buying and trying those fragrances for us in real time I hear about them I see them on Amazon. They look so beautiful but saving me money with your explanations of them. Thank you so much I’m sorry you had to spend your money on them. Hopefully you can return them and get your money. I’m so happy you are back! ❤

Would definitely like you to revisit these in the summer after they've macerated for a bit and do an update to see if your opinion has changed

Hey, love the video ❤❤

Loved this video! And fritos noone wants to smell like fritos lol thanks for the heads-up hope you are having a wonderful week

@ShanaJ

4 ай бұрын

You too!!

Khair is 👌 I’m wear Khair with perfect intense. I also layered bbw wrapped in vanilla and mocha martini lotion🔥🔥🔥🔥

Cheers to the first of many Middle Eastern Fragrance videos! 🥂 I found Yara Pink and Tous to be very disappointing. When i smelled the Pink one, I got citrus and nothingness and Tous I got only smelled Mango and no coconut. 🥴🥴🥴 IMO, the Yara series is overhyped. However, I came down the rabbit hole of Middle Eastern Fragrances last year and I dont ever eant to leave.😅 Some of my favorites are Jasmine Wisp (Rasasi), Ajayeb Dubai Portrait, Qaed al Fusan Unlimited, Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold (Lattafa), Shafaq (Ard Al Zaafaran) and December Vanilla (Paris Corner) I look forward to seeing more Middle Eastern content from you cuz you'll give it to us straight without chaser. ❤ Keep up the great work.

Hi! New to your channel. ❤❤ your review. YES!! Let your ME scents sit for 3 to 6 months..Game changer. I felt the same way about Nebras (metallic smell in the opening new bottle), but after 6 months, I can't get enough of the gourmand.

Thank you for your honest opinion You saved me alot of money 😅

I bought pleats please leau issey miyake bc of your review. Cant wait to get it monday or tuesday!! 👍

Honesty-it’s important. Sending you 💕

I respect your opinion on perfumes, and I understand that it's your opinion. We're all different. Love your videos and am happy to have found you. ❤

I am glad to hear the truth about these fragrances because I actually bought the yara pink I don’t smell strawberry either the way they hyped this one up I feel duped too.😢

I was told ordering fragrances on Amazon is iffy because you can get imposter bottles.

I’ve been nervous to try a pistachio perfume. But this is the second review I’ve seen and I’m sold.

Let them sit for 30 days and then smell them again

I have tried several ME fragrances. Yara has to sit for sure. I have a few gems, and I have three....that I wish I could give away. I will not blind but ANY more ME fragrances. Thank you for the review

I’ve purchased quite a few middle eastern fragrances that I love but I left the yara collection alone because the reviews are so mixed. Casablanca is beautiful. Modest Deux by Annan is also wonderful.

Lol "you are probably trying to throw a stone at me right now" that was Hilarious!! Love your honesty! Thank you!

I love listening to people talk about arab perfumes but I don't think I have the patience to wait for the perfume to macerate. I don't want to have to spray the alcohol out just to use it. I want something I can instantly use with the full experience 😅 also, they're quite a risk to blind buy for someone with a limited budget like mine.

Thanks Shana, for your honest opinion💜💜💜💜

We love your honesty. Saving us money. Keeping us from buying scents that aren't going to work. We who love the scents you do trust your opinion. I f you don't like it, we probably won't either. Thank you for staying true.

Middle East learned how to grab money from USA and others. The hype is very real. I have about 10 myself, and really only ADORE Lovely Cherie and Bright Peach and then Raghba. Tara got me a compliment from a young girl at work, she wanted to know what it was and that I smelled so good to her. Lol

Khair is the best in my collection!!! I absolutely love it ❤❤❤

Since you enjoyed khair, you should try affection by lattafa, they're both supposed dupes of yum pistachio gelato by kayali. But affection is more creamy

I will always love Khamrah and Amber Oud Gold Edition. These two are the baddest of them all, they last about twenty hours on my skin and days on my clothes. At the moment I think I have about twenty five bottles of different Middle Eastern Fragrances but those two kills it for me always. I also took delivery of Cocktail Intense, Yara Tous, and Paris Corner Pistachio Khair this afternoon. Will definitely come back to tell you how it goes. Till then, thank you 🙏🏻 girlfriend for an amazing review.

Girl ,i came back to tell you i got that pistachio fragrance in the green bottle ....AND i love it, thànks for your review girl 💚💚💚💚💚

yeeeeehhhh i wanted this video soo sooo bad comment before waching sorry for my english love youuuuu

Shana layer that Yara (Pink)with VS Bare vanilla 👌🏾

I LoVe your fragrance videos ❤ Your videos are amazing, very compelling and enjoyable !!🎉 Have a BeAuTiFuL weekend 😊

@ShanaJ

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I’m dying at “frito accord” 😂😂😂

@RachelleLove81

13 күн бұрын

Smells like wet dog feet. 😂

Yeeesss! It smells like Sunset Glow from Bath and Body Works! That’s it! I knew it was a familiar scent.

Finally, a video that doesn't get a strawberry milk shake on the Pink Lattafa. I do enjoy the fragrance, but I didn't get what people been talking about. The fragrance is perfect for me at work.

Thanks for sharing ❤

Ugghh Yara....I gave it to my daughter but I enjoy the oil for layering with Quisa pink which is similar to Yara. But a milkshake I never get from either one.

I just tested Yara Pink today. It reminded me a lot of Bare Vanilla from VS. I didn’t get any strawberry from it. I could describe it as a cross between Bare Vanilla and Cheirosa 62. I absolutely loved it. ❤️❤️

The only Yara I like is the original pink bottle one. I didnt like it at first though. It definitely had to sit a bit after spraying but now I've had it for maybe 6 months and reallly enjoy it. ❤❤ I love exploring the middle eastern perfume world. Ive really built up a nice collection but there were a lot of hits and misses along the way. I look forward to seeing what else you try in the future. One of my favorites that you might want ro try is Asdaaf Ameerat Al Arab (Princess of Arabia)...the one in the red bottle....its a great warm weather scent. Floral, fresh, an but fruity and feminine. 😍

Veronica Says has done a few vids on Middle Eastern houses that she respects. Lattafa is a supermarket brand that's made it big here in the States for it's price point mostly. Ask your Middle Eastern fans for houses they consider like our budget houses. I went and looked real quick she's got houses Borouj, Al Haramain/Orietica, Afnan and Rasisi. I was watching Paulina looking for more ME houses and she reviewed scent from Armaf, Khalis and Al Naafa, all highly rated, maybe worth a looksee.

Thank you getting the khair ❤❤

"FRITO ACCORD" LMAO Shana! I've ordered the Khair Pistachio & I'm awaiting its delivery. I enjoy the Yaras and thank you for steering me away from Sondos, I also don't like LVEB

@ShanaJ

4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

I got samples of the three Yara's and you're right. I liked Yara, but Tous and Moi were a no go. Especially Moi! I had to wipe that off after a while. It aged unpleasantly.

We love you Shanna

I agree on all the yara versions I have tried they are all giving me diff scents of car air fresheners

I recommend Hawwa Pink by Afnan/Zimaya. It smells divine ❤

Yara Tous is addictive to me even though it is simple. I love it. I do get tropical perfume-y creamy mango-like milkshake whiffs. The original Yara is a pretty powered sugary berries and cream fragrance to my nose and it has some depth. For me it lasts decent on skin and long on clothes and has garnered many compliments. Both of these are a win for me, but I must agree with your assessment of Yara Moi! I couldn’t place it but there is a corn chip like tone to it. That one is nauseated to me.

OMGEEE! I thought I was the only person who felt like Yara Moi smelled like corn chips in their skin! My Middle Eastern Frag collection is quite extensive. Many of them also have Oud in them.

I loved the pink one right off the bat. As it sat on my skin I did get hints of ice cream almost (probably vanilla) but it did smell creamy. It lasts on my clothes for days. I didn’t like the white yara at first because it was too nutty in the opening for me. But as it sat for a couple hours, it started to smell better. I mixed the pink and white Yara together and it smells AMAZING!! Our body chemistry are different so it may smell different person to person.

I have Yara tous and everyone loves it on me. On my skin it is a creamy mango scent.

I love Moi!!! U most definitely have to let it sit at least 2mos tho.. I couldn’t stand it when I got it, but I love it now

Yara smelled like Cheirosa 62 when I first got it now it smells sweet and fruity

@capiyulo

2 ай бұрын

Oh no,is my Yara going to change?? I don't want to to change

Please try armaf and Swiss Arabian perfumes. Also lattafa badee Al oud sublime (red bottle). And last but least please try December vanilla by paris corner, rifaqaat and frenetic delicious. Rasasi qasamat ebhar is another you will like too.

@ShanaJ

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

🥺 I'm so happy you're going into some Middle Eastern scents. I KNOW you will find gems. May i recommend a few and ill describe them so you could know whether or not you may like them. Lattafa - Fakhar Rose (Similar to L'Interdit) nice white floral Lattafa - Tharwah Gold (Apparently similar to YSL Libre intense) I enjoy for the lavender and vanilla here, not cloying at all. Al Haramain - L'Anveture (said to be similar Creed Aventus for her). Its a fresh, pineapple scent to my nose. Emper - Lady Presidente (smells like a fresh,blood red orange to me, beautiful citrus)

@boitumelomthethwa1006

3 ай бұрын

🌚😬Please ignore the typos and grammar errors. For some reason ,I cannot edit this. I've given up

I was disappointed with Khair Pistachio, but I believe I got a new batch. I will let it macerate for a few weeks and see if it smells any different. Love this video and love your hair!

Idk if you have it already but Lattafa Nebras is AMAZING very gourmand. You can smell the berries and creaminess.

Yara Touse is my favorite!! I run around smelling like mango all day!!

You just saved my money! 1 year I've been watching reviews of mideastern perfumes.. they're cheap, but i can't get myself to blind buy them.

Great job on your research and presentation! I knew something was off with these Yara fragrances and avoided them. I absolutely did not believe that pink one smelled like strawberry milkshake. If there was good way to replicate that scent, B&BW would have already done it. People complain about VBN smelling like spoiled milk, so I just don’t think that gourmand milk scent can truly be done well at this point. I’ll wait and see if this influences the summer scents at B&BW.

Hey first time watching Yara-I’m glad I got the small bottle It was an automatic No for MOI Orange one not sure if I’ll pick it or not & powdery is so common, I did get Sandoos watching this review I gotta let it sit. Thank you for the reviews

Thank god someone is telling the truth about these fragrances. They are awful!!! $200 later I won’t buy anymore. I was eyeing the pistachio one but didn’t buy into the hype because the other ones were sooo bad. I will say the ones I got lasted forever on my skin. I was scrubbing away trying to get it off and smelled it for 2 days. Appreciate the honesty ❤

Yesss, please do fakhar and qaed al fursan unlimited, I want to see if they're overhyped for nothing