* Powerful masculine fragrance
* Adds a strong tobacco note to original Al Areeq Gold
* Potent blend of sweet, leather, tobacco, oud, woody, powdery, musk, floral and vanilla aromas
* Drier than most sweet fragrances thanks to a good note balance
* Perfect for date nights and social occasions
* Good for older male users
* Good for those who love tobacco and leather fragrance DNAs
* Strong performer
* Beautiful bottle presentation
* High QPR value
* Niche quality for discounter price
* Not as unique as Al Areeq Gold
* Not unisex
* Not good for younger users
* Notes may come off as rubber or petrol to some noses
* Love it or leave it proposition
* Absolutely unnecessary, hard to open and plain looking display case
Having just reviewed Lattafa's Al Areeq Gold and calling it probably the most masculine fragrance to date I've experienced, I take it all back. Lattafa's Al Areeq Silver body slams its sibling flanker down to mat and pins it for the 1-2-3 count. THIS is the most masculine fragrance I've experienced to date.
Silver is a hybrid leather and tobacco fragrance. It subs in a dense tobacco note for Gold's black tea. This pulls it out of Gold's gourmand arena and turns Silver into a powerful masculine fragrance. It's a potent blend of sweet, leather, tobacco, oud, woody, powdery, musk, floral and vanilla aromas, though the excellent balance in the notes makes this a lot drier than most sweet fragrances on the market.
Where Gold is a nice intro to the leather fragrance DNA for gourmand lovers, Silver is unapologetically intended for users experienced with both leather and tobacco fragrances already. No easing anyone into anything here. This is definitely not unisex, is not good for younger male users, and is really best suited for confident older male users. The audience might be limited but this is extremely rewarding to that audience. It is potentially polarizing to everyone else
Like Gold, Al Areeq Silver is very much a niche quality perfume for a discount price. Performance is quite strong. Very high QPR value here. The bottle presentation is beautiful. Note that this also comes in a display case that is IMHO completely unnecessary. It's hard to open and rather plain looking, especially in comparison to Lattafa's outstanding display case presentations for Thouq, Eternal Oud and the Winners Trophy fragrances. Case aside, this is an easy high recommend from me to male users.