Lattafa Pride Comparison Guide: Ansaam Gold or Art of Universe? (Date Night in Sabah)

If you're in Sabah and you've got a date night coming up, picking the right perfume can feel trickier than picking the outfit. Here's a fun bit though: both of these Lattafa Pride EDPs actually share vanilla in the base, but they take it in completely different directions. One is sweet, fresh and feminine. The other is warm, smoky and bold enough for anyone to wear. So which one matches your date night? Let's break it down.

Ansaam Gold: sweet, fresh and feminine

Ansaam Gold is a 100ml EDP made for women, and it sits in the floral aquatic family. The opening is pear and mandarin, so it starts out bright and juicy rather than heavy. In the heart you get rose, jasmine and a candy note, which gives it a soft, playful sweetness that feels very feminine. Then the base settles into raspberry, musk and vanilla, and that's where the date night character comes in — warm, fruity and easy to get drawn to.

Its listed occasions are daily wear, casual outings and special events, which makes it a flexible pick beyond just one night out. If your date is a makan session in the afternoon, a stroll around the mall or dinner in an air-cond restaurant, that light and sweet vibe fits right in. It's the kind of scent that's easy for anyone sitting next to you to like, especially if they lean towards sweeter smells.

Art of Universe: warm, smoky and unisex

Art of Universe goes the opposite way. It's a 100ml EDP in the oriental woody family, and it's unisex, so one bottle works for whoever's wearing it that night. It opens with spicy notes, moves into amber woods and resinous tones, and finishes with smoky woods, leather, amber and vanilla. That's a much deeper, richer scent than Ansaam Gold — less candy, more depth.

The listed occasions for this one are evening, casual and special events, so a night-time date is right in its lane. If your date night is a proper dinner or something after sunset, the warm spicy-woody character matches that mood well. And because it's unisex, it works whether you're buying for yourself or you and your partner want to trade the bottle back and forth.

So which one for your date night in Sabah?

Both are 100ml EDPs from Lattafa Pride, and both carry vanilla in the base — but the mood around that vanilla is completely different.

• Pick Ansaam Gold if you want something sweet, light and feminine — fruity, floral and an easy fit for daytime dates or air-cond dinners.
• Pick Art of Universe if you want something warm, spicy and smoky — a bolder evening scent, and a good option if sharing matters since it's unisex.

If you're still torn, think about the vibe of the date itself. Sweet and playful? That's Ansaam Gold. Warm and a little mysterious? That's Art of Universe. They're built for different moods rather than competing for the same one, so you can pick based on how the night's supposed to feel.