Ansaam Gold vs Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold: Which Lattafa Pride Is Better for KL Office Wear?

Working in Kuala Lumpur means hot mornings, cold air-cond in the office and the odd rainy commute home. If you're after a Lattafa Pride perfume for office wear, two bottles from the brand come up a lot: Ansaam Gold and Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold. Both are 100ml EDPs and both have musk sitting in the base, but they go in very different directions. Here's how they compare, so you can pick the one that fits your workdays.

Ansaam Gold: the fresh, sweet one for daily wear

Ansaam Gold is a Floral Aquatic fragrance made for women, and it leans fruity-sweet rather than heavy. It opens with pear and mandarin, so the first impression is bright and fresh, which is exactly what you want stepping out into a warm KL morning. The heart blends rose, jasmine and a creamy candy accord, giving it a feminine, modern sweetness, and as it settles you get raspberry, musk and vanilla for a warm trail.

Its listed occasions are daily wear, casual outings and special events, which is why it's the easier office pick of the two. It also suits Malaysia's warm weather, so it doesn't feel out of place in the humidity.

Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold: the warm amber one

Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold is an Oriental Amber fragrance and it's unisex, so it works for anyone. Instead of fruit, it opens with sweet notes and soft spices, moves into an amber and woody heart, then settles into vanilla, musk and creamy woods. It's warm, sweet and smooth, a different mood from Ansaam Gold altogether.

Its listed occasions are evening, special events and casual wear, so it's better suited to dinners after work, weekends and nights out than to a full day at the desk. That warm amber-woody character also feels more at home in air-conditioned rooms or cooler evenings than under the midday KL sun.

Which one should you wear to the office?

• Pick Ansaam Gold if your main use is daily office wear. Daily wear is one of its listed occasions, and the fresh pear and mandarin opening suits hot commutes and cold meeting rooms.
• Pick Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold if you want a unisex perfume you can also take to dinners and casual days out, and you prefer a warm amber-woody scent over a fruity-floral one.
• Both are 100ml EDPs from Lattafa Pride with musk in the base, so if you like a musky sweetness, either direction works. It really comes down to fresh and fruity versus warm and amber.

If you're still torn, think about where you'll wear it most. Desk days and meetings? Ansaam Gold. Dinners, events and casual weekends? Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold. Plenty of people who love both styles end up keeping one for work and one for everything else.