Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold vs Ansaam Gold: Vanilla Melaka

If you collect perfumes, you're in Melaka, and you like a touch of vanilla sweetness in your bottles, this one's for you. Lattafa Pride has two 100ml Eau de Parfum options that both finish with vanilla in the base — but they head in quite different directions. One is a warm unisex oriental-amber, the other a fruity-floral made for women. Here's how they compare for daily wear and beyond.

Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold – the warm oriental-amber pick

Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold is a unisex 100ml EDP, and its fragrance family is Oriental Amber. It opens with sweet notes and soft spices, moves into a heart of amber and woody notes, then settles into a base of vanilla, musk and creamy woods. So the sweetness you get here is warm and rounded, not sharp.

Occasion-wise, the store lists Evening, Special Event and Casual for this one. That makes it a good pick for dinners out, relaxed weekends and easy days when you still want something with presence. And since it's unisex, it's an easy bottle to share around the house — something collectors with a shared shelf often appreciate.

Ansaam Gold – the fruity-floral daily wear option

Ansaam Gold is a 100ml EDP for women, sitting in the Floral Aquatic family. It opens fresh with pear and mandarin, the heart brings in rose, jasmine and a candy accord, and the base settles on raspberry, musk and vanilla. The store describes it as a fruity-sweet scent, so expect sweetness here too — just a fruitier kind than the first bottle.

This is the one that lines up with daily wear: Daily is listed among its occasions, along with Special Event and Casual. The store also describes it as a good match for Malaysia's warm weather, which makes sense for hot afternoons, mall trips and air-conditioned offices around Melaka.

Same vanilla base, two different moods

Here's the part collectors will enjoy: vanilla shows up in the base notes of both perfumes, but it plays a different role in each.

Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold: vanilla sits with musk and creamy woods under an amber-woody heart, so the sweetness leans warm and oriental.
Ansaam Gold: vanilla pairs with raspberry and musk under a rose, jasmine and candy heart, so the sweetness leans fruity and floral.

One is unisex, the other is made for women. One leans towards evenings, the other towards everyday use. If your shelf is built around a single brand, these two give you two clearly separate takes on a vanilla finish.

Which one should you go for?

If you need a bottle for everyday use, Ansaam Gold is the natural choice — Daily is right there in its occasion list, and it's described as fitting Malaysia's warm weather. If what your collection is missing is something for evenings and special events, Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold covers both of those occasions. And if you want an option anyone in the household can wear, Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold is the unisex one of the pair.

Size and concentration are identical — both are 100ml Eau de Parfum from Lattafa Pride — so the decision really comes down to which mood your shelf needs next.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do both perfumes actually have vanilla in them?

Yes. Both list vanilla in their base notes — Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold pairs it with musk and creamy woods, while Ansaam Gold pairs it with raspberry and musk.

Which one is better for daily wear in Melaka?

Ansaam Gold, since Daily is listed among its occasions and the store describes it as suiting Malaysia's warm weather. Ishq Al Shuyukh Gold is listed for evening, special events and casual use instead.