After the viral success of the original Eclaire, Lattafa doubled down on dessert with Eclaire Banofi (2025), a banoffee-pie-inspired gourmand that smells exactly like its name promises: banana, toffee and cream layered over a biscuity, musky base. If the original Eclaire was a caramel milk treat, Banofi is its banana-split sibling.

Note Breakdown

Top: Banana Cream, Whipped Cream. The opening is a soft, realistic banana, creamy rather than artificial or candy-like. It reads like banana custard, not banana sweets.

Heart: Banana, Dulce de Leche. The heart deepens into rich caramelized milk territory. The dulce de leche accord is the bridge between the fruit and the bakery base, warm and toasty-sweet.

Base: Vanilla, Praline, Biscuit Crumble, Musk. The drydown is pure patisserie: vanilla and praline with a buttery biscuit note, all softened by clean musk so it stays wearable rather than sticky.

Inspired By / Compared To

Unlike many Lattafa releases, Eclaire Banofi is not commonly tied to a single designer or niche original. It is best understood as a flanker of Lattafa's own Eclaire, swapping the caramel-milk focus for banana-toffee. Banana gourmands are still rare in both designer and niche catalogs, which makes Banofi feel genuinely original at its price point.

Performance

Performance is a pleasant surprise for a budget gourmand: most wearers report around 8 hours of longevity, with some getting 8 to 10. Compared with the original Eclaire it sits a little closer to the skin, projecting moderately for the first couple of hours before becoming an intimate, delicious aura. That slightly more polite sillage actually makes it easier to wear around others.

Who Is It For?

Dessert lovers, full stop. It is unisex and shines in fall and winter, for casual days, cozy evenings, date nights and anywhere a sweet trail earns compliments. If banana on skin sounds odd to you, sample first; if it sounds delicious, you are exactly the target audience. It is too sweet for formal business settings.

Blind-Buy Verdict

Low risk for gourmand fans, moderate for everyone else. The banana note is well-executed and the price is gentle, but banana is a polarizing note: you know already whether you are the kind of person who wants to smell like banoffee pie. One mild con: the banana fades faster than the base, so the second half of the wear is closer to a generic (if lovely) vanilla-praline skin scent.

FAQ

What does Eclaire Banofi smell like?

Banoffee pie in fragrance form: creamy banana, dulce de leche caramel, vanilla, praline and a buttery biscuit base.

How long does Eclaire Banofi last?

Around 8 hours for most wearers, wearing closer to the skin after the first couple of hours.

Is Eclaire Banofi a dupe of anything?

No single designer original is commonly cited. It is a flanker of Lattafa's own Eclaire with a banana-toffee twist.

Is it unisex?

Yes. Sweet gourmands like this are worn happily by everyone.

Best season to wear it?

Fall and winter, or cool evenings. Heat amplifies the sweetness considerably.

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