Mamdouh pours his perfume with worshipful concentration. “In the name of God, the most gracious and merciful.” The translucent white of the gardenia and rose, the menthol green of the lotus and the ...

Update: A previous version of this article linked a video that said Huda uses Lattafa's Angham. The video is unverified, however, and has been removed from the article. The story has been updated for ...