Oud Imperial

Purchased a new black bottle version from Lucky Scent last week, it differs slightly from my previous black bottle from about 2016 in bottle design: my new bottle has a raised plaque and smaller font, old bottle has no raised name plate with printing directly to the bottle. I have no experience with the gold bottle and from what I can tell I wouldn’t seek one as the black bottle has pretty high quality ingredients and concentration. Though a name plate was added to new version thankfully they smell identical, truly a masterful blend of heady intense dark dank oud, patchouli incense and woods. For the price it’s unbeatable in this category. I did notice my old bottle seemed to macerate down and the last few drops were pretty funky! This is an oud/incense lovers dream come true, glad to have it back on my shelf, it’s been missed! Also you may be pleased to know I really don’t get any florals in this, they’re blended so well, this comes as a relief in the crowded field of Ouds with intense florals and vamilla..A side note: I did try a carded sample of the extrait and honestly the parfum is so strong and well blended(and very similar) I actually think it’s better than the extrait, I found the extrait to have a bit drier woods profile and missing that wet woodiness I love about OI.. for the price difference and twice the juice the parfum is the way to go IMO

Starts off very sharp and dry, a bit off putting but dries down into this kind of herbal medicinal smoky oud that I really enjoy. Not fecal at all to me, more like mossy and decomposing wood vibe or maybe wet hay (which I love but I'm a freak). Dry down smells very leathery, honestly more of an accurate rendition of leather than other "leather" scents I have. Maybe I'm unaware of how I smell but I think it's very versatile and inoffensive though I wouldn't do more than like 5 sprays. Does surprising well in hot weather. I wish it lasted longer, I get a big push for maybe 2 hours and can't really detect it after 6 or 8, but I know they have an extrait version too. Bottle is hideous and tips over easily (boo). Recommend but don't buy in store omfg you can get these for ≈$80 online for 100ml and in store they're over $200 which I don't think is worth it.

Got this decant from scentsplit.com. Jomashop currently doesn’t stock this. Their other Perris Monte Carlo scents run $75-130. Lucky Scent doesn't have this one in stock, but they want $210 for other scents from this house. eBay is running $165 and up. I’ve had nothing but trouble with eBay vendors sending me damaged goods and fakes, so I’m hesitant to go there. I wanted to highlight the pricing for this because I think this is a "must have” scent for me or any man that loves oriental scents. I don’t think that’s a statement I’ve made before in 1834 reviews. The quality is top shelf. The incense, woods and saffron are in perfect balance. I’d say it’s not office wear because you’ll spend all day sniffing yourself and get behind on your work. However, I’d wear this on a date even if my significant other wasn’t a fan.

I got this in a blind buy order after seeing several written and video reviews. This was a love at first sniff that has me looking forward to cool weather returning. That’s saying a lot because I can tend to go on and on and on about how much I detest weather outside spring, summer and early warm fall weather. This is going to be an absolute gem in cool weather. Yesterday was about 70 F here and I sprayed myself when it arrived and prior to bed I sprayed it again and it’s just amazing. I didn’t get any of the rubber or asphalt I see some discussing. What I did get was a deep pleasing oud, a super woody concoction with an amazing realistic incense. Simply magnificent!

Addictive. Dry wood, old and closed, with a dusty veil and the sharp edge of camphor wood. A pinch of pepper and a touch of saffron give it a dry, metallic edge. It stays austere. This is a strikingly sober take on oud.