Another Oud

I was very surprised by this fragrance and I'm glad I tried this one of this house first. Given the reviews, I was a bit skeptical or rather on guard and anticipating not enjoying it (unwise, I know). I love Oud and have smelled a few amazing ones. But when I spritzed this it was an instant love and I don't know why! I am not a fan of raspberry because I feel I over did raspberry or rather the 90's overdid raspberry(BBW). But this just smelled great to me. The entire composition is delicate in my opinion and makes for a great introduction to Oud in general. I definitely recommend trying this if you are leery of launching into a full blown barnyardy/and or medicinal/bandaidish Oud. I feel the Ambroxan is really gorgeous in this and it really softens the Oud that is there. I find this super light, sexy and warm. Like a warm, promising, breeze. This is really great for an early evening mixer or cocktail hour IMO, and I believe it is a perfect Oud fragrance for the marketplace where you won't blast people away. All in all, the kind of Oud you can spritz and go right out the door, instead of spraying and waiting 30 minutes for the dry down "Safety zone" before going out among people. I didn't find the raspberry very synthetic and remember, I'm tired of raspberry. Longevity was very good for me, about six hours and I didn't spray full sprays. I would invest in a FB. <3

Ok not what I was expecting, opening is a little sharp but tones down really quick but still kind of sharp. You get that fresh sharp woody scent, you get a slight raspberry scent not sweet, the oud kicks in it is very similar to Lattaffa oud for glory oud scent but way less sweet and doesn’t last as long. The ambroxan base is there right after the mid note hits making it stay kind of clean, fresh but the woody oud is still there. It is odd the way it behaves, you get the western oud synthetic not animalic not a barnyard or cheesy oud; it’s more like damp wood. It remains clean fresh but woody with a faint raspberry it is not too fruity or sweet. Drydown is softer and you do get some musk. I mostly get the woody oud with ambroxan it’s clean but I wouldn’t wear it during summer. All other seasons I would wear it, it is unisex anybody can wear this one(note some might find it leaning masculine). It is not complex but it is not linear either. I can understand why some people may find it medicinal in a way. The truth is I don’t love it but I do like it and I would wear it often, for just casual wear or a night out with friends. Depending on price anything below $50 you are good.

Super synthetic lab-brewed oud with a rather raspy fake raspberry and some robust, no-nonsense artificial musk beneath. Fine if you're trying to decide if you even like oud at all, or go for very modern treatments, but to me it's just a pretty harsh, stripped-down, rip-it-up-and-start-again approach to the old' rose-'n-oud routine. Now I've smelled around more, it's more conventional, tactful, and slightly more natural remixes of that I like more - Lancome L'Autre Oud for instance (which came first, that "other oud" or this "another oud" I wonder?), or at the grown-up and niche end, Diptqyque Oud Palao. Still, Another Oud is a fun experiment, and in its better moments can even pose and entertain like a cheeky robotic skit on classics like Malle's POAL.

This fragrance is really unique in my opinion because of how synthetic it smells like. The opening is sharp and a bit medicinal, however don't jump to conclusions just yet. The dry-down is beautiful. It almost smells like a fresh, woodsy mineral? Definitely can't detect the "real" agarwood, probably because of how it was formulated in this fragrance. It's simple but also refined enough for it not to be a boring or "basic" fragrance. However, my only complaints are the poor longevity and sillage (had to spray it over and over every hour for it to smell strong again). I recommend this fragrance for both spring and summer. Overall, for the price point i would say you get a decently unique and niche fragrance!

I gravitate toward synthetics but I always want to like oud on me... love it on others but I always feel a bit like a steamroller when it's on my skin. So this one I felt like I could pull off. Still truly unisex and quite seductive despite its comparative chilliness for an oud. Nice for a date when you're wearing the pants. ;) There's something round and spacious to it; despite coming on quite strong and rich there's an airiness in the middle that's hard to describe. Not powdery, not "fresh." Just... round. Pricy, so I want to see if I can get my hands on another sample before I take the plunge.