Top Notes 
Sri Lankan oud
Nocturnal Concrete
Heart Notes 
Chinese oud
Magnolia
May rose
White oud
Base Notes 
Hyraceum
Sumatran benzoin
Tonka bean
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ROSY AND REFINED
It's a very good oud-rose with a vintage flair. The rose is sweetened by tonka, and the base has those furry, tastefully done animalics that feel more “soft cat belly” than barnyard. The rose itself is beautiful: it shifts and sparkles, throws deep red-wine facets, sometimes goes a little powdery, and occasionally leans into pure vintage rose. The oud stays in the background while the rose remains the star. I’d call it a floral-woody-animalic done right.
It opens strong, settles in about five minutes. The longer it sits on the skin, the sweeter it gets from the tonka. And that sweetness keeps the vintage vibe from tipping into full retro territory. Don’t be afraid of the oud here. There’s not a lot of it, and what’s there is high quality. Not barnyardy at all. At least to my nose. Here, the animalics come not from the oud but from the hyraceum, which has a soft, furry character. People mention an ammonia/cat pee note, but on me it lasted maybe two minutes. Poof. Gone.
In the deep drydown, the rose and magnolia turn a little bit citric, probably the natural citric character of magnolia finally revealing itself. I can’t really smell magnolia until that stage, but once it shows up, that’s where it shines. The oud-woody base softens a lot here too, turning velvety and almost sandalwood-like, with a kind of buttery smoothness. And the animalics stay cozy and balanced.
It's a surprisingly cohesive, well-executed composition from a house that can sometimes go a little “mumbo jumbo in the jungle.” But this one? Special. Old-world. Bougie. Smells like a beautiful, mature socialite, the kind who glides around in silk clothes and carries rare exotic Birkins.
It opens strong, settles in about five minutes. The longer it sits on the skin, the sweeter it gets from the tonka. And that sweetness keeps the vintage vibe from tipping into full retro territory. Don’t be afraid of the oud here. There’s not a lot of it, and what’s there is high quality. Not barnyardy at all. At least to my nose. Here, the animalics come not from the oud but from the hyraceum, which has a soft, furry character. People mention an ammonia/cat pee note, but on me it lasted maybe two minutes. Poof. Gone.
In the deep drydown, the rose and magnolia turn a little bit citric, probably the natural citric character of magnolia finally revealing itself. I can’t really smell magnolia until that stage, but once it shows up, that’s where it shines. The oud-woody base softens a lot here too, turning velvety and almost sandalwood-like, with a kind of buttery smoothness. And the animalics stay cozy and balanced.
It's a surprisingly cohesive, well-executed composition from a house that can sometimes go a little “mumbo jumbo in the jungle.” But this one? Special. Old-world. Bougie. Smells like a beautiful, mature socialite, the kind who glides around in silk clothes and carries rare exotic Birkins.
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