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At Oud Beach Part 2 or the Prince of Eaglewood
Two things I would like to mention upfront. First: This Oud does not cost nearly 600 euros like the last one, nor 400, and, unbelievably, not even 200, but no more than 185 euros per 100 ml (and thus about the same as Singular Oud from Urban Scents, which I cannot comment on in this series simply because I have already commented on it). According to the principle "it feels so good when the pain subsides," this truly seems like a bargain price. Second: It is a truly successful fragrance. I will return to this after I have tortured you for a while with details about the fragrance house and the perfumer.
Christian Provenzano is not the friendly and somewhat harmless-looking northern Italian mother-in-law type that he disguises himself as in photos; no, he is none other than the true Oudini, the dark prince of eaglewood. Under his own label, he has released the fragrances "Oud al Fayed," "Pearl Oud," and "Oud Signature," for the (to me somewhat sinister-looking) Saudi (!) label "Amado," he has created the fragrances "Immortal Oud," "Imperial Oud" (I do not want to know which empire is meant), "Oud Mystère," and "Sublime" (of course also with Oud), and for Penhaligon's, he has created "Oud de Nil" and four other Oud fragrances. I imagine him as a kind of Saruman, sending his orcs out into the world to fell the last eaglewood trees and then, shaken by maniacal laughter, process them into ever new Oud brews in dark shafts illuminated by blazing fires.
Somehow, he must have also reached the label "Anima Vinci," which is strangely uncommented here on Parfumo and generally seems somewhat synthetic. It has, alongside various scented candles and the like, seven fragrances from seven different perfumers (seven! Mysticism!) in its program; all these fragrances were released in 2017 and 2018. When I look at the company's website, I am first struck by a slight discomfort: This wellness-style presentation with cluelessly copied Zen clichés, these deliberately round, "organic" shapes of the bottles, none of this appeals to me. However, when I reach the end of the page and stumble upon two poems, no, one must say, prayers, under the title "Our Manifesto," which ramble on in the style of the Lord's Prayer and the Creed with advertising poetry like "I believe in the power of fragrance to bring hope, joy and love" and "A better world created with passion," I truly feel nauseous. I find this to be in the highest degree tasteless, and it would be an absolute exclusion criterion for me to buy such a fragrance or even consider a test.
In this case, however, that would have meant that I would have missed out on a particularly fine fragrance. I tested it (after receiving a sample from a kind Parfuma) before I had researched all these somewhat curious, somewhat unappetizing backgrounds.
Oud Delight is extraordinarily complex, yes, almost haphazard, as Angua has aptly described. For me, however, in a way that neither seems chaotic nor overloaded-opulent. The great Oudissimus has virtuously managed to juggle several fragrance notes and directions without dropping any of them. I would like to describe it this way: We have a floral-aldehydic feminine component, then a fresh-spicy-masculine one, and thirdly a herbal-stinky one with the distinctive Oud, which dance a funny round. The components change within themselves (in the feminine component, the aldehydic note makes way for more green; the stinky third initially weakens, reducing to a very light tug, until it then rises again, more sharply) and form surprising connections. In the gaps, one thinks they can also sense other notes, such as earthy or apple-fruity ones.
All of this may seem somewhat arbitrary; it also has a certain heaviness (this is certainly not a light citrus summer fragrance), but it is finely balanced, harmonious, yes, cheerful, and therefore ultimately still light. It is a beautiful soft turn on the fragrance wheel!
After about 5-6 hours, the de-Ouding begins. The characteristic notes, which have never been penetrating but have sometimes been quite sharply noticeable, gradually retreat, leaving behind a strong, indeed rather masculine resinous-spicy, slightly sweet base. After seven hours, one might think it is about to fade, but it has no intention of doing so; instead, it revs up once more and continues to spin cheerfully, actually developing a kind of ambery-menthol freshness from secret reserves, radiating and radiating, and finally still making a strong impression even in the thirteenth hour.
I find this incredibly enjoyable; my wife is also very taken with it, and as a result, I am cheerful (hence perhaps "Oud Delight"), reconciled, and almost ready to forgive the company for the unspeakable advertising nonsense. And I will keep an eye on Master Provenzano!
Christian Provenzano is not the friendly and somewhat harmless-looking northern Italian mother-in-law type that he disguises himself as in photos; no, he is none other than the true Oudini, the dark prince of eaglewood. Under his own label, he has released the fragrances "Oud al Fayed," "Pearl Oud," and "Oud Signature," for the (to me somewhat sinister-looking) Saudi (!) label "Amado," he has created the fragrances "Immortal Oud," "Imperial Oud" (I do not want to know which empire is meant), "Oud Mystère," and "Sublime" (of course also with Oud), and for Penhaligon's, he has created "Oud de Nil" and four other Oud fragrances. I imagine him as a kind of Saruman, sending his orcs out into the world to fell the last eaglewood trees and then, shaken by maniacal laughter, process them into ever new Oud brews in dark shafts illuminated by blazing fires.
Somehow, he must have also reached the label "Anima Vinci," which is strangely uncommented here on Parfumo and generally seems somewhat synthetic. It has, alongside various scented candles and the like, seven fragrances from seven different perfumers (seven! Mysticism!) in its program; all these fragrances were released in 2017 and 2018. When I look at the company's website, I am first struck by a slight discomfort: This wellness-style presentation with cluelessly copied Zen clichés, these deliberately round, "organic" shapes of the bottles, none of this appeals to me. However, when I reach the end of the page and stumble upon two poems, no, one must say, prayers, under the title "Our Manifesto," which ramble on in the style of the Lord's Prayer and the Creed with advertising poetry like "I believe in the power of fragrance to bring hope, joy and love" and "A better world created with passion," I truly feel nauseous. I find this to be in the highest degree tasteless, and it would be an absolute exclusion criterion for me to buy such a fragrance or even consider a test.
In this case, however, that would have meant that I would have missed out on a particularly fine fragrance. I tested it (after receiving a sample from a kind Parfuma) before I had researched all these somewhat curious, somewhat unappetizing backgrounds.
Oud Delight is extraordinarily complex, yes, almost haphazard, as Angua has aptly described. For me, however, in a way that neither seems chaotic nor overloaded-opulent. The great Oudissimus has virtuously managed to juggle several fragrance notes and directions without dropping any of them. I would like to describe it this way: We have a floral-aldehydic feminine component, then a fresh-spicy-masculine one, and thirdly a herbal-stinky one with the distinctive Oud, which dance a funny round. The components change within themselves (in the feminine component, the aldehydic note makes way for more green; the stinky third initially weakens, reducing to a very light tug, until it then rises again, more sharply) and form surprising connections. In the gaps, one thinks they can also sense other notes, such as earthy or apple-fruity ones.
All of this may seem somewhat arbitrary; it also has a certain heaviness (this is certainly not a light citrus summer fragrance), but it is finely balanced, harmonious, yes, cheerful, and therefore ultimately still light. It is a beautiful soft turn on the fragrance wheel!
After about 5-6 hours, the de-Ouding begins. The characteristic notes, which have never been penetrating but have sometimes been quite sharply noticeable, gradually retreat, leaving behind a strong, indeed rather masculine resinous-spicy, slightly sweet base. After seven hours, one might think it is about to fade, but it has no intention of doing so; instead, it revs up once more and continues to spin cheerfully, actually developing a kind of ambery-menthol freshness from secret reserves, radiating and radiating, and finally still making a strong impression even in the thirteenth hour.
I find this incredibly enjoyable; my wife is also very taken with it, and as a result, I am cheerful (hence perhaps "Oud Delight"), reconciled, and almost ready to forgive the company for the unspeakable advertising nonsense. And I will keep an eye on Master Provenzano!
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