Oud Save the King 2013 Eau de Parfum

Oud Save the King (Eau de Parfum) by Atkinsons
Bottle Design Aesthete, Thierry de Baschmakoff
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Ranked 88 in Men's Perfume
8.2 / 10 948 Ratings
A popular perfume by Atkinsons for men, released in 2013. The scent is woody-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by EuroItalia.
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Main accords

Woody
Sweet
Oriental
Spicy
Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Earl Grey teaEarl Grey tea BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
SuedeSuede Orris absoluteOrris absolute
Base Notes Base Notes
SandalwoodSandalwood OudOud

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.2948 Ratings
Longevity
8.2846 Ratings
Sillage
7.7844 Ratings
Bottle
8.2817 Ratings
Value for money
7.4500 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 20.04.2024.

Reviews

26 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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8.5
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Pollita

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Pollita
Pollita
Top Review 21  
So many acquaintances here!
When I get a new fragrance pack from a dear perfumer, I always have to sniff all the sample bottles right after opening to get a first impression of the fragrance. So it is here. But what is that? This all smells very well known.

When I sprayed it on, my first suspicion was confirmed and I even added someone I know and appreciate very much. I don't smell the notes I see listed here in the pyramid at all, but if I read one or the other comment here, I'm probably not alone with it
Oud? I don't find it here. In the beginning maybe a little bit, but that has nothing to do with the oud, what I know otherwise. Leather? No, right? So I can't sniff out leather with the best will in the world.

What I perceive at the very beginning is a touch of Méchant Loup from L'Artisan. This is one of my favourite men's fragrances at all, as it skilfully plays with the theme of gourmand notes without making the fragrance too sweet. For my taste, too sweet delicacies should rather be reserved for women. It doesn't seem right for a man. This one also gets a similarly good curve, whereby I would clearly classify it as unisex and not as men's fragrance. This one smells delicious on women
Later on, other good acquaintances, such as Bonds I Love New York for All or the almost identically scented Mousee au Café by Maison des Reves, report. Both coffee-vanilla scents, whereby neither coffee nor vanilla nor the previously perceived nut are contained in the Oud Save the King. Is my nose broken now? I don't know, I don't know. But that's how the Atkinsons smells to me.

The only note I find in the list, and which I actually smell, is the iris. I guess times that takes him the sweetness a little what gives him his authority to be classified as men scent.

In short, it's beautiful, does NOT smell like oud, has gourmands and is easy to wear for both sexes. Anyone who already owns one of the above-mentioned ones could find another purchase candidate here or - like me - doesn't need it here.
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Chizza

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Chizza
Chizza
Top Review 17  
Oud saved my day
The other day - another home office day on short time - I had enough time and so it happened that on this day several perfumes reached my mailbox. First of all, Atkinson's Oud save the King from England. As a friend of blind purchases - ashes over my head - this was one too, it was on sale and the notes suede, oud and Earl Grey tea seemed promising. The parcel arrived, the bottle was already extremely valuable, even with engraved writing. It's not something you find every day. My manager colleague thought so too, as it turned out in the video call. He himself is a friend of classic, straightforward fragrances. I had already completed the first test there and it was exciting, the tea at the beginning has something. It smells really unique. Afterwards the oud becomes dominant, I notice it. Or I imagine to perceive it. On this day it ended here, because the scent has no mad sillage, more scents arrived and I tested and tested and tested.

A few days later I dealt with Oud save the King in detail. It started again with a refreshing teen note. Little by little the scent became more skin-tight, in my eyes honestly too fast. When you smell it, you hear an oud scent that comes across differently than you would expect. The teeny-tale scent fakes a kind of medicinal oud. But we are far from that. It is an oud that is cut to fit the nose of the West, but it is quite rough.

If you stop here because of the restrained sillage, you will miss the last phase of the fragrance, which lasts for a good eight hours. The oud gets finer and finer. The oud gets more and more absorbed by the sandalwood, it becomes very sweet and fragrant. Maybe this is the part for the king, I don't know. Anyway, this part is my highlight, but you have to wait a few hours for that.

All in all, this is a perfume with multiple evolutions, an unusual but refreshing start that gradually leads to an oud that becomes finer and finer. This is great and classic, this is oud for work and mild days
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Novalis

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Novalis
Novalis
Top Review 12  
... King save the Oud..
Now, a fortnight ago, I was in my favorite perfume.
Actually, the trip wasn't planned at all. Shortly before dinner with friends in a Ceylonese restaurant, we made a detour there.
I've had some scents shown to me. I actually wanted to buy Jo Malone - Myrrh & Tonka again because the bottle is empty - one of my favourite fragrances at the moment. The Grand Dame of this perfumery is over 70 and only there two days a week. She has decades of experience and has simply "dished up"

Everything was there and suddenly she reaches for a bottle of Atkinson. I've been distraught since I moved inside. Except for "Mint & Tonic" few people in this house can inspire me. And "Mint & Tonic" doesn't really do it either, I think it's pretty..
The saleswoman was so charming that I bit my lips and let it happen to me for the time being. Now the snippet was in front of me and the first impression was:" Oh, it's quite nice", just wait and see. 15 minutes later and after some more rehearsals, I came back to "Oud save the King". I liked him better than I did at the beginning. Carefully, I was told the price. Schlappe 195€ the 100ml.
Well, I know what Atkinson actually costs. The saleswoman smiled at me and told me that she was giving me 20% - testing and trying out is so much fun with me. My girlfriend took the snippet and said: "Mh, it's delicious, I participate too:-)" Since I was clammy this month, I wasn't really thinking:-) The difference of 65€ was no longer an issue:-)

At that moment I sprayed it on my wrist to see if it could shine so well on my skin.
We went for another ride outside. A short time later it was clear to me that we would go back and I could call him my own.

I don't usually do this kind of thing. I only test a fragrance over several days, sometimes even a few weeks. It even happens that I test some fragrances several times over a few months to understand them. But I'm sure there's a lot of people who do that around here. I hung it up right away and we drove to the restaurant.

to the fragrance:
You really have to use a lot of imagination to really catch the top note. It is too fast and too gentle, and thus passes almost directly into the heart note, which changes slightly in the course of time. For me the iris dominates here strongly with the oud. In the background a very delicate leather note is deposited. Iris and Oud lie on the leather and cover it almost completely. Now the trend is often not to sniff the three classic head, heart and base notes apart anymore. Here, too, it is actually a symbiosis of the substances mentioned. Also this fragrance does not tend to a surprising drydown with me. He's got a little vanilla in the end. Also he is too sweet for me just before the point to become. Oud and the minimal leather, however, still manage to dampen this outbreak.
Durability and Sillage are very good. There's no other way to put this. 8-12 hours, depending on skin condition and even sometimes to catch the next morning, but never loud and annoying.

Flacon: Well, as befits a king. Pomp and circumstance. Less is sometimes more but hey, it fits pretty well.

Furthermore, for me it is declared completely wrong, namely as men's fragrance. I'm sure I can find him in unisex. My work colleague even said again: "Do you have a woman's scent on it again?":-)

All in all a successful fragrance, which probably attracts the most attention in winter when it gets frosty and uncomfortable outside.

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Zachzy

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Zachzy
Zachzy
Helpful Review 10  
Oud for all
The first time smelled at Breuninger in the summer of 2020. Had something of Tobacco Vanilla and suddenly I smelled everywhere only Oud Save the King. Instead, it has then become Tobacco Oud.

However, the scent hasn't let me go. I have tried him lately in every Pafumerie again and with the time I have then fallen in love.

First woody, slightly dark oud. Then comes the earl grey tea (with a dash of milk, of course). The suede stays strong there the whole time. Sweetened by some iris and in my opinion a slight scent of dried fruit.
Is oud, but a very good to wear oud which many like.

A fragrance for an English gentleman at home in front of the fireplace. (However, also well wearable by ladies).

Makes no headache and not too intrusive or penetrating.
H / S is not the best but no matter, re-spray
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Dakane

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Dakane
Dakane
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Truly royal!
"Your Excellency", may I roll out the red carpet? This smell is truly royal, there's no doubt about it. It's so damned elegant, so delicious, so perfect... This sweetness with the oud, it's just porn, but not everyone will like it. I was 100% blown away, though. You feel perfectly dressed for any occasion. I can't think of a scent to top this one. This scent also suits the ladies very well. One feels for many hours caressed by this divine elegant scent, which is almost impossible to put into words. I wore it once in the gym, I can only say that there was restlessness and that was 100 percent in a positive sense. This fragrance will definitely accompany me my life
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SamuelGustavSamuelGustav 6 years ago
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5.5
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Not even oud could save this fragrance. Sweet powdery suede with a very flat and boring oud accord.
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TRehfTRehf 3 years ago
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8
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I neither find it sweet nor gourmand. It’s just a very creamy and woody smell. Strongly reminds me of some kinds of bakhoor from Dubai.
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RazvanykeRazvanyke 2 years ago
Dark, mysterious dirty leather smell with earl grey and some realistically smelling Oud. Reminds me of Iberian (Memo) and Falcon Leather.
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Arman038Arman038 2 years ago
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Beautiful comination between suède and oud, supported by orris absolute. Oud for the masses. Definetly recommend.
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TombbbTombbb 4 years ago
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The premise is very good and smells amazing on a blotter: oud, wood, boozy. But on me it caused nausea and could not stand it, like TF TV
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