Oud Immortel Byredo 2010 Eau de Parfum

Oud Immortel opens very herbal and camphor-like. The similarity to Byredo's Baudelaire is astonishing, although both need to be approached differently. They deliberately bear the same signature. However, Oud Immortel is less fruity. The juniper berry is replaced by citrus notes, allowing for a rather pseudo-fruity nuance. The incense is more dominant at the top, but quickly fades away, providing a good and successful transition to the heart note along with the floral-leaning cardamom. The scent quickly becomes round and smooth. A giant of patchouli dominates the heart note, buried and sprawling over a delicate hint of rose scent. I have no idea what Brazilian rosewood smells like, but if one refers to the floral scent, the sturdy delicacy of this fragrance becomes clear, elegantly endured and carried by a rose. Oud Immortel is more unisex than Baudelaire. This is already indicated by the comparison of both fragrance pyramids; however, it is not just a feminized version. What Baudelaire lacks is the elegance that has escaped the gloom. A grace that Oud Immortel carries with it. Perhaps the fragrance should have been named Poe.
Papyrus seems to be present in both fragrances. Unfortunately, I don't know what it smells like. Those who compare both scents may get an idea of it or try Guillaume's interpretation of papyrus again.
Oud Immortel is a fragrance that develops very quickly. Before you know it, you have the base note right in front of you. But as is typical for Byredo, no new doors open in the base; instead, it slowly feels its way out of an opening that you could already see with the top note. Perhaps some flexibility and spontaneity are lacking here. However, the fragrance lacks nothing. It is evenly rounded but not angular. It has no unpleasant quirks, but unfortunately, no surprises either.
If I had to describe the base note as here, I would simply call it "moss." Now, that's not very imaginative, not only because it stands right before "tobacco leaf," but also because it sounds boring and is quickly worn out. Exactly, that's all I wanted to say. The base is a scent, musty woody, both dry and herbaceous at the same time. More than the two indicated fragrance notes, unfortunately, the scent does not reveal. And the oud is more expected than sensed. Nevertheless, the base has a cool liveliness.
As an oud interpretation, it is no less interesting than Accord Oud, although more pleasing. This fragrance, "Oud Immortal," is more of a companion than a bearer of agarwood, while Accord Oud is less a cry of creative perspective than Immortel Oud is a lament: "Buy me!" As a pair, both fragrances are therefore innovative; one is out of date with a tendency towards melodrama, being a work of art, and the other a duller version of Baudelaire that can be sold. So, for those who have missed smelling the flowers of evil until now, Oud Immortel offers another chance. And for those who found the former too musty, they should go and buy Blanche or any other nonsense or try Oud Immortel.