Oud Radieux Cartier 2015

I love the scent of freshly cut ginger! This freshness, spiciness, and brightness have a truly pleasant effect. In perfumes, ginger is rarely used as prominently as in Oud Radieux. I have never smelled anything so authentic before!

At the beginning, the ginger clearly dominates, but soon the pepper can also be filtered out. The whole thing is served on a woody base, which I would describe as saffron-oud. The yellow spice is not exactly my friend, and the oud comes across as slightly dusty, but fortunately, it has a bright character and is free from any animalistic note. I also feel a bit reminded of spiced tea. Despite the spiciness, I find Oud Radieux to be very warm and easily approachable, densely woven yet simple.

I find it doubtful that real oud was used here - and if so, then only in extremely small doses. As my predecessor already mentioned, the question is actually obsolete as long as the 'right' scent effect is achieved, but here I have mixed feelings: Oud Radieux seems a bit too simple to me despite all its naturalness; it lacks an additional component that rounds out the fragrance. Furthermore, the initial freshness is somewhat limited, and it quickly focuses on the spicy and resinous-woody side. The longevity is quite good, but for an oud fragrance, it is not outstanding, and the initially strong projection becomes relatively close to the skin quite quickly. Oud Radieux can probably be worn in almost any situation, but the price is too inflated for that.