Best Dark Oud Emper
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The best Oud Satin Mood dupe I've tested and for just 8€
The year is slowly coming to an end and with Best Dark Oud I've found the bargain of the year.
For an incredible 8 €, you can still get it in the Black Friday sale.
And almost even better than the price is the scent.
Very similar to Oud Satin Mood Eau de Parfum.
Of course, the original smells more luxurious and therefore a bit better.
Nevertheless, the Emper manages to impress and is really hard to distinguish from the original in the air.
My only point of criticism is the opening.
I perceive sharp benzoin and violet, it almost has a glue-like quality.
You have to endure that for 1-2 minutes.
Then this beautiful, powdery, sweet Turkish rose emerges.
Just as you know it from the original, Emper has done a really good job with that.
Presumably, the vanilla and amber, which for me smell more like lokum, provide the sweetness.
One should not expect realistic vanilla/amber here.
In the dry down, the scent remains quite sweet and powdery.
Benzoin and the floral notes are prominent and help ensure that it never becomes unbearably sweet.
Still, BDO is quite a sweet fragrance, so you should know that before clicking buy.
In the end, I perceive this wonderful lokum rose in the air.
So even towards the end, it's still a great dupe for OSM.
Very elegant and mature, slightly feminine, but still unisex.
Perfect for colder days, for dates, and for 8 euros certainly also for the supermarket :D
The performance is top-notch.
On the first day, I thought, what a beast.
After that, my nose probably got used to it or it's just a strong scent and not a beast, but that's fine too.
Sillage is also very good, you definitely shouldn't overspray.
My conclusion: beautiful scent, but you have to like OSM to enjoy this one.
The offer is probably only valid for a few days, then the price will go up again, so be quick!
For an incredible 8 €, you can still get it in the Black Friday sale.
And almost even better than the price is the scent.
Very similar to Oud Satin Mood Eau de Parfum.
Of course, the original smells more luxurious and therefore a bit better.
Nevertheless, the Emper manages to impress and is really hard to distinguish from the original in the air.
My only point of criticism is the opening.
I perceive sharp benzoin and violet, it almost has a glue-like quality.
You have to endure that for 1-2 minutes.
Then this beautiful, powdery, sweet Turkish rose emerges.
Just as you know it from the original, Emper has done a really good job with that.
Presumably, the vanilla and amber, which for me smell more like lokum, provide the sweetness.
One should not expect realistic vanilla/amber here.
In the dry down, the scent remains quite sweet and powdery.
Benzoin and the floral notes are prominent and help ensure that it never becomes unbearably sweet.
Still, BDO is quite a sweet fragrance, so you should know that before clicking buy.
In the end, I perceive this wonderful lokum rose in the air.
So even towards the end, it's still a great dupe for OSM.
Very elegant and mature, slightly feminine, but still unisex.
Perfect for colder days, for dates, and for 8 euros certainly also for the supermarket :D
The performance is top-notch.
On the first day, I thought, what a beast.
After that, my nose probably got used to it or it's just a strong scent and not a beast, but that's fine too.
Sillage is also very good, you definitely shouldn't overspray.
My conclusion: beautiful scent, but you have to like OSM to enjoy this one.
The offer is probably only valid for a few days, then the price will go up again, so be quick!
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21 Comments
Thank you!
It's not an easy scent, but once you fall in love with it, you'll never want to be without it.
Paulina Schar, a well-known YouTuber, estimates the similarity at 95%.
I'm not saying they are identical, but in the air, it's very hard to tell them apart.
For me, this is the best dupe I’ve tested; there could definitely be better dupes out there.
So far, I've tested 4, and this one is by far the best.
Strangely, there was also a 30ml 'La vivacité' EDP from Maison Alhambra included, apparently a scent twin of Lancôme's 'La Vie Est Belle', along with 2x 3ml samples.
I think it's really awesome too.
You were lucky, I only got 2 mini samples 😄 one of them was a good Red Tobacco dupe that I ended up buying for 8 euros.