Honey Oud Floris 2014

Excellent honey scent, close to exactly what I'm looking for in a honey / oud combo. Opens with a surprising hint of bergamot with the honey then taking center stage. The sweetness of the honey / vanillins / resinous notes are expertly rounded out by the oud - this keeps the fragrance grounded and from becoming cloyingly sweet, the darkness of the oud an ever present presence through the scent progression.
I get amazing longevity and sillage from this to the point where I worry about over spraying - signature scent worthy

This is a fantastic fragrance for the fall and winter months. Two sprays, one on the nape of my neck and one on the chest is all it takes. Twelve hours after I put it on in the morning, I still get whiffs of it even though it's basically down to a skin scent. It's a pretty enveloping fragrance. It's sweet, but the oud seems to put a damper on it getting too cloying. I wore it once on a late July summer evening, and the rose came out very prominently. But I think of this as more of a cold weather scent as the memory I have of this being in my sweater when I take it off at the end of the day is lovely.

This does not have the best longevity, which is a shame because the opening of this perfume has the most perfect honey note I've smelled ever since Bee by Zoologist. It's so, so realistic and mouthwatering. As someone who isn't particularly enthusiastic about oud, I found this version of it to be very palatable and gentle. And the oud gives the honey a base to stand on, so it doesn't disappear immediately.

I was for a long time not so much of a fan of this; I thought it was ‘alright’. I thought it was no better than a load of other ‘ouds’.

Then I left it alone for a while.

Today I came back to it after a few years. It has really impressed me. I think it ranks high in my list of ‘safe Oud fragrances’.

What I mean by ‘safe Ouds’ are those fragrances that have a Oud note in them but they’re marketed towards the casual consumer. Not the frag-head enthusiasts. Yup this ranks alongside Tom Ford Oud; Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir etc.

I don’t think the Oud in it is offensive barnyard or animalic; no this is a sartorial gentle Oud note. It is gentlemanly, a refined affect and mannerisms all purposely polite. This fragrance conjures up an image of an older gentleman who used to entertain crowds with his deft feet and charming grin.

Mr Bojangles.

At the same time I have this image of Idris Elba as Harry Palmer in a John le Carre adaptation.

I’m a complete convert. I really like this.

I get a lot of notes that I dont see here: Ginger in the top, licorice / anise at the heart and cacao in the base. Rides the line of what I consider to be a gourmand perfume.

It's not overly dessert-y, but you cant deny the spicy gingerbread note that radiates off your skin in the drydown. The opening is very spicy and aromatic - a prickly green rose mixing with bergamont and ginger make it almost too astringent and somewhat off-putting for me at first. But give it 15 minutes and off my skin it becomes mouth-wateringly delicious in such a natural way that it feels like my skin is just radiating this amazing scent on its own.

That said, longevity seems to be moderate and projection low. The first 30 minutes this thing screams, but afterwards it sits closer to the skin.

A cozy, scrumptious perfume for honey lovers! Just keep in mind that it does lean slightly masculine, but if you can get past the opening then I think the drydown is much more unisex.