Oud Bleu Intense is one of my favorite summer fragrances and probably my favorite offering from Fragrance du Bois. The scent opens with a beautiful combination of mandarin and cardamom, the start is fresh and creamy. Then nutmeg joins in to add some spiciness to the fragrance. I get a hint of oud in the opening, but it is not prominent and is only in the background, smelling of natural oud. In the dry down, the mandarin fades away, and a lovely olibanum note appears along with ambered labdanum and myrrh. You might think that the fragrance becomes resinous and heavy at this stage, but that is not the case at all; the scent remains light and airy, yet it becomes warmer and spicier. Overall, Oud Bleu Intense has a very unique scent profile, starting fresh and creamy and drying down to a warm, resinous base while maintaining its airy quality. What I like best is the lovely cardamom note and the creamy texture of the fragrance.
