Top Notes 
Green mandarin orange
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Heliotropin
Plum
Base Notes 
Caramel
Leather
Tolu balm
Cambodian oud
Vetiver
Emorandeira
401 Reviews
Emorandeira
Helpful Review
6
A very weareable oud. Beautiful but too commercial
I would like to start by saying that Francesca Bianchi is one of my favorite perfumers and also one of my favorite perfume brands. Especially with the perfumes of the first collections: the lover's tale, sex & the sea.... Real unique bombs with exceptional performances.
However, among their latest launches I can't find a fragrance that really creates a need for me to buy (considering that I already have many of them).
And that is the case with voluptuous oud. I love the perfume itself. It's one of those perfumes that smell good. Woody, caramelized, slightly fruity and woody, and with that special touch of leather that Francesca gives to her fragrances but, for me, it's too conventional a scent, more so coming from her. It is as if lately she is looking to expand her sales radius by creating softer and more commercial fragrances, following more the fashion and tastes of most people at the moment.
And a funny thing that happens to me is that in these latest launches they all look too much like others to me. It happened to me with byzantine amber, a perfume that I loved but that reminded me of a much softer version of The dark Side, a perfume I already own. Then it happened to me with Encounters, a perfume that by scent would be one of my favorites, but that resembles too much to two others I already had: Divine perversion and Luxe Calme volupte, that yes, again with a much lower performance..
And voluptuous oud was not going to be different. In this case I have to say that the top notes managed to seduce me. A licoricey, citrusy and sweet top note but with a slight animalic touch produced by the oud. "It seems that Francesca is taking a risk again, and I love it...". But no, it was just a mirage and immediately the intensity dropped to lead me to a perfume that I already have in my collection "Divine perversion". Actually VO is like DP but changing the raspberry for an oud note that only stands out at the top, because afterwards, as in the hedonik perfume, what stands out the most is the leather and caramel.
Does it smell good? It smells great, in fact that's why I gave it the highest score here. Does it perform well? Compared to Francesca's initial perfumes you notice quite a big drop but still, if you compare it to other niche brands of similar or even higher price range the performance is still good, just not exceptional as before Would I buy it? Well, the answer is that I honestly would not. Although I liked the output I do not see sense having Divine perversion because for the price range it seems to me a high investment for unfrute that lasts about 15 minutes. I think that if you don't have Divine Perversion or The Black Knight in your collection and you are looking for a sweet leather perfume with touches of oud easy to wear, it can be a very good option since Francesca always offers a very good quality fornthe PRICE.
Anyway, although I don't dislike it, it becomes a new "pass" for me. And it makes me very sad since I'm looking forward to find a new Francesca perfume that I fell in love with. We will continue to wait...
However, among their latest launches I can't find a fragrance that really creates a need for me to buy (considering that I already have many of them).
And that is the case with voluptuous oud. I love the perfume itself. It's one of those perfumes that smell good. Woody, caramelized, slightly fruity and woody, and with that special touch of leather that Francesca gives to her fragrances but, for me, it's too conventional a scent, more so coming from her. It is as if lately she is looking to expand her sales radius by creating softer and more commercial fragrances, following more the fashion and tastes of most people at the moment.
And a funny thing that happens to me is that in these latest launches they all look too much like others to me. It happened to me with byzantine amber, a perfume that I loved but that reminded me of a much softer version of The dark Side, a perfume I already own. Then it happened to me with Encounters, a perfume that by scent would be one of my favorites, but that resembles too much to two others I already had: Divine perversion and Luxe Calme volupte, that yes, again with a much lower performance..
And voluptuous oud was not going to be different. In this case I have to say that the top notes managed to seduce me. A licoricey, citrusy and sweet top note but with a slight animalic touch produced by the oud. "It seems that Francesca is taking a risk again, and I love it...". But no, it was just a mirage and immediately the intensity dropped to lead me to a perfume that I already have in my collection "Divine perversion". Actually VO is like DP but changing the raspberry for an oud note that only stands out at the top, because afterwards, as in the hedonik perfume, what stands out the most is the leather and caramel.
Does it smell good? It smells great, in fact that's why I gave it the highest score here. Does it perform well? Compared to Francesca's initial perfumes you notice quite a big drop but still, if you compare it to other niche brands of similar or even higher price range the performance is still good, just not exceptional as before Would I buy it? Well, the answer is that I honestly would not. Although I liked the output I do not see sense having Divine perversion because for the price range it seems to me a high investment for unfrute that lasts about 15 minutes. I think that if you don't have Divine Perversion or The Black Knight in your collection and you are looking for a sweet leather perfume with touches of oud easy to wear, it can be a very good option since Francesca always offers a very good quality fornthe PRICE.
Anyway, although I don't dislike it, it becomes a new "pass" for me. And it makes me very sad since I'm looking forward to find a new Francesca perfume that I fell in love with. We will continue to wait...
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