Armani Privé - Oud Royal Giorgio Armani 2010

I bought the fragrance for my friend blind, which I would rather not have done. The fragrance itself I find very nice, he smells at first smell of saffron or for me simply after something spicy, dark and slightly musty. The scent is very masculine, oriental, spicy and somewhat leathery. You can't compare the scent to oud wood but as a differentiation, oud wood is much woodier and a bit fresher. Oud royal is very dry and smells kind of heavy though, and here we come to the very very biggest minus point: this scent has a worse sillage and longevity than some 40€ citrus scents. At a distance you can perceive the scent of all at most for half an hour, then I smell the only if I really smell the skin. The durability on the skin is also rather below average so about 5 hours. So my conclusion: the fragrance is beautifully made, develops on the skin warm, spicy and very masculine. However, the durability is just subterranean for a fragrance in this price range. Thus, for me, the only thing that makes this fragrance special and high quality, the beautiful bottle