Gucci Intense Oud Gucci 2015

Just tried it and I get a bunch of frankincense-oud with leather and resins. I think it's really nice and actually prefer it to Versace Oud Noir. I think the Versace is too soapy, and this is a bit darker but not heavy. Initial impression is very good, I could see wearing this often. It is different from most, it has a slight warmth from the resins, and it is well blended. I am getting great sillage, fairly strong at arms length, but just lovely. It has a nice powdery oud, which is smooth and elegant. I am quite pleased with this.

While I appreciate input and opinions, I am very glad I blind bought this, despite suggestions to the contrary. It may not be groundbreaking, but it is pleasant, a bit mysterious, and different. I don't know much about synthetics, but it smells nice, thats all I know, or care about.

Initial impressions

Scent - 9.5
Sillage - 8.5
Longevity- 8.5 (8-12 hours)
Bottle - 9.5 - that doorknocker cap is so damn pleasing

Will fit nicely in my top 3 with Montale Greyland and Bentley Absolute.

A very decent perfume and it attracts attention. The best Gucci since the times of GPH and GPH II (in my opinion), although from the interesting experiences of this stable there is definitely the Gucci Absolute.
The fragrance of Intense Oud is very persistent with good projection, but not much. After comparing similar fragrances (about 12 oud) - on blotters and body - similar notes to Tom Ford (Oud Wood) and Versace (Oud Noir). Quality of ingredients better than Versace and longer design. The smell is nicer to the nose than the typical dark agar smells due to the breakage of the smell of a fresh pear.
So here we have agar and wood notes and incense and leather and this fruity freshness. The scent is therefore not very strong and dark, but smooth and balsamic in reception.
Solid work and very pleasant to receive. I recommend to all who like the fragrances of the above. In my opinion, it is worth interchangeable with, for example, Oud Wood. When it comes to the amount and durability - it's worth it. If someone would like to save a little and do not want to spend money on a whole bottle of Tom Ford or that Gucio - I recommend Versace.

I've had this fragrance for about 2-3 years now & everytime I pull it out for a sniff, I say "why don't I wear this more". The reason being, you don't just wear this fragrance anywhere. It's not an everyday fragrance. This fragrance is classy, masculine & isn't offensive, surprisingly.....
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When you first spray this you get a nice dose of raspberry, rose & spice from the saffron & it's all within this beautiful cloud of Oud that is just so smooth. I believe it's the combination of the orange blossom that helps keep it at bay & not so aggressive. Because if you know Oud, it can really be an in your face, fragrance. That can come off as dirty, super Smokey & obviously woody. Most frag houses will always combine rose & oud with saffron but with this fragrance that's not all you get here & that's also very nice, & separates this fragrance from like a More Than Words, Join the Club by Xerjoff.
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This fragrance I feel really is an all year round fragrance. Amazingly it does work in summer, AT NIGHT. I definitely would NEVER wear this in the day time unless to like a wedding in the fall/winter. It's very situational, & rather than wear this to say the store or running errands. This is a fragrance you're wearing to show you have taste/class, so weddings, dinner dates, night outs, etc.
Lasts for hours, probably 8-9 hours, projects for about 2 hours or so & when it turns into a skin scent, still very present. That seems very intentional, considering this fragrance doesn't project very loud in the first place. Probably about a foot or two of projection.
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It's definitely a masterpiece in its own right, Gucci's masterpiece. Because I dnt consider any of their fragrance nearly as great as this one & for good reason. Gucci isn't very consistent with their fragrances. They're ok, but nothing too crazy, inspiring or worth mentioning in most instances.
It's def more niche than anything else they've done. & it's an easy blind buy, for anyone over the age of 26 going into the 30s. A mature young person may love it but either way, happy hunting!

Arguably one of the best oud perfumes on the market. Its dark and mysterious leans more on the mature gentleman side than a unisex fragrance. The oud note in this one is well tamed. A fine fragrance indeed one that turns heads. A germ from Gucci.

Great performance, massive, exclusive, simply charismatic, powerful, compelling and a compliments galore. It smells great and will make you feel like a million bucks.

Really nice fragrance that brings an appealing scent together with dark elements into harmony. That is where niche sometimes goes wrong for me.. They get too dark or it ends up just smelling like burnt ash or camel anus.. This is a good one. Smokey, woody, some light sweetness.. bold and a good performer.

I have mixed thoughts on this one. Intense Oud has a pleasant scent that strikes me as down the middle unisex - not leaning masculine nor feminine. The actual oud note seems to be pretty minimal or subtle, especially after the dry down. It's more of a fruity/floral mix with oud/patchouli. Scent is pretty mild and crowd pleasing.

Previously, I had recommended 1 Million Golden Oud as a mild oud introduction. The oud there starts out stronger than Intense Oud and after dry down has a pretty powerful leather note that continues to push the fragrance along. Intense Oud will be my new mild "introduction to oud" recommendation.

As you can probably guess from these comments, Intense Oud is too mild, subtle, floral and unisex for my taste. I want something that makes a stronger statement.

Intense Oud's performance is quite good however.