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Black Gold Project

Oud for Happiness Initio 2021

7.6 / 10 573 Ratings

A popular perfume by Initio for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Citrus

Fresh

Fragrance Notes

Glycyrrhiza glabra Ginger

Ginger

Vanilla

Bergamot

Cedarwood

Musk

Indian oud

Ratings

Scent

7.6573 Ratings

Longevity

8.1510 Ratings

Sillage

7.8506 Ratings

Bottle

8.7506 Ratings

Value for money

6.2405 Ratings

Submitted by Aleyz, last update on 10/07/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Black Gold Project collection.

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Reviews

25 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/15/2024

6Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Ceesie
133 Reviews

Ceesie

3

Candyfloss

It’s just that. Powdery candyfloss that’s so dry you almost don’t dare to breathe. It has the word Oud in the title but that’s purely marketing. It’s sweet, i.e. the hapiness. That I get.
I’m getting strawberry bubblegum vibes off of it too. Even though it’s marketed as unisex I find it feminine leaning, not above their 30’s.

10/23/2021

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Giles
87 Reviews

Giles

3

Oud for Greatness done Gourmand

I have to say after really liking Oud for Greatness this is the version to wear in the evening. I wear oud for Greatness as a day scent but Oud for happiness is much sweeter and spicier, definitely for a night out. Its very sweet and spicy, so I would call this a Gourmand. Its one of those that has you sniffing yourself and thinking wow I smell good. Great for sex. A few sprays on the chest will rub off on your partner and creates a very sensual cloud. It is a happy fragrance so it is well named. A good, sexy and almost relaxing fragrance by Initio.

06/06/2024

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

ArmandoMa
6 Reviews

ArmandoMa

3

The Underrated One

One of the best from the house, really underrated, if you want to really enjoy it, you must let the opening past and the middle, after 1-2h you will really smell the great scent that this is, musk, vanilla, always a little bit green and sweet, this lasts and lasts don’t project like Oud for greatness but last the same, very wearable and gives me lots of compliments

09/03/2022

Mlleghoul
460 Reviews

Mlleghoul

2

It's fine

Initio’s Oud For Happiness is a dry, brittle bitter oud, coupled with a clean, soft woody musk, with the addition of something subtly sweet and pillowy-feathery, like freshly baked milk bread. It then becomes a creamier version of their Musk Therapy, which is what all of Initio’s offerings eventually become on my skin. I am not complaining–Musk Therapy is amazing. But I don’t need a whole shelf of things that smell similar, especially at this price tag.

04/13/2025

6Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Ragas
23 Reviews

Ragas

1

Such a let down

This fragrance is not hyped and often criticized by the so called fragrance-reviewers. I always try to go against the grain and try the criticized scents as I noticed that primarily sweet scents are hyped up and while I appreciate the sweetness in the scent I cannot understand the fascination with scents like Althair. So I got a decant from a famous site and my attitude was "it must be good". Well to my chagrin it was not - it is a ginger and citrus scent, has the green vibe of Oud for Greatness (OFG) but not the smoothness. No hint of any oud, though I must confess I do not get oud in OFG. I must say that it would benefit by a touch of sweetness, I see vanilla in the notes but it is not detectable. Unfortunately this is a miss for me.

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