Oud Stallion Maison Crivelli 2023
4
Maybe if I was a cowboy
Oud Stallion, relative to the previous release Oud Maracujá, opens more animalic, more aggressive, and it feels like more barnyardy. Just like with Maracuja, there's no actual oud in the scent pyramid - they're using wood & patchouli to offer up that vibe. The main thing you can notice incorporated into the profile is an accord that I can best describe as "oily", like the hydrocarbon vibes you smell in Cuirs or "Join The Club - Don | XerJoff".
Up-close, the blend is a little bit balanced out - there is a pretty notable blend of saffron and cardamom, with the saffron offering mild rubbery tones the same way it does in scents like The Secret Collection - Scirocco. Drydown tones might also evoke comparisons to scents like Blessed Baraka. The rose is invisible for the first ~10 minutes, becomes minimal after that - I wouldn't say the rose is a driving force in this scent by any means.
I think the biggest letdown of this scent comes from the fact that the leather & cedar (fake oud) tones completely overwhelm the scent, and the sweet spices can only do so much to bail it out. That's kind-of where I got the title of this review - the core vibe of the scent is like a leather saddle you put on your horse in the Texas oil country.
Sillage is better than Maracuja's by a point. I came back to revise the review as the scent really did die off just as quick as Maracuja, to the point where I'd say this is weaker in the 10 hour range. Overall, it's a solid release if you want something uber masculine to make a statement with - I'm just not the target demographic.
Up-close, the blend is a little bit balanced out - there is a pretty notable blend of saffron and cardamom, with the saffron offering mild rubbery tones the same way it does in scents like The Secret Collection - Scirocco. Drydown tones might also evoke comparisons to scents like Blessed Baraka. The rose is invisible for the first ~10 minutes, becomes minimal after that - I wouldn't say the rose is a driving force in this scent by any means.
I think the biggest letdown of this scent comes from the fact that the leather & cedar (fake oud) tones completely overwhelm the scent, and the sweet spices can only do so much to bail it out. That's kind-of where I got the title of this review - the core vibe of the scent is like a leather saddle you put on your horse in the Texas oil country.
Sillage is better than Maracuja's by a point. I came back to revise the review as the scent really did die off just as quick as Maracuja, to the point where I'd say this is weaker in the 10 hour range. Overall, it's a solid release if you want something uber masculine to make a statement with - I'm just not the target demographic.
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