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Shock and reconciliation
It was summer and hot when I bought a small sample of Perfect Oud - inspired by the many positive reviews here. Full of expectations, I unwrapped the bottle and sprayed some on my wrist. And then the absolute shock: it smelled like a very dirty kind of cowshed! Where was the fresh, clean and perfect water that was praised in the reviews? I was stunned and had to rinse the stuff off my wrist after a while. I also put the monster under my sweetheart's nose, but she didn't think it was that bad and only said that she didn't like the scent. You're all out of your minds, I think to myself, fie on you!
The bottle ended up at the back of the cupboard, because I wouldn't even give THAT scent to anyone else! Who wants to smell like a cow's ass? But bought is bought and maybe layering something daring or something.
A few months go by, December is just around the corner and I stumble across Perfect Oud again while browsing the internet and I think to myself: why not try it again from the bottle at the back of the cupboard, just for fun. I'm home alone for a few hours today and can smell as I like.
No sooner said than done and, well, what can I say... so either my nose had a kink in it in summer or the juice is no good in the heat!
I was shocked again: no cowshed far and wide! It reveals a beautifully crafted fragrance, starting with a rose that harmonizes well with a neat, clean leather note. However, I don't notice anything of bergamot. The rose fades quite early on and a nice warm oud pushes its way out while the leather continues. After a while, it becomes cleanly woody and the leather is still quietly there. Sillage and longevity are not moving: after 3 hours, my daughter (who can be very critical) didn't make a comment after greeting me, and after 6 hours, my sweetheart didn't even give me an oblique look. However, I can still smell the fragrance close to my body after 9 hours and like to sniff around my hairy décolleté.
I have reconciled myself with Perfect Oud, I am glad that I tested it again and that it took me on this interesting fragrance journey. It was a nice trip, but I wondered when I would wear this fragrance? Most likely at home in the warmth of my own nest, but I have other fragrances that I would rather wear and that my sweetheart likes. That's why I won't be buying the fragrance for the time being, but I'm sure it will pop into my scent memory from time to time and maybe at some point it will become a desire that drives me to buy it. It wouldn't be the first time. And I know now that in the summer sh.... can't show its strength.
The bottle ended up at the back of the cupboard, because I wouldn't even give THAT scent to anyone else! Who wants to smell like a cow's ass? But bought is bought and maybe layering something daring or something.
A few months go by, December is just around the corner and I stumble across Perfect Oud again while browsing the internet and I think to myself: why not try it again from the bottle at the back of the cupboard, just for fun. I'm home alone for a few hours today and can smell as I like.
No sooner said than done and, well, what can I say... so either my nose had a kink in it in summer or the juice is no good in the heat!
I was shocked again: no cowshed far and wide! It reveals a beautifully crafted fragrance, starting with a rose that harmonizes well with a neat, clean leather note. However, I don't notice anything of bergamot. The rose fades quite early on and a nice warm oud pushes its way out while the leather continues. After a while, it becomes cleanly woody and the leather is still quietly there. Sillage and longevity are not moving: after 3 hours, my daughter (who can be very critical) didn't make a comment after greeting me, and after 6 hours, my sweetheart didn't even give me an oblique look. However, I can still smell the fragrance close to my body after 9 hours and like to sniff around my hairy décolleté.
I have reconciled myself with Perfect Oud, I am glad that I tested it again and that it took me on this interesting fragrance journey. It was a nice trip, but I wondered when I would wear this fragrance? Most likely at home in the warmth of my own nest, but I have other fragrances that I would rather wear and that my sweetheart likes. That's why I won't be buying the fragrance for the time being, but I'm sure it will pop into my scent memory from time to time and maybe at some point it will become a desire that drives me to buy it. It wouldn't be the first time. And I know now that in the summer sh.... can't show its strength.
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