Hello everyone, today I'm coming to a brand that I've heard about often, but I've never had the opportunity to test a fragrance from. I'm talking about The House of Oud, from which I would have kept the greatest distance in the past, as I had rather traumatic experiences with the peculiar and sometimes quite piercing and overwhelming scent of Oud as a newcomer, and therefore kept a wide distance from all fragrances containing Oud for a while. Back then, I even coined the phrase "Oud not good!" :DD
Well, over time I did test Oud every now and then. While I was gradually becoming a nuisance here on Parfumo, my sense of smell also developed, so I no longer excluded Oud outright, as there were (and are) indeed well-scented Oud fragrances. But of course, the unpleasant or pungent-smelling Ouds remained unpleasant :D
In any case, I have reached a point where I actually try almost everything that comes my way, and I have also reached the final evolutionary stage of being a nuisance (you can probably tell from my comments, he he). Therefore, today I am finally trying something from this highly praised brand, which looks very inviting with its more than eye-catching bottle.
The first fragrance I am trying is Grape Pearls, a grape scent that, according to the description, is supposed to delight the senses as if delicious grapes were kissing the lips of the taster. Well, I would actually prefer if my lips were kissed by a pretty woman, but that's another story... *sigh* :D
The scent:
I know this might be psychological, but the first impression here was the scent of wine, which could also have to do with the alcoholic trail that can be smelled when spraying some fragrances. In any case, you can clearly smell grapes, but also other fruity notes. In the background, I quickly catch a whiff of coffee, which smells nice, along with floral-green notes and a slight sweetness that smells of amber.
A little later, it becomes slightly alcoholic again, as the scent then smells of fermenting fruits, which might sound a bit negative, but in reality, it smells quite nice. A little bit of Oud comes in, which I find okay and also fitting for the scent.
In the end, it smells a bit stronger of Oud, so Oud becomes one of the main scent notes in the base. The scent is warm and soft, as it also has a slightly powdery vanilla scent. The sweetness, which is not very intense, now comes from the musk instead of the amber (and of course also from the vanilla). In the base, it smells less of grapes or fruits in general. All in all, a beautiful, dark scent.
The sillage and longevity:
The sillage is good, so you are surrounded by a decent scent cloud that many can surely smell on you for a while. The longevity is also very good, as the scent lasted more than ten hours on me.
The bottle:
Wow, the bottle… first of all, the gilded container is rectangular, slender, and covered with great patterns, and the brand name is on the bottom. But the cap is the real eye-catcher. It is oval, looks like a mineral, and is hand-painted, where layer by layer the color is applied to create this look of intertwined colors, making each cap look unique. A very, very beautiful bottle!
Okay, so the scent has turned out quite nice. However, I think it might not appeal to everyone, as not everyone likes scent notes like alcoholic, fermenting fruits, or Oud. Otherwise, the scent is pleasant and especially seems like a nice going-out scent in autumn.
The scent feels unisex to me and reminds me of fragrances like Atelier Cologne's Gold Leather, of course with differences such as Gold Leather having leather notes (after all, it is called Gold Leather :D). In any case, such fragrances are always a bit different, as they are not found in this form too often.
I would recommend you to test this fragrance, even if you, like me, are not a particularly big Oud fan, because you can never know if you might end up liking a fragrance despite a bit of Oud!
With that, I will wrap up for this evening and wish you, well,… a nice evening :)
Top Notes 
Blueberry
Floral notes
Heart Notes 
Grape
Rose
Grape leaf
Coffee bean
Base Notes 
Vanilla
Indonesian oud
White musk
Amber
BertolucciK
Hermesh
MariaS
Luwa
Smoetn
Yatagan
Achilles
Sweetsmell75
Kajsa5
Lilienfeld
