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*these are initial impressions on an indoors testing*
The House of Oud's Crop line, in my opinion, is the lone interesting part about their house. While their original line has an overt reliance on that sweet-powdery accord you see in scents like Almond Harmony, Wonderly, Golden Powder and others; the Crop line brings something interesting to niche perfumery with these limited edition blends where they combine oud with various accords.
Just like the previous release, that being Crop Edition 2022, this fragrance is similarly an aromatic release. Upon the first spray, it opens mildly sweet with a very unique aromatic feel. On my second time experiencing the open, the opening feels like this is a derivative play on the so-called "bitter fougère" scene, as I get mild hints of something like fig tree or violet leaf, making Crop Edition 2023 reminiscent of fragrances like AM, Burlington 1819, and B683 Extrait de Parfum.
But make no mistake about it, there is more going on here than just another bitter fougère. While the overall fragrance has this bitter-woody-aromatic feel in the air, it is a very unexpected sweet greenness that you find in the base of Crop Edition 2023. It took me a while to figure out what I was smelling, but those bitter tonalities combine with the sweet hints to smell reminiscent of a sweetened rhubarb accord, comparable to a fragrance like Encelade without all the synthetics (or in terms of isolating this accord, you could also compare it to Elysium Eau Intense).
To those familiar with the Crop line, this having almost zero oud should not be that surprising. The core accords, for most of the wearing experience, will be woody-green-sweet. I find the sillage on this to be quite lackluster - it opens moderate-to-strong (8/10) and then dies down to weak (4/10). The longevity on this is also lackluster, with the scent appearing to last around 6-7 hours. I feel like the uniqueness and the blending are there, but it is the value and the performance that I struggle with. At €420 for 75ml, a 30% discount (likely coming in a week on Black Friday, as of when I'm writing this) would bring me to a 50-50 decision.
The House of Oud's Crop line, in my opinion, is the lone interesting part about their house. While their original line has an overt reliance on that sweet-powdery accord you see in scents like Almond Harmony, Wonderly, Golden Powder and others; the Crop line brings something interesting to niche perfumery with these limited edition blends where they combine oud with various accords.
Just like the previous release, that being Crop Edition 2022, this fragrance is similarly an aromatic release. Upon the first spray, it opens mildly sweet with a very unique aromatic feel. On my second time experiencing the open, the opening feels like this is a derivative play on the so-called "bitter fougère" scene, as I get mild hints of something like fig tree or violet leaf, making Crop Edition 2023 reminiscent of fragrances like AM, Burlington 1819, and B683 Extrait de Parfum.
But make no mistake about it, there is more going on here than just another bitter fougère. While the overall fragrance has this bitter-woody-aromatic feel in the air, it is a very unexpected sweet greenness that you find in the base of Crop Edition 2023. It took me a while to figure out what I was smelling, but those bitter tonalities combine with the sweet hints to smell reminiscent of a sweetened rhubarb accord, comparable to a fragrance like Encelade without all the synthetics (or in terms of isolating this accord, you could also compare it to Elysium Eau Intense).
To those familiar with the Crop line, this having almost zero oud should not be that surprising. The core accords, for most of the wearing experience, will be woody-green-sweet. I find the sillage on this to be quite lackluster - it opens moderate-to-strong (8/10) and then dies down to weak (4/10). The longevity on this is also lackluster, with the scent appearing to last around 6-7 hours. I feel like the uniqueness and the blending are there, but it is the value and the performance that I struggle with. At €420 for 75ml, a 30% discount (likely coming in a week on Black Friday, as of when I'm writing this) would bring me to a 50-50 decision.
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