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The fragrance that started my collection
While Oud Wood is not the first fragrance I ever owned, I do like to think it is the fragrance that officially started my fragrance collection.
When all the stores finally reopened after the first COVID lockdown in 2020, I stumbled upon the entire Private Blend collection by Tom Ford and was starstruck just by seeing all of the amazing bottles in person.
After I finally got the chance to smell the prestigious Oud Wood, I fell in love and my taste in fragrances was changed forever. In that moment, Oud Wood was the most amazing scent I'd ever smelled.
Every chance I got, I went to the store to smell it, because I wasn't about to pay the ridiculous price for which the perfume sells. I was able to add it to my collection as a gift I received from my parents a couple months later after doing a lot of yard work.
The packaging it comes in was revolutionary for me at the time, but now having enjoyed many more unboxings of fragrances in a similar price range, this no longer takes the cake.
The bottle is of okay quality, but the cap is very loose and won't hold the full weight of the bottle after all these years.
The perfume itself opens with the softest and nicest oud you'll ever smell. Many years later, I still regard this as one of the best smelling perfumes I've tried.
A (very) big downside to this fragrance, though, is its awful performance, both sillage and longevity wise. I do not get over three hours out of this fragrance, and during those three hours, others will only smell you when close to you. At this price point, the performance is a big let-down.
I wear this perfume mostly in the winter months. It's underwhelming performance makes for a great office fragrance. This is also great to wear to a high-end restaurant.
My spray routine for this fragrance is as follows:
- 2 sprays behind each ear
- 2 spray on each side of the neck
- 1 spray on each collar
- 1 spray on both hands and wrists
When all the stores finally reopened after the first COVID lockdown in 2020, I stumbled upon the entire Private Blend collection by Tom Ford and was starstruck just by seeing all of the amazing bottles in person.
After I finally got the chance to smell the prestigious Oud Wood, I fell in love and my taste in fragrances was changed forever. In that moment, Oud Wood was the most amazing scent I'd ever smelled.
Every chance I got, I went to the store to smell it, because I wasn't about to pay the ridiculous price for which the perfume sells. I was able to add it to my collection as a gift I received from my parents a couple months later after doing a lot of yard work.
The packaging it comes in was revolutionary for me at the time, but now having enjoyed many more unboxings of fragrances in a similar price range, this no longer takes the cake.
The bottle is of okay quality, but the cap is very loose and won't hold the full weight of the bottle after all these years.
The perfume itself opens with the softest and nicest oud you'll ever smell. Many years later, I still regard this as one of the best smelling perfumes I've tried.
A (very) big downside to this fragrance, though, is its awful performance, both sillage and longevity wise. I do not get over three hours out of this fragrance, and during those three hours, others will only smell you when close to you. At this price point, the performance is a big let-down.
I wear this perfume mostly in the winter months. It's underwhelming performance makes for a great office fragrance. This is also great to wear to a high-end restaurant.
My spray routine for this fragrance is as follows:
- 2 sprays behind each ear
- 2 spray on each side of the neck
- 1 spray on each collar
- 1 spray on both hands and wrists