The Oud Affair 2015

The Oud Affair by Vilhelm Parfumerie
Bottle Design Pierre Dinand
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7.7 / 10 52 Ratings
The Oud Affair is a popular perfume by Vilhelm Parfumerie for women and men and was released in 2015. The scent is sweet-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Gourmand
Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
GingerGinger Wild honeyWild honey ButterButter
Heart Notes Heart Notes
TobaccoTobacco
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla OudOud

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.752 Ratings
Longevity
8.345 Ratings
Sillage
7.743 Ratings
Bottle
7.862 Ratings
Value for money
7.122 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone, last update on 11.03.2024.

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2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
9
Bottle
7
Scent
Telekinec

156 Reviews
Telekinec
Telekinec
2  
A tobacco and vanilla forward perfume
I found this one as I was looking for dupes of Guerlain's Tobacco Honey. I was curious to see how both would compare since they have similar notes and main accords (on Parfumo). I already have a few samples of Vilhelm Parfumerie and a full bottle of one of their offerings in my collection, so I was curious to smell it.

Instead of being similar to Tobacco Honey, it's almost a dupe of Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum. I smell the deep, woody dry note of tobacco and the distinctive sweet note of vanilla. At the beginning, the scent smelled of dried fruits (even though it's not listed in the notes) and tobacco, a partnership between sweetness and spicy woodiness. There was also the underlying note of a more astringent and sweet vanilla note. I never really got the ginger, wild honey or butter note which is kind of disappointing since I was curious to see how they would blend together. The scent starts out strong, but as time passed, it began to smooth itself out. It's not as aggressive as Tom Ford' interpretations, which makes it wearable on more different occasions. Tobacco ends up at the forefront of the fragrance with a soothing woody spicy accord. It stayed pretty much the same up until the end.

It's a nice tobacco perfume, but not something that has the wow factor that makes me want to add it to my collection. I find it leans more masculine although women who love tobacco scents could certainly pull it off. It lacks a bit of depth and dimension, and since I rated Tom Ford a 7/10 and this one smells quite similar to it, the score will be the same.
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Martin1999

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Martin1999
Martin1999
Helpful Review 9  
No disappointment
Tested in the store and almost immediately taken, because the store detective had break. No, because I was so fascinated by the top note! Wild honey, ginger, butter. It just smells delicious. Somehow, I also immediately thought of oud, probably because I liked the name "The Oud Affair" so much too. In fact, I'm like many in that the oud is hard to detect even upon closer sniffing.

By mistake, I sprayed some on my sleeve and about 2 hours later I had noticed a completely different scent. I smell and smell and miss the honey. And smell and finally get it: Tobacco Vanilla! Lighter, more subtle though. More wearable if I may say so. That's quite a remarkable transformation!

Really a sophisticated alternative to Tobacco Vanilla or Mugler's Havane. I really like smelling this fragrance. The quality also lives up to the price. Something special can not be said, however, because it is too similar to the two above but. Also, the bottle, which looks so bulky, heavy and valuable in the pictures, it is not in real. The glass is quite thin and the plastic lid somehow also seems slightly fragile.

Nevertheless, no disappointment. A great perfume house, high-quality content and so bad looks the bottle with the stylish inscription also again not. Who is looking for tobacco and vanilla with a special opening and stands on niche, which will me "The Oud Affair" very happy.

In conclusion: I prefer to write only about the fragrances that I own myself and have worn over a long period of time and on different occasions. To be honest, it also annoys me when some sniffs briefly at a test strip and then thinks to be able to judge a fragrance immediately. However, since hardly anything has been written about "The Oud Affair", I hope to have given those who are interested a few clues. Vilhelm Pafümerie is not offered, after all, in every miller.

At the very end: The department store detective came then nevertheless faster again, than I could sink the thing in the bag. No! I love vanilla and the scent is really wonderful, but personally I do not want to smell like vanilla, which is why this Vilhelm has not made it into my collection. Maybe it will come in the future, or another creation by Jerome Epinette, who gave me a great summer freshie with Cèdre Atlas and also knows how to convince with "The Oud Affair"
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RiverRiver 1 year ago
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Very similar to Tobacco Vanille. No oud to be found. The honey is a nice twist on the sweet tobacco formula. More ginger would be nice.
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 2 years ago
7
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Dark, airy plum in the opening, oud-tobacco base, plum note turns to honey in ~10 min. Fall-winter, masculine, performance falls off fast.
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TelekinecTelekinec 1 month ago
9
Bottle
7
Scent
Strikingly similar to Tobacco Vanille from TF. Dry, woody tobacco paired with an astringent, but sweet vanilla. Smooth and less agressive.
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Trx82Trx82 2 years ago
8
Bottle
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Light dry tobacco, not super dark humid tobacco. Becomes almost powdery after 2h. The projects well. Not as much ginger as I would like.
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ChetDavisChetDavis 2 years ago
I get some similarities to Diors Ambre Nuit or maybe Tobacolor. All of these are too feminine for my taste.
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