12/12/2023
Omnipotato
46 Reviews
Omnipotato
1
Fantastically blended spiced oud and tobacco
I think this fragrance must sit in a weird nook to receive such low ratings. It seems to me that it is too oudy and animalic for the folks who are looking for spicy/sweet scents like Carlisle or "XJ 1861 Naxos | XerJoff" and too toned-down and not aggressive enough for the oud lovers who prefer stuff like Musk Aoud or Opus XIII - Silver Oud. But for me, it sits in the perfect spot between those two. Powerful oud/nagarmotha based scents tend to have a difficult opening that you have to get through to enjoy a beautiful drydown. Luxor solves this by placing a soft, sweet cinnamon note in the top end, blocking the sharp resins from coming through until the drydown. The tobacco note hangs around from beginning to end, providing interplay between the sweet opening and the dry closing, a perfect modifier/heart note. Unfortunate that this one does not get more love because it is stunning.
P.S. Value for money is also rated extremely low. Yes, the retail price is over €300 but I'm easily finding it on discounters for under 150 USD. Great value at that price.
P.S. Value for money is also rated extremely low. Yes, the retail price is over €300 but I'm easily finding it on discounters for under 150 USD. Great value at that price.