Khashab Al Oud Bait Al Bakhoor

Let's start with the first thing you tend to do with any perfume. Smell the bottle. At first I could do that, but as soon as I smelled a few other perfumes for comparison, I immediately noticed the incredibly pungent, alcoholic smell of Khashab Al Oud. As soon as you have this comparison, it is incredibly reminiscent of disinfectant right on the bottle.
Once on the skin, the fragrance immediately unfolds a little better, the initial sharpness immediately subsides as the other notes penetrate. Online you read about vanilla and rose in the top note, but these seem to me to be completely masked. The supposed musk and cedar of the heart note with its smoky, woody nuance characterize the first moment of perception. The base note, which is supposed to consist of incense, lemon, spices and ambergris, is interesting, but adds too little to the complexity of the fragrance. However, I think I hear spicy incense notes, but they hardly stand out. And that is also my main point of criticism: the fragrance is simply too one-dimensional for me. It may be interesting for fans of such dominant fragrances, but it is not my favorite due to its lack of variety and complexity.
The bottle is an eye-catcher, durability and sillage are absolutely fine, the price is a hit. The fragrance is really a matter of taste, but does some justice to the Arabic name, which probably means something like "wood of the oud" or "oud wood". A slightly refined woody fragrance, but one that could certainly have been realized better. Definitely worth a try for the price, but I won't be buying it again for now, especially not on backup. Maybe I'll just have to test it a few more times. If my opinion changes, I'll let you know. In any case, it has something mystical about it...