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This is timeless!
The hate is pushed recently for this fragrance!
A modern fougere that will make you smell like manly man.
The scent is natural and not synthetic at all. It's not groundbreaking or the best scent ever created but it's amazing and worth a room in the collection. It's a forgotten fragrance because of the hype of the other flankers but this one is a masterpiece that can be worn year around.
The mint has a cooling icey effect and so realistic here. The lavender is heavy (my favorite note). The freshness and powderiness is so balanced here. I bet you will smell anybody wears it nowadays so you will smell unique!
Don't listen to the masses! wear whatever you like.
Fragrance users are rare and when people like to stand out they will go to a department store paying retail prices for Dior Sauvage, BDC Or something from Tom Ford because they are high end or they will go with a TikTok hype fragrance (Le male le parfum, elixir, le beau...etc or SWY, could also be something from Versace) and they will pass on this fragrance as they will see it a dad's scent, or underperfoming EDT (not the case here, the performance is amazing).
It's amazing!

Very unique Tobacco fragrance and has no off-putting edges despite having some challenging notes. it opens up with orange blast and some warm spices, and the sumac (if you're from the middle-east like myself you will be familiar) is really prominant and adds to the uniqueness. The oud here is just a simulative accord and not skanky or barnyardy. The tobacco comes across so smooth and leafy not in a form of ashy burnt tobacco but it's so present and pleasant.

It has resemblence to Clive Christian Blonde Amber but this one was released before Clive Christian Blonde Amber which highers up its credits but Oud Tobacco is less creamy and less boozy and more spicy. Oud Tobacco-unlike any other Montale perfume-doesn't have the signature synthetic DNA.

It's identical to Side Effect. I can't pinpoint a single difference despite having both and comparing them side by side. I will definitely sell my Initio Side Effect to grab some cash as this one makes me sacrifice the original and this is the first time I do that, to find a clone that makes me want to sell the original. It lasts less than side effect which I have it with a new batch and new formulation which can not even break the 6 hour-mark, Farah last a bit less on me but not that less, like 5 to 5.5 hours max, but it's just from the initial trial out of the box so it will macerate and last longer and become richer and even if not I'm satisfied with it as it is. I was using Initio Side Effect as an intimate fragrance and I didn't expect it to perform and Farah does exactly the same thing. But hey come on, I forgot. I received a compliment when wearing Farah from a girl she knows I'm a fraghead and obsessed with fragrances, she told me "You smell amazing!, not a normal fragrance. This is special!", so the projection and sillage was a room filling experience despite not having the extreme lasting power but it projects a lot until dying down to be a skin scent and on clothing is the same just spray more. I will definitely buy 2-3 backup bottles after selling my original 90ml side effect. It's a identical to side effect and I'm waiting for its maceration to see the updates! Amazing stuff.

I will share a personal experience when it comes to this fragrance and how beautiful it's.
I have been raised in a middle eastern christian orthodox family and I used to always go to the church but my best timing of the year to go the church was the "holy week" and the best really is the "great Friday" or the crucifixion Friday which is the memory of the crucifixion of Jesus. On this day usually I used to go with my father and we buy different things before going to the church on this specific day of the year, we buy frankincense, Dark Red Fresh Roses with their thorns that could barely hurt my hands holding it, Olibanum, myrrh, and other balsams. We (traditionally in the eastern churches) present all of these things to the priests on the beginning of the holy mass which takes a long time on the Good Friday day almost 10 hours of a really deep and holy prayers. When I tried this scent it didn't just took me to these moments but it's also made feel that I attended the crucifixion of Jesus by all of this holiness in this scent. The Rose and its thorns that represent the crown of thorns that was given to Jesus on this day, the ink can represent the smell of blood of Jesus and it is also used to write the label on the top of the cross, the frankincense, the myrrh and the elemi that represent the smell of the old temples back then and as well used to bury the holy body of jesus after crucifixion, the Cedar and the sandalwood that contributes the woody aspect of the heavy cross Jesus held on this day on his way to Golgotha or Calvary. This an experience that makes me travel to such a moment which I wished I could witness and thank the savior for the sacrifice. I already plan to get a backup bottle as I can't run out of this my whole life as it brings up memories and allow me travel in time. Yes, it's a pleasant scent and it's inoffensive yet strong but unlike the other fragrances on the Library collection, this one is the easiest to wear yet very complex and has versatility. For me it will shine on the holy week until the Resurrection and Easter. I would recommend experiencing this feeling of Resurrection and the new beginning with Fragrances from Xerjoffs 1861X line especially Naxos or Zefiro but all of them fit the occasion perfectly (Decas and Renaissance as well). I'm happy that I discovered this scent on my own and I didn't get recommendation from anybody or from YouTube Reviews as I see it's a slept on fragrance and such a hidden gem. It's in my top 5 fragrances of All time and I have a big fragrance collection and I will expand it.

This exactly what I wanted Oud Wood to smell like.
Actually it's not a clone or even similar but it's in the same ballpark.
It's like mixing Oud Wood with Xerjoff Alexandria DNA and getting something smooth, powdery and divine.
A Little bit skanky Oud but definitely noticeably luxurious.
️: ONLY FOR OUD LOVERS