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My goodness. What a scent.
I thought By Night White was the benchmark for everything.
What fragrances do I have in my collection, from the brilliant Ambre Fetiche, to the sensual Alien, to the dreamy Oud Wood... all of them bold, loud, very pronounced. Not to forget Fille en Aiguilles.

But this damn fragrance here tops them all. And it's very, very hard for me to describe.
The top note is so amazing, I can't express it any other way. A woody note comes to me that somehow smells white, clean, fresh, sweet wood. But definitely not juicy green. After a short time, the note settles down, without disappearing. It becomes smokier, and the sweetness comes into play. The notes that now dominate are vanilla, amber, and musk. I have the feeling that the vanilla-amber combo is modified by the musk, whipped creamy... that must be what makes the dream.

Amber Mediterranea plays high with sweetness and smoke, but gets the crucial card on the river and wins. At first sniff, one might think this fragrance becomes too sweet, but that doesn’t happen.
Amber Mediterranea fades gently, here the rabbit doesn’t pull any tricks.

All in all, a white, smoky-sweet amber. Slightly woody. Sounds simple, but is intricately designed down to the last detail and perfect!

And on top of that, this fragrance is also very long-lasting and projects strongly.
It's not cheap, but that doesn't matter. It must not matter!

This scent is the woodiest I know!
There are certainly many fragrances that smell good and woody, like Wonderwood or Artek Standard (I have both), both also from CdG.

MSO:H differs by adding a fresh-green note to the woody notes.
This fragrance primarily smells of light woods. A scent you would find in Scandinavian (not IKEA) furniture stores. The wood note is really juicy, fresh, and green. You can almost smell how the tree was cut down and immediately landed in the sawmill.
If you take the shavings from the floor, fill both hands with them, hold your face in and take a deep breath, you get an idea of this scent! Great!
The presence of incense should not scare anyone off; it definitely does not stand out.
Camphor, pine, and cypress dominate here. I don't know any other perfume that smells similar; only Artek Standard goes in this direction as well. However, the latter is more categorized as woody-yellow, while this one is to be classified as woody-green. I don't know what Georgian woods are, but to me, it smells like pine, spruce, and fir. What Lile2007 recognized well is that this scent smells very natural, not artificial or synthetic. What Turandot didn't like, I love here! This eucalyptus-like note that harmoniously accompanies the woods throughout the scent development.

The fragrance is, as one might expect from CdG, not as freakishly eccentric as some other perfumes; I find it quite wearable. Although listed here as unisex, for me, it is clearly a men's scent.

For fans of woody scents, it's a "Must Test"; for lovers of unusual fragrances, it's worth a "Nose," and those who can't relate to woody scents shouldn't waste their time with this.

80% + Wishlist.

P.S.: I also find it positive that this is not overpriced niche stuff; 86,- is legitimate.

A beautiful scent that I stumbled upon by chance.
The fragrance truly smells like what comes out of grandmothers' ovens during the Christmas season...
The perfume is very spicy, with star anise and cinnamon dominating. When I sprayed it, I thought, as the top note hit me, that PG just barely managed to stay on track before the scent became too synthetic or unnatural. I can't say if it's due to the chai tea, as I don't quite pick it up. However, this impression fades quickly, and then it lingers on me for a long time with the same note. And that is the smell of fresh gingerbread, just as indicated in the pyramid. The vanilla is consistently present but only gradually comes to the forefront. What remains in the end is primarily vanilla and sandalwood, fortunately without losing the spicy base note. The longevity is good! The projection is also noteworthy; the scent can be used sparingly, but that's up to each individual.

A comparison with Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford must be made here, as the scents are quite similar, especially from top to heart. TV is a bit sweeter and smokier, and I overall prefer it, as it is also a bit more extreme. Un Crime Exotique is a good deal cheaper, 92€ compared to 175€ is quite a difference, right? This might make the decision easier for some ;)

The scent absolutely matches my taste; I give it 90%! If I didn't already have Tobacco Vanille, I would definitely buy it!
Test recommendation!! And for fans of spicy gourmands, a purchase recommendation.

Dark Aoud. Just the name is already a statement. Oud is something you are already used to in all variations from Montale, even if many only differ in nuances. But once you know how Montale’s Oud smells, you realize that a Dark Aoud can become a coherent concept that will definitely not appeal to everyone.

Oud, sandalwood. Not much more will be revealed. However, there is definitely more at play. Dark Aoud resembles two perfumes in particular:
First, the in-house Greyland. It is especially similar in the top notes. And then Wonderwood by Comme des Garcons.
Pontneuf has already mentioned it. The base smells remarkably similar to the Wonderwood that I own. I cautiously assert that only those who know/have both scents well should be able to identify this blind.
Dark Aoud has successfully incorporated that rubbery tar note from Greyland into “Wonderwood.”

To be precise, Dark Oud is a great mix of both. The more I think about it, the more I warm up to it, as I really like the two mentioned scents. Thus, Greyland can come off the wish list, because Dark Aoud is sufficient; once Wonderwood is empty, there won’t be a new one.

The typical note of Oud from Montale fragrances, often described as medicinal, hits you directly upon application here as well, but compared to its brothers, it settles down quite quickly or gets overshadowed by the other, more penetrating notes.

Overall, this story is exactly my thing! I ordered Dark Aoud as a decant without much thought, as my main interest was actually in other fragrances.

The longevity is, of course, top-notch.
I give it 100%!!

I take my time with my comments and think a lot about what I will write.

Not here. I received a sample of L'Eau today with a purchase. The scent is, of course from my perspective, so boring... For me, the fragrance starts off slightly fresh. It hardly develops on my skin. I don't find that bad in principle; I also don't like unpleasant surprises. But if a fragrance isn't particularly exciting right from the spray, I hope it at least gets a bit interesting after half an hour. It doesn't after 2 hours. It smells powdery. Very slightly like a Chloe scent. Hard to say, somehow this standard note.
I can smell musk, I wouldn't say I can smell ozone, but since I know it from other fragrances, I think I know what the ozone is in this perfume.
If you like, as I read here, "clean scents," you might be satisfied here, but maybe you can find something similar for a low price at Douglas or somewhere..
Maybe I also lack the experience to appreciate a masterpiece here.
In summary, I would say: citrusy opening (very light), then the powdery note lingers.

The kicker is that the development is said to have taken 16 years? What were they doing all that time?
No, no, no. This is not for me. Just too... boring. Longevity is quite good for a fragrance that already has a weak projection.
I give it 30%.

PS: I'm happy to give away my sample.