Rodrigo23

Think about a toned down version of The Night. To my nose, Indonesian Oud really resembles The Night, which is a wonderful fragrance, but a bit challenging to wear. That's not the case here, Indonesian Oud is a much more versatile oud-rose fragrance. The oud in IO is different from those you find in The Night. In Zegna's creation the oud is tamed, not barnyard, not skanky, nor fecal. You don't need to wait it settle down before going out. Also, the rose here has been toned down, it's not too sweet, nor feminine, it's a masculine rose. Oud here is dominant, although you can smell the rose, amber and patchouly, everything beautifully blended. It's strong perfume but not cloying. I wouldn't say it's not an office safe scent, but if you are a boss, I think you'll go well with this, specially if buried under a suit. Yes, I think it can be worn during the day, although for most of the people, this is more suitable as a night scent. Overall, this smells very nice, very sophisticated, you can fell the quality of ingredients used in here. Indonesian Oud smells better than some niche fragrances out there. But, despite being a high quality fragrance, it lacks the power and personality of The Night. At the end of the day IO is another oud-rose combo fragrance, but beautifully crafted I have to say. Performance is above average with very good projection and sillage. Longevity is at least 10 hours but it can be more on some skin types. In conclusion: Indonesian Oud is a long-lasting elegant, dark oudy-rose masculine fragrance. Not a blockbuster, but for oud-rose lovers is a must.

Ordered this as blind buy, only based on notes... I know It was risky, many times blind buys go wrong, but not this time! I couldn't be happier with this blind buy!
To my nose, Nero Oudh opens with blend of leather, saffron, and geranium. Very strong I have to say, maybe too strong. Make sure you let it settles before getting in a closed environment with others, you can choke someone! Despite there's nothing wrong with the opening, I have to say I almost gave up on this, cause I'm a bit fed up with roses, but then it started to dry down... Here is where this thing starts to shine, the roses gets tamed and oud starts to show up, and what a gorgeous oud! Not skanky, nor cheesy, just the best parts of oud! After a couple of hours we get a well blend of leather, saffron, oud, woods and a bit of roses. This reminds me an upscale men's clothing store, imagine that wooden furniture, the new leather belts, shoes and jackets, and a subtle floral touch. It keeps like that all the way to the end, slowing fading into a wonderful oud-leather combo. Performance is beast mode! Easily achieving 12 hours of sillage, but if you go to bed without bathing, you can still feel a trace on the morning. Amazing!!!

Today I’ve been to a department store and, of course, I had to go to the perfumes area to check some stuff I still don’t know. Went straight to the Guerlain point of sale, cause it has been a while I wanted to try this perfume. I sprayed 4 times, twi on each arm (yes, I was wearing no perfume). Oud Essentiel opens beautifully with a strong oud-leather-saffron smell for about 15 minutes. The opening is gorgeous, but it is ephemeral. I wish this lasted a bit longer. After that, the olibanum starts to appear, together with a subtle rose smell, not a feminine rose, a very masculine one. The leather is always there, but settles down. It’s a shame that the oud at this point is almost imperceptible but overall this is still a great fragrance. The opening is a 10/10 to me and the drydown is an 8. By the way, the drydown reminds me Songe and Nero Oudh, which I own both. That’s the reason I won’t buy a bottle, it looks too much to things I already have. But man, if that opening lasted a a couple of hours… I would definitely buy a bottle!

This is a 9/10 for me. One of the most unique modern scents that I tried recently. Cannot describe it properly, but in the beginning I get violet leaf, saffron and mineral notes. Then it dries down into a strong woody suede comboI. Performance is above average, it lasts forever, has very good projection and sillage. It’s so fresh airy you can use it even in the hottest days. One of my favorites of my modest collection.

A big round of applause for Quentin Bisch!

Many have tried without success, but as far as I know, this is the perfume that most resembles to Alexandria II. This is very good, very well blended and smells expensive. I really like it. Scentologia has been doing a good job on their "creations". Recently I bought a bottle of this juice and they sent me a lot of samples, but by far Absolute is their best. The downside is that it is almost impossible to find in the EU. I had to order directly from the UAE and ended up paying import fees which made the price less attractive.