Armani Privé - Oud Royal Giorgio Armani (2010)

Armani Privé - Oud Royal by Giorgio Armani

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Armani Privé - Oud Royal (Giorgio Armani)

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Armani Privé - Oud Royal is a popular perfume by Giorgio Armani for women and men and was released in 2010. The scent is woody-oriental. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

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Perfumer

Evelyne Boulanger

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Saffron
Heart Notes	Oud, Rose
Base Notes	Amber, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Frankincense

Ratings

Scent

8.4 (298 Ratings)

Longevity

8.2 (203 Ratings)

Sillage

7.4 (206 Ratings)

Bottle

8.8 (204 Ratings)

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12/10/2019

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Darkbeat
167 Reviews

Darkbeat

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Oud Rose Royal

The quality of this elixir is superb, both scently and materially. A fragrance of clear oriental inspiration, forceful and exquisite.

From the beginning you can perceive the rose and the oud, with some saffron and even a small smoky hue, very elegant. This beginning is very woody, spicy, a balsamic tad, and somewhat smoky, with a velvety rose, beautifully sprinkled with sensuality and elegance. The rose is extremely well fused to the other notes, and does not feel as blunt as in other perfumes based on this threshed mixture of oud-rose. Then the rose and saffron begin to falter, and the aroma begins to take shades of sandalwood and amber, feeling the creamy aroma, warm and sweet, rejoicing very well to oud and incense, which provide the final tandem to recreate a beautiful aroma of creamy, spicy, resinous, smoked, sweet and warm wood that makes mouth watering to lovers of this type of perfume, truly a perfume that exudes exclusivity and luxury.

Its longevity is quite good, in my case it has lasted about 9 hours, with a moderate projection from the beginning, although the first hour was somewhat more remarkable, anyway, it is not bad performance. It is a nocturnal fragrance for cool and temperate times, although in an event, special or formal, daytime, it would not clash at all.

The aroma looks something like Incense Oud by Kilian.

07/14/2019

8.0 8.0 9.0 6.0/10

FungShangLou
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FungShangLou

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Filthy. Depressing. Portable

Armani Privé Oud Royal is in every sense what one understands by niche fragrance. Very unusual and not necessarily accessible.

OR is one thing above all else: Oud. A lot of oud. And not in a simple way, rather it's the rotten, dirty oud that almost seems a bit animalistic. That alone would be intolerable, but luckily there are still the scents around it. The saffron should be mentioned in the first place. This one is really strong at the opening and lasts surprisingly long. With this OR definitely strikes in the spicy oriental direction. The fine rose, which in itself is beautifully clear and almost fresh, is not as large as it should be. Unfortunately, it goes down in the bitter muff of Oud. The interplay of all fragrances is wearable, but undisputedly dirty. The first Rose-Oud combination that constantly creates associations of foot odour. My environment occasionally perceives it as an old book.

OR as a whole is a really thick, heavy fragrance, room-filling and overwhelming, tending powdery. A beautiful composition that makes Oud appear noble and actually velvety, supple, almost as if it were textile like satin. The question of wearability or the occasion is difficult, as the fragrance has its dark sides.

Intense, projecting and long lasting, for me close to Sillage monsters. Economical use is the order of the day. Well wearable with Tom Fords Noir de Noir. It doesn't knock me down personally for the price

05/24/2015

WildGardener
100 Reviews

WildGardener

Helpful Review 3

Western Oud

Once the initial weirdness of putty, hot plastic and dentists surgery have settled down, Oud Royal reveals its true colours. Tones of incense, rose, black liquorice and a sweet powderiness of amber augment the rich phenolic bitter-woody core of Oud.

The structure has a nice edgy feel, substantial enough to avoid becoming sharp or thin, and a red-brown, hard slightly oily mahogany texture which is very satisfying.

Once the profile has resolved itself into the core message, it's essentially straight and true thereafter, fading to an overtone of incense in around four hours.

Agarwood is a distinctive material. If you don't like strong or raw notes this may not be for you, but if you like Oud you might find something of interest in this Evelyne Boulanger composition.

Armani Privé's take is not an easy ride. Royal Oud is well named; it has a refined air and demands to be paired up with only the most sartorial of outfits. Its sillage would not be out of place in the lobby of a grand hotel, but a simple well fitting shirt and jeans may do just as well.

The high price, linearity, the sometimes synthetic feel and its poor longevity are all issues with Oud Royal, but if you are looking for an agarwood that's easily accessible this is one to try.

03/15/2015

8.0/10

ScentFan
326 Reviews

ScentFan

3

Leather & Oud

I sniffed this before looking at the notes and what I got was straightforward: leather and oud, and a nice one. Now that I've seen the notes, yes, I can twist my brain around to smell musky saffron, rose, incense definitely and amber, but put them together and they're a gorgeous leather, mixed with oud. Bottom line--if you like leather and you like oud, this won't disappoint. Hubby sure likes it. Me, too.

01/15/2014

7.5 7.5 7.5 10.0/10

CarlMacau
26 Reviews

CarlMacau

Helpful Review 3

OUD with a tender Soul!

MASTERPIECE!

Gosh.I can tell I have tried a lot of parfum in my young life of 30 now. Also I worked in a sensory lab for a short time and my nose is mostly very sensitive to some smells and odors.
Seeking again and again for a Winterfragrance like every year I found this Masterpiece. Oud is trendy today I know...so I tried 7 different Niche Oud Parfums on the market and only Tom Fords Oud Wood I kinda liked soso until I found OUD royal in Hamburg for 210 € after i read some raving reviews. I fell in love with the sample and in Berlin I had the chance to grap it for 190€ again but I still waited cause I am a broke student right now and bought Molton Brown ROGART before(fantastic,rarely composition of a fresh wood Scent). In Amsterdam for 150€ I got crazy and paid for it after all. Even tho I own a lot of Niche parfums and always push me back buying more I couldnt resist. For everyone who likes it woody and warm this is the scent to go, iI get the OUD, Amber and less Incense, stays quite long on clothes. On my skin it is getting sweeter. My top No.1 after 5 years of seeking. Highly recommend to all OUD Lovers out there. I think it is the best in its Category. Armani please dont let this discontinue! BRAVO!

scent: 9/10
longevity: 8/10
sillage: 9/10