Black Gold Project

Oud for Happiness 2021

Oud for Happiness by Initio
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7.6 / 10 429 Ratings
Oud for Happiness is a popular perfume by Initio for women and men and was released in 2021. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Sweet
Citrus
Fresh

Fragrance Notes

Glycyrrhiza glabraGlycyrrhiza glabra GingerGinger MuskMusk VanillaVanilla BergamotBergamot CedarwoodCedarwood Indian oudIndian oud
Ratings
Scent
7.6429 Ratings
Longevity
8.2382 Ratings
Sillage
7.9381 Ratings
Bottle
8.9372 Ratings
Value for money
6.2289 Ratings
Submitted by Aleyz, last update on 24.03.2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Black Gold Project" collection.

Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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9
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9
Longevity
9.5
Scent
Marx1432

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Marx1432
Marx1432
Very helpful Review 13  
Liquorice or pure happiness?
Welcome to my first review,

i would like to take right away in advance, I was very excited about this fragrance and could not wait to test it myself! Is probably because I really liked the Oud for Greatness. I'm sure the beautiful design of the bottle also plays a certain role. But that's another story.

About the fragrance:

This starts namely with an admittedly beautiful combination of citrus and ginger. Extremely tangy, fresh, spicy and a slight green note I get at the beginning.
Let's move on to the question, "does this scent smell like licorice or not?". Honestly, I can actually somewhat relate to the licorice vibe. However, that impression lingers at most until the drydown and it's absolutely not a pungent licorice smell either. And for someone like me, who can not stand licorice at all, this is rather a small aftertaste and not annoying.
Later on, the composition becomes much woodier and darker. I mean that I actually smell the oud, which is responsible for the depth. Although Oud for Happiness is also not an oud grenade but I think you can actually perceive the oud. I didn't manage that with the predecessor, for example :D. The vanilla gradually makes itself heard and complements the fragrance with a slight sweetness. Towards the end remains for me a wonderful, woody vanilla musk note over.

Performance:

Honestly, I don't really need to say much.... I think no one takes it amiss when I say that one of Initio represented a certain performance in almost every fragrance. And so it is the same with this one. Once again, the performance is very good. The fragrance lasts long and also it forms a great scent cloud around you. Tested in the morning, still smelled it in the evening. My fellow men have also confirmed this. So I would assume now times of +/- 12h. (If not even better).

Conclusion:

Oud for Happiness is, in my opinion, a thoroughly successful release, which actually reminds me of no other fragrance. In addition, I feel him as clearly unisex. With the OfG was that, at least according to my perception, a bit more into the masculine.
Whether the name now to the fragrance almost everyone must decide for themselves. I like the fragrance and yes, he also makes me happy :D.
I am very curious how the fragrance will beat the masses so and can hardly wait to welcome another of this collection!
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Giggs1980

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Giggs1980
Giggs1980
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Oud for Tralala....!
Since I already tested the OFG, I naturally wanted to smell the Oud for Happines on my skin as well.

No sooner said than done. Oh what a fine start....
The white musk and bergamot clearly lead the composition.
Of the oud I smell heartily little to nothing. I can not perceive it at least.
But perhaps it is the oud, which makes the fragrance so special and beautiful.

Like the OFG, the OFH has a fairly linear scent progression. It is definitely more wearable than its hard oud brother. This makes it for me the better fragrance and a candidate for in my collection.

With the four so far smelled fragrances of Initio can be more than satisfied and makes the fragrance house to one of the greatest new entries in the fragrance industry.
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Pinya

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Pinya
Pinya
Less helpful Review 7  
better than Oud for Greatness
The opening is very fresh for an oud scent, the bergamot and the ginger come out well. After half an hour to an hour, a good woody scent emerges that lasts the entire time. I would describe it as slightly creamy, woody with a subtle sweetness. I find Oud for Happiness better and more interesting than Oud for Greatness.
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Christoph69

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Christoph69
Christoph69
Less helpful Review 2  
8 points
It's definitely a quality perfume, it has a soft start with citrus and something spicy. I feel it creamy, then some oud, but it's light. The sweet note is very balanced and pleasant. The performance 8h + and discreet projection. I think it's an intimate aroma and not so much that other people can notice it.
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LorenzF

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LorenzF
LorenzF
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Oud for sadness
This fragrance just makes me sad.
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First of all: I am really very attached to OFG. It has accompanied me through thick and thin. It has shaped my love of perfume. Thanks to him, I dived even deeper into this niche.
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That's exactly why I had high hopes that his successor would also inspire me. As soon as I heard that it was coming out, my curiosity got the better of me. But then... the bottle is simply a copy of the OFG with green accents and totally loveless. The fragrance itself is an olfactory chemical weapon like a stab in my perfume heart. In short, I can't stand the mixture of citrus, moss and ginger. Why ginger...
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So I really can't understand a 7.7. If the fragrance were a main course in a 5-star restaurant, it would get an even 4. No more and no less. For the price and the hype, I would simply have expected more. Maybe that's exactly the problem. My expectations were simply too high. Some people seem to like it after all. However, I would recommend everyone to try the fragrance several times beforehand and wear it on their skin for a while. Unfortunately, this didn't make it any better for me.
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Finally, here's a summary of what you can expect: Ginger, citrus, incense, chemicals, synthetics and then a little OFG mixed in.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
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Scent
The opening is citrusy with spicy ginger and sweet licorice. A smooth wood in the base and a creamy, vanillic drydown. Very appealing scent.
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KuraiKurai 1 year ago
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Scent
I get musky woods with a powder dust of salmiak licorice. Did not expect to like such notes, but I admit it's not so bad. At all!
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ScentedNekoScentedNeko 2 years ago
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Scent
If you are into licorice, this is it. Fresh and citrusy in the begining, becomes sweet and almost gourmand leaning in the base.
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InbnkInbnk 1 year ago
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Opening with citrus ginger and vanilla. Dry down with oud and smooth musky. Very unique but still wearable. Longevity on my skin is great.
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 3 months ago
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8.5
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One of my favorite wind-down/cozy scents: sweet-citrusy-fresh (prominent licorice & ginger) w/ hints of spice/wood. Performs VERY poorly.
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