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12/18/2013
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Civilized, soft rose with oud in the background
Oud is ubiquitious. Everybody does one, two, three... countless oud-scents continue to swamp the market. But here is the good news: Patricia de Nicolai's new "Rose Oud" scent is not your usual rose-oud combo in the style of Montale etc. It's very subtle and refined, a fragrance which keeps the strong agarwood at bay. Patricia de Nicolai used a gorgeous, fabulous, magnificent rose, a rose at the same time velvety and fruity, a rose which is perfect. Fortunately, its beauty is enhanced by the oud used, an agarwood which is not as strong as I expected. Here it seems to melt into a fine woody-transparent veil in the background. Osmanthus and an exotic green plant called "nagarmotha" further contribute to the flowery and powdery-soft character of this beautiful perfume, which is the most civilized, most wearable rose-scent I've encountered in this over-crowded territory so far. Highly recommended.
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