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02/01/2024
ScottMcArron
8 Reviews
ScottMcArron
2
Pleasant fruity oud
A pleasant, easy to wear fruity oud with modest performance.
The oud is slightly sour, almost yeast-like, non-animalic. The tangy apple is not the sweet sour green apple of Promise but rather like dehydrated red apple chips. Mixes wonderfully with the rose and orange blossom. Very well blended. Otherwise, kind of boring. Seems to be missing something to set it apart or pique my interest.
I get about 6” projection in the first hour settling into 3-4” thereafter. Lasts quite awhile in that range. Not as good as my Bortnikoff’s, for instance, which most are rated as moderate (~7.5/10).
It’s very good, but it’s not super great and can’t compete in the Bortnikoff and Areej le Doré space, or even Frederic Malle’s middle eastern line although those can get ridiculously expensive.
I’d be happy to add it to the collection on a steeply discounted price but it’s just not quite worth the asking price, IMO. And I’m not sure I’d ever choose to wear it over the aforementioned brands. I’d spray Promise before this every time, even though it doesn’t have oud, but I love castoreum and the castoreum note juxtaposed with that fresh, spicy, sweet, sour green apple is simply amazing. And I can’t imagine anyone familiar with Bortnikoff and AlD being very impressed with this.
For me and my collection and where I’m at, this is a pass. There’s better out there at this price point. YMMV! Cheers!
The oud is slightly sour, almost yeast-like, non-animalic. The tangy apple is not the sweet sour green apple of Promise but rather like dehydrated red apple chips. Mixes wonderfully with the rose and orange blossom. Very well blended. Otherwise, kind of boring. Seems to be missing something to set it apart or pique my interest.
I get about 6” projection in the first hour settling into 3-4” thereafter. Lasts quite awhile in that range. Not as good as my Bortnikoff’s, for instance, which most are rated as moderate (~7.5/10).
It’s very good, but it’s not super great and can’t compete in the Bortnikoff and Areej le Doré space, or even Frederic Malle’s middle eastern line although those can get ridiculously expensive.
I’d be happy to add it to the collection on a steeply discounted price but it’s just not quite worth the asking price, IMO. And I’m not sure I’d ever choose to wear it over the aforementioned brands. I’d spray Promise before this every time, even though it doesn’t have oud, but I love castoreum and the castoreum note juxtaposed with that fresh, spicy, sweet, sour green apple is simply amazing. And I can’t imagine anyone familiar with Bortnikoff and AlD being very impressed with this.
For me and my collection and where I’m at, this is a pass. There’s better out there at this price point. YMMV! Cheers!
ScottMcArron
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