Oud Noir Ted Lapidus 2014

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Oud Noir is a popular perfume by Ted Lapidus for women and men and was released in 2014. The scent is smoky-woody. It was last marketed by Groupe Bogart.

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Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Coffee Saffron Frankincense Nutmeg Cinnamon
Heart Notes	Birch Jasmine sambac Praliné Leather Plum
Base Notes	Oud Amber Cedar Vanilla Sandalwood

Ratings

Scent

7.727 Ratings

Longevity

7.326 Ratings

Sillage

6.926 Ratings

Bottle

7.832 Ratings

Value for money

9.015 Ratings

Submitted by Michael, last update on 17.08.2022.

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05/04/2022

6.5
Scent 7
Longevity 6
Sillage 7
Bottle 8
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Rquill67
204 Reviews

Rquill67

3

Smoke and Incense!

I enjoy this fragrance. Lots of incense and woods. Not a sweet incense. It’s very dry, smokey and woody incense with the faintest hint of Oud in the background. The oud is a beginner Oud and a little balsamic bordering amber resin.

In the opening I get the sweetness from the plum and the praline and in five minutes it’s gone. After that the fragrance is linear and doesn't change over the duration of its longevity.

I really enjoy fragrances from Ted Lapidus as well as from Jacques Bogart. I know they’re low-end and synthetic but I really enjoy them. For the price point you can’t go wrong with both lines.

My final verdict:
Scent 8/10
Longevity 7/10
Projection 7/10
Sillage 6/10

12/30/2016

9
Scent 5
Longevity 5
Sillage 8
Bottle

Rmf1112
16 Reviews

Rmf1112

Very helpful Review 9

Dry Smokey Oud

Initial Impression short review

Very dark, smokey, and dry. Don't be fooled by the sweet notes of vanilla, praline, etc., I feel there is just barely enough of those notes to not be offensively bitter and acrid. This is slightly bitter and acrid, but in a good 'sat close to a bonfire' way. The beginning brings a very rubbery oud, which gives way to the main smokeyness- perhaps they are going for burning/burnt oud feel? Maybe someone more familar with that could tell me if that's accurate, but I really enjoy it anyhow.

In comparison, I had bought Amouage Interlude for the smokeyness, but it was too sweet, so I sold it. I am not saying they smell anything alike, but I much prefer this dry smokiness to the overly sweet oppoponax of Interlude. Performance also is nowhere near the Amouage, obviously, but decent for the $30-ish that I paid.

Edit: After a while the sweet notes cone out to play, but only slightly and definitely not cloying. More like a smoked plum feel, without being excessively opulent. Highly recommended, but not for everyone.