04/22/2014
DarkMatter
24 Reviews
DarkMatter
5
Charming Synthetic Oud
As always, I'm on the lookout for a bargain. I got the opportunity to buy three 50ml bottles of this hard to find perfume for £8 and I snapped them up. Being a lover of rose and oud, one of my favourite perfumes is Montale's Aoud Queen Roses. I realise that Montale's oud is synthetic, but manages that difficult task of deceiving our nose into believing that maybe, just maybe it's real. I haven't had great experiences with The Body Shop perfumes. Even those that have been pretty have never lasted long on my skin and not since the 1980's have I come across one of their perfumes that is show stopping. They used to do "Herb" and "Apple Blossom" perfume oils in the early '80s which were amazing! But I digress.
Rose Oud opens with sweet roses and a background of clean smelling oud. I have heard that it was created with the Middle Eastern market in mind, but to be honest the oud in this is probably more suited to western tastes. It doesn't have the dirty, earthy quality that Middle Eastern ouds possess. It is too well behaved. Does this mean it is boring and uninteresting? Strangely, no. Unlike Aoud Queen Roses where the rose is the queen and the oud merely a supporting actor, Rose oud has a stronger oud note with the rose slightly sweetening and making it a tad more feminine. However, this is easily a unisex perfume. I can imagine it would smell divine on a man.
There is a slight metallic quality to the oud as the perfume dries down and develops. Musky, metallic and quite addictive. This is a sensual fragrance. It is beautiful and I am very pleasantly surprised. The Body Shop should make this widely available, it would be a huge hit. But then again, perhaps it should be restricted. I don't want too many people getting their hands on this. I want to keep it all to myself. After seven hours Rose Oud is still going strong on my skin, it has warmed and projects less than a foot at this stage, but it retains a mystery and a carnal quality that makes it very special. It isn't a very complex perfume, being quite linear in a lot of regards. But it's simplicity is a good thing. Complexity would not have worked in this case and The Body Shop have truly created a lovely scent.
This is a lithe temptress with long silken black hair and wearing a burgundy velvet evening gown. Once you are in her clutches, you will not escape unaffected.
Rose Oud opens with sweet roses and a background of clean smelling oud. I have heard that it was created with the Middle Eastern market in mind, but to be honest the oud in this is probably more suited to western tastes. It doesn't have the dirty, earthy quality that Middle Eastern ouds possess. It is too well behaved. Does this mean it is boring and uninteresting? Strangely, no. Unlike Aoud Queen Roses where the rose is the queen and the oud merely a supporting actor, Rose oud has a stronger oud note with the rose slightly sweetening and making it a tad more feminine. However, this is easily a unisex perfume. I can imagine it would smell divine on a man.
There is a slight metallic quality to the oud as the perfume dries down and develops. Musky, metallic and quite addictive. This is a sensual fragrance. It is beautiful and I am very pleasantly surprised. The Body Shop should make this widely available, it would be a huge hit. But then again, perhaps it should be restricted. I don't want too many people getting their hands on this. I want to keep it all to myself. After seven hours Rose Oud is still going strong on my skin, it has warmed and projects less than a foot at this stage, but it retains a mystery and a carnal quality that makes it very special. It isn't a very complex perfume, being quite linear in a lot of regards. But it's simplicity is a good thing. Complexity would not have worked in this case and The Body Shop have truly created a lovely scent.
This is a lithe temptress with long silken black hair and wearing a burgundy velvet evening gown. Once you are in her clutches, you will not escape unaffected.
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