Laurana77

A loved one bought a bunch of samples of fragrances from luckyscent and I've been trying out some of them. Whilst this fragrance says "pour homme", as a woman I liked this one. The mix of patchouli with the lighter floral rose blends well. It brings me back to my Uni student days and sourcing a lovely rose-patchouli incense from a quaint little bookshop in Glebe, Sydney. The strongest note for me is the artemisia and there's a lovely mix of spiciness and woody notes which do make this a somewhat more 'masculine' scent about 10 minutes in. However, I still would class this as a unisex fragrance, suited to those who like floral rose perfumes.

As time goes by, it becomes a more gentle floral rose, somewhat sweet but balanced by the spices and supported by the earthiness of the patchouli and the herbal artemisia. It's a classic scent, ideal for the office and formal occasion. The longevity is excellent, and it has excellent projection so a little goes a long way. I'm down to just a few applications left from the 2ml luckyscent sample and am considering getting this perfume in the future.

This was another of the luckyscent samples a loved one let me try, and it's one I chose to keep. On application, I got smoke, reminiscent of times around a campfire and the scent is like that of a log of pine or cedar wood that's been burnt into nearly black charcoal. It's a bit too smoky for me and I didn't apply much so a little goes a long way. This fragrance also brought me back in time to when I used to attend a women's circle for rituals around a fire out in the woods at night where we'd each apply pieces of birchwood, pieces of pine or cedar and also burnt incense. This fragrance definitely evokes a sense of that sacred space, of incense and smoke and meditation.

After the first hour, the scent became more leathery and brought back vivid memories of riding the motorcycle of a good friend where we'd both be wearing leather jackets. There's a spicy-amber mix that comes into play about a hour in and rounds off the fragrance. It's a scent to wear on a day like this one which is cool, damp and rainy, and overcast and where you're going to stay indoors curled up by the fireplace with a good book. I can't imagine wearing this when out with others, nor is it suited to the office due to its intense heady smokiness. It's definitely suited to wearing with a quality leather jacket as the loved one who'd given me this in the luckyscent sample commented when I was wearing it the other day.

This is definitely a fragrance for lovers of smokiness and cedar, and it brings to mind sitting around the campfire with friends, pieces of cedar wood being added to keep you warm, and watching the sparks flying up against the darkening evening sky. It's a very evocative fragrance and if you have any memories of campfires when younger or of wearing leather whilst riding a motorcycle, this will vividly bring those memories back to you.

The sillage is moderate with it becoming a skin scent more rapidly than I'd anticipated. The projection is quite good, though, and it's easy to underestimate this because once applied your nose quickly adapts to the fragrance so it's best to apply a little at a time. Whilst as a woman I find this quite nice, I prefer to layer it with my Clarin's Eau Dynamisante EDT just to take the edge off the smokiness and to give it a lighter note. That way, too, I'm able to wear it out and people have enjoyed the mix whilst this fragrance on its own often come across as a bit too strongly smoky. However, I'm sure some people prefer not to 'dilute' it in any way and just wear it by itself.

This perfume is strong. The scent was noticeable through the white parcel it was sent in, and the bottle is lovely. It's organic and free of alcohol, a unisex but exotic, mysterious fragrance. I can detect musk and rose, and sandalwood and there's an earthy note to provide more depth to this fragrance. It's a warm fragrance, and is uplifting. It's supposed to last all day so I'll be trying that out tomorrow.
One point to note is that despite the company calling these Oudh and being named Oudh Australia, The fragrance is not genuine Oudh (agarwood oil), unfortunately, and the company's reasoning for this is that genuine agarwood is too bitter smelling and too expensive to use. The fragrance from Oudh Australia wasn't expensive, but I do wish they offered genuine agarwood oil. They have 5 different Oudh scents, from the Oudh Musk I bought to Oudh Saffron, Oudh Agarwood, Oudh Masti and Oudh Sampa.