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A Modern Classic
A damn good woody/patchouli fragrance that takes me back to the 80's. "Dirty" and unapologetic, this will give an air of both ruggedness as well as sophistication that works in jeans and a t-shirt as well as formal wear. Ladies, give this one a try, but know it is a potent fragrance.
According to the Jovoy website there is no leather in this:
Top: Papyrus
Heart: Vetiver, Patchouli
Base: Sandalwood, Birch, Cistus, Cedarwood
This will radiate around 6 ft./2 m with three sprays and I was able to still smell this 12 hours later on my skin.
Perfect for Autumn and Winter, day or night.
If you are not a fan of strong fragrances or prefer light/sweet scents, avoid this.
5/5 - Full bottle and signature scent worthy.
According to the Jovoy website there is no leather in this:
Top: Papyrus
Heart: Vetiver, Patchouli
Base: Sandalwood, Birch, Cistus, Cedarwood
This will radiate around 6 ft./2 m with three sprays and I was able to still smell this 12 hours later on my skin.
Perfect for Autumn and Winter, day or night.
If you are not a fan of strong fragrances or prefer light/sweet scents, avoid this.
5/5 - Full bottle and signature scent worthy.
Gorgeous
Blue Oud is a very beautiful fragrance. If you are not used to oud and musk it may take you a few wearings to understand. I fell in love with it right off the bat as I have been enjoying oud for many years now.
Top: Cambodi oud - Smells of dried fruit.
Heart: Blue Musk - This is most likely a synthetic but it does smell very nice and animalic.
Base: Indian oud - This is traditionally distilled in copper stills, giving it that "barnyard" or animalic scent. There is no fecal scent here.
Price: On the Arabian Oud US website (which is shipped from their store in New York City) the normal price is $400. I purchased Blue Oud from them during Ramadan (Eid) when everything on their website is discounted. I only paid $240.
What you get for the price: Both a 100 ml EdP spray -the colored bottle shown at the top of the page AND a 24 ml perfume oil which is applied with a glass wand -the silver bottle shown at the top of the page. You are paying for both, thus the higher price.
I tend to wear both versions together - two sprays of the EdP at the back of my neck and the oil applied at my pulse points using only one swipe on my wrist and then spread around from there.
Longevity on my skin is over 12 hours and in my humble opinion can be worn year-round, cold weather or hot, day or night. I wear this for leisure, going out and while I am at work.
Both men and women will enjoy this. Younger people that are used to wearing sweet and fresh fragrances may not enjoy it at first.
10/10
Top: Cambodi oud - Smells of dried fruit.
Heart: Blue Musk - This is most likely a synthetic but it does smell very nice and animalic.
Base: Indian oud - This is traditionally distilled in copper stills, giving it that "barnyard" or animalic scent. There is no fecal scent here.
Price: On the Arabian Oud US website (which is shipped from their store in New York City) the normal price is $400. I purchased Blue Oud from them during Ramadan (Eid) when everything on their website is discounted. I only paid $240.
What you get for the price: Both a 100 ml EdP spray -the colored bottle shown at the top of the page AND a 24 ml perfume oil which is applied with a glass wand -the silver bottle shown at the top of the page. You are paying for both, thus the higher price.
I tend to wear both versions together - two sprays of the EdP at the back of my neck and the oil applied at my pulse points using only one swipe on my wrist and then spread around from there.
Longevity on my skin is over 12 hours and in my humble opinion can be worn year-round, cold weather or hot, day or night. I wear this for leisure, going out and while I am at work.
Both men and women will enjoy this. Younger people that are used to wearing sweet and fresh fragrances may not enjoy it at first.
10/10
Not Bad
Blue Oud by Lattafa comes in a blue felt-lined box. The bottle is blue-colored and would look great in any collection. The cap fits snugly on top of the bottle and has the word Opulent in raised letters at the bottom of the cap.
When sprayed on, I smell citrus notes. After a good while, I detect a very muted floral note and possibly amber. Due to the very cheap price, if there is any oud here, it is definitely synthetic. Personally, I smell no oud.
It seems like Blue Oud would be a good fragrance to wear during the cooler months of the year. Projection was within an arm's length. Longevity was around 7 hours on my skin, becoming a skin scent at the 5 hour mark.
For myself, Blue Oud by Lattafa is more of a "Like" than a "Love" but for the nice cheap price, it is not bad at all.
7 out of 10
When sprayed on, I smell citrus notes. After a good while, I detect a very muted floral note and possibly amber. Due to the very cheap price, if there is any oud here, it is definitely synthetic. Personally, I smell no oud.
It seems like Blue Oud would be a good fragrance to wear during the cooler months of the year. Projection was within an arm's length. Longevity was around 7 hours on my skin, becoming a skin scent at the 5 hour mark.
For myself, Blue Oud by Lattafa is more of a "Like" than a "Love" but for the nice cheap price, it is not bad at all.
7 out of 10
A Gorgeous Floral
Most floral fragrances these days are very kitschy, very sweet and difficult to wear. 24 Faubourg is not one of those fragrances. There is a light sweetness in the background but the floral notes stay solidly in the foreground. Smelling this reminds me of standing in a large flower garden during the Spring while all the flowers are in bloom. It gives one a calming and reassuring vibe.
You may wonder why this fragrance has such an odd name, Hermés is located at 24 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, France.
24 Faubourg is best worn Autumn, Winter, Spring, as well as Summer evenings.
Longevity for me was over 12 hours and projection was about 6ft (2m).
I give this offering from Hermés a 9/10.
You may wonder why this fragrance has such an odd name, Hermés is located at 24 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, France.
24 Faubourg is best worn Autumn, Winter, Spring, as well as Summer evenings.
Longevity for me was over 12 hours and projection was about 6ft (2m).
I give this offering from Hermés a 9/10.
Homage to a Brilliant Man
Karl Lagerfeld had worked for Jean Patou, Cloe, Krizia, Valentino and Fendi as a designer. He also worked as the design director for Chanel from 1982 to 2000, being responsible for bringing the near-dead brand back to life as well as creating the CC monograph of Coco Chanel into a style pattern for the house that we see today. He had also began his own Karl Lagerfeld brand, which was established to channel "intellectual sexiness". Karl worked with Fendi until his death last month, at the age of 85.
When I had read the news of his passing, I realized that I had never tried the Karl Lagerfeld fragrances. I was able to find a 50 ml bottle of Lagerfeld Classic at a drug store (Walgreens) in the US for $25.
The opening notes gives me a slightly soapy citrus and herbal notes. Very reminiscent of 80's classics. After a short time I begin to get a woody dusty floral with tobacco highlight. I am really enjoying this part, and then it gets even better! A strong (but not too strong) musk with an oriental sweetness begins to develop not long after the heart notes come into play, which stay until the end.
To my nose, the musk really stands out. Personally, I do not like overbearing animalic musk, but the musk note in Lagerfeld Classic is very enjoyable coupled with the other notes, especially the tobacco, and oriental. This fragrance smells very sexy.
This will last over 12 hours on your skin and wears best during Spring, Autumn and Winter.
Although this fragrance is intended for men, women will enjoy this one as well.
An expensive smelling fragrance at an inexpensive price. A must have for any collection or for a lover of musk.
9/10
When I had read the news of his passing, I realized that I had never tried the Karl Lagerfeld fragrances. I was able to find a 50 ml bottle of Lagerfeld Classic at a drug store (Walgreens) in the US for $25.
The opening notes gives me a slightly soapy citrus and herbal notes. Very reminiscent of 80's classics. After a short time I begin to get a woody dusty floral with tobacco highlight. I am really enjoying this part, and then it gets even better! A strong (but not too strong) musk with an oriental sweetness begins to develop not long after the heart notes come into play, which stay until the end.
To my nose, the musk really stands out. Personally, I do not like overbearing animalic musk, but the musk note in Lagerfeld Classic is very enjoyable coupled with the other notes, especially the tobacco, and oriental. This fragrance smells very sexy.
This will last over 12 hours on your skin and wears best during Spring, Autumn and Winter.
Although this fragrance is intended for men, women will enjoy this one as well.
An expensive smelling fragrance at an inexpensive price. A must have for any collection or for a lover of musk.
9/10
