50 Years Platinum Oud

I love the Oud Wood scent profile. I won't compare one to another version but will tell you my thoughts on this version of that profile and how it is similar and different from the others in this same scent profile. This one surprised me in that it has extreme longevity. I sprayed it on around 9 pm and could still smell it at 9 am, which is a solid 12 hours. It's not outside the standard scent profile in any extreme way and is somewhere between Oud Wood and Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir. It's a little more peppery than Oud Wood and less peppery than Oud Noir. It last much longer than both and to me , has a moderate silage and projection but is noticeable to those around you. I said I wouldn't compare but here I go anyway: If you size it up vs. Mojo 10, it's a little less projecting and a little smoother but again, it lasts longer. If you compare it to His Oud Noir by DUA, it's less peppery on initial spray but similar throughout but lasts longer. It has the Aura of Real oils as opposed to anything synthetic and the oils hang in the air for around 12 hours, as I said, with it holding the entire scent profile to some extent to the end, although it gets slightly sweeter toward the fade. All in all I'm happy with it. I would choose this one over the others I mentioned. Next, I'll be trying Royal Wood by Ahmed Al Maghribi and will update the caparison if I remember to. Have a good one!

About two years into my fragrance journey i've finally got hold of decant of Oud Wood, and i've instantly loved it, however i was very let down by its performance, after 5~6 sprays it barely lasted 3 hours. So i decided to find a good alternative, i tried all the usual options: Versace Oud Noir / bad longevity otherwise solid dunhill icon / different vibe to the scent profile and still bad longevity thameen carved oud / unatainable in my country or you have to pay 100% premium oud venture novelista / non existent performance .. at least on my skin and then finaly i stumbled on Platinum oud by Note searching , let me tell you , i was very much surprised at longevity and scent profile of this fragrance, i got to admit it doesn't have as natural opening as TF OW but as you get through, it becomes more and more similar, i'd say its 90% there with OW, its tough to explain but Platinum oud is a bit more sweet and smooth and bit less fresh and natural smelling than OW. Longevity is great, i get 8-10 hours with 5-6 sprays, the atomizer sprays quite small amounts so you gotta adjust to that. All in all i absolutely recommend this fragrance , I bought it for about 50 euro, so its an incredible bargain.

50 Years Platinum Oud by Al Haramain is a clean, smooth, and distinctly woody oud fragrance, that immediately recalls Tom Ford’s Oud Wood—classy, versatile and refined. The presentation is top-notch, with a premium bottle and beautiful plastic box. Both longevity and projection are excellent. A fragrance you can wear all year round, whether in the office or for evening occasions. Scent: 4/5 Longevity & Projection: 1/1 Presentation: 1/0 Quality/Price Ratio: 2/2 Compliment Factor: 0.5/1 Uniqueness: 0.5/1 Overall: 9/10 Office-friendly: Yes Blind buy: Yes Recommended age: 25+ Occasion: Office, formal evenings, smart casual Season: All year

It's a really interesting and long lasting scent. Extremely long lasting and eternal on clothes,

This is fairly close to Tom Ford's Oud Wood, which shouldn't be surprising considering the notes given for both. I had a bottle of Oud Wood when it first came out around 2007 and finished it around 2014 or so but never bothered to replace it. While I liked it and it got compliments, I wanted something with real oud in it. Al Haramain did a good job, from memory I'd say it's 90-95% similar, with perhaps slightly better projection and silliage at first but from wearing a spray on my hand yesterday, longevity seems to be about the same as the original release though I'll say this dies down to a wonderful whisper of aroma in its later stages. The bottle itself is fairly heavy and nicely done, but the ornamental container it comes in is kind of a take-it-or-leave it.