Oudi

this would be a must have for oud lovers. of course the dominant note is oud. followed by the other notes. the dry down is a powdery sandalwood which is just so nice if you love sandalwood too. anyway, you have to be careful if you wear this during the day in a hot weather. coz it can turn to body odor which is just so disgusting.with that said, the best time to wear this is in colder climate or if you live in the tropics like i do, wear this indoor with air-conditioned where you're not gonna sweat. if you combine oudi with sweat that's what results in body odor. when i wear this, i combine or layer it with another al-haramain's fragrance that is madinah. if you wear just oudi, it kinda smells more masculine although it is a unisex fragrance. i add a little bit of madinah to give some feminine vibe to it. the combination of smell is just so exquisite. just how a niche middle eastern perfume should smell like. longevity and sillage is exellent. you don't need to apply a lot coz some people around you might not like how you smell. use this moderately. usually i don't talk about price coz i don't make it an issue or i try to get them cheap. i bought this for MYR 20 which is a steal and i blind buy this.

Don't judge this scent by how it smells when you sniff the bottle (it smells harsh and medicinal at first). It changes and improves a lot when applied to the skin. The longer it is on your skin, the better it smells. Very attractive scent. Oud, saffron and rose are combined pleasingly. Projection is not as strong as an alcohol based scent, but still quite OK. Anyway, there are alcohol based scents with much worse projection than this. Longevity is good. Price is great - excellent value for money. Drydown is better than initial application, which is medicinal. Drydown reveals the rose and the saffron, among other notes. The bottle is packaged in a flip top box, like a pack of cigarettes. Apparently there is still somewhere in the world where cigarettes have positive associations. Most Westerners would associate cigarettes with lung cancer and emphysema, but Al Haramain doesn't, haha.

Great versatile oud scent well balanced and does exactly what it says on the box. Notes seem accurate to me. Good enough to be worn on its own but may be used for layering too. Compared to other attars I have this one seems less potent. I feel I have applied quite generously - the same quantity of say a strong Al Rehab (such as Saat Safa etc.) would knock anyone out in my vicinity but not so with Al Haramain Oudi. Longevity pretty good although the scent stays close to skin after a few hours I find. I guess I need to revisit this when it's either really warm or when I am wearing warm clothes so that my skin will carry the scent further.

I don't know how it's possible to make a perfume this good so cheap. I got mine on Amazon for $4 USD. Sweet and pleasant, but not terribly complex - the oud note registers as a mildly bitter counterpoint to the floral sweetness. I get fruity jasmine as well as rose off my skin, while saffron and sandalwood provide necessary grounding. Suitable for warm, but not hot, weather. Longevity is good and projection middling - better performance than some perfumes at 20x the price. The 15ml rollerball flacon is perfect for toting and reapplying. If you have $10 to spend on perfume, this is the one.

I have many arabic oils in my collection and i must admit Oudi is one of the best. It is the perfect combination, at least for me: Middle Eastern notes combined with religious churchy ones. Well done, Al Haramain!!! P.S. the longevity is above medium, i can smell it on my wrists after 8-9 hours.