Rose Oud

Very interesting. A bit weird also. I've almost lost hope in rose scented perfumes, recently. I've figured out that I love rose scent, but only in my other cosmetic products like shampoo, body butter, face cream.. Of course, if the rose is real. But in perfume, it is often kind of generic and cheap smell to me. Probably because in my country, almost all of the hand soaps in public toilets are rose scented. Rose-oud combination is something I am still interested in, but normally it is too sharp for my nose and usually I do get a little nauseous. But, luckily, with this one, I've changed my mind. In my opinion, this is very well blended. It is oriental, woody, rose-y, fresh, fruity, citrusy and warm sweet, all at the same time. Some would think that they wanted to put everything in it and that it would be too much, but it's not. At all. It does definitely not smell like a hand soap. On me, it opens up with Russian raspberry jelly bonbons and before it would become too sweet, the lemon comes in and it reminds me of quality high class lemon cake. But none of this smells candy-like, it is gourmand in a very sophisticated fresh way, like pastry in which you use rose water to balance it up. Rose and oud are present all of the time and when it settles down, they kind of dominate but in the best way possible. I feel like I am wearing some very chic Turkish or Russian delight. It is so so special, but not too heavy. In my opinion, this is the scent for very important, very feminine, respected leading woman. This is something I would wear if I would be the first wife of the sultan or the queen or the leader of the army. The sillage, I think, is moderate and longevity as well, but it definitely doesn't disappear. But if you are the queen, you can spray yourself five times a day, if you want to. I love it.

I agree with Clemmy. Is is far less famous than any other brands... Luckily 😍 Ya'll, let me tell you, this was my first niche fragrance purchase, and I don't look back since. I am a happy owner of this gem. I was introduced to this fragrance at the 1907 perfumery shop, which holds really rather hard to find niches. The SA was an elegant lady around 50 and told me a story of this creation. The idea behind this is concentrated around the white rose, which was very rare among the Arabs (?), and only the favourite in the harem was allowed to wear it, as a symbol of "the chosen one". ❤️ Besides me wanting to feel special, the fragrance gave me an experience I have never had before, even after. When I sniffed it first, I lost my consciousness for few milliseconds. I remember that everything went black and then I found myself staring at the testing paper stick. It was like somebody hit me in my head. All right, so what is in there to make me feel like that? I don't know 🙄, what I smell is a magnificent opulent sweet juicy rose with other notes. I couldn't guess what the other notes were 😲, but when I look at them, I love them all anyway. It is so well blended, that you cannot tell. The scent stars with fresh rose and as it evolves, the 🌹matures. At the end you feel a fully ripe rose, which is just about to decay. But not rotten at all 😀. When I wear this (in the winter), the reactions are different. My Mum smells pine needles. My male colleague spices. My female colleague was kind enough to let me know her disgust... Ok, but she is 60 and has just discovered Chloe Chloe... No comments. So when I wear it, I feel magnificent and elegant and put together. I love love love this scent and can't get enough of it ❤️😘

Alexandre J’s Rose Oud is yet another addition to my ever-growing collection of rose-oud scents. Although Fragrantica doesn’t list oud as a note, oud and rose are the first things I detect upon spraying; the oud settles down quickly. If you loathe oud, you probably will not like this one upon first impression. This composition impresses me. The white woods and hint of oud beautifully ground tender rose petals. The rose is gently kissed with raspberry, vanilla, and toffee for nuanced sweetness. Rose Oud isn’t sickly sweet or quite a gourmand, IMO. I don't like super sweet or gourmand scents and this one still appeals to me, so that's saying something. It's feminine, alluring, and well-balanced on me. In side-by-side comparisons with my other lighter rose-ouds, it compares favorably. It is sexier than the Montale and Mancera scents in this category. My husband, whose perfume opinions I appreciate, also thinks Rose Oud is better and more overtly sexy than our comparisons. Though I didn’t need another rose-oud in my collection, I’m definitely glad I got this one. A note on the perfumery: while a couple of the six Alexandre J fragrances I own lose marks because they’re a bit too synthetic-smelling, this one and Rose Alba don't suffer from that flaw to my nose. They are worth sampling, even if you’ve encountered others from this company that didn’t wow you.

At first spray, this smelled like a very bland, generic rose oud frageance. It has that synthetic oud quality of Montale or Mancera. Given what I know about the price point for real oud, I could forgive that, but it still didn’t really “wow!” me at first. I kind of expected more from a fragrance that’s almost US$100. Sure, there are fragrances in my collection that cost more than this, but those also capture my attention immediately. This one, not so much. (I’m happy I found it at a discount after several months on my wishlist.) However, I wore this to work, and the notes that started to come out in the dry down were amazing! It turns out to be a really yummy gourmand. Almost what they call a “jammy” rose fragrance. There’s toffee and saffron, and vanilla. The fruit notes give it a brightness, while the rose, musk, and amber lend it a sultry, cozy quality. This is a really good choice for cool, sunny day, maybe Spring or Fall. Even though I get annoyed by “wait-for-the-dry-down” fragrances, this one was actually worth the wait.

This is lovely. Its not a typical rose-oud to me-it doesn't have the rich, heavy, incense aromatic overtones, instead its a light, bright, relatively sweet and summery fragrance. Its more like Turkish Delight sweets, but its not at all sickly because there is a crisp citrus in there. This is a very feminine rose-oud, others that I've tried with similar notes have been more unisex but this I think is floral and light and the top notes are quite girly and summery. However, it does settle down to a very seductive light musk with a hint of vanilla. I got this as a tester and 'm very tempted to get the full bottle (as it looks gorgeous).