Dehn Al Oud

I must agree with No True Scotsman. A lovely, wearable oud which layers beautifully. Though not for the oud beginner (then I would recommend the soft and sweet Sultan Al Oud), this fragrance truly impresses me with it's simple goodness. My first impression was quite different. It seemed to me rather strong and hard to wear, but intriguing nonetheless.... Why? The top notes are louder and what a friend of mine terms 'nasty' wood. So true, but I quite like nasty sometimes! A certain aspect of the opening reminds me of a pet shop - all those cedar shavings. There's an edge here that could also conjure up gasoline fumes. This opening phase is short lived on me. Soon a surprisingly well blended oud takes over. Far less funky smelling than the opening led me to believe! It's mild mannered and perfectly balanced as unisex. Slightly peppery, slightly sweet. Like others here, I smell a gentle something with the wood which could easily be beeswax or a hint of honey. NICE. In fact, comforting and grounding. Woody fragrance lovers take note. :) To sum up: Dehn Al Oud could easily be done better by many a middle eastern perfumery, but I doubt it's been done better at this price! For what it is, a very enjoyable, dare I say classic, attar. Three Stars - Four if it had greater longevity. But for three dollars, I'm certainly not complaining!

There is so much perfume snobbery towards Al-Rehab. They almost all begin with an overwhelming, overly complex blast of competing notes but usually settle into something well worth waiting for. I also totally understand why so many buyers more used to western fragrances just don't like oud (it is different!). That is unless it has a hefty price tag or a cool brand attached to it. Maybe it's the hippie pacifist in this man but I love smelling of calming, reassuring, warm woody notes. There's definitely an air of soft beeswax here which works wonderfully on me. Maybe a very, very slight amber as well. It has an incense type vibe and reminds me a little of how 1990s hippie shops used to smell in the UK. Dehn Al Oud is no pheremone bomb for young people to woo each other at a club. Instead, it's a very comforting outdoorsy, dry foresty smell that will suit people 35+ who are accepting of their own identity. It can be worn day or night and lasts well.

Was really scared of this perfume because of all the negative reviews. Many people do not understand oud-type scents and find them revolting or weird. Not me. I know this is a synthetic our,not the real deal bit I like it a lot. Yes,it has a strong medicinal undercurrent in it and it is bitterly woody. Past the first few minutes,it becomes a nice incensey skin scent on me. It is Summer now and the warm woody smell suits my mood v well. It seems exotic and comforting in the same time and I know I wear something less usual. This can also be layered w other warm scents like Coco Musk which is vanillaey. Dehn Al Oud is also v animalistic and attractive ,IMO. I mixed Sultan Al Oud w vanilla scents before and it was a perfect head-turner. This will turn out similarly. Right now I am wearing it on my own and keep sniffing myself.

I am an avid Arabic oud collector and this one works well on my skin and is remarkably similar to Dior Leather Oud, with its beeswax, animalic and oudy notes. I agree that this smells horrible when first applied as the animalic note is very prominent on application and for about 25 minutes. Please let this settle on your skin before scrubbing, as it will settle to a sweet, dirty fragrance, albeit one which is perhaps an acquired taste. For lovers of civet and oud, this is an absolute masterpiece. As others here have said, this is not a sillage monster, but longevity seems above average, as is the case with most Al-Rehab perfume oils.

I'm going to keep this review very simple. I smell musk, oudh, frankincense, myrrh, cedar, cinnamon, dates, and honey. I think if this composition had an evocative, abstract title like 'Wooden Villa', or 'Honeyed Dates on a Wooden Plate', it would receive more praise, instead of the criticism for its tiny portion of oudh. I find it calming, irresistible, and nourishing for my soul. Love.

This smell like Montale Dark Aoud, but more softer. I smell this in a store and i was like " this smell like my montale , i will buy it " I dont have any complain ,except the 2h lasting on my skin vs 24h on skin and 1 mounth on cloathes lol. But 80% of fragrances last on me 2-4h and that is ok i guess. Also i will carry the roll on with me and use it when i want.

Im back , i was wrong about the performance on my skin , it last around 4-6h and first 2h are good, then is close to the skin. But you have to aply a little more. I compare this with montale dark aoud , is almost the same fragrance (for me montale have the better quality ) this smell a little bit more sweeter , maybe becouse of the honey note.

I wish I'd tried this one sooner. The initial blast was like a light version of Wrights coal tar soap, which I love. It quickly settled down into a very pleasant wood. Its lovely, round and smooth. I'm wearing this on one wrist and Rawan on the other, and they complement each other beautifully.

I think it's something like church incense. Somebody mentioned beeswax, it definitely does have that scent in the mix, I think some patchouli too. I'm using the oil.

I like it very much, this is my dream scent, people who like oriental perfumes can appreciate the good wood smell

Bought this out of curiosity. The first five seconds were awful.Bitter. I almost want to wash it off. But then...... The scent calming and change into something that reminds me of a temple in Japan...very woodsy and calming. A scent that I can imagine to smell it from a male. I don't think I want to put this scent on me due to too manly, no feminine scent even an inch. Maybe...just maybe. I will mix this with Cherry Flower or maybe something smell rosey to add a feminine touch. ==============mix update============== Dehn al oud x Cherry Flower Lots of CF with a bit of DAO. I love it. The girlish CF mature faster, so no dizzy effect anymore. It's no longer just flowery but also woodsy. The dry down is feminine woodsy. Al Rehab is fun for playing around.

3ml oil. More of a woody variant of an Oud scent. For me - Sharp, synthetic, simple, soapy. Strong and long. Not particularly complex or pleasant for me, but recommended to buy if you are exploring Oud. One finds out what one likes by trying, and at this price, it is a no-brainer! Our body chemistry and lifestyle are half of our impression of a perfume, methinks. Read my review of Mokhalat for some more comments on the Al Rehab perfume range and Oud. There is also a warning about fakes in that review. Yes, 2.50 euro fakes of 3 euro perfumes! As with all Al Rehab oil fragrances - apply to pulses, start with wrists, and be aware it might actually get stronger after an hour or two. Tread lightly!

It smells great. Not as avant-garde as Musk Makkah, but it's among Al-Rehab's more challenging ouds. I'm hit with peppery spices, the warm, piquant smell of cumin, cedarwood, amber, musks, smoky leather, and tarry oud. Strangely, no honey to be found here. Warm, woody, smoky, peppery, very dry. It might make some think "barnyard", but I've smelled plenty of barnyards, and I think this oil smells like a good BBQ sauce. All the same, not a beginner friendly oud. It's certainly more weird and challenging than the cavalcade of syrupy sweet, gourmand ouds. The oil is a golden color, and the box suggests Al Rehab is using natural components. Take care, a lot of them stain clothing.

I originally purchased a set of Al-Rehab oils back in the spring and after trying them all, this one landed in the "re-home" pile --- well I was revisiting my perfumes set aside to get rid off and tried this one again --- Wow! Perhaps now that it is cold weather, this smells different, but it has moved back onto my keep shelf! :) I do get the earthy, dirt type scent upon first application, but I like it because it smells interesting and different -- quickly this dries down to a really nice dry woody, almost sweet mossy scent that I am loving. I am getting "Alaskan rain forest vibes" from this scent and am glad I retried this before getting rid of it!

🙂 the reviews for this one were fun. there was everything here from barns, to wet kittens, to the home depot's lumberyard. this was my very first time trying "oud". initially, there was an unpleasant tar-like, rubbery scent. (like when the street's being re-paved.) but within minutes it completely morphed into thee most authentic, beautiful, wood i've ever smelled. it's a very raw, freshly cut cedar. definitely, definitely masculine, but if layered with something sweet, it'd be nice on a woman. longevity and sillage are good. autumn to winter. for adults of either gender. adds substance to "flat" fragrances. natural and "earthy".

I can't say I get a strong honey in this. More of a beeswax? There is some sweetness, but overall it smells very raw. Like the whole comb. Dehn Al Oud is woody/peppery. Sometimes I use it for layering, but mostly I like to wear it on it's own. It's quite strong and 3 swipes of the rollerball will give you pretty huge sillage. I recommend buying this first if you have never tried an oud fragrance. Easily obtained between $5-$10 and pretty straightforward.

I get wood and vetiver. Honey only in the beginning. I have the oil version, and I sprayed on the top Tea Rose on one wrist and Jovan musk on the other one, and it smells better. I do not like mix fragrances, but I am trying with this one to decrease a little bit the fecal sweet smell I got after 2 hours of wearing it.

I was certainly not expecting the scent of deep wood whenever I opened this bad boy up, but the best way to describe this fragrance is a humid forest, the wood is saturated with the moisture in the air, and the green envelops you into a completely natural world, so foreign yet so familiar. The scent of the forest floor and a whiff of sweet swap seeping out of a redwood tree. This smells like a dense, wet forest. Incredibly earthy and familiar, yet foreign and alien in a special way! Definitely unisex, but leans more towards a comforting older male figure. Like an uncle or father!

I can’t explain this, but the fragrance smells like the Metropolitan Museum of Art to me. It opens in a very harsh and unpleasant manner but a few minutes later, it’s dried down and an hour or so later it actually smells sweet as surprising as that sounds! I had to try it because of the very strong reviews it receives! Definitely not my favorite, but not as bad as people say

Sweetened, resinous woods and a slightly animalic oud are the main features in this one. Reminds me very much of the underrated Halston Man Amber, but with some added lumber yard and barnyard in there. Not in a terrible way, but enough that some may find it a bit challenging. Not bad.