Oud Pour Lui

*DISCLAIMER:This is not a note breakdown but my personal experience with the scent and the first feelings* Instant reminiscence of my childhood school workshop. It revives the smell of big sheets of paper, crayons, water and oil colors, burnt wood from woodworking, those sticky glues children used to glue everywhere on the workshop tables/flors, pencil shavings and even the smell of the cleaning products that was used some hours ago before children met in school. None might even get one of those mentions in the notes, and strangely enough the brain makes these association. Sadly no oud for me, but I'm glad i bought it. Will use for special occation. Big reminiscence and of good memories, therefore a big 8/10. It's not a big projection scent after the first 30 min It's skin scent for most of the life of the scent, around 5-8 hours of its life on my skin Definately a unique scent for my nose and NOT a dumb reach. It is of very high quality and for SPECIAL taste, so beware. It is NOT something you want to smell of for everyday and definately NOT office/date/formal or to impress someone with, so do NOT blindbuy.

Some 15 years ago I tried a sample of a karite body cream by I coloniali from their Spirit of Africa line. I was enchanted by its smell – it was mysterious, otherworldly, timeless. I had no idea what that smell was but I loved it. This magical scent evoked in my mind pictures of ancient times, faraway lands, mysterious knowledge and wisdom. Now when I tried Oud pour Lui by Alyssa Ashley this memory came back immediately – this is the exact same smell. I guess now that’s what incense is to me. It seems to speak to my olfactory senses in a very strange way. When I smell this, I feel ancient, immortal, body-less. Today it’s a cold winter day -17 C (seventeen below zero celsius) and I’m wearing Oud pour Lui. I find it a perfect warming scent for extremely cold weather. (I love Oud pour Elle too.)

Blind bought it after reading these reviews. I'm very happy with it. It's more oud than incense. If you are familiar with Comme des garcons kitchen and Montale than its easy to compare. Not a sweet scent at all, no rose, no sour marine, no flowers no bullshit! it's pretty great! Definatelly an churchy unisex scent! Its more familiar to some of the comme des garcons scent, i think less powerfull sillage but absolutely : if you are looking for a cheaper substituteof CdG - this is the best one so far. It is also similar to Montale Dark Oud but than more like CDG Black or Avignon. Defiantelly recommand.

great scent but I think it is very soft, for me this will be a summer scent; relaxing at home scent or a safe office scent. catholic church insence It shares some qualities with bois mysterieux from guerlain but this has way more insence and is less potent. update: I did some more sprays, 2 on each elbow and 2 under my shirt and it is very present now and man what a great scent. The oud and peppery smell is almost the same as Alma Colecion Privada Misterious Oud La Martina for women and men I bought it for 13 euros for 100 ml and I think I'm going to buy a backup bottle. 9/10

Straight up incense, as in frankincense, to my nose. I have just dug it out of my hibernated "winter collection" as I fancied some frankincense but didn't want to have anything burning around my room. This fragrance has a meditative quality to it. It works much better on me today than in winter, perhaps because my skin is warmer.