Agarwood Noir

The opening is equal part apricot+jasmine & indole+musk, then subdues into an amazing floriental with the "oud" carried like an incense; the jasmine pales in comparison to Royal Crown's multi-faceted hyper-realistic Oud Jasmine—there is no question which one has the better opening—however, the fruity-floral leathery/musky nutty-woody incensy middle of Agarwood Noir trumps Royal Crown's all-too-natrual astringent greenness (I suspect they used a heavy amount of Sambac).

This is a beautiful floral scent suitable for winter, fall and spring, day and night, mainly for evenings. It leans slightly to feminine scents. Dominant notes are a strong jasmine note, slightly idolic but overall safe, saffron, soft leather and very mild rose/olibanum. Sillage/projection are good moderate. Long lasting scent. If you love jasmine give it a try.

Nice enough but waaaaaaay too heavy on the Jasmine for my taste so not for me.

Starts off with a floral and animalic blast of jasmine and moss with a sweet apricot hovering over top. As soon as it opens up a bit, the rose and saffron begin to appear with the vanilla sitting gently underneath. Although the agarwood is definitely there straight from the initial spray, it stays subtly in the background as it begins to dry down and brings a nice woodiness thats combined with a very gentle vetiver and muted, sappy frankincense. The mossiness is still there too, but much like the agarwood, it subsides and really rounds out the loud florals that are experienced in the opening. There is also a slight pepperiness that is apparent, however I don’t really get much leather. If I had to say what it reminded me of in the dry down, it would be the smell of a very robust jasmin/rose incense stick before it is lit. Subtly sweet, floral, slightly musky, and woody. All in all it is a good fragrance.

Lovely. Smelling this I get a very "purple" impression. Completely get the comparisons to Bulgari Jasmine Noir, but this is higher quality and much longer lasting. Also comes across as very genuine and not synthetic. You do have to love jasmine. On me this settles to a primarily spicy jasmine fragrance with some underpinnings of other floral notes, but after the initial sprays the leather and anything else recedes to almost unnoticeable. Settles down to a comforting, exotic aura. Very wearable for evening, and a great Summer evening scent. I wore it a lot over the Summer and got loads of compliments. I get the impression jasmine is a love for many, many women. Love it.