Golden Oud

I was able to test out the fragrance from a sample and here is my result: The fragrance is so well blended that I couldn’t pick out any specific notes actually. The only things I could confidentially say is vanilla and oud and some of the patchouli. I find that the harder it is to pick out notes, the better crafted the fragrance IMO. I sprayed my sample at around 7am on a work day. Around 8:30/9 my coworker (who loves designer fragrances) leaned in close to me and asked me what I was wearing “it is really nice. Smells like a high end cream” Around 2:00pm, same coworker texts me and saying she smell me in the corridors of our office as if I “just sprayed the fragrance again.” At this point she was going crazy and asked me what the fragrance was. After leaving working and doing some walking, around 4pm, I could very much still smell it on my skin. I had to put my nose directly to my arm, but it was still very much there. Now, from one day wear, I’ve determined the following: longevity = 8.5/10 (lasted about 9/10 hours) Silage = 8/10 (my coworker could smell me in the hallways! So it seemed like it left a decent trail) Projection = 4.5/10 (Coworker said she couldn’t smell me at arms lengths, but if she leaned in about a foot from my face she could. I thought my projection was much closer actually! About average projection it seems to sit) My one coworker was the only person that commented on the fragrance and I only wore it for one day, so I cannot speak for compliment factor or proper wearing. There is something special about this fragrance and I can’t seem to put my finger on it! It is definitely a well blended fragrance and very unique, and yet still alluring to an average consumer (coworker). I will probably get another tester for more trials but based on first impressions, this seemed to do very well and may warrant a bottle purchase.

It is about 80% similar to the Oud Save the King, gourmandy oud scent. I blind bought it because I got a discount code for their official website from the ScentXplore. I’ve been hunting good oud scent. Once I received it, thought I regretted it after the first spray since I got the OSTK already as they were too similar at the first impression but now I can say it’s not redundant to get both because they’re quite different at the dry down and Golden Oud’s performance is slightly better. The openings of GO and OSTK are almost exactly the same except GO has the bright note (I think it’s the champagne) that is more uplifting. They are both sweet powdery. After about 1-2 hours, they detour in a slightly different direction. The oud in GO is much stronger with some green vibe while I can’t quite detect oud in OSTK yet. Instead, OSTK now has a dominant soft powdery suede accord. When they come to the base, its musky and woody dominant in GO with slight oud and sweetness in the back but the oud in OSTK is detectable now with the powdery suede accord is still going strong. Overall the oud in GO is stronger. Performance wise, they both linger on my skin for very long, about 10-12 hours for both. They both sit very close to my skin, about 1 feet during the whole duration. But, I can keep getting swifts from the GO every once in a while even after the 8 hours mark, which I can’t get from OSTK. Since it’s pandemic now, I can’t be sure about the scent trails because I haven’t seen anyone but based on the swifts I got from GO, I believe it will leave nice scent trails. I think they both are suitable for the whole year round since they are not so beastly. I love both but love GO slightly more.

This is incredible. The opening is unisex leaning fem a touch, with the heliotrope and florals and powdery aspects - with a fizzy champagne accord. Then, the ride begins. Woods pop out, the patchouli is spicy and woody, the waxy lipstick orris comes out in force and mixes with a pleasant deep oud touch. The base in the far drydown is magic. Subtle tobacco hints, gentle woody smoke resin, caramel that isnt goofy candy. This is surprisingly one of the best wearing experiences I have had in a while. 8.75/10 with room to improve. Awesome.

Bro, those who speak negatively on this fragrance don’t know fragrances! ... this is 🔥 one of the best fragrances truly. This smells so intoxicatingly good! It is great, it is phenomenal, it is that good! The longevity is among the best out there, period. The sillage is nuclear for well over 8 hours... when I wear this is pushes off my skin for 12-14 hours very strongly. Do yourselves a favor and get your noses on this one! This is a masterpiece and one I will forever keep in the collection.

#1056 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I really appreciate finding a scent like this without a rose note. Usually it makes the scent a little more masculine to my taste, but I'd still call this a unisex offering. The base notes, musk, myrrh, guaiac, agarwood, vanilla, tobacco, you can find in scents like Amouage "Opus XIV Royal Tobacco" and pretty much every Spirit of Dubai and Nabeel fragrance, but this is way more affordable than Amouage and Spirit of Dubai, and every Nabeel is a cacophony of thirty blurred notes. The top and mid notes here create a very relaxed and inviting fragrance that I think works for any setting and for both men and women. The projection is basically arm's length for a couple of hours, but the skin scent lasts through the day. Completely inoffensive. If you like this, but want something a little more floral you'll probably like Tiziana Tirenzi's "Chimera", and for something a bit more masculine, I'd go for Mancera's "Red Tobacco Intense" which I prefer to this and consider one of the best scents I own.