Woody Style

I first sampled this one back in 2014. Offhand, I was expecting oud, cedar and musk...so what's not to love? Well, besides oud I detected a bunch of other stuff that wasn't in-line with how others voted for the most prominent ingredients nor notes pyramid. I am a big Middle Easter oud lover so I certainly do like this one...just not feeling the love To me, Woody Style is a a solid oud fragrance, but there is just something about this Arabian Oud Woody Style I didn’t with...hopefully I will be smelling it again soon. Regardless, the real magic of this fragrance happens in the drydown 30-minutes or so after applying it to my skin. I once again sampled this fragrance not long ago, and found myself wearing it because I had falling it love with the scent. Performance is stellar in that it lasts 12-hours on my skin and puts out a really nice scent bubble. Definitely worth checking-out if you’re into these deeper Oriental Woody fragrances.

Being a wearer of western fragrances all of my life I imaginatively believed oud would be a thing that surely will give me headache! So, never bothered to try it out! Just today I step into Oud-Alarabia shop wherein the shopkeeper poured some perfume in the air for the customer next to me -- and I, wait..wait..wait.. What is it? I was looking for this fragrance since a long time, I've encountered alike wise smell a lot of times on the pavements but could never ask to wearer the name of this fragrance! Sir, It's "Woody Style" a blend of oud, amber and musk. OOUUD?? Yes!! Okay, Give me one. Folks, It's amazingly refreshing and sweet. Oud, cedar, amber and lotus are lined up in a pretty genius way! No note sweeps over to any other note. After six hours musk musters up with a slight hint of oud but it's still balanced! A marvelous blend that's masculine and feminine as well.

Arabian Oud continues to assert themselves as a leading fragrance house not only in the Middle East but globally. Woody Style emerges from the prestigious "Woody" line but loses the rose. Well, I don't know about the rest of you but anytime I find an oud fragrance without the note of rose in it, I'm like a dog on point. While the "Woody" line from AO is their more affordable line it is by no means cheap in material, presentation or performance. While I'm sure they couldn't use true oud in the offerings at these prices but to my taste, the accord of woods and oud that AO uses is the most authentic and beautiful in the industry. Resinous, smokey, woody, with a lightly fading floral sweetness. Entirely Unisex and I prefer in spring and fall but could be worn very lightly on a cool summer eve (Hello San Fran). Designer price for niche quality.

A while ago I visted arabian oud shop in the mall with my wife, and tried some of their perfumes, then they ran out of tester strips, so I tested woody style on the back of my hand. We went to a clothing shop in the mall, and there was a very beautiful smell in that shop, I asked my wife if she could smell it too, turned out it was woody style projecting from my hand. This is how strong it is. Later I ordered it. I have smelled premium natural Indian oud before but it was very expensive and so strong that my wife hated it, I'm not sure if they used natural oud in here, however, woody style reminds of natural Indian oud smell, but more wearable composition. Beautiful oud blend, great performance.

Reminds me of Bahrain! Some men would walk by and WOW! you would have to double take on this exotic woody fragrance I have come to learn is oud. What I like about Woody Style is it can go either masculine or feminine. A lot of ouds, although they say they are unisex, are too masculine. This smells lovely on me and it would smell amazing on a man without subduing his manliness. The oud is powerful and woody, the musk softens it. I love the touch of lotus floral that just makes you want to breathe the fragrance in more. A little goes a long way. One spritz and it lasts for hours. I love it. It may become a signature.