Al Oud

Initial impression - Opening has this somewhat marshy, hamster cage wood shaving smell. Like a dank wooden chest. After a few hours, the chest opens and reveals a dry down to one of the best, cleanest, slightly powdery Hindi ouds I've got my nose on. The drydown in Al Oud reminds me of the opening in Frederic Malle Dawn. Still smelling it as a skin scent after 12 hours. It's addictive. Perfect for an oud lover.

I’ve bought the collection blindly and this is the only one I liked. It is an excellent oud scent and feels like I’m applying oud oil, but with an atomizer. I will mainly use this to layer as it will give me a great base. Not for those who dislike oud. Anyone who is inexperienced in oud should test before purchasing if they can. Edit: be careful when applying it can stain

It's a pure blessing for Hindi Oud lovers. With complete transitions, complexities , nuances and quality smoothness. It's an Oud oil experience in perfume form.

Not much new to say but I will take what I agree with from others and reiterate those pieces here. Indeed an oud lovers dream. Its nearly pure oud, the scent is woody, a little smokey with just a touch of bergamot but that touch adds to the composition. On the flip side the comment about being similar to ajmal ouds is an oversimplication. Its similar in that its nearly pure oud however, the quality is better. I have tried Ajmal shams, Ajmal qadeem. Al Oud has less of of the blue cheese and barn yard than those. The only thing that tried I have tried that eclipses this in quality is Kalakasi Oud by Abdul Samad Al Qurashi. Its incrementally cleaner but at a much higher price. Therefore for the pure oud lovers this just might be the practical pinnacle.

If you like this, I recommend Bortnikoff Lao Oud, it does the same underlying character but adds more dimension to the scent of pure oud.