Oud Zen

I have worn this for the second day in a row. This is the less celebrated among the first trio from the House Areej le Dorè, Siberian Musk and Ottoman Empire (which I own) being the other 2. Reviews on Oud Zen have been undertone so far. Great reviewers and bloggers celebrated the other 2 with a lot of fanfare, with a good reason, highlighting the very well blended ingredients used to make up the fragrances and very low attention was paid to OZ so far. The fact that it has taken longer to sell out is partly a result of this (the other is 100 USD higher price). Well, imo this OZ deserves more attention and reviews can be objectively made after some proper wearings. It took me one month to try this out without fear of being called a skanky/smoky/Oudi guy. There's more to it. This is the most difficult fragrance I have worn so far. You should try it with different approaches. You must understand when you can wear it and how many sprays you can apply. This is really a subjective matter, but once you got to it, you will take a 24 hours journey that hardly will you forget and the good news is that you can take it whenever you feel like taking it :))))). I will not breakdown the notes as I am not good at it. I can only say that if you want to try a different take on Oud/Spicy//smokey/thick resinous fragrance, a different journey, actually a real journey that most of the fragrances are not able to provide, go for it. This is now sold out, but I think that decanters and samples will easily be available among the fragrance community, especially in the USA. Too bad that here in europe theres no such a vast community whom you can speak and exchange opinion with (as far as I know)

The most unusual perfume out of the 3 on offer however being an Oud lover esp those lovely oud oils from Russian Oud I knew what to expect. I can smell Feel.Oud olfactory signature from a mile away. Starts off as a dense heavy nauseating intoxicating blend of dirty animalic musk, rose and a spicy sweet Oud. All.at once. Not as well crafted as the Ottoman or Musk but the ingredients are golden. This perfume definitely disobeys its master and takes it own course. The drydown has a wonderful soft smokey resinous chocolaty Oud finally transformimg into classical fruitiness of thai ouds which takes you on a dreamlike journey just based on the merit of the powerful raw materials used. It's got everything I love so I purchased it asap because he only made 50 bottles in total LOL. I didn't want to wait too long. Anyone who understands the true complexity of Ouds will treasure this. The beauty of musk adds a sensual dimension to the whole perfume. Performance is bombastic. Can last ages. Don't spray too much and esp on clothes. It's dark and can cause spotting. Thank you brother Adam.

Wow, this is unbelievable. My top fragrance of all my collection...I also own Ottoman Empre which is also excellent. This is the best oud scent I have ever come across so far. Very natural, longevity and sillage the best. Pricey but well worth it if you can afford it. Grazie Areej Le Dore.

It lasted on me at least 24 hours, woke up and still noticeable. Longevity is one of the best I've worn.

With time this juice gets even better, a true masterpiece.