Khashab Al Oud

I will never stop thanking my buddy for putting a statement on this precious treasure chest. If I had to summarise what I feel in a few words, I would say a wooden ashtray full of incense. After reading his statement, I searched the web and ordered it for just over ten euros from Notino. The perfume arrived within a week; when I unwrapped the package, the box’s beauty and quality and the bottle’s details amazed me. Very heavy, the glass is covered with a brown rubber soft and pleasant material to the touch, and the cap is in metal with a very fine draw engraved on the edge. TLDR; My gosh! Dark, intense, mysterious. A Middle Eastern twist on Encre Noire, tinged with oud but without its medicinal facets. Magnetic! First, I would describe the fragrance as woody, smoky, with an amber and musky nuances. Instead, there is no trace of sugary candy, vanillic, or gourmand accords. A burst of dense smoky incense and woody oud is what I feel as I spray the fragrance onto my skin, a large, copious spray. The oud is elegant, tempered, tamed, not too strong, neither thick nor medicinal. The smokiness from the incense resin emerges immediately, and I smell a liturgical, mystical sweetish smell, the one we inhale when entering a cathedral after a service has just taken place. In this blend of resins and woods, I recognise the leathery notes of the pistils of the saffron flower, together with something sweet that could be the smell of withered and dried fruit such as dates or raisins. The middle stage brings the spicy sweetness of the nutmeg to the fore. However, neither the spicy nut nor a fresh whisper can tame the smokiness of the incense and out. Those two mystic notes go so damn well together, and I don’t really care if someone associates such a smell with that of an ashtray. More, I don’t get any floral hint, and in case a beloved rose is in the recipe, the other prominent elements buried it. The more Khashab Al Oud advances, the more I treasure it. In the end, the fragrance doesn’t change too much, but a whiff of powdery and velvety musk adds softness and shine to the balsamic note of the oud. The smoky undertone is still there and firmly anchored to my skin, as if I’ve spent a few hours next to a burning fireplace, and the burning wood has impregnated my clothes with smoke. Once again, it takes on an almost religious, ecclesiastical nuance: a dark, dense, resinous incense, however profound, always with a woody, dry and very meditative touch. The agarwood is there, but to me, the olibanum is the undisputed star omnipresent in all stages. Khashab Al Oud is a perfume with a masculine slant with no floral nuances. Balsamic perfume, slightly smoky on the skin. Seasonally, fall and winter are the only two seasons suiting this beast. You can wear it during the day, but evening and night are the right time for this mystic cologne. The projection is moderate and quickly moves close to the skin, but longevity is incredibly above average. Although I do not consider this one a dupe, it shares similar vibes with Arabi Cana, both tough on the smoky accord. Now I can’t help but looking forward to catch and test the other two pieces of the same collection. I base my opinion and review on a bottle I have owned since November 2022.

This is one of my favourites, I like to wear it when I'm running errands. It's dark, sweet, very woody, mainly an incense profile. However, it's weirdly comforting. I bought this on a whim a while back, since it's cheap, and great value for money. It's truly unisex, turning sweeter, velvety with a tiny feminine accent (on me), but I can imagine it compliments men in its own way. I'm not sure if it's a safe blind buy, as much as I adore the fragrance. It's a calming, uplifting scent. I usually get sweet smoky oud, delightful rich incense (something with myrrh, maybe?), amber and some pleasant spices that I cannot identify. One thing I've noticed – if I spray the perfume twice on the same 'patch' of skin, the profile becomes less sweet, more herbal and vaguely medicinal. At least on my skin. It's an interesting scent, but I like the 'one spray' version more. I generally spray it a couple of times, one spray for each 'patch'. I adore the bottle. The design is sleek, minimal and maximalist at the same time. Presentable, “expensive looking”, but not overly designed or gauche. A subdued beauty with a premiere spot on my shelf. TLDR; Oud-y, incense-y, a little sweet unisex chill pill in a bottle. Probably not the best for a blind buy.

smells like a wood fire and gasoline can't wait to figure out how to layer it I'm thinking grés' piéce unique great w https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Joop/Joop-Homme-Eau-de-Parfum-67489.html edit oct 2025 bought three more because it has become my signature scent and im terrified it will be discontinued edit jan 2026 upon request, gifted a bottle to my sister who is a coco mademoiselle kind of gal I work in an Irish pub and get LOADS of compliments on the combination of this and joop homme, I have had to write down what I am wearing for a few men and women already so I am encouraging you to try this out

Although I have some difficulty at times smelling it, what I smell is a dry powdery incense on top with spicy woody undertones. The fragrance remains intriguing through its deep semi skanky-sweet undertones that never come to full bloom. I am not sold on this projection-wise (regarding budget scents NOTHING beats Azha) however this is a nice intriguing scent with quite a depth. Complex, but nothing groundbreaking.

I don’t know how they made this amazing scent at that price. I didn’t expect much when I blind bought it. It absolutely amazed me. I’m obsessed with incense scents at the moment, it actually smells like you’ve burnt actually oud wood bakhour. Layers beautifully. It lasts moderately and projects just ok but I don’t mind because at the price, it’s more than worth it.