Oud Al Emarat

#1020 in my "Tour de Fragrance" The only difference I can tell between this and Tom Ford "Oud Wood" is this is $120 cheaper, but unlike the cheaper clones and similars out there, it doesn't smell cheap and cloying. Even the mid-price Versace isn't close to this good. Like Oud Wood itself, this is not for the office or tight spaces. I'd save this for dinner with spacious, even outdoor seating and I'd go easy with this. It lasts all day and projects. The really nice thing about this is no florals, so the masculinity is not ruined with that hint of your grandma's Avon "To a Wild Rose" you get with oud scents that add a Turkish or Damascus rose note, or God help us, both. I love this and I'm in for a bottle.

This is an herbal/fresher take on TF Oud Wood, and it performs far far better than TF, especially after the latest reformulations. Also the scent profile is modernized in an intriguing way...maybe modernized is not the accurate descriptor here, but this is beautiful, and more natural than the TF. I really like it a lot. Definitely a dressed up occasion type of fragrance, and it's rather masculine but in a subtle way.

This is what Tom Ford Oud Wood should have been. If you've been looking for a Oud Wood that projects further and lasts longer then this is your answer indeed. Absolutely lovely fragrance.

I have TF oud wood, carved oud clone from lattafa and Nishane kredo. this is from the same family

It's a strong aroma, not for everyone, but I like it a lot, don't understand why many people don't, just a few sprays and preferably on the lower body so the scent becomes more subtle and discrete, without punching you on the face, great fragance! Very unique smell