Oud Masira

Oud Masira was one of those unexpected discoveries which really surprised me, in a fantastic way. This scent is primarily based around the rich darkness of leather alongside brooding oud. Initially however, it opens with a slightly boozy plum and smoky birch which is insatiably addictive I must say. From here this is where the leather starts to shine - it’s intensely rich and masculine, yet smooth and sophisticated to perfectly match the gentle, dreamy oud in the base. It almost smells like incense should be listed here too as I find it very smoky overall. There’s a very subtle nutty sweetness coming from tonka, and a hint of spicy nutmeg, but overall it’s all about the oud and leather here. This is a really lovely scent overall but I feel like the longevity should be a bit better considering how powerful it comes across in the opening.

Firstly I want to start with I like it! It does what very few perfumes do, makes me sniff where it’s sprayed over and over trying to fully comprehend what I’m smelling. This is a very complex and polarizing perfume, not to say it’s by any means a bad perfume. when you lookup the notes you expect something from the plum and rum in the opening to be sweeter, fruity or boozy, even though it has a slight sweetness, it gives me a very strong medicinal oud and leather scent, that sticks close to the skin and lingers for hours (6-8) with moderate to soft projection. To be honest it gives Vibes from Amouage Silver Oud and Nishane Mana. If those two are a like for you this one is a definite love.