Oud Elixir Precieux

Oh wow! Got to try these in Paris and I have to say I was impressed by how uncompromising they are, this is fragrance for the heads! An Oud of high quality, majestic, cerebral, complex and deep. A perfect balance of smoky, dark, woody spice and animal, musky, slightly medicinal tones. That's not the whole story though because it also has facets of ambery sweetness. Like all these high end Dior fragrances just seems to strike the right balance. I really liked it, not my favourite thing but goes to show Oud continues not to give up all it's secrets.

I tired this today in the Dior store. I really really love this ! It is not barnyard/farm smelling. It is however animalic in the sense it smells like an animal (I feel it smells like a horse) in a clean way. I would not go as far as to say there is no oud in this. Some of the oud I tried smells in the same style as this. It has an animalic undertone. Notewise I get an animalic musk, some wood and a honey type note (just a hint of it). The price is however too high for me. I would buy it if it was around 150 dollars.

Took a while to figure out what the smell this reminded me of was but if did seem familiar: Cuir Cannage from the same house, which is equally great. I don't think CC is an easy find anymore so if you're longing for that smell this Oud Elixir may be it. But definitely not what I call an Oud. Very good, though, ticks all the boxes (sillage, longevity etc) but I guess Demachy used the same magic in both Cuir Cannage and this Oud Elixir

This is my absolute favourite attar stunning scent although i would say its more musk than oud. This along with widan liwa fragrance are my two all time favourite fragrance/attar makes me smile every time ive put my nose on it and ive been wearing this attar for 2 years now. Expensive at £300 for 3ml but well worth it in my opinion

A pure Magic scent: Guaïac wood effect for the smooky wood note Miel blanc effect(Delaire base) for the spicy, honey note & Fruity, candy, malabar Note Very long lasting on skin (even after bath)