Oud Rosewood

Fragrances, like music are very evocative of memories of times, places, and scenes you have encountered during your life experience. Some fragrances take you on a journey. On first smelling Oud Rosewood in an instant I was transported somewhere... I had travelled over the sea to Bravos, gained entry to the House of Black and White and entered the Hall of Many Faces. A candle lit tomb in a gothic, medieval temple smelling of Incense, smoke, and centuries aged wood. If a scene had a smell, then "Game of Thrones Season 5: Episode #6 Clip - The Hall of Faces" would smell of Oud Rosewood. (search YouTUBE) Oud Rosewood has a similar DNA to Santal Noir however, it is less sweet and much spicier. It has a beautiful smokiness to it that I really love - it's like the smokiness in Santal Noir's dry down but better. This tips it more masculine than feminine for me. Update | I saw a youTUBE review where the reviewer said this was similar to Encre Noire a L'extreme and Gucci Guilty Absolute and thought of this as a dud. I watch his reviews regularly and value his opinion as I tend to have similar likes and dislikes, but respectfully, I can't agree with his opinion on this occasion. To my nose there is no close comparison to the 2 other fragrances - Oud rosewood has much better projection and silage and is of a much higher quality blend. Oud Rosewood is a big hit for me, I'd even go as far as saying it's probably one the best MCD releases to date, so much so that I bought 250ml to sit alongside my Oud Ispahan and Leather Oud. And the lesson is: Follow your own nose folks! ;) CONCLUSION | ★★★★★ Quite possibly my favourite MCD release!

This is one of the most unique fragrance I've ever smelt. The combination seems simple yet it brings a deep, dark and sophisticated vibe. If you are leaning towards a mature or formal style, this is definitely the one. The abundance of high-quality woody notes has both benefits and drawbacks: It's long-lasting and powerful, the transformation after spraying is absolutely phenomenal and beautiful, leaving an image of a successful man; however, it's also overpowering and offensive to some noses (so far I've received more complaints about smelling like medicine/dog poo rather than compliments lol). Definitely not a safe blind-buy. Nevertheless, you will not wear this in an attempt to get compliments, I see it more like a self-pleaser since wood is my favorite note. If you like oud or just woody scents in general, you may love it. Personally, I give this a 9.5/10. A very situational scent, but if you're a mature gentleman, you can surely pull it off.

Medicinal oud that smells a lot like bandaids. It is kinda off-putting but also intoxicating. But maybe I'm just a weirdo who enjoyed smelling bandaids as a kid though. You'd think spraying more would only make this worse but it changes the fragrance dramatically. It becomes more effervescent and woody. Wafts of fruit notes and a slight sweetness emerge. I find it stays fairly linear in the drydown just losing some intensity. Typical Dior with a refined elegance that is somewhat soft or ethereal. It isn't a constant assault on your nose but rather you catch brilliant wafts from time to time.

This fragrance is a contradiction. Oud and raspberry notes are often associated with punchy, strong, and masculine fragrances, but this one is subtle, light, and unisex. Sweeter fragrances are often associated with drug store body washes and cheap mall fragrances, but this one is decidedly niche and sophisticated. Some may call this fragrance boring, but I find it to be beautifully understated, one of the few ouds out there that I feel comfortable wearing to the office. If you like Oud Rosewood, I'd also try DS & Durga's Notorious Oud, which offers a similar balance of oud and sweetness.

My local dept. store had opened up a booth for the Maison Christian Dior offerings - how nice of them! I did a quick rummage-through of the line. There were several good ones but Oud Rosewood was the one that made me go WOW. You know a perfume is special when the first sniff gives you that mouth-opening sense of disbelief: what am I smelling, this is ridiculously good... It smells like oud, raspberry jam and AN ANIMAL. It's certainly not for everyone, and maybe I've been on a bit of leather-animalic mood this spring, but from the first impression I have to rate Oud Rosewood a love.

I understand the knee-jerk negativity to a degree, but I would urge people to tarry awhile. Upon initial testing, I was underwhelmed, too. Later, in my car, I began to catch whiffs of something extremely luxurious—probably the impression left by the oud. Now, Rosewood is my favourite perfume; it seldom becomes tiring. On the contrary, on occasion in the morning, I find it soothing and inviting—you want to smell more of it. It is a sexy scent, if you know what I mean. I used to prefer Santal Noire from the Dior line, but it lost its appeal after I discovered this one.

I don’t understand the comparisons to Santal Noir. This has oud and that has sandalwood and they smell different. The olfactory delight I get from this is from the oud. I am just reviewing a sample. It kept delighting me all day. I am also sampling Santal Noir on the other hand- that one is not for me. I am still searching for a sandalwood I love- Santal Complet is too sweet for me and not enough sandalwood and Santal33 smells cucumbery. But this Oud Rosewood is a simple, gorgeous, rosy oud that I want! It will be my first Dior Privé..

I must have been struck by a divine inspiration to order this recent creation of François Demachy without having tried it first, simply based upon my previous experience with his perfumes, as well as with the house of Dior in its exclusive range. This is a wonderful blend! It combines the best in Purple Oud and Oud Ispahan, plus a certain je ne sais quoi that makes it irresistible to me. A shade darker and less sugary than Oud Ispahan, it retains the peppery youthfulness of Purple Oud, and the result is exquisite.

Bandaids? Yeah I can kinda see that. It has an antiseptic quality to it. None of that fecal oud. The raspberry and oud, sandalwood, rosewood make me think of leather like TF's Tuscan Leather. However this leather is smooth and clean. The quince adds a slight spiciness and a hint of sweetness. Somewhat of an unconventional scent but there is a soothing and alluring quality to it. Glad to have a 40ml bottle of this. While I may only wear it occasionally I'm glad to have it in my collection.

Stunning fragrance, sweet and smooth, smoky and woody. It's sublime. I previously has Oud Isaphan and although I really did love the fragrance it was too exotic and too feminine leaning IMO for me to carry off. The rose was too heavy and although I loved it, I sold it. A couple of years later I came by chance, over a sample of this one and immediately fell in love! It fills the whole left by Isaphan, and with a scent profile I am happy to carry off !

A fragrance of contrast. Fruity fresh raspberry with oud and animal notes. When just smelling the atomizer, I get band-aid vibes. The opening is fruity and very pleasant. The dry-down is woody, oudy, and slightly leather-animalic, but still a little fruity. It is smooth rather than harsh, and very well-blended. The combination of notes go perfectly together in my opinion, and I feel good when I smell it. 7,5/10.

Wow, absolutely incredible This starts out with the woodiness similar to YSL M7 with some fruity raspberry, slightly less dry and a very clean smelling oud with that slightly medicinal value similar to Gucci Guilty Absolute. I'm not even a huge fan of M7 or Gucci Guilty Absolute but this takes facets from those fragrances and blends them incredibly well, it's such a beautiful aroma. 10/10

I've never been a big fan of oud-oriented scents, but upon testing this in a store I fell deeply in love with that kinda scent profile . Hrre in oud rosewood The fruity nuances juxtaposed with non-animalic oud intoxicates me every time that the scent hits my olfactory bulbs. Classy and posh as one might expect from Dior and also mysterious, but not overtly so. A big big love

You can definitely feel the slightly dirty oud in this one. I like oud ispahan but after spraying this on my wrist, it feels like I like this more than oud ispahan. Oud ispahan has that loud animalic oud in it whereas this one feels less animalic but there is still that dirty oud which I have smelt in some oriental oud perfumes. Scent: 9/10 Longevity: 9/10 Projection: 8/10

Very addictive to me, I’m surprised by it. Smells like something that I’ve smelt before, and am familiar with this scent profile, but I just adore this version of it, whatever is different about this. Fresh and soft petal like smelling from the roses and then just silky oud/woodyness. I can imagine how soft and comforting this would feel if it had a physical presence.

There are similarities between this and Oud Ispahan, the oud accord mainly, but I find this to be better to my nose. It lacks the harsh rose in the dry down and instead is more smooth throughout. The fruity elements are blended in well too. I don’t get anything animalic or funky If you like Ombre Nomad or Oud Maracuja, this might appeal to you as well

Tested this twice now and it is lovely, has a very strong santal noir vibe going and santal noir along with purple oud are my two favourite fragrances form dior. Still unsure if ill buy a full bottle and its only because its very similar to santal noir and i have a large bottle of that. Performance was around 8/10 hours with moderate sillage.

This gets better and better over time as you wear kt....it's actually a beast with crazy projection. One reviewer called it redundant so now everyone repeats that but it's actually quite a uniquely interesting blend that morphs thru the entire wear. Keeps me captivated all day thinking about it. really great release .

loooooove from the first sniff! can’t describe nor compliment it enough... this has become my new favorite from Maison Dior <3 <3 to me it smells like rose, oud & cardamom (although cardamom is not listed as a note but it could be one of the animalistic/spices notes). I’m head over heels! obsessed with this perfume <3

It’s very different from what I usually go for, but I LOVE wearing this to go to bed. So calming and soothing. (Not related to the smell itself) overall vibe feels like I’m wearing a nice silky robe in my west village apartment, looking down in the city view to finish up my hectic day working my PE job.