Initial

Its very woody, spicy nutmeg scent. Its strong and it does last long but give it time to macerate after buying it, dont except to have beast mode performance and lognevity right after buying it, its Arab fragrance after all. I havent tried bade al oud but i think this may be better clone of oud for greatness as some people say its stronger and smoother. I havent tried oud for glory either It does remind me of sauvage elixir with that weird slightly sweet smell and so much spices, nut meg and lavender so if you want alternative to expensive Dior sauvage elixir you can rock this one. It also got that liqourish note As i said performance wont be beast mode right after buying it, give it some time to macerate and mature, it also may be too harsh at first but later it will became slightly sweet oudy fragrance that you may like. I dont recommend blind buying it, it is very specific fragrance, sweet oud and lavender. I got about 7 hours of longevity last time i wore it like 2 months ago, it may got even better now i will update the review if it got better 2-3 hours of moderate projection and first hour is strong. For this cheap price i think its worth it, i got it for about 40 bucks. After all i do recommend it to try update 30/3/2025 it got me so much compliments and performance did improve a little and it smells way smoother than it was, definitely one of my favorites

I am not a type of person that is a fragrance fanatic. I used only Paco Rabanne Black XS (2005) for more than a decade. I didn't feel that praline sweetness anymore so I decided to find my new signature fragrance as I step into my third decade of life. This is my second official fragrance and i fell in love with it. I tested this next to the famous OFG clone Bade'e Al Oud Oud for Glory, and I can say Initial is way smoother and sweeter. All other fragrances i tried were smelling so usual next to Initial. Opening is quite sharp, spicy warm and sweet, with nutmeg, oud and metallic saffron in the beginning, followed by fresh floral lavender and of course patchouli which stays until the end with wOUDy notes and gentle musk. Make sure you spray it nicely if you want to get noticed. Its a nice sweetish warm fresh oudy fragrance really

I don't understand the rating being so low here, I have a 3/2023 batch and its treating me well, performance could be better, but its smooth and not offensive. Great oud for greatness clone, smoother than badee al oud too edit: let your clones sit!! if they're harsh on the opening let it sit for a while and it will get better and smoother.

probably the best OFG dupe there is, unlike Lattafa this smells pretty much the same to me, long lasting, fairly priced and amazing scent overall

Found in a perfume store and the seller insisted I try it. Initially it smelled pleasant but way too floral, but settled into a wonderful cedar, vanilla, fresh scent. We will see how well it holds up but so far is a very nice unique scent that should work well in any season but particularly well in tropical settings.