Oud Bleu Intense

I love Roge's reviews and I can see where he's coming from with this one but I'm going to be entirely more lenient with this praiseworthy fragrance. I will start by saying it's not really my scene, bleu being essentially, an aquatic oud fragrance but I found it quite light and charming. The opening is fresh and yesty, the orange note is not typical to my nose but it's clear that it's not a sharper citrus either, so yeah, it's unusual. Then there's the smooth cardamom and sea breeze vibes which are not that salty, ambergris but more of the 90's men's designer aquatic nature. The base of resins is clearly there both rich and ambery to fresher olibanum type vibes and just feels quality along with the subtle oud backdrop. I really enjoyed it as another direction for this oud line to go and people who are into aquatics or fresh fragrances this could be your king. I'm also somebody who doesn't care all that much about pricing and have grown tired of the whinging I hear about brands like this and Clive Christian etc... If you don't see the value I get that and you have a right to express it and in many cases I might actually agree to some extent. What I don't like it vendettas and to deny a whole line (most of which they probably haven't tried) any merit or say that 'They are all garbage' or 'there's no oud in here' to deny the quality is crazy because I've sampled several of these now and they're all pretty fantastic. This all being said there's not many I'd part with the money to acquire. They are in more of the French/european tradition than they are Arabic (another critique I hear but FdB never made any such claims) and frankly the ones I've tried so far are very understated and some not big lasters or projectors, which again is fine because many other ones are. In reality to me Oud Bleu is just 'nice'

This is an absolute stunner! I was looking for a new high end fresh citrus or aquatic fragrance to add to my collection that gave me something unique and different, but also classy and I tried many including Roja Oceania and Oligarch, Xerjoff Nio, Initio Rehab, Nishane Ambra Calabria and Wulong Cha, but I decided on this. I already have the best summer Kilians for men (Bamboo Harmony, Vodka on the Rocks, Lemon in Zest and Love the Way You Taste) but I did not care for their Musk Oud - summery and classy, yes, but too much rose, giving an old lady kind of feel. And both Rojas gave an old man kind of vibe. But Fragrance du Boise hit an out of the park home run with this one...completely unique in that it is aquatic and elegant, Middle Eastern, but European, fresh, but classy, light but warm. It starts off with a dirty sweet menthol vibe I assume comes from the mixture of mandarin, cardamom, myrrh, and labdanum, which is cooling and fresh, inspiring, but also intoxicating and intellectual all at once. It reminds of of fountains in Rome and swimming pools but also expensive menthol hard candies. It gradually loses a little freshness and the sweetness to turn into something that smells like soapy incense and clean resins with a hint of black tea. The projection is high at first (for 2-3 hours) and moderate after that, lasting on my skin for about 8 hours before dying down to a skin scent you can still detect the next day. A bit expensive, but at least it was worth it - in terms of classy fragrances you can use in the summer it is leagues ahead of Roja Oceania and Oligarch, and adds that mesmerising, sexy, inimitable, dirty menthol summer stunner to any collection. Nothing like it out there! 10/10.

I’ve been wearing Oud Bleu Intense for the last four days, and the opening 30 minutes or so is superb. It’s an orange fizz “tinged” aquatic. I can smell the citrus with the salty blue notes. It’s really quite divine. But oddly—and I have not read that anyone else is picking this up—I thought for three days that fig was in this composition and it’s not listed. I smell a sun ripened, Mediterranean sweet fig! And it’s so beautiful I can taste it. Crazy. The drydown has more light resins and cardamon. I don’t smell the nutmeg or the Oud. Throughout all of Oud Bleu Intense’s lifespan, the fig note stays present. After a few hours it fades, except if Oud Bleu Intense is sprayed on clothes. If so, it lasts for a couple of days. One thing I like about this brand is that they sell 15ml of many of their fragrances, so this is already in my online basket. I really want to test more from Fragrance de Bois. This, Oud Noir Intense and Santal Complet are the only scents I’ve personally tried, and I loved them both. Still, I wish Oud Bleu Intense was more affordable. I’d buy the biggest bottle and it would be in heavy rotation. At its current price, it will be a special Summer splurge.

My favorite from Fragrance Du Bois that unfortunately never was in my collection. My signature scent that I never owned. Oud Bleu Intense! I received the sample set from the entire original line a few years back and liked every one of them, but this one... ow this one... this was has always stayed on my mind! By looking at the notes, I would not have guessed that I would adore this one. Many of the notes are resinous and balsemic (olibanum, myrr, labdanum, opoponax, styrax and benzoin). Only two additional notes in the heart and base are amber and oud. Based on these you would expect something totally different. With the dominant topnotes of orange, cardamom and nutmeg. And especially the orange is so amazing. I have hardly ever smelled a fragrance in which the citrus note of the perfume stays noticable for the entire period. It is carried on the creamy fougere layer. The resinous aspect of the fragrance is only slight there in the dry down. It one the most unique fresh fragrances I have smelled. It spicy on one side and sweet on the other. To my nose this is a very complex fragrance, a true masterpiece!

Review: Oud Bleu Intense by Fragrance du Bois Warm and mandarin accents shimmer together with oud in this fragrance. Yes, I can clearly detect the oud — it’s soft and intimate, almost skin-like, which is where its magic truly lies. Despite the name and the official note pyramid, which everyone will interpret differently, the scent itself feels very versatile. At the same time, it is intricately and expertly crafted. I find that spraying just over three times brings out a cozy sillage and impressive longevity. If you own the bottle, it’s worth mentioning the presentation as well — the box for storing the bottle and the packaging itself are both executed with true luxury in mind, reflecting high-end craftsmanship. Overall, Oud Bleu Intense stands out as one of the finer masculine fragrances. In any case, I highly recommend trying it on your own skin, as for me personally, the listed notes and highlighted accords don’t exactly match my own olfactory impression. That’s what makes it truly unique.