Noctem Arabs

Oud and tobacco does a great job together in Noctem Arabs. Initially the medicinal oud is a bit overwhelming, but after a few minutes a balance is established where oud and tobacco are supported by myrrh and patchouli. The oud smells like the real stuff, but it is softened in a nice way by tobacco. Sillage is very moderate, and the drydown is a soft cedar-woody scent embeded in a musky/ambroxan ambience. All in all Noctem Arabs is a wearable and enjoyable scent. Not very innovative, but great for days when you want to feel comfortable and friendly.

This is lovely, comforting, warm, mouthwatering, elegant, not overpowering, sweet / smoky / dry in a perfect balance. An excellent perfume, even if it's not groundbreaking or different. It reminds me of Sept.21.1966 by Rundholz and somewhat of Fortis.

a solid oud.. perfect on paper but on my skin it's too sweet. i wish it was more gritty to balance this out but as it is, i think this would be really beautiful on a woman

This is Black Afgano’s cousin that passed their drug test. Smooth, dark, with a slight touch of funk & sweetness. 7.5/10

#1809 in my “Tour de Fragrance” This is a nice tobacco scent, but a moderate performer. I prefer the myrrh here over the incense similar scents use and definitely more than no incense of any kind. I enjoy Alghabra “Eye of Seven Hills”, but I would enjoy it more with incense or myrrh or olibanum. I do like that this doesn’t throw in a strong rose note which gave the otherwise excellent Montale “Oudrising” and Voyage Royale “The Conqueror” kind of a grandma vibe. But, I have better juice than this on the shelf. Lot’s of it. Mancera “Red Tobacco” and “Red Tobacco Intense.” Even Paris Corner’s “Wild and Tobacco" and Maison Alhambra’s “Signatures II", both less than half price of Red Tobacco, are a bit better than this. And of course Tom Ford’s “Tobacco Oud” and clones thereof. I would put them all ahead of this. So, this is okay, but wouldn’t be in my tobacco top ten, so I’ll pass. Good Luck and Good Hunting!