Boss Bottled Oud

I wore this tonight for dinner and the new Bond movie. I thought it would suit the occasion. The movie was average (definitely no Skyfall), but the real star of the show for me was NOT Daniel Craig in his Tom Ford sunglasses, but the "Bottled Oud" cloud floating around me. You know your obsessed when someone leans over to ask you something about the movie, and you have no idea what the answer is, you haven't been paying attention.- Because throughout the movie what you've really been doing is trying to understand your cologne. I already knew in advance there would be many of you that would scoff and yet another "Oud release" from a Mass Market Branded House. Trust me, I had my doubts. I have sampled it here and there ever since I bought it, but today was the first time I wore it for several hours. I will admit, I was just as sceptical as the next person. However, my curiosity was peaked. I enjoy the Boss brand. It might not be my favourite brand since I would not describe myself as a hardcore business person, but I do wear a suit on occasion. If you have not tried it, you should. As I stated below, I find it interesting that this claims to have real oud in it's contents. The strange thing is that on first spray, the oud takes on a very leathery impersonation. (The thought crossed my mind that this should be called Bottled Leather instead.) I get the apple, citrus, and spices, sort of similar to Boss Bottled. There is something over simplified about this fragrance. You can tell there is a mass market trendy base. However the leathery-oud opening notes, and then light oud notes that stay with the scent for several hours, turn this Preppy Business man into some kind of Bad Boy. There is a duality here. Good longevity and silage. This is sort of like the dark side to Boss Bottled. The business man on the down low, he likes S&M on the weekend and nobody knows. He wants someone in high heels to step on him. A Business Man who has that bad boy side- A la 50 Shades of Grey. "Dominate me, give it to me rough." He loosens his tie and collar then rides his motorbike home from the office. He enjoys a dirty vodka Martini after work. There are two sides to this. The Gemini of Boss. It might not be for everyone. But then again not everyone wants to spend their Friday evenings in a leather harness & ball gag. I rate James Bond -Spectre as a 3.5 out of 5 stars. This fragrance is better.

This scent is a goddamn masterpiece. I really like the smell of original Boss Bottled - on my skin it smells exactly like apple pie - but I don't like smelling like original Boss Bottled - on account of not wanting to smell like a roaming apple pie all day. Bottled Oud keeps the nice apple apple-cinnamon scent of the original in the opening, but it leaves out a lot of the sweetness that makes the original smell like pastry. It replaces that sweetness with a warm, dry, woody crackling oud - more akin to the oud of Tom Ford's Oud wood than to any other oud I have encountered - that compliments the apple to perfection. The result is a perfume that smells less like baked goods and more like an olfactory orgasm. But even though I love the opening, it doesn't hold a candle to the drydown where the apple fades away and gives free reign to the wood. As the evening wears on and the lights go down this goes from being a phenomenal fruity/spicy scent with a twist to something more restrained, something mysterious, sensuous and dark. And that scent stays with you for a looooooong time. Because even though I am impressed by the scent, that is nothing compared to the longevity. One time I wore this under a sweater. I then put the sweater in my closet and didn't use it for a while. When I pulled it out three months later, I kid you not, the sweater still smelled like the drydown of bottled oud with almost the same intensity as a few hours after application. So if you want to make the most of this woody goodness, be sure to get a little on your clothes - preferably a jacket or something else you don't need to wash for a while - as you'll have a fantastic layering agent for weeks if not for months.

I've had this one in my collection for about a year now. Total blind buy as I wanted to try an oud that was a bit more accessible. I didn't know what to think of it at first. Well, now that I have tried a few different ouds, I think this one is at the very least a great starting point if you're interested in the note. For me, this is probably what I will go with if I crave an oud fragrance. They should probably keep this one in production as it's easily one of the better Bottled flankers. Opens with a bright and crisp green apple, a bit of spice. The spices are not easily discernible but it smells very "autumn" like. You can definitely smell the oud throughout which gives it a slight medicinal vibe (I think that's the oud at least). It doesn't particularly change a lot, to my nose. Oud, apple and spice is what you'll get. It's a nice fragrance, though and again, if you want to buy the oud hype give this one a shot. As for performance, you aren't going to happen across too many "Bottled", let alone Boss fragrances, that will outdo this one. I had a hard time scrubbing this one off me (not that I wanted to scrub it, just in the process of showering). Great longevity, nice sillage. I can't see it working well outside fall/winter. Definitely manly, probably not for the younger men. Hard to pinpoint an occasion to wear this. Too loud for the office. Wouldn't recommend it for a date since it's somewhat polarizing. Not sure on that end. This is the conundrum I normally get into when I want to wear this. Overall, a great fragrance that I have a hard time fitting into any sort of rotation.

This is one of my absolute favorite scents. Everyone calling this oud note out as being "synthetic" is just plain batty! To me, this is a nice, realistic, funky agarwood note. I would be astonished if this juice didn't contain real oud. I'd wanted to smell this version of Boss Bottled for ages. I remember walking into the Boss store at the mall several times -- hopeful I'd get to smell it, but I was always let down. They never had it in stock. I started to feel like it'd been discontinued and I'd never get to smell it. One day they ACTUALLY had it behind the counter! Honestly, after waiting nearly a year to smell it I was expecting disappointment. What I got instead was pure joy! The young kid behind the counter seemed amazed when I immediately pulled out my wallet. He wasn't fond of the Oud at all, and encouraged me instead to buy the Boss Bottled Unlimited, which he said was his favorite. My fiance agreed with him. She did not like the Oud either. It took everything inside of me not to call them both "a pair of tasteless windbags." I'm joking, of course -- I like Bottled Unlimited, but that scent doesn't speak to my heart like the Bottled Oud does. Seriously, it's that good. And after a few months of wear, my fiance admits the oud has grown on her, as oud generally does. It's a strange scent at first, especially to us unaccustomed westerners. It takes a trained nose to begin to understand and appreciate it. Oud, apple, and cinnamon, in descending order of potency. That's what you get with this fragrance. And I adore it.

very nice oud fragrance! it has the character of the great boss bottled with oud, so this is a true flanker, not something completely different. it opens a bit fruity, with a syrupy apple combined with cinnamon, saffron and a touch of oud which doesnt smell weird, but adds a new twist to the original dna. so boss bottled oud is very easy to wear, the blend is well made, balanced and elegant. the quality here is high, more than the other flankers. on the box the company claims there is 100% real oud but i dont know how much is..however, if u like the mighty dna of the original boss bottled you will like this version too. otherwise, if u hate the original go for another fragrance, this is not for you. for casual and formal occasions, for winter, fall, and spring. age 25 and up. good longevity(6-7 hours), moderate projection for the first 1-1,5 hour. so nothing to complain about performance. great value for the price! boss bottled oud è un piacevole profumo che aggiunge al mitico boss bottled un tocco orientale senza essere "strano". un oud facile da indossare, un blend ben fatto e un rapporto qualità-prezzo davvero competitivo. se l'originale non vi piace è meglio optare per un'altra scelta. scent-8,5 long-8 sillage-7,5 versatility-8,5 presentation-7,5 uniqueness-8 back up bottle worthy? maybe compliment factor-7,5 my vote-8 in one word- syrup alternative- boss bottled intense. if u need the oud u can pick armani oud pour homme