Oudgasm Rose Oud | 16 Eau de Parfum Intense

Ok, none of us are getting REAL oud in our commercial fragrances. Oud is actually difficult to find in nature. Trees are artificially inoculated with the fungus that causes the aquillaria tree to respond and make the resin that turns into agarwood. Maybe that might be used in some high end, limited release fragrances but most often it’s a synthetic note. That being said, I like this scent. I think it’s a good intro to rose & oud scents. It’s pretty straightforward being what it says it is. Lasting power is moderate and I have no complaints of this scent. The simplicity of it also makes it good for layering with other rose based scents. I’ve layered it with Rose 01, intense Cafe, Invite only Amber, Elixir 11, and Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper from Kayali with good results. I’d love to try the other 3 from this line but unfortunately Kayali doesn’t have testers for this line. I think they have minis of the Oud Tobacco and Oud Vanilla but I’m really wanting to try Oudgasm Cafe but I’m not willing to shell out $140 for it.

Its a smokey vanilla rose wood. I think its romantic and sultry in a trashy and tawdry sort of way. Its best for evening wear in the autumn and winter. Its a fresh floral scent, like the hand soap you use after helping a handsome doctor ruin his marriage in a room that reeks of cigarette smoke, very similar to the oud in this perfume. I imagine red fishnets and black louboutins in a cheap motel on the outskirts of town. I could see a woman wearing this while she listens to lana del rey and smokes with Mary Jane while your boyfriend is having his weekly family night with his wife and young children. I could see Ashlie wearing this, thinking that it makes her seem feminine and sophsticated (yet sensual and mysterious) but in reality, it makes people think shes a high class escort (all doubts go out the window when they see her silicone enhanced silhouette).

Smells a lot like Montales Dark Purple which I absolutely adore. So excited. I went ahead and got a big bottle before testing just bc I love the notes. This is a UAE princess bad girl scent. Excludes confidence. So beautiful. Like apples and roses w a spicy freshness. Editing to say I've been wearing it to work (I don't mind leaving a scent trail haha) and I can still smell it on me/get whiffs through out the day until the end of the workday. And it's not overpowering to others, however no one is TELLING me it is so IDK. ****Came back a year later 2024 with an update that I get a bit of leather from this. I don't reach for it as often as I thought I would because it is somewhat heavy.

A deep pink rose wrapped in a veil of incense. Almost gothic, but with a bubblegummy undertone that keeps it optimistic and airy. The opening is brighter, a bit zesty. Then it dries down to a dusty rose, a fragrant flower left to dry in a wooden drawer. Rather mature –in character more than age–, it feels less fresh-jammy and more velvety, even church-like. And though the oud gives a melancholy aura, the Kayali DNA prevents it from becoming dark and cloying. All in all, Rose Oud is a scent for bookworms, for those who enjoy wearing black, rainy days and autumnal evenings. A fragrance that can be worn any time, any season, in the right setting on the right person.

My first designer perfume so it will always have a special place in my heart. It is a beautiful, sensual rose fragrance. The drydown on my skin was so addictive, I could not stop smelling myself. It is simply heavenly. I keep the bottle near me and smell it late at night... I am in love. It is sex in a bottle. The name is a little vulgar... but so am I. I want to wear this for him, have him devour me and then kill me afterwards. A girl in class complimented me on this too, just before a major exam, everyone is nervous, revising, panicking & she goes “There’s such a beautiful smell coming from you.” I highly recommend it. It is a superlative scent.