Maison Flor Oud

I don't know what's going on but I smell none of the listed notes. I see rose in the list: well, I've smelt "rose" in three forms so far: real rose (too simple and feminine too me, although nice), creamy-almost-hidden rose which doesn't even smell like one in the first place (LV eLVes), dried/dark rose as if the dried up brown rose petals still give some smell (I doubt). If anything, then Flor Oud includes the last version or some derivative of it. For me, it is not a rose scent, it's not even floral scent. It has a very interesting oud in it, or some derivative of oud, which is dark, so it is an oud scent, and there is something slightly floral only that is bound together with that overall darkness. It is not strong and distinctive but a little weak and something very enjoyable to smell from my hand and shirt. I can say that this is oud because my other Khadlaj scent Mystical Indian Oud Pure is so much stronger in oud and it is the same thing, just weaker here. Really nice overall! Considering the possible price it is a very good deal for those interested in oud or oriental things. I could never thought I'd like this stuff but I do. I got this bottle without any testing beforehand, very good deal. I have bought both Khadlaj perfumes like that, both are truly wins.

After spending a small fortune on high-end, niche fragrances (especially since my perfume hobby amped-up over the past couple of years), I began listening to the noise about clone, or dupe fragrances. I'm dipping my toes into the ME fragrance pool. I love mixed white floral fragrances, especially when tuberose, jasmine, rose, orange blossom are in the mix. Ordinarily, I dislike super-citrusy fragrances. Given this and the reviews, I was a bit concerned about MFO. However to my nose, the opening mandarin (citrus) note is not super sharp, or screechy. Any citrus opening quickly blends with a lovely floral accord. I definitely detect a bit of rose, a slightly green (perfect) jasmine that gives a hint of indolic tuberose. And there's orange blossom certainly. Not sure how pear presents. But the dry down is balsamic and beautiful with a creamy, slightly sweet, faintly smoky, floral-amber-sandalwood accord. The base-note florals are gorgeous. Cannot stop sniffing my wrists. This stuff is nice. I just wish the fragrance's performance was a bit better because silage is absent (which is okay) and duration is poor.

I have been loving this since it came out, very orangy citrusy with some dusty gritty oud/smoke. A very strange and unique combination and I haven't smelt anything similar. The only thing that came to my mind was when I recently smelt Rose Exposed Tom Ford, and the very dry down reminded me of Flor Oud, that dusty smell mixed with orange blossom. I didn't like Rose Exposed at all but I love Flor Oud.

This is indeed unique.. at least for me. Never smelled anything similar in terms of fragrance. It opens fresh like mix of neroli and pear and stays like this for a few hours. The dry down however is a bit more masculine.. it’s funny but reminds me a bit of Dior Dune pour Homme. Overall I think it’s a great addition to my collection and great value for money.

I like this one! It's tangy! (In the spring/summer I wear fruity scents like Sublime by Tori Burch, La Vie est Belle L'elixir.) I'm not getting any Oud in this fragrance.🤷🏻♀️ This is gonna be an empty bottle soon. Yummmm !!!!!!!! 4/23/25 month later Edit: Now that it has aged - it's a hard pass!! That weird incense middle eastern dry down has me wanting to trash this one. Not a fan of the dry down. Yuck.