Black Oud

Nasomatto's Black Afgano perfume, which was released in 2009 and shook the Western perfume world, black oud is a perfume that is obsessed with it. However, it has a more refined, softer character than Black Afgano, a powerful Middle Eastern blend that people will find much more comfortable to love. Ten to fifteen years ago, there was an oud craze among perfume lovers worldwide. This perfume is more of an 'oud oud' fragrance compared to the heavily diluted and generally appreciated ouds combined with other chords today. There are almost no wild agarwood trees left in the world anyway. The culture is being produced, it's a challenging process; the tree needs to be wounded, infected with bacteria, it needs to release protective secretions, and that's the fragrant substance... Never mind. Let me get back to the perfume; The opening is very strong, normally we are accustomed to citrus openings, right? It quickly disappears, and then we smell the actual perfume. But that's not the case here. It bursts with frankincense, civet, cumin, and a kind of aromatic, sweetish leather-scented labdanum. Cumin dominates here. Right after, a sweet and creamy, sweet and blue cheese-like moldy oud emerges, but this is not a pure oud; the labdanum from the opening continues, cedar enters, and with a fresh, dusty woody scent, it lifts the perfume from 'medicinal' vibes. After 1 hour, the perfume adds real animalistic aspects to the oud's animality; civet and musk oil. The artificial aromachemicals produced from the mating fluids of musk cats and civets (you know how cats spray their sexual pheromones, shaking their behinds, stinking like a corpse, it's similar but sweeter) come into play. Yes, the perfume is animalistic but at the same time in a soft and appealing scent profile, so I don't think it would make anyone say, 'Ew, it smells disgusting, like pee or poop'. Here, I exempt Generation Z because the world has changed quite a bit, what is presented to us has changed a lot, I'm not sure... I've extended it quite a bit, the perfume is creamy and soft but in a strong way with a sweet-oud-musk oil combination that lasts about a day, ending finally with a musk base, but if you spray it on clothes, it doesn't come off even after a week. Apart from the summer season, it can be used on cool evenings in any season, a romantic, sexy, powerful men's perfume. It's not really suitable for very casual clothing, more like the scent of a rich man who dresses smart casual. If you're going to use it at work, just spray 1-2 squirts, because its scent projection is very strong. It's not a perfume to be sprayed recklessly, so it's also economical. If you buy a 100 ml bottle, this could be your only perfume for 4-5 years. In summary: a modern, sophisticated, intense but not overwhelming oud perfume. It's one of the best perfumes I've ever smelled. When you research, you'll see the resemblance to Nasomatto Black Afgano, but this perfume is not a knock-off; it has more usability than that.

Oh my goodness, the market is done with this one, it seems. Perhaps it's the same with all the Black Afgano clones. Does anyone know for sure who did it first? If so, please contact me and let me know. I'm very curious. I'd love to know the origin story of this smell, because I think it's great, even if the market was flooded by it last decade. I got this 100 ml bottle a couple of years ago for less than US$100, which is a significant chunk less than Nasomatto's. It's not worth more than that, I'd say. The recipe is clearly out there. Anyway, really cool perfume. If you haven't smelled it or its ilk, you probably won't recognize it. Very original, hence its popularity. Not natural-smelling (certainly no oud), but not perfumy. I actually prefer the smell of this one to the other versions by other brands, despite performance issues, because it brings a tiny bit more complexity to the table compared to the others. A more interesting Black Afgano. There you go. If you haven't smelled these things (see the "smells like..."), I recommend doing so. But do it quickly, because the whole thing is evaporating, one of those candles that burns twice as hot for half the time. This is one of the most significant smells of the 2010s, and we'll have to wait until 2100 before this fragrance is fashionable again. This one is/was equally great on both a man and a woman.

Black Oud is all about inspiration and passion. It reflects the perfumer's romantic effort to transform his imaginary conceptions into an olfactory challenge. Dark forests, murky passages, medieval strongholds, black wizards, magical orbs & enchanted amulets must have been key elements on his/her fanciful canvas. Black Oud encompasses quite a few pungent (and often "hard" to tolerate) ingredients, like civet & cumin, but its delicate blending has proven otherwise. It opens up with a balmy boozy vibe & a touch of smoke that complement an extremely refined agarwood note, gently supported by cumin & mild spices. The resulting sensation is that of a breathtaking & captivating mysterious aura that redefines the term "black", often arbitrarily used in perfumery. As time passes the woody elements become more prominent and so does the incense. Black Oud shifts further into the dark side becoming even smokier, drier & deeper as the unique aromatic facets of oud seem to culminate during the equally well blended drydown. The animalic vibe of civet & the persistent sweet & spicy undertones are tamed by the mild creamy woody aroma of sandalwood, creating overall a strong intoxicating dry resinous woody interpretation of an alluring dark masculine aromatic blend of utter sensuality. A work of art. 9/10

Having read "ThatMakesScents" review, I became concerned with my recent purchase. Did I too make a bad decision?! Mind you this is my first parfum extract, so having nothing to compare it to, I can only tell you what I've notice today. I put the fragrance on at about 9 in the morning (a spray behind each ear), and it's 840 right now and my roommate can still smell it on me while having a normal conversation, from several feet away. She is very sensitive to certain smells, and she feels this is nice. It's not clogging up the whole room, but when I walk by she can definitely smell it. Also, when she moves in close she does like it. I intended to get a nice scent to go on a date with, and I think this is it. I don't need something that projects across a room, just something for my girl to enjoy next to me. At 12 hours, this seems like it will do the trick. I don't know how long it will last total, but as of now it still smells fantastic. If someone feels that this is insufficient for a PE, please let me know, like I said this is my first. Going to be taking a shower before bed so won't know if it lasts longer.

One of the best oud scents out there. For me it is a oud refference thet oud is verry realistic and natural here. Dark smoky animalic oud which labdanum smoothen it just in such amount to balance the bitterness and smokiness of insence and dark accords. First minutes spicy woody smell comes along with incense and touch of booziness provokes a dark mysterious feel kinda recall me Gucci Pour homme very soon skanky animalic notes of civet and castoreum made a complete reach sexy typicall niche nuances where labdanume sweetness enlighten it and make it more round. So happy to own a old bottle of this reach mysteriouse heavy dark frangrance. Yesterday I applied two squirts of it at 6 pm and todat at 12 am I can still hear it . It says it resemble black afgano.yesthe share some characteristics but its tatally different its more round and balanced be cause af amber in the base and anither difference is animalic accord that Black afgano doesn't own it .Bf is more dry and hebal while Black oud is animalic boozy with some swetness touches .