Intense Black

The house of Lomani gets a small amount of attention in YouTube fragrance reviews, but I’ve only seen this particular scent in a couple of videos. You can also categorize this under “gets a lot less attention than it deserves.” According to Fragrantica, on the top there’s Calabrian lemon and Italian bergamot; in the middle, there’s Atlas cedarwood, Persian galbanum, nutmeg, and “herbals notes,” and in the base there’s Indian sandalwood (sandalwood Mysore?), oud, white musk, and incense. It was launched in 2014, and is often cited as a Creed “Royal Oud” impersonator. You can see a few review of Lomani’s “AB Silver,” which is often called an Aventus cologne clone. (You like what I did there?) I openly admit to not smelling Royal Oud, or any other Creed fragrance for that matter, so I can’t do a comparison. I can only tell you what I get as this ages on my skin. Despite the supposed presence of lemon and bergamot, they’re both so evanescent that you only get them for a few brief seconds and then they’re gone – then a gigantic rush of Atlas cedarwood – like opening your grandmother’s old cedar chest of drawers that’s been sitting her basement for decades, but without the fustiness. If you have a promiscuous nose and have smelled hundreds of fragrances, you’ve probably smelled a few cedar-dominant fragrances before, so I’m not sure how unique this really is. It seems like the more niche smells you’re exposed to, the more jaded you can become to well-made designer scents, and that’s a shame. Although oud is listed in the base notes, I’m somewhat familiar with what oud smells like and I don’t ever get agarwood at all – which you’d expect to be noticeably animalic, dirty, and a little “skanky,” especially in combination with the musk and incense that’s in the base. This is much too crisp and bright to be associated with an oud, even though Fragrantica lists it as the third most dominant accord in the scent. This cedar is sharp, masculine, and considering the price point, more refined than I was expecting. (I bought this on sale at a brick-and-mortar scent shop near me for $15.) Much later on in the dry down, you can expect some soft, sweet sandalwood. I couldn’t think of a better way to round out the smell than that. The performance is ... subpar to be kind. It might last 3-4 hours, with maybe an hour’s worth of projection at most. I’ve heard that Royal Oud lasts longer, but I don’t know how long it could possibly last to be worth ten times the suggested retail price of the Lomani. If there was any way to possibly make this a longer-lasting fragrance, with better projection, it would be ideal for cold late fall or winter days. But I’ve found that it doesn’t have the power to cut through the cold well enough, so I use it mostly on more days earlier in the year. (If ONLY they offered this in an EDP version that lasted and projected all day, I’d gladly pay five times what I paid for the EDT.) If you want it to last for more than a few hours, I would suggest carrying around a small decant and reapplying as necessary. And considering the price, this is something you can do liberally without burning too big a hole in your pocketbook.

Goshdooggit...... I just saw a comparison above to Royal Oud..my beloved Royal Oud my top fragrance, what I deem to be a signature and I will tell you what they are pretty close. I mean they are not only in the same zipcode they are in the same community. Ever know someone who buys the smallest house they can afford in an affluent community? Well this is what that is to Royal Oud. You get the benefits of great lawns, schools, great neighbors and a sense of security; however, you aren't in the "more expensive home" Well this one smells like it has been around the affluent. It has rubbed shoulders with the upper class. Not quite there yet but on its way. I give this an easy 5 out 5 at the price point. If you are a fan of Royal Oud this one behaves the same way, not as rich and doesn't possess that Creed status. But check my Lomani Silver Spirit review and what that is to Aventus this one is just a few notches down to Royal Oud.. That isn't a blow to this one but compliment. If you like Royal Oud run out and buy this now!

Intense Black Lomani isn't really an alternative or close to Creed Royal Oud but it has some similarities. It does opens rather close maybe 6-70% at least in the first 15-20 mins but Royal Oud is quality while u can get the normal ME quality in this Intense Black. It ain't really lasting or have good longevity so I'll put it at going to a skin scent within an hour and max 3-4 hrs and you'll hardly smell anything. The og RO lasts longer. You probably need 4-5 spritz on same spot to last half a day longetivity. Good thing this intense black is cheap so just spray it abundantly. It moves off in a different direction after the opening and isn't that close to Royal Oud anymore but by that time you find it hard to properly smell and enjoy the drydown. Good for short wear or day where u can put in multiple sprays.

This is remarkably similar to Creed Royal Oud, which I have loved and used for years. It has been difficult to re-condition my thinking to the fact that I can use this fragrance as a signature scent because I'm so mindful of preserving this aroma for specific formal affairs. I really don't know why it took me so long to procure Lomani Black Intense? I suppose I assumed there was no possibility that a designer fragrance which can be had for $15 could possibly perform up to the standards of a $300 niche scent. Well, I was wrong. I'm so glad I finally took the plunge and procured LBI, allowing me to enjoy this fabulous aroma at the slightest urge!

I bought a bottle of this and I will reflect on this perfume in general. It is very similar to Royal Oud by Creed, especially the middle and bottom notes in RO, it is spot on. It is linear and gives the same smell throughout. The downside though is the longevity and projection, I spray an average of 8-10 spritz and it lasts about 2-3 hours only with acceptable projection. RO has far better longevity and sillage, but you pay for that too. I won't dissect the notes here as its already been done and most people are interested in comparing it to RO by Creed anyway.

It does smell very similar to Royal Oud, but it lasts about 1 hour on my skin, compared to Royal Oud, which lasts about 8 hours. That being said, I was able to pick up 100 ml Lomani Intense Black for about $10. Even if I had to reapply LIB every hour for 8 hours to get the equivalent performance of Royal Oud, Royal Oud would have to only cost about $80 for 100 ml, which it doesn't. And yes, I do think that Royal Oud smells better, but I don't think the average person on the street getting a whiff of your scent trail is going to know the difference.

At some point, I guess you just have to make peace with poor performance. It’s here to stay. Cheap, expensive, warm, fresh, woody, spicy, citrus- it doesn’t seem to matter these days. Lomani Intense Black, you are my ambassador of poor performance, the one who made me not care anymore. What a fantastic, incredible smelling, crappy performing scent. I’ll not complain about how you make me smell like a God for a few hours and then retreat into obscurity. I’ll just pay the $20 and keep spraying, just like your company wants me to. Victory is yours.

I am not in the mood to write a lot today, so I will be brief: It does not attract a lot of compliments just like any other dark oudy scent. It's really made to please the wearer. I love it. I like to use it. It's really inexpensive. It's probably one of my best fragrance deals together with a couple of Ted Lapidus and Jacques Bogart fragrances. Do blind buy it! It's that good. If you can afford Creed Royal Oud you also can afford to buy 15 Lomani Intense Black flasks. I bought just two bottles of Lomani.

Smells pretty good. Drydown reminds me of Blacksoul by Ted Lapidus, however. Longevity and Sillage are both pretty high for me. Can't compare it to Royal Oud, as I haven't had the opportunity to smell it before. It is worth the $14 and some change you will spend on it though. If you have Blacksoul already, or don't prefer the smell of it, I'd pass on this. Otherwise, I say pick a bottle up and use it during the fall/winter or for summer nights.

What a georgeous and rich scent!!! This one makes me feel warm, confident, dangerously sexy and whole. Not to take anything away from it being similar to Creed Royal Oud, but some parts of the dry down also remains me of Versace Blue Jeans. I don't have many Oud frangrances in my collection - because I'm a huge fan of citrus scents, but I can easily see this one becoming my favorite Oud. We'll done Lomani. This one is a winner!

This really deserves more love than it gets, I love niche stuff mostly, but comparing this to my royal oud it's a no brainier which is better and which has better ingredients of course, but this stuff is nice for what it is and when I am in a mood to wear royal oud but want to conserve it. Scent 8/10 Longevity 6/10 Projection 6/10 Get it, it's like $20 shipped on Amazon...

This was a blind buy after reading how similar this is to Royal Oud and I must say I am not disappointed, tbh it is near enough identical. OK the Creed is smoother and more natural smelling but for the money this Lomani clone stands up well against a scent x5 more expensive. If you love Royal Oud but not willing to pay the Creed price tag you will love this. 8/10

Starts out like Royal Oud and then develops toward Spicebomb. Lots of nutmeg here. Interesting scent, and totally unisex. I wasn't expecting to like this since I don't like oud, but I love Lomani Intense Black!

Life is beautiful. Life is too short. Just like Lomani Intense Black.

It really smells great for two hours, then gone.

At first, I thought this was going to be a lothsome fragrance, as the first few sprays solely comprised of a very chemically-smelling oud and perhaps pink pepper; very stringent and offensive. I let it sit for a few days and some more of the underlying notes came out. Now it is a fresh spicy blended with the oud, and I rather like it. However, I do not understand why this is named "intense black". It might have a black ambiance to my nose, but It is NOT intense; the fragrance is fresh-spicy, and it has moderate projection and much below average duration. In fact, I did a test with Maison Alhambra's Woody Oud on one arm and Lomani Intense Black on the other, and the latter made the former seem MORE intense and stringently oud-y.

I bought this because I have a bottle of Royal Oud and wanted a similar smell which I could wear daily at an affordable price. I read a few reviews and was a bit sceptical but decided to try a bottle anyway as it's an affordable price. I was surprised by how much this actually smells like Royal Oud, not just similar but at some points it's almost identical. It's a bit less powerful and rough around the edges, but I think that if you wore it around people familiar with Creed they would mistake the two.

Royal Oud is Cedar with a touch of Oud on a Sparkling Ambroxan base. This is Cedar with a touch of Oud on a Synthetic Sweet base. Definitely an incredible value for the money but still a poor performer and by no means a substitute for Royal Oud. On its own merits 4/5 stars. As a Royal Oud clone 2/5. Wilddove nailed it... Opens like Royal Oud and dries down to a scent reminiscent of Spicebomb. Actually I’d give it a 3/5 for a Spicebomb clone.

First 10 minutes is similar to Royal Oud, then it kinda gets its own character. Opens up fresh, and spicy. Then quickly settles into a mellow cinnamon-nutmeg leading cedar, musk, incense smell. I definitely get the nutmeg and its roundness all the way. Which gives that "black/night" vibe and makes it a colder weather scent, Cashmeran bomb needless to say.

Couple people said it kind of smells like an old lady at the beginning. I agree a little but after an hour or so it smells much better (it goes away faster when not indoors) and gets better as time goes by. Like this a lot. I get like a sweet incense smell with this which is nice. You can pretty much wear this anytime.