Brûlant Oud

First off, this does not smell like Amouage Gold Man. It was falsely advertised as such on some websites. This is super floral in the opening, with a hint of cumin and something green. It reminds me of a Camay/Lux bar of soap. It's not for beginner/novice fragrance enthusiasts, you've got to like classic floral unisex middle eastern scents to cope with the first hour or so. The drydown is where it's at, which reveals an animalic undertone that really works in contrast with the floral overload. The performance leaves nothing to be desired, lasts over 10 hours on me (strongest Alhambra I've come across). Hated it at first but couldn't stop sniffing it, and now I love it even though it's hard to pull off.

If you're just reading the notes, you might think is a clone of Overture. But if you really sniff it. It's not a clone of Overture for sure. I think it's a clone of Gold Man. I never try Gold man before. but I have a bottle of Gold woman. it's really similar to this one. But this one is more sweet, more animalic and more dense so this is might be a clone of Gold Man for sure! In term of the scent is really beautiful. Really mature, elegant and luxury. It's heavy on floral and some sweetness I don't know what is from (Maybe geranium?). And some animalic on the background really beautiful. doesn't stinky at all worth every penny, I LOVE IT!

Wonderful perfume, not easy to understand since it's super elaborated like the more famous iconic niche Amouage Overture Man: very good inspired Fragrance. I confirm, even if it's not an easy perfume, it's a very good purchase: if you love fragrances, you have to own one of this too : )

I've been longing for a fragrance with goat hair tincture and skin notes. This is a clone of amouage overture man.

Amazing performance, very long lasting, animalic scent.. great value for money..