Oud Silk Mood

MFK's Oud Silk Mood is a gorgeous fragrance but IMHO, you MUST wait for the dry-down! For me, the basenotes and dry-down are what make this fragrance stand out and shine. Even someone like me with limited perfume knowledge can tell this perfume is created with some fine ingredients...oud, rose, papyrus and chamomile...that's about it. Lovely. I warn the opening notes are intense, loud and almost vulgar...rubber, SMOKE & metallic notes jump out of the bottle, onto the skin & through the nose, showing no mercy! After initial application, I thought "Uh oh...oh no...this is gonna make me ill...this is gonna be a SCRUBBER!" All I could smell after initial application was something akin to burnt rubber...oud! Within 10-15 minutes, this EDP exposed its true glory with the longest lasting & loveliest wood (oud), musk-y, dark rose notes I have ever experienced. After 30-60 minutes, I could not stop enjoying the glow of the most gorgeous Bulgarian rose & wood-y oud fragrance I have ever experienced! MY husband kept commenting, "You smell GREAT when you walk by...is that the SAME PERFUME you HAD ON about 1 hour ago??? The SAME one??? Really??? You smell great...nice!" Silage!!! Give the perfume time and delight in the dry-down. This EDP is long lasting and is a beautifully warm, comforting floral (rose) & resinous fragrance. Silage is great & really pleasant. Definitely worthy of a sample try, if you like rose & oud AND you can wait for the dry-down!!!

This is the most perfect classic oud/rose perfume with a twist given by chamomile and papyrus. Leans more feminine, but it is devastating on a man (tested on my husband). The perfume itself opens with a crisp wave of chamomile, bergamot and fresh rose. After ten minutes the rose becomes more pronounced and the guaiac and oud start to appear. On my skin the oud is well present throughout the whole lifespan of the fragrance and not just in the drydown. For the first 4 hours is a blast, but then continues to whisper with 10+ hours longevity. It is glorious in late spring and summer, and a bit more austere in cold weather. I asked the saleslady whether this contains real oud and the answer was “of course”, but I can’t really be sure, since MFK uses both real and synthetic in his creations. Nevertheless, it is elegant and effortless. This is on my top three rose/oud combination, together with Taif Oud by Roja and Coexistence by Xerjoff, with the plus side that Oud Silk Mood is the cheaper of the three. To give the reader the full picture, I own more than 200 perfumes and this is one of the few that immediately made me fell in love directly on the perfume counter!

Oud silk mood, in my opinion, is a smoother, more refined take on the classic Oud Rose combo. When first sprayed I get a stemy green rose and chamomile. It is a surprisingly calming top that has a Parisian elegance to it! In the drydown the rose grows darker, it isn't jammy like in oud satin mood it is more like Serge Lutens La Fille De Berlin deep and seductive! The oud also begins to introduce itself, it is not very barn yard, it's a little smoky and clean. There are also green touches from what I think is the papyrus? The far drydown is linear becoming less and less floral as time goes on. Overall a very elegant and professional scent. I can see this in almost any situation, dressed down or up, at a fancy event or something more casual like work. I wouldn't wear it clubbing but I would on a date. It lasts 7-9 hours on my skin with moderate projection for a couple hours before sitting closer to the skin. Very elegant and classy! Anyone who is a fan of rose and oud should definitely check this out, it isn't ground breaking but it is one of the more refined, luxurious, and literally silky rose oud perfumes I've tried.

I already own MFK Oud Silk Mood Extrait du Parfum. It’s one of my favourite scents created by Francis Kurkdjian; in fact, it’s one of my favourite scents, period! It is so opulent, smooth, radiant, yet invigorating - just a perfect blend of rose, chamomile and oud. Its performance on my skin is out of this world and I always receive tons of compliments whenever I wear it - although some folks complain that it’s too strong. Naturally, I was curious to test Oud Silk Mood EDP. I’m wearing it right now and I’m happy to report that it is still pretty much the same scent. As expected, EDP is somewhat dilluted compared to the Extrait, so the opening is a bit crisper, and the fragrance has lost some of its lush density. Since I’m used to the Extrait, I will not be replacing it with the EDP; but those of you who are new to Oud Silk Mood can easily opt for the EDP, which comes at a slightly lower price point. As expected, its longevity is amazing, while its silage is moderate to strong, so it’s a bit more office-friendly than the unapologetic Extrait.

I've truly fallen in love with this fragrance, which is in the vein of Malone (Oud & Rose) but with a stronger intensity and a more "lemony" rose, then that MFK characteristic touch of refinement. The rose is (in my opinion) one of the most successful as it doesn't veer towards being too heavy or too soapy, and the oud remains very modern, quite restrained (more discreet than the brand's original oud). It doesn't play the card of the imposing male by burdening itself with organic notes or spices. I have other very successful roses (there are probably hundreds), but this one really strikes me as urban, chic, captured when the flower (gourmand and fleshy) radiates its freshness to your nostrils. So... yes, there are many roses, each with its own identity that will lead several people to name the opportune moment as THE fresh morning rose, as they perceive it. Undoubtedly unisex, this rose for men will mark a style leaning towards elegance and a form of seduction, less in a register of overly oriental affirmation.