Musiqa Oud

Musiqa Oud is my first frag from Nishane and it's a pleasant surprise. I am not an Oud fanatic but I can appreciate a good, well constructed Oud fragrance and Musiqa oud is that in spades. I subscribe to the theory that no matter what real oud a frag uses, Cambodi, Hindi, etc, if it makes you smell like you have been out cleaning horse manure and cannot be worn in Public, it's not of much use to me. So Musiqa Oud is my type of Oud frag. It has a slight barnyard skank in the begining, Guessing it's the Oud and Nagarmotha mix. Give it half an hour to fade off a bit and once the saffron in the mid starts to blend in with the oud, oh olfactory bliss. This then turns even more woody towards the dry down when the sandalwood and guaic wood come through. I dont get any oakmoss as such, maybe it's a fixative. To sum up, Musiqa Oud is a great woody Saffron Oud frag. Very rich, has a proper slightly skanky Oud but is blended really smooth and wearable. I wore this to dinner with my family with some trepidation, expecting them to pick up on the barnyard facets of the Oud but was pleasantly surprised with compliments. What shines through is the saffron and woods. Projects quite strongly for the first couple of hours and then settles down to about 6 inch aura around you. Longevity likewise is not beast mode like some of the other Ouds but definitely in the 8 hour range. I could sniff it on my T shirt the next morning so all good in that department. All this with 3 sprays from a small decant so I am guessing a 50 ml FB should go a long way. Now to the crux. If you are mostly into freshies or have not tried Oud frags, nothing here for you. You probably wont get past the initial skanky notes. If you like Oud frags, do get your hands on this. It's one of the better, smooth, wearable ones I have sniffed in a long time. Definitely Full bottle worthy for me.

I like this, have some on from a sample. If you can imagine a kind of incense/berry smell that reminds you of Interlude Man, then take the berry/'oud' aspect from 2022 Generation Homme/Black Afgano, and combine then, that may give you a slight idea of this. Later on it seems like a lighter version of Dior's Leather Oud. Not bad, may buy a bottle! Oh, don't be scared by the opening though - it's pretty 'bathroom-y'/skanky, haha. Just wait a little after applying. Edit: So I put this on again recently, and I'm kind of surprised that I mentioned about Leather Oud before, because that's a big reason as to why I came back! It reminded me of Leather Oud! So, I think I'm gonna pass on a bottle (unless I find one cheap), because I already own and love Leather Oud. Also, get this.. I applied it, and got my gf to smell. She thought it smelled like soap (a bar of soap?). A clean smell. Meanwhile I found the opening somewhat 'zoo' like. Yep. Interpretation can be influenced heavily by packaging/notes/reviews/presentation. Try it out, get friends of yours to smell it - without telling them anything about it.

Showcase for potent Kyara oud. Kyara is thought by many to be the pinnacle of oud. Genetically different from other ouds, there is much speculation as to how it is produced by the tree. It's the rarest type of agarwood, known to have the highest grade of fragrance properties. Also, the most expensive aromatic substance on earth with a cost of 10's of thousands of dollars. It has a green, otherworldly smell, and the ambrosial smoke when chips are burned is said to be sublime, a portal to heaven. Turkish Nishane brings us an authentic Kyara experience. Having a blend of exotic medicinal/mushroomy qualities, Kyara transcends its woody origin, and is blessed with an enormous range of attributes. It's fecund, sultry and erotic. The opening of Musiqa Oud can be a little challenging for some, but it quickly tames down to the most luscious, complex scent. The supporting notes are a setting for this rare and rich ingredient, highlighting it's fertile aroma. A must for oud enthusiasts!

This is a hidden Gem IMO, I can understand why so many people are complaining that its too "fecal" but man proper Oud is supposed to be like this, you need to give it time to shine, wait for 15- 20 mins and bask on its beautiful woody amber. The quality and potency of the juice that you get is amazing. Who is it for ? Not for the faint of heart and people with no experience with real Oud. If you smell true Indian Oud oil aka Dehnal Oud oil (Attar) its way more barnyardy and skanky, but it also demands time to blossom. This is gem of a collectors item.

One of the cleanest, most refreshing oud-forward fragrances that I've had the pleasure to get my nose on. Opens animalic, but quickly dries to to an eminently pleasing, sweet, medicinal oud accord. Longevity is shorter-lived than I had hoped. Musiqa Oud is so good. It's a cross between Tiziana Terenzi Laudono Nero and Nasomatto Black Afgano. If I can find a bottle at a discount, I may have to make it a regular in the rotation.

I love it but i think it is redundant as it shares a lot of similarities with Bogart's Furyo but it dries down into this nasty and realistic sh*t smell which makes very difficult to wear. I only spray it on my hand when i know im staying at home.

Sweet, earthy but dirty in a fecal way. I love it, but do not, I repeat, do not buy this on the blind. Sample it, let it sit on your skin for an entire day. Because it'll last til the next day, it's so potent. One of my favs.

This is very strong. Enormous sillage and it lasts for a very long time. Has some similarities to Diptyque's Oud Palao. It is not listed in the notes, but this has a hefty dose of civet. Lots of sandalwood in the drydown.

I love it ! It is not at all an easy perfume. Suitable for men. Discontinued , or I don't find it anymore in the Perfumery shops. My bottle is enough for this life :-)

Good oud/woody fragrance with decent projection. Longevity is good too. I like it but since I started buying Areej le Dore and Bornikoff oud fragrances, this one would be somewhat redundant for me. I'm not sure if there is real oud in this one but again, this is not bad. Pricing is likely better. All of Nishane fragrances are top notch, this one included.

I have to say I am impressed with this scent as it does actually smell like real Cambodian oud. You have lots of saffron, woods with a slight sweetness. There is a oudy leather and rubber in the background. All in all a very nice fragrance that is reminiscent of real oud.

The scent your clothes carry after horse riding in a light drizzle. Fabulous.

Not quite what I was expecting. Based on the reviews I was expecting something PHENOMENAL!!😃 I didn't see anyone else comment on this, but personally I picked up a Patchouli Kozha vibe. Just slightly. They're both very thick and dense frags. Absolutely not for white shirts lol. I sorta got a similar Oud vibe that I get with Roja Aoud - although it's very pleasant, just not what I'm after I guess, for me it's slightly too femme. Both Patchouli Kozha and Musiqa Oud didn't work for me. They were close to being keepers, but not quite there. Same goes with Sultan Vetiver and especially Ambra Calabria. I'll always keep Hacivat, Munegu, and Afrika Oliphant (even as hard as it is to wear ). Nefs is next on my list, wish me luck!

In this piece of musiqa oud most certainly plays first, 2nd and 3rd instruments! Which is great if you love oud, and not so great if, as me you're not too crazy about it. It reminded me my cabinet maker past. First 6-8 hours it smells like when you sending down antique chair or cabinet, 100+ years old with its original natural shellac finish. Quality and performance unmistakably top notch, longevity over 14 hours, and projection and sillage very strong for first 8+ hours. And I'm talking headache inducing strong! Unfortunately when guaiac finally gets through wall of oud and it becomes very pleasant, it is mostly skin scent. Definitely pass for me, but if you in love with oud, it as well could be definite buy for you!

Instantly I have a flush of nail acetone and roses, a fruity entry with a potent fecal oud. It takes about an hour to start drying out and showing the other shy notes. More feminine. Strong. Dense. Infinite duration. A nice name on the bottle but for me: boredom.

This is very fecal. Nasty. Artistic yes, wearable no. Fan your flames is good but this is a horrid nightmare

Smells like poop. Literally. You can just take a dump into your pants and save yourself 155 EUR :D

Yo be fair i have yo say that the quality of this perfume, as most nishane's, which is turning one of my favourite brands, is very high. Good raw materiales, Well blended, good performance, nice smell... But the last times i have a problem with ouds. Nowadays wverybody has an oud un his collection and It begining to get me bored a little bit. This one, of course, is different, as most are, this one has the medicinal toich of the oud, mixed with the tipical Green & creamy background that most nishane have and, qlthought It is not listed, for me the mix give a very chocolated smell... According to the feelings that It produces on me i would call It chocolate oud 😂 so, if you are looking for an oud fragance, medicinal but not very dirty, intense and sweet this could be a very good opción but for me this is too similar to other fragances that i already have. Smell: 7.5 Longevity: 8 Sillage: 8 Originality: 6 Versatility: 6 Quality/price: 5 Global: 8

When I read the notes in this fragrance, I got super excited. I live for fragrances like this! This one has been compared to songe d'un bois d'ete by Guerlain which is one of my favourite scents of all time. This one, however, is less inspiring. It starts off with grapefruit which quickly morphs to an animalic oud and saffron. Dry-down is woody and lacklustre. Performance okay. Not one I would chose for office or signature. Having said that, while I can't rave about this fragrance, I have to say I do appreciate it as a niche offering that is worth sampling. Interesting but not FBW. For my limited perfume dollar, I will stick to SDBD by Guerlain or Santal Oud by Brecourt. 6/10 overall.

This is a nice one, it has that common factor to costamor tabacca, so as naomi goodsir Or Du Serail as the first spray top note but with more spices, overdose saffron, & oud. As it calms down it remains the same as the above fragrances mentioned but in a soapy way then goes powdery. Not bad thou. Edit (14th May 2016) This is truly a nasty oud fragrance with saffron.... AHA.. i just got it, it is kind of similar to "Songe d'un Bois d'Ete" by Guerlain OR "Leather Oud" by Dior. i knew i have smelled this somewhere!