Oros Pure Leather Gold

This is a very interesting fragrance in my experience. I was really impressed, and I’m not going to review it by comparing it to another perfume that it might be considered a dupe of. I’d rather judge it as a fragrance in its own because it definitely deserves the credit, there’s a more here beyond “just a dupe.” In the opening, I get a rich and dominant scent, exactly what you’d expect from a fragrance with notes like these. The opening is strong and punchy, and I actually like that unlike a lot of people. Honestly, I’m never put off enough to write off an entire fragrance just because of the opening, though I can understand why some people might be. After a short time, it starts to improve and becomes smoother, more pleasant, and genuinely enjoyable. after smelling it and then checking the note breakdown, the notes describe the scent very accurately. This fragrance is perfect for winter nights. It leans to be masculine but I can still imagine it on a woman because of all the rose notes. Longevity and projection are good and it’s worth the price. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments when wearing it, and I really hope they keep producing it because unfortunately it doesn’t seem that popular. I think the best way to describe this fragrance since it’s from Armaf, is to compare it to Club de Nuit but not because of the smell. Club de Nuit is a dupe of Creed Aventus, and it almost managed to outshine it, especially in terms of value for money and performance. Sure, a lot of people complain that the opening is harsh, but I honestly don’t get why that matters when the opening sometimes disappears before you even make it out of the house. So overall, I think this fragrance delivers a scent and a value for money that’s absolutely a worthy competitor to the original.

I think my nose is broken. At first this smelled very leathery right out of the box. Now that I’ve had it a week, it smells IDENTICAL and I do mean 💯 exactly identical to Sehr Al Sheila by Swiss Arabian. Just a teensy bit less strong. I mean yes, it’s still very nice since I own and love that one, but this is a head scratcher for sure. Hoping it’s a phase and will be different in a week. Will update later if it changes. Update: OK now if I sniff the cap, it smells exactly the same as Sehr Al Sheila and Areej Al Sheila layered but once sprayed after a few minutes, it smells more leathery and more its own thing, but still reminiscent of the two. Fine with me, love the profile. Very nice. Doesn’t smell cheap at all. Hoping maceration will improve performance but might be going blind since it is very strong. I do love this fragrance.

What a banger, 10/10. I also have two other clones. Lattafa ombre nomade privee couture and paris corner Lueur D’espoir Ambre. While lattafa is around 80% close, paris corner is around 90% close to oros. In the opening armaf smells more expensive, has that depth that the other two are missing. The sweetness in oros is delicious. While lattafa kind of falls apart later in the dry down, paris corner actually gets similar to oros in the dry down but it takes time to develop, while oros just keeps on going and holds the consistency from the get go trough the dry down. You can tell there are high quality oils in this perfume. If you can find oros just get it. I paid 100 euros for it and it was so worth it because it is extremely hard to get it and smells amazing. If you can find the paris corner clone it is also a great buy.

So, I own this, and Ombre Nomade, and obviously the OG is better because of the quality of the oils that are used. That being said, this is no slouch, and the performance is nuclear after a little maceration. I would say the raspberry is more apparent in the OG, and the oud stands out as well in the OG. The leather in Oros is more prominent, and it's a nice leather. I would say this is a great substitute, as the price difference is huge, and Oros has massive performance as well, but not as well blended, and perhaps has rougher edges. I tend to agree that this hovers around the 80%-85% similar to the OG. Great frag.

Beautiful fragrance very long lasting beautiful blend very strong projection basically Ombrè Nomade but I prefer this alot more