Aoud No 1

I was graciously sent a sample of Parfumerie Bruckner Aoud 1 back in 2014 and have been wanting a bottle ever since. Sadly, as mentioned elsewhere in M. Micallef Aoud 1's description, "Aoud 1 by M. Micallef is an Oriental Vanilla fragrance for men. Aoud 1 was launched in 2010 as part of a private label created especially for Bruckner Munich, Germany by M. Micallef" so it was only available in a handful of stores in Germany, pricey, and not easy to obtain. Thankfully, it looks as though it is now being distributed by M. Micallef, but it is still difficult to find...but find it I shall. Anyway, there are four really top-notch plum-oud fragrances (Bond No. 9 Andy Warhol, Tom Ford Plum Japonaise, Perris Monte Carlo Bois d'Oud and Aoud 1 by Micallef/Parfumerie Bruckner. I have Andy Warhol and Bois d'Oud and plan to pick-up Plus Japonaise one of these day, but I would have to say my favorite from this genre is Aoud 1 - a head over heels immediate love even though the others are top-notch. Aoud 1 performs well in that it lasts 12+ hours on my skin and project well for 4-6 hours on my skin. People are going to notice you so go light on the trigger. But they will also ask what you're wearing because it's just a delightful head-turner. Love, love, love this stuff.

Ive been wanting this fragrance ever since I first saw a review on it back circa 2014. As other reviewers have stated its extremely hard to obtain. From what I understand it is only available at Parfumerie Bruckner. I believe there is another bottling of it by M.Micallef in a different bottle. Some have stated its the same fragrance, which I can not confirm one way or another but I was never even able to sample this. I had to order it blind and I have to go through quite a bit and over pay by a lot just to get it. The over pay and the red tape was well worth it. This is quite unique. Perfectly unisex. Fruity, Sweet, Woody. The apple, peach, plum combo headlines with the sandalwood and vanilla giving it quite a bit of body, and the oud giving it just the right amount of sophisticated funk. I do pick up just the perfect amount of jasmine for me as I am not really a fan of jasmine. Overall id say this is about one step too sweet from being an utter masterpiece but its very very close. Happy to own it, and it will likely be just a matter of time before the hype train on this comes back around.

I was able to randomly find a full presentation online selling in the US. I fell in love with this fragrance. To my nose it immediately smells of a slightly medicinal oud (but very addicting) and a sweet fruity plum with very light floral. To me this is somewhat similar to Acqua Di Parma Oud, although a bit more refined (ADP was a fantastic fragrance, but it was a bit too medicinal for me) Some have referenced Oud For Greatness as similar, which I don't really find. OFG is much more spicy and dry where as Aoud 1 is more sweet and Woody. I'm so grateful to have acquired a bottle of this gem and by far this is my favorite oud fragrance.... for now ;) I eventually sold this because it was a bit more powerful and abrasive than my typical life situations can accommodate.

This stuff is AMAZING!!! And extremely hard to find! Love at first sniff! Was able to score a 10ml decant from a buddy of mine and immediately fell in love with it. FULL BOTTLE WORTHY if you can find it!!!

Notes from a small sample. A smooth fruity-floral Oud composition, similar in spirit to Jubilation XXV without the incense. I was immediately reminded of Bois d'Oud by Perris Monte Carlo; however this smells much more polished and natural. Will update on longevity and projection when I've spent more time with it. UPDATE (25th Jan 2017) I finally got around to wearing my sample. Projection and Longevity were very good; it lasted a whole day with 4 hours of arm-length projection after which it settled to a small bubble around me. My cardigan held on to the scent for days afterwards. Scentwise, It's very a much nicer rendition of Bois d'Oud without the strange gasoline-like note at the top. The notes most prominent to my nose were the peach & plum at the top and mid, with a smooth floral note of jasmine taking over before settling to a base of wood &vanilla. All in all, a very pleasant, high-quality scent. I give this a solid like.