Out at the Opera (Glamurous Oud)

From what I read in the booklet I received with my fragrances the notes listed above have been mixed up with the notes for Midnight on Max Street and vice versa. I have to check to see how I can get in touch with a moderator to get that sorted out... Anyway about Out at the Opera; It opens with a juicy burst of spiced plum. So sexy! As it warms on the skin the sweetness comes through and it turns into plum wine, delicious and heady and addictive. In the dry down (after about 2 hours) it gets softer, still sweet but also comforting. I love this so much! It is very much a cold weather scent. That middle would be way too cloying in the summer heat. This is not for the faint of heart. This is a special occasion, night out type of scent. A scent for the kind of woman who likes hanging out in dark smokey places, drinking 100-year-old premium whiskey with her dark smokey friends. She's a powerful being, sexy and alluring without even trying. I don't understand why this house isn't more well known. Everything I've smelled from them is just spectacular to me. But I also agree with the previous reviewer who said that a 50ml option is needed. As much as I love this perfume, I don't hang out with my dark smokey friends often enough to justify buying 100ml of it. :)

Out at the Opera is a very smooth fragrance with uncommon smell suitable for cool weather day and night. It leans towards feminine scents. This is not an oud scent. Dominant notes are leather and jummy rose. Other strong notes are saffron and musk. It has also mild woody notes. Long lasting scent with moderate sillage and strong projection for about the first hour. Beautiful but feminine imo. Update After some full wearings I must correct my first impression. First of all it feels unisex . The feeling is the same as in Happy Clinique, Hermes Jardin Toit etc. And secondly there are more notes than those lissted. I get the same fruitness as in Novaya Zarya Smorodina. So it must have red currant. And definitely at the background there's something orangy, very faint plum and fresh but toned down cinnamon. It is masterfully blended you must focus on its smell to feel more things. I'll try again their scents.

This scent is amazing. I love it more, the more I wear it. It smells expensive, it smells rich. The main notes i pick up here is plum, oud and vanilla. The plum in my opinion mixes perfectly with the oud, and the vanilla boosts the sweetness. The longevity is ok to good, i wish it stayed longer on the skin, but it still wears for about 7ish hours. It might be longer, as i maybe go a bit anosmic to the scent. For me this is worth every penny. 8/10.

This smelled like the bathroom section of a construction store or like plastic to me, in a positive sense.

Wonderful scent. I got a generous sample from a kind friend who thought I would like it, and boy was she right! It's a bit strange because at first it smells like a typical men's cologne (at least to me), but a few moments later it transforms into a gorgeous, creamy, sophisticated and musky scent. It is fairly longlasting and the sillage is rather modest but definitely present. I just can't get enough of it and I have to buy a full bottle as soon as possible! Edit 2024: I now own a full bottle but fell out of love with it. That 'typical men's cologne-phase' is too overpowering for me now.

I had big hope for this but it's reminds me of my first perfume Greed Masone. I bought a sample because of Milan but this is a very simple, not so well blended basic scent even tought it's good for the most part,

Reply to Fragrant Freddy: On the other hand, here is the description from the official website: "The base note in “Out at the Opera” convinces with musk as well as wood and forms a very pure and stable foundation. Leather and rose give the scent a sensual depth in its heart note, which is ideally rounded off by nutmeg and saffron." So, I'm confused now))

Like other ouds - spray with care! One time is just right. I like Maison Francis Kurkdjian "Oud Satin Mood" very much, only I sense too much gourmet in the MFK perfume. Out at the Opera however is quite close to the comforting vibe I know from Oud Satin Mode, only without the heavy (cheap?) gourmet. This scent is extremly sensual, deep, sexy and disturbing. Actually all I could wish for when chosing an oud perfume. You know the feeling when you put a paper-test strip in a purse or pocket and a few days later you pull something out of the purse and you wonder what smells so good? Out at the Opera plays this pleasant surprise extremly well. The reason why I have not bought it - YET - is that the sales assistent sprayed the perfume on my skin and she sprayed 2 times! :-o Way too much! (I went through the same thing with MFK Out Satin Mood, once) The scent is a beautiful composition, but too much on your skin makes you want to wash it off. That's what I did. It's a thin line, a very thin line! So, spray with caution otherwise you might miss a great scent. Scents like this one would be perfect if they were to come in 30ml or 50ml bottles. 100ml is just way to much. I don't see myself finishing a 100ml bottle. How? ;-) I lack the capability to describe what I smell, I can only say that while writing this review, I find myself sniffing on my wrist again and again and again. It is highly seductive. As I said before: extremly sensual, deep, sexy and disturbing - in a provocative way. Nice! I hope this scent gets more attention. It deserves it! PS: I checked the perfumers website: Out at the Opera is NOT identical with Glamourous Oud!

Notes as found on the brand website: Top - orange, pink berries, nutmeg Mid - plum, rose, cinnamon Base - oud, vanilla Would be cool if Fragrantica fixed the list here as the above notes are for Midnight on Max Street.