Roberto Cavalli Oud Edition

Love it or hate it! Is definitely something new! This is the scent of bad girls!! Is very heavy and I can feel the leather and smoky scent from it. Also GREAT lasting power!

Roberto Cavalli Oud Edition opens with an oud accord commonly seen in many western exclusive oud fragrances, sharing the leathery, earthy and slight nutty characteristics of cypriol, and devoid of any animalic, musty or musky facets of the oud. A jammy rose discreetly runs underneath, but thankfully never steps out of the shadow. Saffron provides mostly its fuzzy warmth, but none of its tantalising fruity yet bitter medicinal aspects. The fragrance mostly remains this standard western-style oud, but with one intriguing addition: an incense note reminiscent of clean burnt dirt. Smoky, but not arid or aggressive, and it adds a surprisingly airy vibe to the otherwise dense oud accord. The perfume doesn't go under any major development. It just becomes more creamy due to the amber and vanilla in the base. The sillage is moderate, and the longevity is around 10 hours. Roberto Cavalli Oud Edition was released in 2013, right when the oud became so fashionable that every designer brand was producing at least one exclusive oud fragrance. Inevitably, many chose to play safe, only adding minor variation to the common oud accord, which is what this Oud Edition did in my opinion. That being said, this Oud Edition feels surprisingly smooth compared to a few smoky oud fragrances in recent years that rely heavily on certain aggressive, extra-dry woody amber aromachemicals, for which I'm grateful. If you enjoy designer oud fragrances with less emphasis on rose, Roberto Cavalli Oud Edition might be an option to consider.

First impression is wao, awesome, but I know this smell, it's an incense, some minutes after, omg, not incense, it's like cherry cigar/pipe:) Definitely unisex, colder weather or evening time fragrance, well done For me this is rather heavy smoky-incense smell than oud.

To my nose, this is somewhat floral. Although not listed, I get loud rose and no saffron. The basenotes are quiet and in the background.

I like certain oud blends, especially when combined with rose and musk...but this one....YIKES!! It's a dirty, sweet, smoky/incense-y Oud, very rich, black and gravelly in texture with a strong musty leather note...the saffron adds an additional punch of spice, and the vanilla-amber sweetness merely 'attempts' to tame these wild, beastly notes. It punched me in the nose and continuously did so, and when I tried to scrub it off at home, soap and water failed! The scent still lingered for hours! I had to wash it off 5 or 6 times and spray something citrusy over my arm to be able to stop smelling it. It doesn't smell like Black Orchid but they share the same vibe. They are two of the darkest, most morbid female scents my nose has ever chanced upon. This is another one that black widows, occult practitioners and serious bad ass chicks need in their collection. Guys could wear this too. But PLEASE, not more than 1 spray, it could knock someone down!!