Oud in Calvados

Scents of Wood Oud in Calvados is one of the several fragrances from this house that I really clicked with when sniffing them during my most recent trip to Perfumology in Philadelphia. As its name suggest, the house has lots of woody scents, and to my nose, almost all of the ones that I’ve smelled are very pleasant, with some being especially interesting, and Oud in Calvados is very interesting. Aptly name, it features a mix of oud with the French apple brandy, Calvados, and it smells just like a boozy, spicy apple scent with oud. I’m sure many are familiar with By Kilian Apple Brandy, which Oud in Calvados is close to, but less spicy and sweet than, with the oud not a part of Apple Brandy but a fairly prominent, even if neither animalic nor medicinal, component of Oud in Calvados. It’s a really great fragrance, fitting for cooler weather. Cozy, class, and sweet, but not quite to the point of being a gourmand—again, given the presence of oud—and it performs well. Oud in Calvados is priced at $240/38 for 75/10ml, sold by great boutiques like Perfumology, and spray samples are sold on the Perfumology website as well. 8 out of 10

Wow.... this is good. Really, really good. My favorite niche fragrance boutique recently added 7 fragrances from Scents Of Wood to their library and they hit stores today, so I couldn't resist going in to smell them. I get free samples at this boutique and took a sample of each of the seven they got but this one was special, I could tell from the blotter right away. I decided to spray it on skin immediately in the store, something I very rarely do and I'm wearing it now as my scent of the night. It is so well blended that I can't really pick out any of the individual notes, it just smells incredible on my skin. I am definitely getting a full bottle of this gorgeous creation. I can't comment on performance yet because I just sprayed it an hour ago but I can say it smells incredible. Get a sample and try it for yourself, if you love boozy gormands, then this is definitely a must.

Sampled a lot of this line from Ministry of Scent and it’s quite exceptional. Plum in Cognac is a bit of a favorite of the line and has even won awards, but it’s Oud in Calvados that wins me over personally. No surprise, I love the suggestive pleasure of a juicy oud. Reminiscent of Mr Bojnokoppf, This is a deep oud and oak scent sweetened by fruit and hints of cacao. Were the fruit notes not present to give that juicy punch, I would find this quite intense and one-dimensional. From the listed notes that seems the applejack, and honestly it is boozy. In sum: Oud in Calvados is deep yet playful, it has a sensuous luxury to it and makes you want to be closer to whoever has it on.

A very dry woodsy natural elite smelling with hint of spiceness and perfect touch of booziness. No spice or booze overpower it's a very genuine wood dominant scent with exact amount of spicy Boozy feel. Very sophisticated last easily 7 hrs projects 2-2.5 hrs within no more than an arm or 3/4 arm then it becomes a skin scent that if you hugged someone he will easily smell your aura. Bottle worthy fragrance in my opinion if you looking for an elite yet sexy signature scent to use all year except in the hight heat.

I had heard of other Scents of Woods fragrances staining people's clothes, but I didn't realize this was a problem for Oud in Calvados. I used their small sample size roller bottle to put some on my neck and collarbone area. Maybe I used too much, because after sweating from working out my white tank top had been stained PINK! So be careful with this one. Other than that, I love this scent and I would buy a full bottle. It's very boozy and peppery. It's definitely a confident scent.