Erba Oud

Erba Oud is obviously polarizing, it is the epitome of commercial niche. It is the mythical Centaur of the fragrance world: half beast galloping through the mud and half philosopher with eyes turned to the heavens. If one were to trust the majority of the reviews below (don't) you would believe this is poop in a spray bottle. The truth is that it is indeed, for the very first few moments of the opening, bottled turd! Then something magical happens, the horse patty alchemically transforms into a rich oud, fruit, and incense medley with hints of jackfruit curry popping up fancifully in the background for a bit. I am reminded of wandering through a southeast Asian open air market many years ago with fine incense burning as stands replete with ripe fruit beckon and then the breeze shifts ever so slightly to bring a waft of something delicious in the distance. Erba Oud is potent, a single spray is plenty, and this juice is a marathon runner that will go for twelve hours easily while transforming numerous times. Erba Oud is not just one fragrance, it is several Russian nesting dolls; as one layer is removed a new and entirely different perfume potion is revealed beneath. Erba Oud is brilliant because it is an absolute roller coaster ride, the execution is bold and divisive as many great works of art are, and it takes a strong character to tame this gorgeous Sagittarius in a bottle.

Si bien Sospiro nos presentó una mejora de calidad al frutal clásico "Erba Pura" en "Erba Pura Mágica", seguía siendo ese olor algo femenino e incluso infantil, me cuesta trabajo imaginar a un hombre oliendo así. En Palacio de Hierro (Tienda deparamental de lujo aquí en México) ví una botella de Sospiro de color amarillo que decía "ERBA OUD" sospeché que se trataría de esas veces que las casas quieren sobre explotar un ADN con mil flankers. Pero aún así me dió curiosidad saber a que olería Erba Pura con Oud. En cuanto el vendedor retiró la tapa del perfume me llegó inmediatamente un fuerte olor a establo, ¡solo con retirar la tapa! Al atomizar un secante me invadió una fuerte ráfaga de un Oud tan fuerte y apestoso, al pegar la nariz fue donde ese contraste frutal empezó a relucir. Quedé perplejo, Sospiro me había callado la boca. Estoy encantado con este perfume, Erba Pura tenía salvación con un Oud Apestosito. Aroma: 8.7/10 Duración: 14 horas en piel Estela: Enorme (Cuidado porque me han dado malos comentarios)

My honest review on this fragrance: Let me firstly say, erba oud is miles clear of oud maracuja or any of the other similar dna's. This is a fruity-oud masterpiece. Do not listen to the haters! This opens up beautifully with a very sweet fruity, almost caramel like smell. I think its the melon that I get most. Almost instantly aswell you get this not harsh but smooth oud running in the background. The leather, oud and vanilla combine so well with the fruity notes its just incredible. This is just so much brighter than oud maracuja and I could see myself wearing this in the summer even in Doha, Qatar. And lets not start about the performance, this is nuclear. 2 sprays get the job done, 3 might even choke people. And this lasts like crazy, do not spray on clothes as it does not come off! 9,2/10 for me!

Erba Oud is a fragrance I literally adored. Imagine the juiciness and freshness of the fruity notes combined with a strong, slightly animalic oud, which on one side add personality to the fruity part, and on the other side refresh the oud, making it a fragrance that is nothing less than magnetic and is sure to get compliments. The performance is very high, wonderful during the warmer seasons for those looking for an oud in an enchanting summer mood. A definitely winning contrast. On the wishlist. ‘Running train’ painted by Ivo Pannaggi.

Erba Oud- Beast Erba Pura with Real Oud WARNING: This is not beginner friendly. If you like real Indian Oud- you will like this People who say this smells like poop have not smelled real oud, only fake oud from designer brands, montale, etc. Imagina Erba Pura with real indian oud and Melon- this is erba oud Last days on clothing, sillage wise is very good. If you like indian oud and erba pura, blind buy worthy!

You sampled and bought some juicy fruits on the fruit-market, and on your way home you stepped in some dog shit. 3rd party up-close reaction: "Get away, you smell like shit." I love it.

I like it, it smells delicious, when you spray first, give it time to dry a little, sexy

Perfect fruity animalic fragrance I love it

Initially smells like melon 🍈, cantaloupe, mango 🥭, lemon 🍋 with an under base of stinky oud. The oud smells very similar to the wood shavings when I chainsaw certain trees on my farm. After an hour the oud calms a bit and after 3 hours the whole perfume mellows but is still strong and projecting. I really like it as it dries down and it lasts on your skin 12+ hours. I could see why people might not like the initial stinky oud. I enjoy the perfume.

Difficult to wear, weapons grade stuff here. Fruity poop. Starts off as a potent example of barnyard, animalic oud...then in melts trademark Erba fruitness. The blending is smooth and resounding. Good stuff. Best of the Erbas.

Overripe fruit vibes. Fruits and oud lead the way and oud disappears leaving a fruity scent.

I like oud, I like real oud, I even like some explicitly fecal/barnyard ouds. This isn't coming from a place of not understanding or not being familiar with oud. This one really does smell a bit like shit to me :( It calms down after ~30 minutes and then becomes pretty standard, but something about the combo of the fruit and musk in the opening with that harsh oud smells like literal shit to me, with a side of BO. If I smell it close to the skin I can pick apart the different notes and then it's quite pleasant but in the air it does smell to me like something bad happened to my body and/or toilet.

This is a really interesting fragrance! I get the fruity opening right away - it's sweet and juicy, but not overwhelming. The oud comes in later and adds a nice depth and smokiness. It lasts a long time on my skin, which is always a plus. Not sure if I'd call it 'lustful' though...

I do like indian oud and smelled real skanky ouds but the way it’s done in here, with that super fruity erba pura dna i dont like it. I think the skanky oud doesn’t fit the fruity dna. They should have went with a mass appealing tf oud wood type oud instead of a real and skanky indian one, or should have went full on skanky and changed the fruity erba dna into something less fruity and more leathery or something. 3.5/10. it’s not the skank alone that’s the problem, it’s the skank mixed with the fruitbasket that makes it a bad combo imo.

Even if it's £30 I won't by this I'm sorry - the brand has only beasts but this is trash

Tried this on skin in a store - couldn't regret it more. lasted ages even after washing it off and was super loud projecting, so props for that. the smell is quite possibly the most unpleasant thing i've put to my nose EVER. they could not pull off the oud, the only "animalic" is animal crap. the dry down is a bit better. at least it doesn't smell like poop anymore. it smells soapy and weird. wouldn't expect from a niche brand like this

As someone who loves Xerjoff Erba Gold, I went to smell Erba Pura Magica by Sospiro and loved it. Then, thinking it could only get better, I decided to put two sprays of Erba Oud by Sospiro on my wrist, which was probably the worst idea I’ve ever had. It immediately smelled like horse s***. I tried to rub it off in every possible way but didn’t succeed, so for the next hour, I smelled like horse s***.

I definitely picked up on the Melon but that Oud just ruins this for me. Its like sweaty locker room fruit lol. Because I'm a sadist I allowed it to dry down looking for some redemption and it does get better because the fruit notes evaporate away and just leaves a chill oud which I'm ok with. This frag just feels unnecessary. Like mixing oil and water or sweet and rancid. Just makes no sense to me.

Tried this off the shelf. First spray was like some feral animal rolled in fruit then crapped on my arm. The most pungent of oud, jarring against the fruit. Have no idea why they thought this would be a good combination. Make up your own mind but I cannot think of a single occasion where you would want to smell like this. At least it is unique.

Cannot believe this horrible creation is from Sospiro... I expected to see animalic notes like civet and listed, not so many fruity ones. This is worse than a public toilet after a drunken weekend. 🤢🤮 Couldn't get it out of my nostrils the whole day... 😵💫