Dead of Night

I have wanted to try Strangelove perfumes for years, being intrigued by their promises of small batches and high-quality, ethically-sourced ingredients. For these reasons, their perfumes are eye-wateringly expensive. They are all oud-centred, with the focus being on quality and authenticity (or so I believe). I bought the discovery set recently, also expensive, but my curiosity overruled the price. Dead of Night is my first one to try. It is a rose-oud scent, bold in performance and reminiscent of classic Middle Eastern perfumery in style. Oud-centric from initial spray, it is animalic, pungent and strong - featuring a challenging, "true oud" note. I used to hate oud, but on being "educated" on perfume over the years, I have come to admire it. It mellows as it unfolds, and smells undeniably regal and expensive. It is rich and full-bodied throughout, with what I can only describe as a "fattiness" of sorts. DON opens with the aforementioned dark, slightly faecal oud, dirty and leathery up top. It is certainly a challenging oud - but smells like the real deal. The floral notes emerge after some time, muted and subtle alongside the intense oud. Some green-tinged violet is evident initially, adding freshness to the animalic oud. Powdery rose follows, quickly becoming the main floral note, and creating a lovely example of the classic rose-oud accord. The jasmine is slightly indolic initially, mellowing alongside the oud. It becomes a beautifully-balanced floral-oud scent, with the oud softening beautifully to form a smooth, woody complement to the florals. The creamy white florals come to the fore during the later stages, their sweetness enhanced to perfection by smooth, dry vanilla. It gives a seamless sweet amber edge to the oud, adding depth. It becomes increasingly dry as it dries down, with a smokiness coming to the fore. It never becomes thin or harsh, however. A lovely sandalwood note enhances the woodiness of the oud, reminiscent of Cartier Oud & Santal, a simple and beautiful composition I love. It becomes musky as it fades, a woody-amber scent until final fade. Sillage is moderate and longevity is long-lasting. Best worn as an autumn/winter evening scent. It is unisex. A beautiful composition made with oud of the highest quality, DON smells expensive and is hard to fault. I'm excited to try my other Strangelove samples. Opulent elegance in a bottle. 4.5/5.

Campfire in the desert night 🔥🏜️ For anyone enjoying fragrance like FdB Sahraa this reading is something to consider. I'm starting this writing with it as a reference since it's the more popular one. Sahraa is known for the opulence in the floral oud category. I find it very beautiful because it has lots of spiciness that manage to balance out the animalic funky oud extremely well. All the notes are working in harmony right from the beginning till the end. It's an oriental floral oud fragrance that stand out amongst others. But with all that greatness being said, wearing Sahraa multiple times in a row can be tiresome for the olfactory. Although it is an amazing fragrance, when there is strong sharpness in the profile it can be a downside for its wearability (I'm guessing it's from the big dose of saffron here). So I'm content and happy to own the atomizer of Sahraa to wear occasionally as a layering in the cold weather scenario. deadofnight from the house of strangelove nyc has the similar profile with the fragrance I mentioned above. It has very pungent, bold and strong animalic presence from the Borneo oud. An ultimate joy to wear for a fragrance connoisseur who loves the addictive nature of funky oud. What makes this fragrance a better one for me is the smoothness in delivering all the notes thus it feels easy and effortless to wear. The floral notes consist of violet, rose, jasmine and tuberose come together cohesively dancing around the oud as the main star. As it develops the texture become creamier provided by vanilla, bourbon vanilla and sandalwood. Resinous amber with light touch of smokey incense and musk add extra layer of warmth to the overall compositions. All the notes play important role in harmonic orchestra for the oud to shines in center stage. Wearing this fragrance transport me to a campfire in cold desert night with an intimate romantic settings. A very high end luxurious fragrance I'm always excited to wear in the colder months. I'm happy to say that deadofnight will be forever in my heart. Thank you for reading & stay healthy🙏 #vscentorientreview

Seductive, skanky, salacious, big, bold, and brash, Dead of Night delivers everything I want in an oud fragrance. In forgoing the niceties of oud-centric fragrances tamed for the western market that seem to dominate the genre, Laudamiel pushes boundaries in an exploration of natural oud that is both unique and exciting. Dead of Night opens unquestionably animalic as natural oud sustainably sourced shines through as it takes centre stage. The oud is pungent, noticeably musky with a slightly fermented sour edge accented by a hint of natural sweetness. A fleeting burst of bergamot highlights the sour qualities of the oud, while violet leaf adds a barely perceptible touch of watery greenness. As the fragrance evolves, the oud’s animalic bite is encumbered by floral sweetness as a beautifully blousy Damask Rose joins the oud in a combination made in olfactive heaven. Moving into the dry-down, vanillic sweetness is met with the milkiness of sandalwood and the warmth of amber to really round out the oud as the fermented piquancy is reduced to a muted whisper. Dead of Night is much more than three distinct phases. It’s a deeply complex composition whose wear is marked by subtle and highly nuanced developments that I am completely fascinated by. Absolute quality coupled with masterful skill separates a causal niche fragrance from what Laudamiel has done here for Strangelove. Free from imperfection or any possible criticism, Dead of Night is a masterpiece in every sense of the word. In wearing Dead of Night, I am reminded of Frederic Malle’s The Night, a fragrance that for me has always epitomised the genre as it has firmly sat at the apex of oud fragrances. Notwithstanding the similarities, they are two separate and distinguishable fragrances that run in parallel and both verge on perfection. So, if you haven’t already, I would implore you to get your nose this hypnotic fragrance that showcases the best of oud ASAP. IG: Nathan__Jamesj

@strangeloveny #deadofnight دهن Dead of Night ، الجذاب الرائع الكبير الجريء، كلها مفردات لا تعطي العطر قدره و لا تشفي غليل ما ألحقه بي من شرود، يقدم كل ما أريده في عطر يحتوي على دهن العود. دهن العود و ليس ذلك الذي تم ترويجه في العطور الغربية والتي يبدو أنها الأكثر تداولا في هذا الصنف، يتخطى Laudamiel الحدود في استكشاف العود الطبيعي الفريد والمثير. يفتتح عطر Dead of Night بطابع حيواني بلا شك حيث يتألق العود الطبيعي و الذي هو من مصادر مستدامة و الذي يحتل مركز الصدارة في العطر. العود هنا لاذع و المسك بلا شك ملحوظ مع حافة حامضية مخمرة قليلاً بلمحة من الحلاوة الطبيعية و التي تتجلى في دفعة عابرة من البرغموت تسلط الضوء على الصفات الحامضية للعود، بينما تضيف أوراق البنفسج لمسة من الخضرة المائية بالكاد ملحوظة. مع تطور العطر، تتأثر لدغة العود الحيوانية بحلاوة الأزهار حيث تنضم الوردة الدمشقية الزهرية الجميلة إلى العود في مزيج مصنوع في الجنة العطرية. بالانتقال إلى حلاوة الفانيليا الجافة، يقابلها خشب الصندل ودفء العنبر لتلطيف حدة العود و نقله إلى الهمس الصامت. Dead of Night هو أكثر من ثلاث مراحل متميزة. إنه تركيبة معقدة للغاية يتميز ارتداؤها بتطورات دقيقة للغاية وأنا مفتون بالجودة المقدمة إلى جانب مهارة البارع Laudamiel و الذي حاول أن تكون تركيبته خالية من أي نقص أو نقد محتمل ، Dead of Night هي تحفة بكل معنى الكلمة. من خلال ارتداء العطر، أتذكر عطر Frederic Malle's The Night، وهو عطر لطالما كان يلخص هذا النوع لأنه كان ثابتًا في قمة عطور العود. على الرغم من أوجه التشابه، فإنهما عطران منفصلان ويمكن تمييزهما كما يعملان بالتوازي وكلاهما على وشك الكمال. لذا ، إذا لم تكن قد جربت أحد العطرين، فإنني أدعوك أن تحصل على المذكور أعلاه، الذي يعرض أفضل ما في العود في أسرع وقت ممكن. — دمت قارئا، و دام العطر رفيقك 🌹. _____________________________________________ للمزيد من التقارير المرجو زيارة صفحتي عبر الأنستغرام Luxe_cologne_reviews مودتي ❤️ _____________________________________________

I love this juice. It took me completely by surprise when I was visiting Amsterdam searching complete different types of scents. When the sales assistant sprayed this over my hand I was blown away... This is Oud, 3 types of Ouds (regarding who finally made me take one of these bottles home) Borneo, Cambodia and Thailand. It has also a touch of roses, and all lays on a bed of Mysore Sandal wood... Yes, this combo has been million of times repeated, but this is one of the best in my honest opinion. This is sexi, with the perfect touch of skankiness, but within the limits, with the rose not taken over and the creamy refined sandalwood at the back, making this perfume a wonderful, elegant but naughty type of scent. The price-tag, in the other hand, it's ridiculously high, so just recommended if it touches your heart, so try before buying. There are now 15ml bottles, without the golden cup, that makes this somehow more affordable, but still in the very end of high-priced niche perfumery. Originality: Low-medium Scent: 10/10 Performance: Beast Would I buy it: Yes, but I would start with the 15ml bottle (already in my collection)

Dead of Night is a gorgeously regal and sophisticated yet dark and animalic oud fragrance. Straight away I notice the sweet metallic tang of violet leaf, which contrasts beautifully with soft rose, jasmine and tuberose. The florals in here are not overpowering at all - the rose doesn’t come across jammy and the white florals don’t come across like thick soap, they’re perfectly balanced. In the base, a dark and brooding, smoky oud takes the stage supported by a touch of sweetness from a subtle vanillic amber. I would argue this is actually one of the safer options from Strangelove. This isn’t an unusual array of notes and it’s not particularly challenging, but nonetheless the high quality of ingredients and masterful perfumery is obvious. This is a fantastic fragrance and even though I’d still choose Fall into Stars over this, I definitely want a bottle of Dead of Night.

This perfume is simply glorious! I usually run away from anything that begins with this much oud but it settles down quickly in like 5-10 minutes and the violet leaf and floral notes start coming out as the oud settles down and combined with the bergamot it has a fresh and almost tea-like aspect for a brief period. There is this darkness combined with a light airy feel about it, like a contrast of weight. The name makes it sound like it’s going to be this dark, heavy number but it really isn’t once you get past the opening. It’s much lighter in feel than I expected and there is a crispness that gives a nice contrast to the oud and the overall vibe of this fragrance is so satisfying. I never expected to like it as much as I do. Just don’t run from these heavy oud beginnings because they often settle down quickly and turn onto something you can’t stop sniffing.

Good to know that it ́s not just me that finds the performance to be poor :) New niche perfume enthusiast here (and even newer to true oud oil perfumes), who has just bought Strangelove sample kit, who has found that almost every one of the kit has that bad opening and who has just done some reading: it ́s just the oud. For the good or the bad, there it is: pure oud oil. Edit: I ́m editing my comments about the Strangelove perfums so far (Dead of Night, Fall into Stars, A Fire Within). Why? Because, after some time trying my samples, there ́s something definitely weird going on with my nose. Or my brain. :D Some call it 'training your nose', or whatever... It ́s a metamorphosis of some kind, I don ́t know. Someone please write a poem about Oud, because it deserves it.

[Second batch] I've owned this for years now, and it's a benchmark for me of how much my tastes have changed. The first time I smelled it, I smelled shit and rose only. Now, I smell primarily delicate oud and violet with incense, and then an unexpected cinnamon note I the mid and early drydown. It's not shitty or difficult to me any more, in fact it's one of the most elegant, wearable oud perfumes I've ever smelled. It pains me to say this, but it smells remarkably similar to King Blue by Amouage, just that bit more refined (which it bloody well should be given the price). Apart from the opening few minutes, it ends up being more of a restrained amber perfume than a prominent oud scent, with chalky incense and the tiniest smudge of sandalwood to smooth things out.

@Whateverwhocares I almost envy you and the others who might share your raw opinion. For me it seems that you are at the beginning of a journey, only without realizing it. It took me more than half a year to reach to the conclusion that I need to buy a bottle of this, as I was so intrigued by my nose having a different impression each time a took a sniff. Some would say that you can train your nose, well in my case this is what kinda happened, because at first, honestly I just could not tell apart this gem from Fall into Stars (I know, right..?!) Maybe one closes the door on a perfume (and a beautiful ride along with it) right away after the very first impression, and it is fine, but I believe in the journey itself. Have fun with whatever you put your nose on!

i will admit, when i first got my sample set i did not enjoy this even one bit. the complex oud along with the other green elements and bergamot absolutely threw me off in the worst ways possible but after a couple months of owning this and my nose becoming more mature after smelling so many perfumes since, ive start to enjoy this a bit too much. i was genuinely suprised today after i sprayed this on a blotter paper how much i liked it. ive actually worn this just once but i remember smelling it so much that night. kept getting whiffs of it non stop. maybe i wasnt the biggest fan back then but i lowkey enjoy it now. still dont think i can where it but on paper im starting to love it. most challenging sample i own. even more than silence the sea

There is a few stages in one's journey as a collector, First you start with more entry level designers, maybe a few clones, then you work your way up to more well known higher level designers, then dabble in more entry level niche, branching out to less well kown niche, and ultimately end at indie niche. I think this is an excellent piece for those who want something advanced when they have reached maturity of their tastes. It is an absolutely beautiful leathery, slightly funky, rose oud in the purist sense. I can draw some comparisons to ombre nomade in that regard. I think if you want to get to the next level of depth and complexion if you do like the ON dna, then this is an absolutely wonderful place to start

When I read down here in the reviews people saying it smells of barns or manure It surprises me Although a lot of the guys here maybe never smelled pure oud oil or agar wood and if they did they would have understood There is definitely oud here but in minimal doses that is very refined It is the best fragrance from the house with oud the rest can’t come close to it Although the performance is abysmal the scent itself is beautiful I enjoyed wearing it It was a great experience but nothing groundbreaking Now to state the obvious it is overpriced And the second question is does it smell like the night by Fredrick Malle the answer is NO Is it better that the night by Fredrick Malle ....not in a million years

Dead of Night makes a statement. It is a bold rose/oud perfume. Not like the rose/oud combo's that are very mainstream this is the real deal. Dark green tangled vines, a forest filled w/ locust trees w/ their jagged thorns. Thorns used by Northern Shrikes to impale their helpless prey. A dark starless night deep in the forest, lost. This is not a perfume for the timid, it is bold, daring, dark and dangerous. A perfume for anyone who wants to get lost in that mysterious dangerous place, it could be the vine and thorn filled forest or it could be a crime ridden inner city. This is a perfume for people who like to live on the edge. Very compelling, mysterious, raw. Filled w/ electric dark emotions.

اسطورة خرافة خيال وهم سحر أعجوبة ابداع جواز مرور ظاهرة عطرية اسطورة كمان مرة لا اصنف نفسي خبير عطور بتاتا البتة بل انا شخص مبتديء بسيط متذوق و هاوي عطورات، على كثر ما شميت عطور مافيه عطر للان شدني كهذا العطر و انا شخص يصعب ارضائي بسهولة🤓 ، كان جارسون مانكييه عطري الاسطوري لكن للامانة هذا العجيب تفوق بجدارة رغم انهم من خطين مختلفين تماما ، ما كنت هاضم فكرة عطور العود اطلاقا و جربت عطور عود من ديار العود المعروفة و كلها زي الزفت ، اكثر شي عجبني في الحلو هذا اللي يشمه فيك يقول عطر! ربما بسبب النوتة المتداخلة مع العود (غامضة للان ما عرفت اجيبها) و هذا الشيء ادهشني لأنه بالنسبة لي اقرب لمسحة دهن العود الاصيل المعتق،افكر الان اقتني هذا العطر بالحجم الكبير و اتخذه توقيع شخصي و اعتزل محنة العطور للابد

This will make you smell like one of the world's wealthiest on your way to some place very luxurious and dimly lit. The first whiff is a multi faceted sensual experience -- it unravels tri-fold into oud, violet, smokiness. I personally, at the start and throughout, smell iodine -- but its not bothersome, and I know that some people wouldn't detect the same thing (this seems to be a physiological response more than anything). I love to wear this in the evening and on dates. Its so overtly luxe that it would almost be tacky to wear it anywhere that isn't super special. I'd deem it suitable for fall/winter only. It's very complex and warm.

I’ve read that many people are scared of Dead of Night due to it showcasing Oud. There’s nothing to fear, Dead of Night is an enchanting beauty. I get wafts of Oud, but it’s not fecal, it’s hard for me to describe, but I very much like it here. Then I get wafts of flowers, mostly rose. There’s a spiciness to it and ambery. I love Fall into Stars and this has the same overall feeling even though FIS is more spicy and showcases amber with Oud supporting. Anyway, here Oud shines and it’s lovely. So if you’re one of the people hesitant to give this a try, just go for it, there’s nothing to fear from this heady gem.

First impressions of this fragrance were not the best. Right at the top I got strong oud but also a gasoline and poo scent as someone else mentioned. But I have been sitting with it on my skin for about 2 hours and the rose started coming through which was nice and now it's settled into a pleasant blend of oud, rose, amber musk. Not too much vanilla which is fine by me. Give it a half hour before you go out and it will wow.. Makes you feel like rich European royalty or an oligarchs girlfriend. And you may need to date an Oligarch to purchase it for you as it is Pricey!

Owner of all the Strangelove fragrances, that one is the king of this collection ! Dark, strong and what a oud ... Violet leaves brightens it up in the middle and gives it that sexy animal look! A must-try before buying it for non oud fans! The drydown is very nice too. Indeed, quality has a price , in that case overpriced as the entire strangelove range ! But if you can afford it , don't hesitate. Very few comments on the packaging but it is incredibly elegant with a quality cap that really stands out from the other fragrances.

When I got a sample of this the first time I was fascinated by it but couldn't get past the fecal note. Tonight, after two days of testing out uninspiring leather frags, I wanted to put on something enjoyable so the day wasn't a complete olfactory disaster and this came to mind. Saved the day. Yes it's funky but it is not boring. Maybe not safe in the office (unless your life resembles a John Wick film) but between me and the cats, nobody is complaining. I think I love it, but it's too dirty to take home to meet Mum.