Shaghaf Oud Royale

#1059 in my "Tour de Fragrance" The three things I've found you can count on with Swiss Arabian's Shaghaf Oud line is first, you're gonna like it, second, the quality will be satisfying, and third, the only thing they have in common with each other is the name and the bottle shape. [I like the sharp rectangular bottles. Wish everyone did these as they make shelving easy and space efficient.] Anyway, the oud is very mild here. Very wearable. Not barnyard in the least. Most would call it for western tastes. Other than that, you mostly smell jasmine and nutmeg. Enough musk to give it a soft character. It's pleasant, inoffensive, long lasting and versatile. Not going to offend anyone. Smells more Initio "Oud for Greatness", Lattafa "Bade'e Oud for Glory" than anything else. More a fan of Initio "Side Effect" myself, but I like this a lot. No sweetness as with Afnan's "Supremacy in Oud" or Al Haramain's "Detour Eco." Car pool, elevator and small office safe. I think it's okay for business or pleasure, especially in cooler weather. It's a successful blind buy for me.

Swiss Arabian is one serious House and this is a good example of the quality that they can produce at a VERY reasonable price. I think the scent is wonderful, the longevity and sillage is much better than average, the blending is quite good all at a terrific price! The saffron, patchouli, nutmeg and musk are coming through loud and clear for me. Of course the oud is synthetic, but again, it's very well done. If you're expecting genuine oud in this price range, well, I'll just stop there... My money says that the haters here wouldn't be able to tell the difference in quality, blending, etc in a blind test. It may not be as subtle or "refined" as some lovers of Western fragrances would like, but there's no mistaking the quality of this fragrance. If you don't appreciate this one, you're probably well advised to stay away from ME frags altogether. Just own the fact that you don't have the chops for ME frags and be done with them. 7.8/10.0

I can’t stop smelling my arm every time I wear this perfume. I love it!! 😍😍 You have to like earthy green patchouli to like this one. To me It’s so fresh, kind of minty, “green”, aromatic, clean. Spicy but in a fresh way. Fresh green forest vibes. So good! It lifts my mood, makes me feel awake and fresh. Projects really well and lasts FOR EVER. For me it does not resemble Badee Al Oud at all. I have BAO and it’s darker, smokier than this one, not fresh at all. I’m a girl but I love these types of scents. It’s totally unisex to me. It’s actually one of my favorite “freshies with a strong personality” type of scent 💚

Honestly it's one of my favorite ME frags. From the first spray, it feels rich, dark and elegant, definitely more of a mature man’s fragrance in my opinion. The best part is the performance, the longevity is excellent and the sillage is strong. It projects very well and lasts all day on me and a week on clothes. I also received multiple compliments from women while wearing it which is always a great sign. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys strong Middle Eastern-style oud fragrances and wants something masculine with serious performance.

This is a really nice inexpensive alternative for Oud for Greatness Initio Parfums Prives. Comes in a really nice presentation and a lovely solid rectangular 75ml glass bottle. It's pretty close to ofg and really wearable. But you'll need to give it a minute to settle after initial sprays, well many ME frags are like that. This definitely meant to dupe ofg rather haltane as the smell is much closer to ofg. Good stuff