Oud Of Ulya

I am massively impressed with the value of this one. I haven't had my nose on Oud Ulya yet, but from what I've read it's very similar to Silver Oud which I own. This is definitely very close - strong, dark, smoky, luxurious, semi-sweet, slightly animalic oud goodness. It does a great job of retaining that smoothness of the original. It may lack some of the finer details of the Amouage, but overall it is so close. Like Silver Oud, this has that same dark, smoky, wet, somewhat rotting wood smell to it. Like if you stepped into a forest cave with a large tree trunk inside, that had been slowly breaking down over years of rain dripping through the cave ceiling. I absolutely love the smell of both of these, and the Dua is honestly so good that I'm not sure I would recommend buying the Amouage. And this is coming from someone who owns over 40 from Amouage. I don't view this as challenging, but it is definitely a cold weather fragrance. Must be a fan of smoky, dark oud fragrances.