Oud Wood Intense

Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense opens with strong, deep, dark woody and leathery notes, very simple. Although potent, the fragrance feels of high quality, elegant, masculine, and modern. The oud and Castoreum are the most prominent notes. The juniper adds its woody, and slightly bitter tone, the ginger adds a spicy touch; the cypress a feels green, sharp and fresh; finally, the angelica adds more woody and early tones. The oud is strong but does not feel offensive or animalic. The Castoreum in the other hand, is an animalic and strong leathery note, the animalic accord serves as a booster but it is not offensive, on the opposite hand, the leathery note is also very strong, it has a soft gasoline-like vibe and it boosts the projection of the fragrance, but it is all well balanced. The combination of both oud and leather is strong, yet, it is pleasant, dry, very dark, and masculine. Once Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a strong projection, dark oud and leather fragrance with soft animalic, and spicy accords. The fragrance feels bold, classy, commanding, dark, earthy, elegant, exotic, expensive, formal, heavy, high-quality, imposing, leathery, masculine, mature, mysterious, nicely-blended, nocturnal, powerful, resinous, refined, slightly smoky, sophisticated, strong, warm, woody and very pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 WOW RATING: 10/10. This is an impressive fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 7/10. The combination of oud and leather creates a very strong note that has a gasoline vibe, something that some people will find offensive. UNIQUENESS: 10/10. This is a very strong and refined fragrance, unique. MASS APPEAL: 1/10. This is not a mass appeal fragrance. PROJECTION: 6/10. Very good. About six feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 10/10. Excellent. About 10 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 2 to 4 atomizations should suffice. LONGEVITY: 6/10. Excellent, about 8 hours with 3 of solid projection. SEASONS: Winter, colder nights, or climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, casual, holidays, clubbing. VERSATILITY: 4/10. Moderate, this fragrance is reserved for formal or casual wear during the colder months. GENDER: Masculine. AGES: 30 and above. RECOMMENDATION: Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense is a fragrance for mature men that appreciate very dark, woody, and leathery scents. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: No, sample it first. SIMILAR: Here are some oud-based fragrances. Amouage Jubilation XXV contains oud, incense, floral and sweet; Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade EDP by Louis Vuitton is a fantastic oud fragrance but lacks performance; Montale Paris Oudmazing, although oud-based, the oud is softened by fruit, some floral and citrus notes; Amouage Memoir Men EDP is a woody, tobacco, and leather very dark fragrance; Amouage Interlude is a very dark and spicy fragrance, with outstanding performance; Xerjoff More Than Words is an oud, sweetly fruity, floral, and ambergris, a good but overpriced fragrance. SUMMARY: A strong projection, dark oud and leather fragrance with soft animalic, and spicy accords. The fragrance feels bold, classy, commanding, dark, earthy, elegant, exotic, expensive, formal, heavy, high-quality, imposing, leathery, masculine, mature, mysterious, nicely-blended, nocturnal, powerful, resinous, refined, slightly smoky, sophisticated, strong, warm, woody and very pleasant.

Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense. I struggle to pick a number one from this house. It's between this one and Tobacco Oud Intense for me, and it all comes down to my mood and what I feel like wearing that day. If I want something more complex, sweeter, and warmer, I'll say it's TOI. If I am in the mood for something dry and butch, it'd say this beauty right here. As so many have already mentioned, there is no common ground that this perfume and the original Oud Wood share. Perhaps the mother brand. This fragrance could have been named "Aromatic Leather" or something along those lines, as the two facets are most prominent to my nose. Aromatic qualities in the opening, dry leather for the most part, dry woods, sweaty musks, and to my surprise, a good amount of salty and inky oakmos in the base. It feels rather monolithic, although there are some clear transitions from the top to the base. The opening is very aromatic and calls back some old-school men's colognes. Juniper, cloves, and ginger abound. Later, the beautiful cypress joins in. Shortly after the initial burst, the leather creeps in and stays throughout. I'd imagine the castoreum works to define most of this leather accord. It feels like an Oriental take on leather, somewhere between refined and rough, smoky and musky, with an intoxicating allure. It is a dark but mysterious perfume. The woods are there, although I wouldn't scream "Agarwood" at the smell of it. It comes across as fumigating wood, therefore, I believe part of the traditional incense-burning bakhoor is showcased through it - a leather garment infused with bakhoor smoke. In the later stages, I get this constant creamy and salty muskiness that pairs with an equally salty, bitter, and inky oakmoss. It lingers on the skin and clothes for days and smells incredibly enticing. The overall experience is bone dry, with no sweetness whatsoever, with plenty of leather, wood, smoke, musks, and earthy-aromatic facets. I understand why this perfume doesn't appeal to so many Tom Ford fans, as it stands alone among the other releases from the house. It is a pure androgynous beauty, and those who like them butch and assertive, as well as those who love Leather-Orientals, will find much to appreciate here. I know I love it. IG:@memory.of.scents

Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense is a significant misnomer, as the fragrance does not correlate with the original Oud Wood all that much. However, it is a great fragrance that merits smelling and enjoying wholly apart from the Oud Wood that preceded it by a decade. Oud Wood Intense is mainly an animalic woody leather sort of fragrance, the mix of cypress and oud being almost taken over by the additive of castoreum that most dramatically separates it not only from the original Oud Wood but also from the rest of the Private Blend collection through 2018. The castoreum fosters a sort of "dry leather" smell that more or less characterizes my experience of the entire fragrance. In this respect it feels masculine and boastful while being slightly sophisticated, as well; it contains just the right amount of an animalic leaning that it works quite well to satisfy an interest in leather without being too oud-intensive or borderline fecal. At the time of its release in late 2017, Oud Wood Intense (and Tobacco Oud Intense, simultaneously) joined FF and Neroli Portofino Forte at the higher price point of $310 (now $320) per 50ml, with only the re-release of Bois Marocain having been higher at that point ($330 in 2016). So it may seem like a steep price for the juice, but it's available on secondary markets like FragranceNet, where a 50ml is at $227 with the 30% off coupon. Its performance is excellent, as well, just a tad bit behind the beasts of the line like TV, TL, NDN, AA, etc. It's also perhaps the strongest Private Blend that isn't at least somewhat sweet, either (another example being Italian Cypress). Overall, Oud Wood Intense is a great option, not the superlative offering that I regarding NDN, TV, and AA as, but still, one or two notches below that. Really excellent juice. 9 out of 10

'Oud Wood' is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and everyone's invited - this woody-creamy compliment-educer is a true modern classic that helped mightily in putting the word 'oud' on the olfactory map. Stumbled across it (along with 'Tuscan Leather " and "Tobacco vanilla") is the first thing everyone who tackles Ford's impressive collection of fragrances does. But what can the new Intense variant do? Turns everything up to 11, my friends at Spinal Tap would say. "Oud Wood Intense" is an almost completely new fragrance. Unlike many other representatives, the word intense fits here remarkably well. While the original is pleasing and gentle, and hardly wants to be called a serious oud fragrance, "OWI" rocks towards the night without brakes. He's a lot harder to carry, has a lot more balls than his father. Almost a real rebel. Animalistic, surprisingly leathery, surprisingly potent. And the latter was the original. But the new master Ford is a black beast. FC Bayern Munich for Real Madrid, the fire bull for the last unicorn, Voldemort for young Potter, Sauron for the Shire, Harvey Weinstein for aspiring actresses. If you like the rest of Ford's crackers and like it a little heartier, you're welcome to nip your wallet. Nevertheless, I would always go for the original, because I also want to wear my perfumes and my celebration years are mostly over. Bottle: just as outrageously stylish as the prices are outrageously expensive. Sillage: kicks out like a horse - darker, stronger, harder. Durability: puts the thing in double digits - it stuck to me for 10 hours. My vote 10,10

GODDAMN YOU TOM FORD, YOU SLEEK DEVIL! I CAN'T AFFORD THIS! Rarely would I use the word masterpiece about a fragrance, but I will about this one. Being a lover of 'fuck you and the nostrils you rode in on' fragrances, Oud Wood Intense is right up my alley. It's harsh, it's animalic, it smells a bit like burnt rubber, and it's absolutely delightful. Tom Fords Fragrances are hit or miss for me: Anthracite is horrible, his whole blue line is rather boring, the Original Oud Wood is very, very, very nice, but not for the price. But Oud Wood Intense is something else entirely. It's in a league of it's own. I have a policy of never spending several hundred bucks on a fragrance, I'm simply either too poor or too stingy for such a frivolous expense. Only twice have I been tempted to break that policy - once by Green Irish Tweed which smells exceedingly pleasant - and once by Oud Wood Intense which smells exceedingly fucking fantastic. As should be obvious from what I wrote above, I don't own, have never owned and will probably never own a bottle of Oud Wood Intense, and as such, I have absolutely no business writing a review for it... But Damnit, I wan't more of this scent in the world!!! So if you're less of a penny pincher than me, you owe it to yourself to try this out (don't blind buy it, it's not for everyone). Hopefully you'll love it. Hopefully you'll buy it. And hopefully you'll wear it near me, so I can inhale your skin and I can get my fix vicariously till I win the lottery.

I was very happy to see the reviews saying that Oud Wood Intense was nothing like Oud Wood. I am very much in the minority on Oud Wood. I love oud and I love wood, but after trying Oud Wood several times over the years and have to admit that it just does not do anything for me. One day I will try it again. Fast forward to present day, and I ordered a sample of Oud Wood Intense based on the notes and the reviews saying it is nothing like the original Oud Wood. And I an VERY glad I did! OWI has a very heavy and dark opening. almost like a heavy leather or an electrical fire on my skin. For the first 2 hours I get a very dark, heavy and intense scent. Not for the faint of heart. I see this scaring off many people. If you like clean / fresh / lighter scents, you are probable not going to like this one, but I absolutely loved it this phase. After a few hours OWI moves into what I am calling dry down deliciousness! Castorium and Oud in a sexy dance inside a dark club filled with smoke and plush leather furniture. I get good projection and longevity on my skin. Unfortunately I do not get the beast mode that others have reported. That is a shame. :-( While OWI is listed as Unisex, it leans more masculine to my nose. OWI works well in either casual or formal attire. Bottom line: If you are looking for a crowd pleaser or a massive compliment getter, stay with Oud Wood. If you like heavy, dark and sensual scents, you should try a sample of this.

This shouldn't be a scent that I like. It's strong, acrid, completely dry and devoid of sweetness, but it became my easy reach fragrance in winter. I find it such a warming and comfortable scent, evocative of smouldering coals. The opening has a similar cleaner/disinfectant note to the original Oud Wood, that balances out the heavier bitter vegetal elements in the base. Combined with camphorous facets of cypress and fir, I find the scent reminiscent of Chinese medicinal balms, which is perhaps why I associate the scent with safety and comfort. Coming back to the oud/disinfectant note, just like Oud Wood, it adds class to distinguish it from other heavy animalic 80s powerhouse fragrances. I find the scent has a lot more personality than it's predecessor, which feels sterile and 'nice' in comparison. As the drydown continues, the scent becomes increasingly animalic as the castoreum reveals itself. This is no leather scent, it's a real scent of savoury body odour. Yet, I don't find it offensive at all, balanced against the slightest camphor and vegetal character. The scent lasts easily over 12 hours on skin and projects very well. It's easily my favourite Tom Ford fragrance, and one that has taught me to branch out into heavier animal notes like castoreum (however, I still find Overture Man extremely rank).

This fragrance.. .. is absolutely unapologetic, burns my nose hair, is one of the strongest perfumes I've smelled recently, is abrasive, is like your uncle that shows up once a year to family gatherings - drunk and with a cigarette in his mouth only to disappear back into his house in the woods after, might just be one of the most repulsive things you've smelled recently, chops wood and repairs heavy machines by itself, is probably a good gasoline substitute, is ready to hurt you and doesn't care about it, is chest hair in a bottle, doesn't let you wear it - it wears you, doesn't know what laughing means, will automatically grab a leather jacket for you once you spray it, will swear at you, feels uneasy, stares aggressively at your family and kids, is the "bad cop" in the TF Oud Wood realm, is an alcohol and nicotine addict, is pain in a bottle, might just be one of the most bitter things ever to be used as perfume, will crack some necks on the street, takes what it wants and doesn't ask, will make you suffer, doesn't ask questions because it only makes statements, gives you an opinion whether you ask for it or not, will make you apologize even if you're right, makes mistakes but doesn't care and continues with life, is pure pain, abrasiveness, harmfulness and bad decisions in a bottle. 5/5, love it

Just tried a decant for the first time. Honestly the first 15 minutes I got a bit of the animalic and a good amount of the cypress. Which surprised me so early on. After the first 15 minutes I started getting more of the smoke, maybe a little mint in an effervescent way, and some of that rubber. My wife didn’t like it on me at all from 15-45 minutes. What it’s settled into (which my wife likes) is the smoke, ink, and brutality of the first 45’ish minutes of BeauFort London Coeur de Noir before that settles down to a very solid leather scent. That first 45 minutes of the BeauFort is the niche “take it or leave it a*hole” part of that fragrance before the dry down, but that part IS the dry down of OWI. It’s naughty, it’s dirty, it most likely won’t be a crowd pleaser to the people who aren’t already predisposed to liking you, but that’s kind of the F You bit we all want to find in something from a house more niche than this (like BeauFort) and I’m here for it. **update** Now that I have a bottle of Antaeus... this REALLY reminds me of the opening of that scent. A LOT. Now that I’m used to the more powerhouse 80s scents this calls to mind some of them and I love it even more. Not for the faint of heart but this scent is an absolute genius at calling to mind the big scents of yore.

The biggest injustice people bestow on this fragrance is smelling it from the bottle and not trying it on skin. I tried this numerous times from the bottle whenever I visited the Tom Ford counter in my Nordstrom. Always got turned off by this vile, animalistic scent that made me feel like I was a truck dirver fixing the engine of my truck in a desert while I was parked over the corpse of an animal. Today I finally got a sample and wore it on skin. And oh my lord what a beautiful fragrance this is. On skin, this doesn't have any of the medicinal traits of Oud Wood which made me hate it. Instead it has a light, musky metallic tone added to it. The angelica is also prominent which ever so slightly reminds me of Creed Spice and Wood. Oud Wood Platinum would be a better name for this fragrance. This is only Oud Wood Intense when smelled from the bottle. On skin this is a refined, muskier, lightly metallic, and more floral Oud Wood. Would reccomend this one over the original any day. Get it before it's discontinued like Tobaco Oud Intense. EDIT: I just wore this again and now I know why I love the dry down so much. The dry down of Oud Wood Intense is basically a more smokey and less balsamic version of Jubilation XXV's dry down. Castoreum is one hell of a note

Worn this twice now and it's not made a massive impression on me to be honest. I like it, and it's interesting to see these 'Intense' versions released within the Tom Ford Private blend line. I never really understood the masses of praise heaped on the original Oud Wood, it's okay but weirdly aloof and medicinal for such, across the board praise, I would've thought. Guess I'm wrong again. This Intense version is not a heightened version of the original and I for one am glad, to say it's not even remotely similar isn't strictly true because a hint of the accord pokes it's head out when it settles. This is probably due to the oud component being similar. Oud Wood Intense however is a much more rubbery and authentic mixed woody affair, with an opening of cypress and animal notes. It's a moody scent but never dark, more cuddly and drying down to a kind of leather smell perhaps with hints of tobacco? Is this going to be as popular as the original...I doubt it and suspect some might not even enjoy it at all, but there can be no doubt what we have here is another high quality edition to the Tom Ford line. I mentioned I've worn it twice and would definitely wear it again, perhaps I will fall for it then who knows. Worth a sniff though for sure.

Oud and castoreum combine with the remaining notes to make an animalistic and petroleum-touched black leathery smell. It is not thick and dense like Black Afgano, but more "open" and airy especially in the dry-down. I think the juniper and ginger add notable spice to it as well. It's super dark and masculine with undeniable beast mode performance! Oh boy do I love me some loud perfumes XD This is a tough one. It's not a mass appealing scent, and a number of people will be honestly turned off by it, however it is probably in the top 5 of everything I own or have sampled. You must try before you buy. I tested two separate samples extensively and they really stood out in both uniqueness and compliments! Personally, I was in awe of it from first sniff (immediate strong black leather smell to my olfactory). It is allegedly a limited edition. If I had the money to blow I would have been crazy enough to get the 250ml flacon. For me it's a masterpiece, and I would be sad without it in my collection. I've spent some time searching for amazing leather fragrances, and this one is the ultimate "black leather" smell for me thus far. I layer this with Tuscan Leather occasionally for a darkly sweet, super rich leather smell. It's incredible stuff

I own most of popular Tom Ford fragrances, I have to say this one's performance and projection is beast mode. It's saturated and confident, incorporating zingy aromatics like cypress, juniper, and angelica, but also the growling animalics of Tuscan Leather for a powerful statement. Very manly scent. It is a very anmalic, patrol/leathery, dirty, spicy and oudy fragrance. It has no resemblance to oud wood at all. It is it's own scent entirely. This is right now my number one cologne in my collection due to its uniqueness, performance, longevity and compliments. I have been wearing this on weekends when I go clubbing, for the last three weeks and I am constantly getting compliments. I should say it definitely goes with darker guys with beard. Wear your jeans, white muscle t-shirt and a leather jacket and you are good to go with this fragrance. Be prepared to keep girls off your neck all night long. I am telling you I got over 20 compliments in one night, I was shocked myself, because this fragrance is funky, strong and the castoreum and the spicy notes are very strong in this one but for some reason works amazing on my skin. This is definitely my "BAD BOY" cologne.

Some how I finally got a bottle for under about $180 to my shock...this fragrance is a luxury I thought I wasn’t going to ever get the chance to partake of, I had always kept an eye out for a bottle but they were elusive. It is bittersweet knowing when this bottle is gone, it probably will never get replaced, so in some ways while I wear it and still have most of my bottle, I am already mourning its loss...because it is a masterpiece. This isn’t a scent to bury your nose in, let it float around you and you are rewarded with a realistic leather aroma like walking into a Tack and Western Wear shop in Texas. I find it to have all of its edges honed like polished flint, or a well worn saddle...and the notes blended in so smooth, what hovers in the air is quite sophisticated and ‘well-dressed’...I like to think maybe Tom Ford put a little bit of our shared home state of Texas in this one. Like Patchouli Absolu, this is from the great golden era of TF that seems to in its twilight, a retro-modern hyper masculine tributes to the 70’s that when gone will be immortalized in the minds of those who were fortunate to have worn them.

Oud Wood Intense is, to me, the better of the 2 Oud Woods. It is a richer, deeper scent of woods with a more prominent oud note compared the original Oud Wood. It starts pretty good with a good dose of oud & as it drys down, there is a phase where it smells very similar to the original Oud Wood, although transiently only. At the dry down, your are left with this woody green oud scent that's rich & beautiful. It smells like a forest of oud, cypress, & juniper trees. The cypress & juniper here are really prominent. One can describe the scent as a woody oud-sandalwood combo, despite the lack of sandalwood in the notes. If you are looking for a green, oudy fragrance, Oud Wood Intense is a good candidate. If you are looking for a really oudy fragrance, than Oud Wood Intense is not something I'd recommend first, as the fragrance is equal parts oud & green notes (cypress/juniper). Overall, good release scent-wise from Tom Ford. However, given the ridiculous price, I'll pass on it for something else.

After more then a year I sprayed this bad boy on my wrist and oh my.. this has changed and changed for the positive!!! Where in the first few times I could only smell dry leather I cab smell the whole composition now!! And now this is indeed oud wood but "intense" That base of oud wood is still here, creamy woody base but here you find that castoreum kinda accord very strong in the opening, dries down more to a aromatic leather but bitter without that smooth vanilla of the OG . And still somehow that spiciness from the OG is here but also not can't explain... but today i really can relate these 2 bad boys to each other finally it makes sense.. which was important for me because i was about to sell this rare item.. now? Helll no this is amazing. Definitely a stronger perfume as well. It calls the adventures version of yourself and the naughty version as well. Where the OG is smooth this is a wild beast without any excuse.. and that's how you should wear this! 10/10 for me!

I love it. This one is all about smoke and leather. This is close to the Oud Wood batch that I have with its smoky resinous and leathery complexion. The only difference is that my beloved Oud Wood gets rounder and creamier and heads in the direction of 24 Rue. Sadly, I haven't been able to find another bottle quite like it. All the other formulations I've been trying lately have been way too sweet for my taste. Oud Wood Intense on the other hand is just magical, Tom Ford simply took all the dark aspects of the original and concentrated on amping up the intensity but with such a cultivating and much more masculine approach. Hence, the name. To me, it kinda smells like a hybrid of Oud Wood and Noir Anthracite. I don't really find this animalic nor fecal, it's just overall dark, woody and coniferous. I pick up on a lovely combination of cloves and cypress, so there's also a hint of Vintage Italian Cypress in the composition, another beloved of mine.

Opening notes of a mystical feeling nutmeg: spicy, mysterious, warm and fruity, calling to mind a deep magical purple. After a few minutes, the nutmeg dies down, though it never truly leaves. It is replaced by a smooth, refined Oud, with just a slight touch of skankyness - like the intimate body odour of a man you’ve spent the day in bed with. Over the day, that skankyness mellows and acts like a comforting blanket of strength. Decent projection, good sillage and amazing longevity - this for me sits up there with the likes of Tuscan Leather, Tobacco Oud and Tobacco Vanille. I have not owned the original Oud wood, but I have sampled it a few times and I find the addition on nutmeg and extra woods to elevate this one over the original. Wearing it, I have conjured into my mind a dark, magical forest somewhere in Italy. This is definitely one to buy if you get a chance!

A well performing and well crafted scent. Oud Wood Intense is leathery and with a distinctive, ever-present oud note. For me it is masculine and bold while also conveying some class. There are some some woody/herbal notes in that background that soften the composition and add that sense of class to the scent, I think this is the juniper and cypress. The ginger is faint but when I smell my arm the hint of spice from the ginger is there and makes a nice well rounded composition. I enjoy this fragrance and it is more of a cold weather scent and one for special occasions, perhaps a bit too bold for work and everyday use. In my opinion it is well suited to a man of 35 years plus. Performance is great and it easily lasts all day on my skin with very good projection. I'm happy to have tried Oud Wood Intense. 9/10. I'm very happy to have tried it.

Suggestion: Can we, as the world biggest fragrance community, step up and visit ifra or Tom ford? Or maybe both:p? And ask them politely to bring back all the good stuff like; Tobacco oud, tobacco oud intense, oud wood intense, plum japonais etc.... And also make all the private blend stronger like the used to be! Because it hasn’t been that long ago (2018/2019) that I sprayed oud wood and it lasted about a week on my clothing. And of course I’m not even talking about the first batches (2007/2014), those were like spraying pure perfume oil:p. Or the first time I sprayed Tuscan leather, never forget it had a sillage round 18 hours..... I really miss those moments... Ps.... Of course I would like to see this for more brands and perfumes like Gaultier2, Dior homme intense, Dior homme parfum, bvlgari pour homme etc.....