Oud Wood Parfum

I got a bottle for $230. Expensive? Yes. It is pretty much at the price limit I am willing to pay for this. Still a great deal considering Oud Wood is my all time favorite colder weather DNA. Also considering Carved Oud and OW EdP are usually in the $180 price range on discounters I would say up to 250 is a good price range for this. It is similar to the original DNA, but more refined and actually last longer and has solid projection. The EdP is so butchered at this point it only last 2-3 hours and it is skin scent after 30 min. This one does not have that issue. It is pretty much the OG as it was intended to be. Now sure we can hate on the company for ultimately releasing the OG as it was intended and charging double (MSRP) however if we only judge it by its scent, the scent itself is just so amazing, it is a must for anyone for loves this DNA. If I could make an analogy to that, imagine drinking generic brand cola from the dollar store all your life, thinking they are all the same. So OWP is coca cola. It is cola as it was intended to be. Now carved oud is great too. It is slightly different let's say it is Pepsi. If I had to rank them based on scent alone I would put 1) TF OWP / OG OW 2) Carved Oud 3) Kredo 4) OW EdP I get the low rating, but it is mostly for the price, the scent it self is superior, 10/10. It is Oud Wood, but more polished, more creamy, more velvety, and more importantly it lasts.

This one really is something tom ford should be ashamed for. I have a 2015 and 2022 batch of the OG. While most people complain about longevity mine is stellar, with just ok projection.. but this fella is not like that, and ni its not like the intense version that one is really another perfume. This one is similar but the opening is somewhat more intens and pungent.. like sonething fresh screechy sharp i dont kbow but fhat keeps for a 10 15 mins, and then turns in to the og territory, while its a bit warmer after that 15 min. In the drydown compared to the original its bit more sweet and bit more thicker, the smell is bit deeper and the layers are bit more noticeable. All in all great, but coming back to performancez this one projects good for the firet 2 hours then becomes close to the skin and faded away in 5 hours mark. So it needs time like my other bottles of the OG. As i tested trough a sample bottle from a very trusted source i csnt talk about bottle performance specislly after maceration. But if this is the performance for a price of 400€ 50ML... then tom ford really should be ashmed for using oud woods name to rip people off!

Oud Wood Parfum is a fuller-bodied, dense and creamier version of the traditional Oud Wood. I would say it is an oud for those who don't like oud, in other words, an oud for 'beginners'. It's a woody/spicy slightly creamy and powdery scent. The cardamom here adds a spicy, warm and slightly camphorous aspect to the composition, along with an easy and soft airy Oud with a creamy but not lactonic sandalwood, a lil bit powdery with a hint of dry and 'woody' patchoulli. This is very elegant and mature perfume (35+ well dressed) and in my opinion, the Parfum version it's way better than the traditional, which has currently lost a lot in performance... Beautiful perfume that fits perfeclty for special occasions and also for the office enviroment on important meetings. To people complaining that there is no 'push', let me remind you: this is a parfum! It's no supposed to fill the room, this is not for the young boys, tiktokers and those who want to get everyones attention. It's more of a low-profile but well successful guy that has an acquired taste. If you want to get people's attention, get SWY flankers or anything else instead.

I have never really liked tom ford as a house as i feel there fragrances are lower quality than they should be, lack character and depth and just generally do not smell that great. But this is too far. £330 for 50ml is astronomical instead of making this they should have just kept the original Oud wood how it used to be making this release unecessary. Performance is better but still not amazing. This is a litter denser and deeper than Oud Wood but not by much like i said i feel like they should have just refreshed the original which is a safer approach than realising this. Overall for this price point or silightly cheaper you can get frags from other brand that are significantly higher quality with better scent profiles that are more unique, wearable and just smell better, significantly better performance and high amounts of real; due to availability of great high end oud fragrances for lower cost or about the same in my opinion oud wood parfum is irrelevant and has no place in the market. This has put me off tom ford even more now and increasing my dislikibg for the house.

I've worn Oud Wood for around a decade and yes it has performance problems, but I usually spray fairly heavily and/or carry a decant. With the parfum, longevity is solid and definitely better. But it seems to sit closer to the skin which can be generally be expected when we're talking about EDP, vs parfum, but I was really hoping parfum would be the best of both worlds. I can get a genuine 100ml of the original for around $160 or less, or I can pay a big premium for the parfum. If I can get 200ml total of the original Oud Wood for less than what I'd pay for a 50ml, it had better last me all night with 2-3 sprays on skin, and it had better project. I think the original Oud Wood is a perfect 10/10 smell and a 4/10 on performance. I need to test this more, but so far I don't think the parfum is worth a big hit to my wallet. I'll just spray more frequently and more juice of the OG. ----------------------------------------------------- Scent 100/100 Performance TBD