Ilham al Oud

I love this scent, very classy, suit and tie but I wear it everywhere. It has sweetness, and it keeps getting sweeter as it dries down. The most masculine part is the opening which features prominent leather which is only a small touch anemalic which is beautiful. Before long the dry down starts and it transforms to sweet rose jam. It's unisex but leans masculine. I wouldn't want to smell this on a women. This is classiest frag I own and dear I say it it smells the most expensive. It's really smooth modern class and I got it for 9 USD. Ombre nomad and noir de noir are similar to this but in my opinion are unisex and too feminine for me, because this has less fruits and more leather then ombre nomad I like it more. This is a crowd pleasing fragrance for CEOs. There is a possibility that people would associate a fragrance like this with old school women's perfumes, but due to the beautiful leather which has a little bit of a bite I don't have that association. It does have the sweetness & feel of Kirke but if you replaced all the fruits with rose jam and added leather on top. Longevity on skin is 8.5/10, 10 being Lapidus pour homme. Great, one of the longer lasting fragrances I own , filled with oil. Silliage is heavy, it leaves a scent trail but doesn't extremely radiate 8.9/10. Scent profile, for a classy scent 10/10. Not a sexy fragrance per say, not a clubbing fragrance, not a casual fragrance,not for the gym. It is a evening restaurant & coctail bar fragrance, smoking cigar fragrance, business meetings fragrance, wedding fragrance, funeral fragrance, job interview if you're interviewing someone fragrance, church and going to the cinema with your girlfriend. It's somewhat cozy. I would wear this for a dinner in a nice restaurant while decked out. Evening wear, all year long, not a casual fragrance, not playful but it does have the sweetness of a playful fragrance. You should like sweet fragrances before getting this, I don't like rose that much but I love this, you should appreciate leather but leather is noting scary in this one and it's prominent in the top for the first 15 minutes probably, then only in the background. P. S. It doesn't feature any vanilla, not powdery, not fresh.

I mean this scent for the price is ridiculous, you get for me 12+ hours longevity with 4-6 hours strong projection. Its a room filler for sure and the scent is utterly incredible To my nose it's a fairly linear scent with slight changes throughout its duration. For me the scent consists of a smell that reminds me of a brand new car because of the leather note but then the oud accord adds a slight warming and animalic tinge to that scent without overdoing it but boy is it that same oud accord that makes this fragrance last so long. The rose is subtle but it adds a very pleasant and nice sweetness along with the fruity raspberry. The incense and saffron create a very subtle smoky and almost petroleum like smell which is subtle but adds alot to this fragrance in which smells incredible then doing abit of grafting in the far back we have the patchouli and ambers which creates the everslightest earthy nuance and sweetness Scent - As of now 10/10 Longevity - For the price 10/10 12+ hours Projection - 8.5/10

At first, the fragrance smelled underwhelming, having a more synthetic and underperforming profile to it but after smelling it again, somehow it seems much more complex than the price tag may offer. The amber, rose, saffron and leather notes are the most prominent notes that I get from this and it's very pleasant. Only downside I have as of right now is that it lacks longevity. Perhaps after a month or two of maceration it'll prove me wrong. It is more of a classy scent, a smell that gives off the vibe of seriousness if worn by a man. I would say it is wearable everyday since it is still rather inoffensive, but personally I would reserve it for otherwise (special occasions, etc). 8.5/10 overall.

I personally dont know nothing about perfumes, but i like this one. I like the part when it dries down which happens in 10-20 mins, smells sweet and spicy atleast to me (like i said, i dont know anything about fragrances). I never smelled ombre nomade so i dont know anything about that. I got 4 compliments on this fragrance in a week. Ilham Al Oud lasts on my skin for around 5-6 h (2-3h strong, 3-5h normal, 6h a bit but still is noticible) BUT on clothes lasts really long, lasted around 4 days while being still strong. I blind bought this fragrance and i dont regret it. Good cheap perfume, that smells like a rich guy.

I have both ilham al oud and ombre nomade. And I love both. But dare I say I actually like ilham al oud more. For me atleast, it tends to perform better and lasts a but longer, again maybe this is just me. But I also like the smell a bit more. They are similar. However, ilham al oud has more of a sweeter, fruitier, more incense, and more leather. Smelling both, I can say they are definitely similar and u wont be disappointed with either. But 500 bucks compared to 40, id rather take the ilham al oud personally. If ur looking for a new fragrance or a dupe of ombre nomade, I say get this. Ubwont regret it.