Description
M7 by Tom Ford embodies male sensuality. It is the seventh men’s perfume by YSL and the second one created by Tom Ford (who worked as the creative director for YSL at the time). The perfumers behind the fragrance are Jacques Cavallier and Alberto Morillas.
M7 was accompanied by a very provocative advertising campaign with a nude man. The M7 man is elegant, sensual, masculine and desirable. The face in the commercials is Samuel De Cuber.
M7 is a heavy, rich, intensive and masculine fragrance, dominated by dark, warm and dry precious woody notes and a heavy, natural, earth-like note originating from vetiver.
The formula of this perfume encompasses assorted trees and raw, odorous plants. The composition begins with elegant citrus notes of Italian bergamot, Sicilian mandarin and rosemary from Southern France. The warm heart contains one of the most expensive components—Agarwood, followed by vetiver. The perfume closes with a soft ambergris trail and musky notes.
The bottle colored in warm nuances was designed by Tom Ford and Doug Lloyd. The perfume was created in 2002.
mkemkem – :
To anyone in the UK interested in sealed 100ml bottles of the vintage first formula M7 please message me. Selling for very fair prices. Just in time for Christmas. Perfect gift for a fragrance lover or collector.
dvx744speagoessenda – :
I finally got around to trying a decant of the much lauded (and lamented) original vintage M7.
Very interesting, I can certainly see how it broke a lot of barriers when it was released back in 2002. The late 90’s and early 2000’s being the time of the “freshies” with a new aqua-citrus run-of-the-mill release pretty much every week.
The opening for me is almost a medicinal Cherry Coke, with a hint of cough syrup, violet and orange peel in there. I know that sounds like it probably should not work, but it does, and it is very nice. Dense, syrupy, almost gourmand in a way, I feel like I want to take a sip of it.
It also puts me in mind of Jim Beam “Red stag” which is a Black Cherry infused Bourbon for those who have not tried it (which is probably the reason I want to knock it back!).
The drydown is a more powdery version of the above with a little added Myrhh and amber. The oud is there, but you really have to sniff it out (pun intended) as it is tucked right away at the back of the other notes.
As people before me have said, this stuff is the real deal. I am not sure that it is quite as “beast mode” with regard to sillage as some say it is, but the actual scent itself is very, very good.
Most of the modern “Ouds” are a little too pungent for me, and many seem to have gone down the “fresh” route. Oud is interesting, I think you need to acquire a certain level of fragrance maturity to really appreciate it (I don’t think I am quite there yet). I like the fact that M7 plays the way it does, Oud is present, but very soft .
navigator33 – :
No no no….. this was heavy and suffocating back in 2002 and is still pretty much the same with the new formulation.
I remembered this was way to heavy for me years ago. A friend had it and was in love with it. When he got a bottle of M7 he actually got rid of all his other perfumes. I never understood the hype. To me it just smelled like thick heavy patchouli oil.
Then I have been reading all the reviews on how amazing this stuff was so I had to give it a try now in 2018. Still terrible. I got a major headache after 15 min and this does not want to wash off.
This was never commercial and today with all the light and fresh oud scents M7 just feels hopelessly outdated.
Sorry YSL and all M7 lovers 🙂
boba1999 – :
The Best oud of all time. Thank you YSL.
erymnarretrek – :
One of best opening ever. It makes you so confident. After it becomes, almost entirely, a dark amber fragrance. Not so complex, but deep for sure. Soft strenght!
Xeroxjgcbw – :
@oldchef lol trust me I used to do the same I used to just sniff the sprayer nozzle deeply and be in fragrance heaven its like a drug its the only fragrance I craved. I have 2 bottles remaining but my friend unfortunately can only sell to UK buyers due to postal rules. I hope you track some down at a fair price before this beauty vanishes. I’m blessed to have a really good supply for myself. The shower gel and aftershave are absolutely awesome as well. Good Luck
Edit 30th September 2018 **********
To anyone interested in the UK only I have obtained 3 more vintage bottles for sale please message me for further information. 1 is 100ml full the other 2 are between 80 and 90ml full all first formula vintage M7.
Edit 6th October 2018
The full bottle has been sold. So only the other 2 left!
Edit 8th October
All gone 1 bottle reserved for a M7 lover in dubai.
liepaandris – :
Amazing stuff, found this on a scratch and sniff in a magazine way back when it was released and it blew me away, started my fascination with fragrance. I still have an original all brown bottle and the later half brown bottle and the opening of the reformulation is slightly different but the dry down is just about identical in all respects. Even the reformulation of a reformulation which is YSL Oud Absolu isn’t too far off the mark. I definitely wouldn’t pay the huge premium vintage bottles sell for on eBay, just get some Oud Absolu and you are 90-95% of the way there.
mmt746Negeltzex – :
I am a woman and I have both the M7 (decant) and M7 Absolu (full bottle) and I must say I enjoy both equally. The opening of the M7 is so on the face and you can feel it is intense conmpared to the current Absolu version. Longevity, dry down is exactly the same. Sillage – M7 has a good sillage due to strong opening, else I enjoy both. Projection is not very great after the initial opening. But oud at it s best for someone getting into oud fragrances. Even after washing vessels, cooking etc I could still smell the M7 on the back of my hands. Well done!
jyzi – :
Been seeing a woman for a few months now, and I’ve worn many different fragrances along the way and she has said that I always smell nice, but never has complimented anything I was currently wearing. Tonight I found a vintage sample of this I had at the house and put some on after a shower as I was waiting for her. Within minutes of snuggling up to me she asked if I had a new body wash because she really likes the smell of it, and after running around and doing things She leaned in for a kiss and said wow I do really like that cologne. I feel I can pull this off better now that Im older and my tastes in fragrances have changed also. I’m going to have to invest in some of this…
ssg-76 – :
Thick, dark, powerful, and sexy. One of the most assertive woody/amber fragrances out there, but the “oud” note is pretty weak, spotted in the middle and not in the drydown. Trying it wrist-by-wrist, there isn’t any difference between new and old rectangular bottles. It’s always the same concoction.
Scent 7/10
Projection 9/10
Sillage 10/10
aposum_5 – :
im wearing m7 since 2002.i have both bottles,the first all ambery bottle and the second with the clear sides and the amber front and i asure you there is not first and second formulation,its exactly the same fragrance!the second formulation is the m7 oud absolu
amamtedge – :
This is my all time best perfume . The best mix between eastern and western fragrances in the perfume world so far .
Very unique and it turns head , really it does , longevity and sillage among the best
foxfenexxx – :
I just bought a sealed 3.3oz, 4 ingredient retail bottle for $180.00 shipped off eBay.
Now I won’t have to nurse my 3mL decant that I’ve had for 4 years… Taking off the cap only on special occasions just to smell the aroma that’s still lingering on the atomizer from the one spray I sprayed back when I first got it…
I can’t wait for this bottle to come in… This is a feeling that can’t be put into words…
I just graduated into the big boy league…
Edit: 5/31/’18… Just bought another 3.3oz, 4 ingredient retail bottle @ 95% full for $152.50 shipped.
Will still keep an eye out for more. This scent is amazing.
ereraFenincor – :
@ MarleneDietrich
of course the sales rep would lie, you wouldn’t buy if he/she tells you the truth that the current M7 versions is reformulated and very weak… its not just the bottle design, that b.s.
Sonicmain – :
@marlene I have all versions of M7 the longevity of the vintage is truly stunning powerhouse in every way.
I wouldn’t listen to the representatives they just want to sell you the fragrance of course they’re gonna say its exactly the same but believe me there’s no comparison in longevity and silage and intensity. The vintage is a ultra special fragrance.
Belive me I truly a M7 addict.
maksimua – :
Ok, I had to try this out. I purchased a bottle 3.3 OZ at a good price and am awaiting its delivery. Don’t know how it will turn out, but Tom ford made himself with this stuff and i hear its great! From all the reviews, I can’t wait!!! I will update. All I know is that Jeremy Fragrance said that if a person is lucky enough to have it in their collection; they better get it. And I did. Update coming soon…
adelveis – :
Believe it or not, I chatted with a L’Oreal vendor a few weeks ago, and he told me there was no difference between M7 “first serie” and “second serie”. The only difference is the bottle colour…..
faceobmace – :
M7 starts off with a smooth, almost medicinal smelling oud that is accentuated with some amber and a really perfectly rendered vetiver. This trio smolders in the opening, the effect is smoky, sensual and very enticing.
gbplfv – :
اخيرا اسطورة سان لوران
بين بيديّ ..!!
rman-velichk – :
M7 it’s a special perfume:
Unique & different from others
this is my
my personal vintage ( i s . e l l them also) :
Ysl m7 (also M7 Fresh)
Chanel Antaeus
Nino Cerrruti Pour Homme
D&G Pour Homme
Gres Pour Homme
Serge Lutens Vetuver Oriental & Gris Clair
Ted Lapidus Altamir
Yardley Imperial Vetyver
Contact m
Megmy632Bessinepome – :
The perfect introduction to oud in western mainstream fragrances!
This review is for the second formulation that comes in the bottle where half of it is transparent. Testing the first presentation of agarwood that was to introduce quite a trend over the coming years is still a joy. And what a pleasure not having to bother with the oh-so-boring oud/rose combo as well. I get some similarities to the wine and cola combination used in Magnetism for Men as well, but in a much less synthetic way.
Warm, fruity, woody, slightly sweet. Very potent (longevity as well as projection are way better than most scents produced these days) and masculine oriental serving oud and vetiver on a base of musk and amber, delivered in a beautiful bottle. Bravo msrs. Morillas and Cavallier!
funnyx52f – :
Perfume Parlour (U.K.) Make a great copy of this and the modern version of this. In fact, they do some great oils and sprays – many that I would never otherwise get to try or own.
boss666999 – :
@sjunaidalisha i don’t know what you’ve been smelling most likely a badly stored eBay tester bottle. The vintage M7 is simply stunningly realistic oud and sweet ambery goodness. Seriously heavy silage and longevity 2 sprays last really easily all day and on clothes for days.
Sealed bottles are simply worth more than any current niche fragrances money is subjective when it comes to anything. But for a real quality fragrance vintage first formulation M7 is in a league of its own heavily addictive and super potent.
My advice stop following the crowd what you regard as niche i regard as hype and zero quality you can keep your Creed’s and new Tom Ford’s NOTHING compares to this heavenly fragrance! !!!
Hypnotic totally unequalled and unique.
lehui – :
Like seriously 300 and 400 USD people are asking for this!!! Please stop robbing people like this.
I would say this is not earth shattering and ground breaking fragrance, it smells fine in base notes but not worth 400 USD. It becomes so expensive and over hyped as it got discontinued otherwise when it was available in market people were not crazy about this like they are now.
In top notes it smells like a medicinal vibe and to be very precise smells like cough syrup. Which will get fainted but still noticeable in heart notes. This has a synthetic oud notes, a very animalic and fecal. I get hints of sandalwood which gives it a smooth sweet creamy vibe in base note which is fine. I find orris notes in base to heart notes which gives powdery vibe.
Projection and longevity is okay. In Base notes it settle down but get very close to skin. It smells quite synthetic and metallic to me. Do not go over hype. First check this fragrance do not blind buy and IMHO spending more than 100 USD on it is insane. In 400 usd you can easily buy 2 good niche fragrances. Peace!!!
konstantin2888 – :
This fragrance originally overwhelmed me as I wasn’t used to something so different from the mainstream fragrances that exist today. I came across a bottle by chance and in my first use applied it generously, only for my senses to then be strongly invaded by the richness of the scent. I have since got used to its subtleties and learned to love this unique aroma.
It is extremely strong and very long lasting, so it needs to be handled with care, too much means that it’s notes can’t be fully appreciated.
For me the main opening is one of thick incense backed up by smokey wood with the oud liurking with real intent in the background. It conjures visions of a Catholic Church being visited by a Arab caravan trading in spices. The dry down settles in after a few hours and its potency seems to last forever. The incense becomes more distant and merges into a dark powdery spiciness that has to be experienced first hand to be fully perceived.
A truly unique concoction that takes you to another place in time, well worth the investment if it can be located.
сергей1982 – :
So many awesome reviews here. I have some thoughts on this real treasure to add.
IMHO and for my amateur but eager nose this is very beautiful wood.. woody, magestic, philosophical, sexual. I don’t know if the following story is true (I’ve read it back in Russia, no ways to find what was the original article for translation and, in fact, if there was one at all) but Saint-Laurent was attacked after this provocative advertising for M7 with beautiful naked triathlete – “how vulgar and cheap for you, master, to appeal to such source of attention! Don’t you have enough fame and respect” – on which Saint-Laurent replied- “true perfumes are made to be warn on our skin, be part of us.. this perfume is worthy of beautiful male skin – so have it! Uncovered!”
Now, the Taschen published long ago a book “Male Nude”. There is a black/white picture of nude Yves Sain Laurent himself when he was young. Oh my heart! – please find it.. one look to see that the Master (Saint Laurent always will remain my favorite figure in fashion, even though I am not crazy about his House after he’s gone) – the Master is not from this world.. and it’s not about plain erotica.. just find and see.
Also hold in mind who was the executive person to create this treasure- Tom Ford (think of all his mind set and further campaigns).
I don’t know better and more sensual wood in men’s perfumes.. I do not agree that it’s powdery as mentioned – “powder” is olfactory illusion for this one if you overwhelm your nose, if you overspray. Be patient- don’t shove nose into freshly applied area, let it sink to body hair and skin. Then it will start radiate warmth and depth, all the shades of a tree that absorbed sun and wind, water and minerals – turning them into organic life, starting to glow.
This fragrance lasts eternity. Next day if I get emotional – the invisible sweat breaks up from the skin – and it releases new waves of aroma. If I wouldn’t have to shower- I would not know if it ever ends.
I know now that M7 cannot be re-launched. You can’t do anything with cheap synthetics in here. Well, they reused the name for the new line, but they can’t just put out same bottle cause they can’t come close to what aroma it was.
I have an original bottle. It will be sad day when it will come to it’s end. Oh, I will miss it!
But for now – I do 1 spray into middle of chest, 1 on a back of my neck and 1 below my waist – and when it reaches senses – I feel beautiful despite mirror (I unfriended mirror long ago, and in peace with that). And I know someone who agrees that I am beautiful 😉 in such times LOL.
Very personal and meaningful fragrance IMHO.
porvozik – :
@The lorax many thanks for the clarification and a great review for a fantastic fragrance. I’ve got some oud oils i purchased from ensar oud they’re unbelievable strong to strong for me I’ll contact you regarding mixing some vintage M7 into them need your oud expert friends advice.
secsel – :
i had the luck to have the original one, the first one.
it was a beast.
what a misterious, dark, strong, different, animalic scent.
the oud when there was no oud.
a perfume not for everybody, a legend.
9,5/10
neulnelpLig – :
No real oud. Sorry FreedomLover, but I have tested myself, and checked with a friend who is an expert. Yea, I know I took it pretty hard myself… :0
Both of us have oils from all over the Oud regions, esp him, jeebis he has a lot. This guy actually has chunks of oud lying around in his house, and more than one kind. Yea, true story.
If it had real oud, it would leave an oily base on your skin that would stay for quite a awhile.
I have a nice stash of vintage M7. 2 different batches from 2004. I will part with 100mls, but only in trade for, Chanel Egoiste Cologne Concentrate.
Beyond that all I can say is that everything that has been said in a positive fashion is correct. This is just so perfectly what I ever wanted in a perfume. It’s an oud, with amber that does not have any vanilla in it to taint the amber. Damn vanilla!! And ohhhh, what an amber it is! To die for.
Not really mentioned by others, but I really pick up the rosemary in this. Makes sense, I guess, I mean I do speak for the trees and all. 😉 The rosemary is what really sets this apart from any other Amber you will smell. I can’t describe what this note contributes in words, but is just wonderful. Think of a deep dark, but yet not sharp piney smell. Kinda like rosemary, I guess, lol.
BTW, don’t worry about the Bergamot. It does not stand out in the this. Just accents the amber a little. Very much in the distant background. This is not fruity, nor does it have rose!! 🙂
Obsession For Men, Fahrenheit, Egoiste, and MF’n,Vintage M7. Those are the men’s fragrence names that will ring out forever, and are from a time that is no more.
DESIGNER BEASTMODE.
Thanks,
I speak for the trees.
Ansher – :
@fromthebayaroundtheway. Fantastic review for a legendary masterpiece unique fragrance. A truly addictive fragrance. For me NOTHING compares to this forget Creed forget new Tom Ford, this beauty started the oud craze and I’m convinced it must have contained some pure oud oil in its blending, as it lasts and projects all day easily and as for sprayed on a shirt will last days.
chbansk – :
M7 by YSL is to me a masterpiece. M7 is the quintessential blending of oud into a designer fragrance that doesn’t go overboard with sweetness. M7 was one of those game changers not only for perfumery but also for myself and my personal tastes in perfume. M7 represented linking the exotic with the classic and romantic and doing so effortlessly and beautifully. M7 is deserving of its’ hype and truly does represent what haute designer perfumery used to be and needs to return to.
M7 starts off with a smooth, almost medicinal smelling oud that is accentuated with some amber and a really perfectly rendered vetiver. This trio smolders in the opening, the effect is smoky, sensual and very enticing, M7 then freshens up a bit with some rosemary. This herbal injection prolongs this beautiful amber and oud combo. The mandarin orange and musk then settle in giving this scent a warm masculine touch and an added depth. As M7 evolves the oud is never buried under other notes, it is more or less enhanced by the other notes, allowing the oud to show it’s full range (the oud is able to release its’ dirty and slightly skanky side in a great way!). The separation of notes in this composition is very clear and attests to the quality of this scent. Overall, M7 finishes off classy, sexy and very sophisticated.
M7 is an exotic wonder, this is a world traveller in a bottle. M7 is that statement fragrance, that announces someones confidence, maturity and sensuality. M7 is masculine but can easily be worn by a woman, in fact my wife will wear this from time to time and it smells amazing on her. M7 is great for the late twenties to late thirties crowd. Keep M7 out of the office, it is too good to waste in a work environment. This fragrance is perfect, ideal for date nights, and on dressed up or dressed down winter occasions. M7 should be worn across the chest (on bare skin) and around the neck to really use your body temp to warm this scent up in cold winter air. M7 will draw in your better half and will give you a sensual element to your scent repertoire. Give this a few sprays on a cold evening when all you want to do is let out your brazen romantic side with that special someone.
aef405bedyWelty – :
This magnificent fragrance is very similar vibe to mancera sand aoud.i was very suprised nobody else has picked up on the similarities.
The vintage M7 is without a doubt smoother and more intense. Prices are crazy now I’m blessed to have a good stash of bottles for future use.
Please try mancera sand aoud you’ll be impressed.
sobol – :
This was the first perfue in my life, which almost got 10 points for me (it is very rare!) and still one of my favorite. If somebody read the YSL m7 reviews in fragrantica will see, most of the users gave 10 points…This isn’t accidental…I wrote it down rarely, but this one is a true masterpiece, and I can’t find any mistake in it…Perfect. Maybe a little bit linear and not too versatile, but who cares, smells like heaven The whole creation is very manly, dark, mystic, sexy and very very unique. Creamy-sweet combination of agarwood and amber with a hint of rosemary (top), vetiver (mid) and really fine musk (base). I not tested the new one (oud absolu), but as I see, the amber repliced with patchouli…What a mistake… amber is the key in this scent…I’ve just read this one has been this discontiuned… so sad… One of the few perfumes, what all scent lovers need to try in his life at least one time. At this moment, this is my no. 1. scent
– Classic cold weather scent, good for late autumn/winter/night time, but maybe work in day time too. Only for men over 30.
– Sillage is very good, longevity is monster, 10+ hours.
– Safe blind buy
Scent (open, top-mid): 10/10 (x2)
Scent (drydown, base): 10/10 (x2)
Sillage: 8.5/10
Longevity: 10/10
Uniqueness: 10/10
Versatility: 6.5/10
Total: 9.375/10
Sandler – :
A real unique beauty of a fragrance totally addictive masterpiece!!! It’s so beautiful honestly i kid you not you’ll become addicted to this beauty sweet oudy ambery beautiful intense powerful fragrance literally breathtaking when you smell this.The new M7 absolu is very nice i have bottles of both the vintage and the new 1 there is a MASSIVE difference in intensity quality of the blend I’m convinced the vintage contained real oud oil not synthetic. Also M7 fresh omg full on beautiful addictive fragrance. A true shame soon there will be non of this quality juice left.
sergey77 – :
I have the reformulated version. Vetiver and oud off the top. It’s a modern, masculine scent with toned down oud. Good for a suit and tie. Amber hits it in the dry down. Would be a solid date night scent, too.
Longevity is shockingly bad on my skin (1-2 hours) with low-to-medium projection from first spray. Not an anosmic issue – had multiple try and smell it a few times after 2 hours. Almost nothing remained.
6.75/10 for me. The smell is pretty awesome but longevity on the reformulation is terrible. Since you’ll be paying a huge premium, I’d avoid and just try and find Oud Wood or buy the new M7 Absolu (which is a better longevity version of this).
Tahtropvort – :
I bought a vintage bottle of this, and i really liked it. My wife thought i smelled like her mom in it though.I think its the Oud, this stuff lasted for 12 hours easy. I think it takes the right chemistry to pull it off.
10maniud – :
another gift(or botta di culo as we italians use to say) from the god of parfumes because i found an all brown and brand new m7 50ml bottle at a very honest price. in the past i only smelled once and i loved it. now that it’s in my hand i have to say that this is a true gem in the fragrance history. i dont think it’s the best of all but a very very unique scent, nothing in common with the things on the market today. it reminds me something exotic, warm, a prince of the desert. it can sounds stupid but in the drydown i smell something like coca cola that it’s not very exotic but i like a lot!performance on my skin is very good but not beastly as someone says. it’s not for everyone and not a safe blind buy, the right situations for this fragrance are a romantic date or a special occasion like a wedding, but it’s too particular for an office because not everyone can like it. dont spend too much money to have this because someone can be disappointed, not me fortunately. per me sublime opera d’arte!
scent: 9
longevity:8
sillage:7,5
versatility:7
uniqueness: 9,5
bottle: 7
my vote: 9
in one word: pasha
zanozamv – :
beautiful and still the same in the M7 la Collection BLACK bottle! Warning, don t let you to be cheated by the new clear bottle, which contain a watered down and chemical mess.
bleck_tak – :
M7 is/was such an intelligent composition with almost no discernible rough edges, just slick smoothness from top to basenotes.
Its one of those frags that projects masculinity without needing to be forceful, I think its too multidimensional to be a regular daytime scent but its a near perfect evening scent. Its an oriental, a balanced, sophisticated gentleman’s oriental.
These days M7 can’t be purchased by the average buyer without experiencing substantial buyer’s remorse. You could score two solid modern fragrances, two decent classic colognes which are still in production plus an 80ml bottle of M7 Oud Absolu which is quite good in its own right all for the COST of a 100ml bottle of M7 Today. Of course I refer to the average buyer.
On the other hand, my analysis might just make the tenacious collector even more determined to get his hands on a bottle of vintage M7
shura13 – :
M7 has very slowly crept up into my top 5 fragrances. I have to admit the cherry cough syrup vibe hasn’t ever wowed me, but it’s not what I only get anymore. After smelling some other Oud’s and getting to where I kind of have some more experience with the note, I can begin to understand why something like M7 is blended the way it is. The dark resinous wood smell has to mix with something like that to make it wearable. I have the Oud Wood by Tom Ford, which is one of my most and best complimented frags on my skin, and my favorite Niche Oud by Armaf, but this one really got me into the game on Oud, and I’m really glad to have it in my collection. It still smells a bit dark mysterious, with a bit of that cough syrupy vibe at pretty much the beginning. After about 15 minutes in its dark, resinous wood. That’s mostly what I get. Love it for its bringing Oud into the mainstream.
val1000 – :
Revolutionary, décadent and painfully beautiful.
True craft delivered by Cavallier & Morillas.
Rka39 – :
seems tame now compared to what it seems when it came out..similar to Oud by Kurkdjian in my opinion. Very long lasting
rdnok – :
Dark, resinous, and powerful, in terms of intensity, YSL M7 lives up to the hype that it’s built as a bygone fragrance from the Tom Ford era of YSL. Seemingly a mix of oud, incense, and resin, but nothing too well-defined, lending credence to its superb blending. I do like how it sweetens and the sharpeness gives way to sweetness in the dry down. It’s sophisticated, masculine, and strong, while not being overpowering or cloying.
This original is definitely superior to the reformulated version, M7 Oud Absolu, that is part of a line, “La Collection,” of a handful of reformulations of vaulted classics, like Jazz.
Certainly for an EDT, it’s superlative in terms of power, along the likes of the 1980s powerhouses, or even some of the Mugler A*Men line.
I’m not blown away but I’d still say it leans more toward a “love” than a “like” so I’d be happy to have more than my decant but am also content to test my decant out while I test the market, though the market surely seems high for it.
8 out of 10
chaiviovimI – :
Bought the 2002 old formulation today from a dumb guy in $65 lol. Trust me this one is a beast… Oud Absolu is just half of it as this one is more deeper more luxurious and more creamier and more subtle…..
Pure ARABIAN PRINCE Perfume.
Although it is an Oud fragrance but it is blended very well that it doesn’t feel heavy at all neither it will overcome you or gives you a headache even if you over-spray it…
Just perfect amount of everything with powdery yet very masculine Dry down…
I would love to wear it even with my clothes on 😉
8.5 Out of 10 for me… Mature fragrance though not for teenagers.
dusy64 – :
This is an Arabian man in an expensive French suit. M7, Fahrenheit and Kouros are the holy trinity of classic manly fragrances and they perfectly describe the 3 types of men that come as what society defines as masculine. Diametrally opposite would be For Him by NR, Dior Homme and Chanel Bleu. While they are refined and classy, the first three are pure sex in a bottle.
Talking about M7 means talking about Tom Ford. A guy I dont like as a designer, director a person, but highly respect as he is a money making machine. From his success at Gucci to YSL to the most genius marketing trick of all time – sponsoring Suits, he knows how to get people to buy his stuff, and his risks pay off. Thats what happened with M7. Introdusing oud to designer scents was a brave move and, even though I am not a fan of Arabian scents, hats down mr. Ford for doing it.
I find nearly all oud scents to be similiar, differing only in sweetness. This one I can imagine myself wearing (while Gucci Intense Oud – never), but would never do so. It is sweet, warm and dark, extremely masculine, but bothersome and agressive. People will get offended if you overspray, so apply gently and ONLY in the winter, so you dont suffocate people around you. And put some pants on, dont be like mr. De Cuber
frisbyzzmx – :
Hi
If anyone in the UK has a cap for the 100ml bottle I’ll buy it if you’ve got a empty bottle i need a cap. Just message me please. Many thanks.
Ps
Any 100ml cap from M7 or M7 fresh.
mko_tar – :
best!
ehv178Negeltzex – :
Original vs Reform vs Oud absolu
I have always defended Oud absolu and i always will but my preference has shifted by a little, not much, to the original although i preferred Oud absolu for a looong time out of the trio.
My preference has shifted a bit because i have discovered that the original is actually the “most” wearable out of the three although it is still to much set apart from the maintstream fragrances to be called a “safe scent”. It certainly also is not that agressive, superbold, uber masculine chessst hair scent that some reviews give the impression to.
I think the original and Oud absolu are closer to eachother then the original and the first Reform.
Original:
The original is the softest of the three. Some people describe this scent as powdery and for that also finding it “feminin”. I know what they mean with the powderines but it is not really powdery. To me it is something else. I prefer to describe it as “mellow”. It borders to powdery (the dryness of the amber might create such effect) but it is not and i don,t get that “to feminin” impression.
I do get the slightly medicinal opening and the cherry/tobacco drydown and also the oud is certainly present but “mellow”.
Performance: good, not to loud which is good
Reform:
If you prefer your oud really medicinal/gasoline like with a sweet undertone then this is the one you want. The oud absolu opens like this but it fades away. With this one the medicinal tone keeps going and in a way this one might also be the most “harsh” one out of the three.
If you want a taste of the reform then you must try the opening of oud absolu.
Performance: good, harsh almost loud.
Oud absolu:
Maybe some called the original to powdery, to feminin, the oud to mellow, and the reform to harsh and to medicinal so why not mix these two together..
Oud absolu opens pretty medicinal but it softens. Instead it slowly makes room for patchouli,myrrh and mandarine which are pretty dominant in this one.