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Lepowanis – :
This one smells better from a distance. The opening is HUGE but once it settles on the skin becomes a nice musk with woody spicy undertone.
yurxs – :
It’s a musky oud. For fans of animalic musks.
varshik amfa – :
Umm… excuse me, what the hell is this? Do you want to smell like literal urine, a dash of feces, and some bad breath (all coming from civet I assume or more likely hyrax)? I do not, this smells too repulsive to wear. I found that Hyrax by Zoologist has copied Oud 27, just made it even stronger. It stands out, definitely, but not in a good way. I do not think I could finish my sample, blegh. Oud 27 has strong projection for the first ten minutes, and the dies down (thank goodness!), but lingers on the skin throughout the day. Do try it, but in a sample form, this is difficult to wear, definitely not for everyone (especially me).
gesha263 – :
I love this one. It’s all about incense cedar and musk for me. Very cool.
eae908intitytek – :
The opening is all about a whisky note, the second part is about civet trying to emulate the oud note, and the base is about a great virginia cedar note. I like it’s audacity.
Ordik – :
OUD 27. LE LABO
Oud 27 is a fabulous perfume. According to the modus operandi of ‘le Labo’ it then is a perfume with
at least, oud, and (at least) 27 other ingredients. The best way to characterise this perfume is to say it is a rather sophisticated, richly dappled with different notes at each turn, perfume. Here the oud presents its satiated, deep woody face this, reinforced with the obvious and desirable scent of cedar. The civet at once starts to build a round foundation through which bulgarian rose, amber, ambergris and patchouli slip, all in capricious manner (save the oud, cedar and civet) but with this unmistakenbly particular face of hauteté and expensiveness. Nothing barnyard here nor a cheap or too synthetic civet with pronounced piss accord. All the ingredients seem to work together and since I received my 100ml. flacon I am just happy, just as I was and still am with leLabos “Labdanum”. But I love oud and I love oud-rose, I love cedar and patchouli as I, in 1990, immediately was smitten with Gale Hayman’s civet
[or, castoreum, depending to what source you’re reading] laden “Beverly Hills” opening up an athmosphere of old Hollywood mansions, “Sunset Boulevard”, Gloria Swanson and Erich von Stroheim and a dead chimpanzee to be buried in the night. It shall be clear I am not a cool water/aqua di gio/light blue etc, man. Yes I am that man wearing ladies’ perfumes and if they are whory, it suits me best. (Giorgio, Poison, Knowing, Coco, Bob Mackie, Oscar de la Rentas Ruffles, Obsession etc.)
Oud 27 meanwhile nowhere conjures up such connotations. This shall be more in line with Chanels “Sycomore”. At the same time I love the wild and roaring Laotian Oudh Palao in Dusitas “Oudh Infini” along with its untamable Rose de Mai plus civet. I love several Montales perhaps best of all “Attar” with a “double distilled sandalwood” acting like a synthetic, medicinal oudh and a wonderful deep rose. That rose is here, in Oud 27, nowhere to be discovered. Oud 27 perhaps shows similarity with Montales calmest rose-oud: “Nepal Oudh”. Histoire de Parfums’ “Pétroleum” perhaps has the same woody dryness as these Montale “Nepal Oudh” and leLabos “Oud 27” and Ex Idolos “Thirty Three”. They are tweet poys. (Well behaved perfumes.) I still remember the Patchouli from le Labo I gave to my (straight) twin brother: so rich, so present, so uncommonly happy.
zarich – :
This is dirty, filthy and sweaty in a bad way. I thought I would love it but instead I hate it. If you want stinky oud go with Frederic Malle The Night, which is way too expensive or even better go with real oud. Le Labo Oud 27 is NO! for me.
Im_ka – :
So, I just received a decant of this after wanting to smell it for a while now. I do like it, even if it’s not nearly as strange & challenging as I’d imagined.. but it is nothing like what I expected, at all… so much so that I’m almost wondering if I was sent the right fragrance. I definitely get the kind of musty, medicinal old band-aid smell.. & maybe it’s just my untrained nose misinterpreting something floral, but the dominant notes all throughout seem to be very fruity to be. Honestly it reminds me a lot of what I remember Clinique Happy smelling like back in the 90s when I was a kid & sniffed a sample. Perhaps this is the source of the allusions to a “juicy oud” & “sour beer” that others have mentioned? I wonder if that sounds like the Oud 27 that others have experienced?… ‘Cuz to be frank my sensory receptors don’t get the farm association whatsoever, or anything that resembles cat piss. That said, my skin can be very weird.. & I do have two cats, so maybe I’m just spoiled regarding those magical feline odours… haha gross
P.S. I have a passion for really musky, animalic, skanky fragrances. I wear a lot of Black Afgano, & when sampling this newly procured decant I think I was just assuming that the smokey, woody, animalic musk I smell is coming from the BA still fuming from the previously worn sweatshirt I have on.. but maybe it’s actually more of the Oud 27 than I realized & the heavenly animalistic skank is just very similar to that of BA, & the fruity/sour note is just really prominent to me because that’s what’s most unfamiliar to my nose? If so – awesome. I just need to try this fresh out of the shower.
P.S.S. So, having a chance to really indulge in this stuff, I’m thinking it’s the aldehydes & rose & Oud creating this incredibly bouncy, almost bright, strong, fruity Oud thing… that may or may not eventually… like, eventually, several hours down the line eventually (this fruity affect has truly awesome sillage, & it’s got legs to boot).. dry down to a seriously heavy, gorgeous, deep musk. I’m liking this more & more & more..
asdfg – :
I took a sniff of this yesterday at Nordstrom, it was on a dried down sample strip…Ummm this smelled exactly like the ZOO!!! YIKES!
onoof – :
Initial spritz: sour garbage water, strong cat urine, old rubber bandaid
2 mins in: gose sour beer, rotting mushrooms on new wet wood, wood metal-edged ruler, rust
5 mins: used portopotty, generic potpourri
10 mins: sweet dry cedar plank, warm, amber, sawdust, rotting mandarin, washed rubber bandaid, whiskey, mothball
boots522 – :
@iobhai
Brilliant bit of writing! I still love this stuff…
Dr.Furer – :
You’re a rotting tree. When you were alive, you spent a few hundred years enjoying a peaceful and sumptuously windy existence. You would even boast to the other trees, because your leaves and branches were always plentiful, because wildlife from all over called you their home, because lovers even carved their names in your sides. Everything was perfect until insects found you and bored into you and began tearing you apart from inside. You loosened, and you crumbled, and your whole trunk broke off and fell to the ground. Do you remember watching it erode over time while you were left as a helpless, rotting stump? Currently, your existence is not a pretty one. Every day, you’re plagued by incurable necrosis. Every day, you’re sprayed with urine by all kinds of animals as they mark their territory. Every day, you’re sent rose petals by the wind, as if it, too, mourned your death. Congratulations, tree. You have become the headstone to your own, sorry grave. Oud 27 by Le Labo.
georgcun – :
Male skank!!
A wild night on the dance floor, he is wearing a woody cologne, but the sweat has washed most of it away.
We end up in my bedroom, and my face is buried into
sweetly sweaty cracks.
In the morning, he leaves his dirty underwear as a memento.
That’s where I go when I smell this.
I love it….
игорь рязанов – :
Civet playing the lead role here. For me it is a good thing, quite similar to Dior Leather Oud. performance wise Its not as roaring and long stay as Dior, However with the price tag of half than dior, my money is in this guy
jekhammer – :
As usual Le Labo has once again chosen the wrong name. This should be called Civet 27, as the main note for me by far is civet. Just like how Vetiver 46 should be named Incense 46 and Rose 31 should be named Cumin 31 and Labdanum 18 should be named Poopy Baby Powder 18.
Gess – :
Civet drenched copper pennies aging with creamy, moldy smoked cheeses on a cool autumn day. Wait about an hour for the magic to happen. Undeniably sexy.
Absommaalonse – :
I”ve been wearing Dzing! on and off for 12 years now and though officially the two have no notes in common, to me Oud 27 is for when Dzing! is too much to handle. You get the wood, you get the amber, the toffee and the leather to wrap yourself in on a thoroughly ghastly day. A vitality boost for sure, but you can still slip by unnoticed if you’re not up to the drum roll that Dzing! entails.
kostik-krik – :
l sense some acetate (amyl, ethyl) based notes; it’s peculiar and quite nauseant, striking directly into my brains. After 4 hours the blend toned down to patchouli, agar and cedar scents but not in a balanced combination. After 8 hours the scent fades in a more soft and better scent’s blend.
Perfume is very personal and definitively Oud 27 is not for me (pitty but the first hour impression was not good, but only after 8 hours).
Rusell83 – :
Musk, ambergris, oud, civet, oh my!
This is an animalic outing to the zoo… but on a cool, clear day with a whisper of sweet woods on the breeze.
Oud 27 is quite enjoyable, addictive and truly funky. Fatty, sweaty ambergris, sharp civet, steamy musk, musty, fruity oud. Not overly dirty but like the clean, fresh natural smell of well groomed animals in the sunshine, rubbing up against trees and releasing some camphor from cedar and sweet patchouli. A little phenolic, intriguing.
It’s not something that I’d wear regularly or buy a full bottle of, but I’d easily use the rest of my small decant for personal amusement. Oud 27 is like playing with a wild cat, smelling its fur, and enjoying the scent memory. I don’t care to smell like this but would appreciate a random primal sexy romp and a sniff here and there.
broodaPed – :
I have tried a few Oud fragrances and I am actively shopping for one good Oud… this one is definitely different. For one, the civet is very pronounced right off the bat. I don’t really like this at first (I really enjoyed it on the card in the store)… It hovers in that territory for the first hour… I did spray about 6 times from the sample sprayer so perhaps I should try again. I spent the first hour wondering how I could pull this off and I thought I had ruled it out within the first hour.
After it has dried down a bit you begin to recognize the Oud and I begin to enjoy this alot more, but the dry down takes a long while… it smells to me like a very young Oud (not that I know the difference but that would be my guess after comparing to other Oud based fragrances) and I don’t think that its a bad scent.. in fact if it were more consistent I would be considering a bottle. It might be a consideration if I had alot more extra money since it is very different but I am hooked on another Oud fragrance, Oud Palao by Diptyque.
From the 1 hour mark and on, this smells alot like Bois Blonds by Atelier, a fragrance that I really enjoy but which seems to be lacking in the performance category. This one seems to win in that category but only after the civet dries down. I am not anti civet and I suppose it helps with the longevity but it is just too pronounced at first for my taste. If the civet were dumbed down I would like this alot more. As I am sitting here thinking about it I feel like it could grow on me but I don’t need more than one frag in this category right now.
I was getting nice wafts still at the 3-4 hour mark while falling asleep. It smells great the next morning, still present upon awakening, but with less projection of course. I actually thought it was gone and it reappeared when I started moving… I am somewhat impressed that it is still lingering but then again this is Le Labo. I love everything about it after an hour and so I have not ruled this out.
Oud 27 is mostly about the art of fragrance and it’s definitely a try before you buy. You really have to enjoy both phases of this fragrance to want it and that takes some time to figure out. Make sure to give some time before making a complete judgement.
gera.annamail.ru – :
Wow, the body products of Oud 27 smells soft, musky and woody without the loud opening. If you enjoy the middle and base note of this scent and want to skip the top, try the body oil and lotion. It’s a softer experience that’s still sexy.
meesseSouff – :
Other reviews describe it as stank, dirty, musky, earthy… It’s the ambergris and civet that dominate this fragrance. If you like those notes, you will like this.
echeren – :
First tried this about six years ago and I had never smelled anything like it before. It’s extremely animalic. I remember thinking it smelled exotic & mysterious. I feel like its important to note that most OUD fragrances do not smell like this. This stuff is really heavy – I can only handle it now in one spritz doses. I still enjoy it but it can easily be overpowering. I’m glad to see that Le Labo has been picked up by Nordstrom and most high end department stores – they deserve the recognition and success. Enjoy!
PayncDyncHams – :
Oud is almost always a miss with me. Either I can’t smell it as a distinct note (Tom Ford Tobacco Oud or Oud Wood), or there’s a nasty cough medicine aspect to it (M7). Or, with an oud attar, it smells like a rotting log. The only oud that I have liked thus far is Hayat Kemi Blending Magic – $400/bottle.
But this stuff is complex, wonderful and I’d wear it! It’s not really me – but I’d wear it.
Like the Hayat, the top notes are a bit overwhelming and unpleasant, but that soon fades away to a deep, completely unique scent. This is oud done right.
Yes, there is some skank here, but it’s a good skank, if that makes sense.
Problem: My wife gets her hated “grandma’s ashtrays” note from it. (Encre Noir and Creed Royal Oud also has this for her.)
pumma332 – :
This opens with an intense woody red wine smell that then moves aside for a load of polished boot leather. The red wine opening is the oud, in this case woody and fruity, but fruity in the sense of fermented and dark and still carrying the smell of the barrel it was stored in. It’s not immediately pleasing in the opening and can certainly tingle the nose, but welcome if you are looking for something stimulating to the senses. Had there been some sweetness to accompany the leathery drydown I would have liked this a lot more. As it stands, I find it too astringent to buy a full bottle, but who knows what the future holds because I keep coming back to test.
antoninak – :
This is an interesting scnent which I am still trying to work out if I like. The opening in my mind smells fizzy. For some reason it reminds me a little of ginger bear of fizzy lemonade. There is like a yeast like smell which I am not sure if I like. Its a scent that I will try again on skin to see how much I like it… The dry down becomes amazing but I am not so sure about how it smells just after applying it to skin.
xex016speagoessenda – :
I’m going through an oud phase. Wow. This is like no other! I enjoy ‘dark’ ‘noir’ scents and this fits the bill perfectly. To me, it feels like aged wine. This is one of those scents that smell different on skin, on paper and from the spray nozzle. Once you let it develop on warm skin, It’s stunning.
ALEXANDER KOROL – :
I first came across this scent about 2 years ago… At first, I remember being shocked by it. However intrigued and repulsed at the same time. It was polarising. I didn’t dare to have it on and felt very self conscious that it may offend others.
This is not an easy scent to appreciate immediately. I suppose as you age and your taste develops, you no longer find what you thought was funny and entertaining, entertaining. And you develop intrigue and appreciation for things more complex and sophisticated; in all aspects of life.
So this happened with my taste in perfumery. I revisited this scent during a time of nihilism. For whatever reason, Oud 27 spoke. It is confident, gutsy and honestly gives no fuck. And for that, I love it.
I gave it a test wear… Whether it’s the attitude of the wearer or not, people seem to appreciate the scent and I started receiving compliments.
It’s so beautifully original, balsamic, and so mysterious. This work has integrity. I applaud Le Labo for conceiving such a concoction. It is unlikely to appeal to mass market but for those that’s ‘smelt it all’, would be excited by this. Please don’t ever stop producing this.
masterandryU – :
L’ho amato dalla prima volta nel negozio a Parigi, mi ha bloccata, ha fermato il tempo .
Sono una donna e questo è quello che voglio sulla mia pelle, tutte le volte che sono stanca mi da pace, mi da forza, mi ricorda quello che sono veramente, intimamente, mi toglie tutte le maschere, le futilità, il superfluo.
Trovo sia sexy, intimo, bello, diverso da tutto il resto.
Per tutte le donne , per tutti. Dura tanto, si trasforma e si scalda sulla pelle e diventa sempre più caldo. Ho tanti profumi, tanta nicchia, tanta arte ma questo è quello a cui torno con amore. Non abbiate paura …. Provate .
PelmeNka – :
Perhaps I wasn’t expecting this much oud, but Le Labo Oud 27 is dirtier than I expected. It’s too much oud, or something else, that isn’t in balance. There are insufficient sweets, florals, citruses, etc. to bring this back to something I might enjoy. It feels more like a smelling oil to realize the extremity of oud than something I would actually wear for an extended period. Interesting education, but nothing I would consider wearing again, let alone buying. It’s disappointing in that respect but perhaps they accomplished their goal in making this, as, while not the most popular fragrance they offer, this does still seem to have a good following. Try at your own risk, because it is still quite strong.
4 out of 10
gggorrrr – :
This is musky and dirty, but at the same time it smells very intimate and sexy. There’s something rubbery about it, think of Bulgari Black. for example. But BB is thick and muted; this one, on the other hand, is sheer and bright.
I did not expect to like this at all, but I do. No, it’s not a real oud, but it’s an interesting and modernized imitation of it. You might even fool someone into thinking that you’re wearing an Arabic perfume.
miqael – :
This is so unique that I actually love it. It also makes me giggle because it is that memorable. A must for all fragrance connoisseurs. This is what indie perfumery is about. The opening is a blast of sour acidic and high pitched sharpness that is very striking. It dries down to a softer musky gaiac woody base that is very sniffable.
Meqfl289Unlogrere – :
Given the reviews I was expecting to be assaulted upon spraying this scent. Instead I find a rich, warm sophisticated scent that could easily be my signature fragrance were it not a bit pricey. Far from being aggressive I find it to be soft and comforting. Everything is so well blended. The oud goes hand in hand with cedar and it reminds me a little of clean hamster bedding. To my nose the animalics are very suave and subtle. I spray heavily and wear it without fear of offending anyone as the sillage is rather intimate. While I was hoping for more of a statement scent, I love it just the way it is. Though it is not remotely smoky it reminds me somewhat of Fumerie Turque. I like to wear this layered with Labdanum 18.
sanek3757 – :
I hated this at first, but it kept drawing me back. Now, I absolutely love it, so much so that it’s become a signature. It’s the only fragrance that provokes a naughty smile or laugh every time I spray the bottle, even now 6 years on. It’s downright sour and skanky in the most sublime way. I can’t really describe it in words, it has to be experienced.
My partner asked me if I had been spraying perfume in the bathroom because, “it smells like one of yours”. Unfortunately I hadn’t, but the cat had pissed on the bath mat again! That’s how fantastic this stuff is!
TallUGGS6 – :
I have been a hobby perfumer and perfumista for 20 years and my first few encounters with oud did leave lasting impressions but not especially favorable ones. Being in love with natural ambergris, deer musk, and orris to an obsessive degree I was beginning to feel I was just doomed to love all those things that cost the most and then I heard about agarwood. Of course I HAD to smell it and low and behold I too was taken back to an old Dodge Dart my dad had thats wiring harness burned up and while probably equally as costly the smell as to me equally as unappealing, so a but later fully in denial there could possibly be something out there I couldn’t afford that I didn’t have some burning obsession to have, I obtained some tiny samples of some REALLY expensive ones. All I could say is that I had NO difficult time believing I was smelling a years old defense of a tree against a fungal infection, just unpleasantly sickly sweet and pungent sort of like freshly spread mulch. But now some 20 years later with all the types of oud hitting the market I see the whole range of types depending on all kinds of factors I still have only begun to learn, but the oud in this perfume whether natural or synthetic seems to be one of the kinds that I have grown to like. Yes, it does have a bit of the harsh burt wires character but I see it more as a very heavy strong more bitterly intense wood smell. Now the great thing about this perfume is that the perfumer knew just what he was doing when he added cedar and civet because both of those serve to add warmth and fill in the thin spots in the fragrance profile of the oud and gives us a nice rich oud note which is the focal point of this perfume from the moment you spray it on until you bathe. The pachouli, amber, vetiver and rose are so well blended that they really do all their work behind the scenes where they provide a solid and deep base to support the star of the show, the oud. So, if you like the ouds that are not the sweet barnyard, or mulch sweet fungal infection types, but rather a bit like a heavy dark rich, slightly sweet wood with a hint of the burnt wires, then this is a perfume that you will really like. I feel that it showcases oud in a easy to get to know and get to love way, but still unless you are really in love with oud I would never recommend this as a blind buy. Definitely get a 5ml decant or at the very least a sample and give it a few days because the first day I tried it, it was a no go and by the end of the third day, I was online looking for the best price for a full bottle. It has nice sillage but you are not going to fumigate the whole room which with oud is a good thing because not everyone is all that enthused with it. It lasts a good while on your skin so you can put it on and not have to reapply at lunch.
arlekinderik – :
The opening to me smells like plastic or rubber speaker wires that have been burnt a little bit. Not smokey, just heated. Mix that with a little cat piss from a horny male cat, and you have it.
The dry down is where it’s at with this one. Once the pissy, plastic fades, the woody scent that’s left is pleasant and tolerable.
INGWAR – :
There used to be a kid’s toy/kit called Creepy Crawlers in which you’d melt rubberish material then fill different molds to make insects, snakes…various creepy things. Probably the melting intensified the reek of it. This is *exactly what Oud 27 is to me. High, plasticy, linear.
I know this is a cult fume, and it gets such love. I have also learned over and over to never say never with perfumes. But as of now — and as someone for the most part besotted by oud — I just can’t with this.
mujiktut – :
A fun, boozy fragrance with just a touch of the medicinal (from the agarwood) and the addictive (from the ambergris, which is thankfully perceptible). Earthy and masculine. Uncomplicated.
matyshevskiy – :
This one’s pure fun to me. It’s the most synthetic, rubbery, spacey oud on the market, and I kind of love that about it. It has almost no connection to actual oud (it’s clearly Givaudan’s Black Agar blend), and it’s like marinating in saffron and damascone beta. The overall result is a jammy, berry-like latex with some hardcore civet thrown in. It takes the whole Western wimpy “oud” concept and Westernizes it further with hilarious results.
It’s probably the most chemical smelling scent Le Labo has released, but I actually think that’s part of its weirdo charm. It’s also not something that you could wear on a regular basis—at least I couldn’t—as it’s strong and cloying at first. Upfront, you get honeyed damascone berries and civet, then the “oud” creeps in with “saffron” by its side, and from that point on the scent is basically latex gloves and skeezy florals. It’s sickly at first, but it sorts itself out a bit after a few minutes. The base seems to be a pedestrian vetiver/cedar combo, but I found that much of the scent fizzles out before it really gets to that point anyway.
If someone were shopping for ouds, I’d keep them far away from this one. But if that person needed a great scent for a trip to the circus, I think Oud 27 would be ideal. It’s fun, blaring, and super weird.
mysli – :
Has a kind of strong saffron note in the opening like your sniffing a bottle of the actual deep red flower parts and it’s little odd, overwhelming and medicinal. Maybe I haven’t had enough experience with oud, except with Montale’s Aoud Roses Petals. In ARP the oud, while odd and strange, is absolutely gorgeous. But Oud 27 smells very weird and chemical mess on me. 15 minutes later you can detect soft woods, but then the scent suddenly disappears. I was very disappointed as I expected Oud 27 to be as rich and lasting as Patchouli 24. It isn’t. This really needs to be sampled before you purchase a full bottle.
WhirmWemaresk – :
Animal scent with prominent civet note. Polarizing and challenging. Not for everyday use, but depending on the mood. For that reason I like this fragrance.
veres – :
AH YES! Something about this perfume makes me feel alive! I spray it on and i just feel energized!
It’s so unique, so animal, and so invigorating!
Not for the faint of heart, and not for those looking for something fresh pleasant for work!
You could very well be wearing this only for yourself. But you owe it to yourself to try it.
Its got a beautiful woody base, so its not just civet overload. Let it calm down a bit, and you may appreciate it more. That signature Le Labo aroma can be detected after about 20 minutes when it calms down some.
Performance is above average, but not insane. Probably a bit over 8 hours. Silage is good, projection medium.
I love this.
Xeroxdvuho – :
I think I can just faintly smell it nearly 24 hours later.
It reminds me a bit of Byredo m/mink which I also have tried however Oud 27 is closer to a more animalic side whereas m/mink smells more inky.
Those who said it smells strongly like urine, I have smelled scents that exactly smell like a toilet that hasnt been flushed in a while, this is very mild trust me.
It’s a much more subtle animalic kind of pungency.
Not unpleasant to my nose at all.
updailymac – :
Finally found the worst smelling fragrance I have smelled to date. Literally made me want to vomit which is the second fragrance to give me that feeling beside by kilian pure oud. Reminded me of the gag inducing cough medicine smell I would take when I was sick. Absolutely horrifying.
anakonenko – :
Lovely fragrance hiding behind the blast of civet that appears on my skin. If you’re somewhat anosmic to civet or you like it in a fragrance, you might still enjoy this. Warm and smokey, I can smell the rose, oud, patch and a bit of cedar. But the pee stank never goes away for my nose. Too bad! I don’t smell any rubber at all.
gte117bedyWelty – :
On me Oud 27 was a highly synthetic, chemical mess. I couldn’t wash it off fast enough. However I find their Patchouli 24 to be divine!
Avesug – :
Woah Oud 27 from Le Labo opens with an uncompromisingly massive boozy unpleasant clove accord. Settles for a moment then super, super animal civet, filthy warm amber and Oud…I think there’s labdanum in here too. Personally I think it’s madness but there’s something about it that I want to like.
The opening is a very acquired taste but as it dries down and becomes less musky, the Oud is more apparent because of the relative mellowing of other strong notes. Oud 27 is not proudly following in the time served tradition of Arabian perfumers instead blazing it’s own contemporary trail and fittingly smelling like something conceived of in a laboratory.
Not something I’d necessarily wear but you know what… My attitudes toward this sort of musky, powerhouse perfume are slowly changing and I actually enjoyed this in a strange way. Especially the woodier dry down when it gets a bit nicer and close to the skin.
As much as I’m intrigued by Oud 27 and trying to be all open minded and challenged by it….the fact remains it generally smells bad to me and I’d never wear it.
It’s Le Labo as a house I have a problem with more than anything. I’m 4 into the 6 samples I got and not one that I’ve found to be innovative or original.
alexandr_de – :
So there is oud in this, but in small measure. Some extract of agarwood? This is a weird fragrance.
Le Labo names its fragrances with a number for the notes count. So there’s 27 different notes mixed in with this. Considering this, it comes off pretty well. I wouldn’t expect so many different ingredients would be required to achieve this fragrance.
I’m still working on this sample, so I’ll need some time to write about it in more detail. But frankly… for the prices charged by Le Labo I’m not hopeful I’d spend my money on this. There are other fragrances much more appealing to me that cost less.
DarkSamson – :
I find this is a really enjoyable fragrance with a skanky note wich i can only smell if i put my nose on my wrist.when i spray this in my neck the first thing that comes to mind is green, woody, dry aromatic.after a hour or so the wood get more tuned by a little bit of sweetnes but this is far from a sweet fragrance.I like this sort of fragrances.Not the same smell but reminds me of dior leather oud an xerjoff zafar. Bitt skanky defitnitly try before you buy.Not for everyone
8/10
kolyasic1 – :
Pretty much hate the opening….but I like the dry down. Not quite love though but I find the dry down pretty interesting. First 10 minutes is pretty eeek worthy. I honestly thought there would be no hope for me liking this based on the initial blast and first 10 minutes of shrieking but it does chill a lot and ends up smelling less strange, weird and sour….and more mildly sweet, ethereal and oudy. But this is not a really sweet fragrance or anything by any means. So hard to explain this one. It is like it is trying to put out a sort of Timbuktu vibe but is worlds away from having that kind of success with it. Oud 27 pretty much just has to be tested to even begin to have a clue what it is like. I only have a sample and would not buy a FB. But I have enjoyed trying it though. I like bi-polar fragrances with a plot twist that surprises me at the end. I expected to walk out before the first intermission on this one but surprisingly stayed until the end….and even watched a bit of the closing credits.
ilya_rw – :
As a kid, I would often go with my mom to a bazaar that sells everything from rich, colorful rugs to silky, gauzy, fabrics, finely krafted china alongside kitschy knickknacks, there were also candied dates, plums, chocolates, it was often noisy and hot, and amidst all that chaos, there was a scent that permeated the air, it was rich, a bit dirty, certainly strong, exotic, as chaotic as the bazaar, it was beautiful. I didn’t know what the scent was, but to this day it lingers in my memory and whenever I would catch a whiff of that scent it would take me back to that place.
And then I got a sample of Oud 27 and Oud Silk Mood from Lucky Scents and immediately, I was transported back there to that magical place filled with beauty, color, flavor and rich, intoxicating fragrance. I don’t have the experience and the know-how to distinguish notes i