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vinden2000 – :
I typically love Boucheron frag’s but I’m just not overly impressed with this one. Smells like a basic man’s fragrance that’s been done 1000’s of times before. Not bad at all, just not wowed by this one. Just a very run of the mill average man’s fragrance to me.
I mainly detect the (soft) leather and (soft) oud; none of the honey. I pick up a wee hint of the incense if I really strain to sniff. Tonka and labdanum also MIA to me.
Softer sillage and longevity is only a couple of hours. There are better men’s fragrances of this vein out there. Sorry Boucheron, I typically love or at least strongly like your offerings, but I’m just not impressed with this one. Maybe that is the problem, maybe I expect more from Boucheron…Meh!! *shrug*
hrd830intitytek – :
Quality ingredients are obviously present but this smooth Boucheron is not an oud scent. You may feel some dark woody notes at the opening that look like oud but it’s not real stuff not even a good synthetic oud. The oud has the same feeling as in Ajmal Ambre Pimente for example.
If you are into fragrances you may find it quite generic. If you are not, you may find it gorgeous. For me is just a nice smelling scent which I’ve smelt it before many times in cheap arabic scents such as Ajmal, Rasasi, Emper etc but with smoother character. It’s a quality scent.
The opening is the best part of the evolution of this fragrance. It starts with strong presence and arabic character becoming a moderate western one after 2 hours. It lives up to 3.5-4 hours then it becomes a nice but generic skin scent.
The dominant notes are honey, leather and tonka bean. The “oud” has short life. After 4 hours it reminds me the Carolina Herrera 212 VIP Men which I own. The sweet honey combo gives exactly the same sweet boozy feeling as CH 212 VIP. It was a big dissapointment for me. BTW this scent costs here 270 usd per bottle..
The longevity -as a skin scent most of the time- is great, 8-9 hours. The projection lives up to 2 hours and is moderate. Most of the time this scent stays close to thee skin.
Verdict.
A nice quality but generic fragrance suitable fot fall/winter. Personally I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. There are much better scents than this.
houston2010 – :
Oud de Carthage portrays a bit of the history of Carthage, which was an ancient city colonized by the Phoenicians and that fought with Rome for control over the Mediterranean Sea. It was, later, rebuilt as a Roman colony and made wealth in the trade of dyed fabrics for nobles.
Inside the Boucheron La Collection it represents the importance of Carthage in the stretch of passage to Tunisia lands, involving the commerce of spices, incense and precious stones. The hunters were always behind the smoky quartz, a glow stone as enigmatic as the smell of oud.
The fragrance of Oud de Carthage was created by Dominique Ropion and is composed through the union of incense and honey, at the top of the olfactory pyramid, making way for tonka bean and labdanum absolute in the heart, towards the base of oud and leather.
On the skin, Oud de Carthage carries less oud than we expect and more quality than we believe. Once the perfume is applied, it seems to exude a suede aroma. The incense is subtle and the result of its union with honey is smoother than smoky. When the tonka bean appears, it brings that creaminess already known in the universe of perfumes. That’s when the fragrance becomes Oriental and the leathery aspect of the labdanum begins to draw the final course of evolution. Finally, Oud de Carthage brings a drier base, in which the leather has more presence than the oud itself, which should be the star of the composition.
For those who expect the animalic and medicinal smell of the oud or that woody-chocolate facet of some species, the disappointment can be huge. In terms of oud, on my skin the most prominent nuance is indeed the woody, but nothing that is extravagant to the point of saying “wow, what a fantastic oud”. In my opinion, it is an oriental scent and more focused on leather than on oud’s note. But honestly, the quality of the fragrance is very noticeable. It is not a bomb, but it has a moderate projection, which reflects the concept of elegance of the house and the lasting is very good.
According to the company, the olfactory competitions would be Oud Wood (Tom Ford), Oud Ispahan (Dior) and Oud Royal (Armani Privé).
Take my advice and do yourself a favor: forget the oud and imagine that this perfume is called Leather/Cuir de Carthage. I’m sure the effect will be more positive this way.