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Ронин – :
Not because there is a banana peel in the notes then it means there is a banana!
This is leather, saffron, cardamom, birch, pears, apples, orris, musk, amber, & woods.
Instead of the oud, it’s patchouli, amber, & musk. I don’t know wither it’s a lie mentioning that there is any oud in here just to sell (as Roja’s way of marketing) or cashmere, amber, woods, cedar, and patchouli that creating that oudi disturbing effect!
I know oud and the many type of it, there isn’t anything oudi in here, as it is animalic rather than oud, and oud NEVER animalic.
Now. €550.00 for 50ml of this! No grand thank you.
89094860667 – :
The oud in there is rather prominent as it should be, however oud being a pungent note overshadows all other notes and effectively ruins the differentiating factor. It’s a good fragrance however it’s absolutely not worth the price. No idea what Mr Dove thinks of his creations to price them this way. To me they are nothing spactacular to demand such buck. To be honest Mr Montale makes far better oud amalgamations.
gagorosha – :
I agree with joyjoy bellow.this review makes me laugh
Said295 – :
I agree with joyjoy bellow.this review makes me laugh
ksenia73 – :
Candy oud is the wolf in sheeps clothing; a scent of shocks.
This is no fluffy girl’s fling, the 1st spray is the tractor-tyre wallop of dark, dank oudh, pungent and bold as you dare.
Ohh dear.
I was realyyy hoping the oud beast would jump out at the drydown where I couldn’t care much for my money but nooope!
Sad because I think this would have been a Winner of fruity medley and party candy because the Quality is there. But I guess in the end, it lives up to the dark side of Niche.
Beware.
My rating: 2/10.
Quality: 9/10.
77freeman – :
I have spray samples of most of Roja’s Aouds (sadly he no longer sells the sample sizes on his website). I have & really like the Aoud, Amber Aoud, Musk Aoud, UAE Aoud, Taif Aoud & even the Sweetie Aoud. This Candy Aoud, however, I can’t stand. It’s okay at first but the aoud turns so fecal on me & stays that way. The banana note wasn’t very noticeable either & I was really looking forward to that. It’s stupid but I like the pink bottle. Oh well.
lion10152 – :
Like Sweetie Aoud, the opening of Candy Aoud bridges the sickening with the fascinating; you get something that resembles a mouthful of gummi bears crossed with soapy florals. Also like Sweetie Aoud, this scent ditches the sugary namesake in under a minute and ploughs headlong into stemmy floral territories countered by something that borders on vegetal. There’s a outlying citrus note thats mixed with oak moss to produce a shadow of a chypre that builds as the sweeter notes fade. After thirty minutes, you’re left with a fairly uninspiring mush of ideas with a prominent rose jutting out against what smells to me to be a kind of tobacco leaf. This really isn’t a scent about candy, and it’s certainly not about oud. But the main problem I have with it is that it doesn’t seem to know what it trying to accomplish. It’s kind of an insipid, pointless leafy affair that, while not awful, contributes surprisingly little.
termae – :
For starters, this is a misnomer. No Starburst, Skittles, Mike and Ike; zilch, nada, no candy fumes whatsoever. Instead, your greeted with a bunch of melancholy notes like saffron, amber, patchouli, oakmoss etc. The opening is a bit convoluted. There’s an APB out on this oud note that everyone has seemingly voted for. Over time the fragrance sweetens up a bit but not in a candied way. The proverbial banana note that everyone is clamoring about comes into play and is sort of a big deal throughout the duration. There’s another hint of sweetness coming from the rose which is vying to see sunlight but is subdued by the said notes…and the “unsaid” notes that are not worth mentioning. Does Candy Oud feel important? Does it have that “I gotta have it in my collection” feel to it? The answer is…not really. Candy Oud is like the Jurassic World movie,”Ehhhhhh..it’s cool” but in the end, a real shoulder shrugger.
dmaksim1 – :
Sherihan:
I believe he’s simply making it in larger bathtubs now.
wxs466speagoessenda – :
i,m wondering if the banana is a synthetic banana or real ”precious” banana oil….blink
botsman1971 – :
I dont take an official statement because i didnt sniff it.
But given by name, notes and description i have to say roia dove seems to have lost his class and creativity.
But lets wait for a sniff..
SAnnY – :
Omg stop it Roja, you ar contradicting yourself, in your book you insisted on the perfume as an art, not totally a commercial thing that just follow trends to make more money. Now what is this! Your brand is not even a NICHE anymore, it is in every shop in the Middle East.