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tasmanick – :
I am getting a strange scent after dry down that reminds me of a woman’s makeup bag if I smell closely. Or maybe doll/toy plastic. If I don’t smell up close it’s vanilla but a weird vanilla. Strange to me. I’m not too fond of that makeup/plastic smell and this alternates between that and a rather bizarre vanilla so I’m on the fence with this one. So buyer beware, or at least buyer be notified, this does not smell so much of vanilla, tonka, or benzoin as it does vanilla plastic or a woman’s makeup kit.
Update: Unfortunately, this has moved to a dislike for me now that I’ve worn it a couple of times. That plastic doll type vanilla (think Cabbage Patch Kids dolls) is rather off-putting and I just don’t like it. It’s a shame as I really like the notes in this and wanted to like it but that plastic vanilla type scent really isn’t what I was expecting or anything I’d like in a fragrance. If that toy vanilla scent is your thing (no judgement here, it’s not bad per say just unexpected and not to my personal tastes) then that’s what you’ll get and it’ll be right up your alley!
norid22 – :
I’m sure most of us know by now that meharees is THE clone to get for musc ravageur. I have meharees, and for the small, 50ml bottle of excellence and quality, it was well worth the $40 or so you have to shell out to order it off ebay. It’s an excellent clone of the much more expensive fragrance.
Black Oud smells 90% identical to meharees, and therefore musc ravageur, with an almost equal longevity. It doesn’t have oud, or anything resembling it. It opens insanely strong, almost off-putting. I put my typical 2 sprays on my hand and was overwhelmed by how powerful this was. No other fragrance I have opened this nuclear. It is LOUD. The opening smells different than meharees/musc and is more potent. Much moreso than meharees. However it settles down in about 15m to the same drydown, albeit a little more of a darker woody vibe, probably where that missing 10% went into.
I’ll no longer be buying meharees, just as I no longer bought musc ravageur when I found meharees. Instead I’ll be picking this one up, despite the horrifically cheesy bottle. The juice inside is what matters, and it’s far too cheap to miss. If I had the choice between this or meharees as my clone of preference and they happened to cost the same, I’d pick meharees. Not only for the bottle, but because I prefer that extra 10% that meharees does more than I do black oud. But at this point, that’d be splitting hairs. This is a fine clone, and people should definitely get their nose on it if they like musc ravageur.
andregri – :
I’d be damned if this wasn’t Meharees, with a stronger musk scent (which isn’t bad, but doesn’t make it better than meharees).
ANDROID_0007 – :
This stuff is amazing.
Opens with a strong vanilla essence oil smell. It’s synthetic and strong. Has a very similar vibe to the A*Men opening.
The dry down is where this really shines. 1 hour in, and this smells almost identical to Tobacco Vanille. I’ve smelled both, and they’re very similar, this has less tobacco and more wood.
Longevity is excellent. Projection is excellent.
Buy this, and get the others in the range too. They won’t disappoint.
fxAZqpDY – :
Cigar Black Oud… does not have tobacco nor Oud. Misleading name.
This frag has a great scent anyway and I’m glad I bought it.
It opens a bit harsh with the “cat piss” smell that some people identify in certain perfumes. For me is a very nice cat piss smell. At this stage the fragrance is similar to A*Men – but less sweet – or any of its good clones. The dvelopment seems to not exist and I qualify this fragrance as a preety linear one.
The citrus are very faint, and woddy and tonka notes dominate milded by the vanilla and benzoin.
After 10 minutes the almost non existent devolpment stops and you get the nicest smell and sillage of this fragrance. The A*Men vibe is a lot fainter and now I get a stronger vibe of Agent Provocateur. Performance is above average with a longevity of 9~10 hours and a sillage of about 5~6 feet.
Once you overcome the disappointment of not having Oud or Tobacco as the fragrance name suggests, you end up with a very likeable EDT, with strong woody pleseant notes (very nice wood) tamed by vanilla, cinnamon and tonka.
I do recommend this Fragrance. When this flask will finishes, I will buy another bottle.
My rates for Cigar Black Oud:
Scent:…………………….8.5
Longevity:……………….8.5
Sillage:……………………8.5
Versatility:……………….8.0
Compliments……………8.0
Uniqueness:…………….8.5
Quality:……………………8.5
Presentation:……………7.5 (nice but poor quality)
Price:………………………9.5 (€15,00 for 125ml)
Average:………………..8.39 / 10.00
velyar – :
This has a very off-putting opening. It is the peru balsam. It can have a charred/charcoal type smell. But it is compelling and I completely love this scent after ten minutes on the skin.
The opening is unique. It is neither sexy nor nice, but it does draw attention. The middle is softer and very pleasant. To my nose, it is similar to Musc Ravageur and that is impressive, because it is a wonder. It also reminds me of the drydown phase of Shalimar EDP (that is the one I own). Shalimar is definitely drier, but there is some combination of notes that brings me back to Shalimar, and that is some kind of wonderful. This is a rich and well-blended fragrance. I feel the composition is equal to many far more expensive scents, some I even consider masterpieces meet their equal in the terrible presentation of the ugly black Remy Latour cigar bottle. It is like pouring Champagne Perrier-Jouët from a styrofoam cup.
This is some the best money you can spend on an EDT. If you appreciate something different yet grand, try this. If you do not like it, it makes an economical gift.
I would only wear it on cooler days and nights.
Belerafont – :
This reminds me so much of A*Men by Mugler. It has the same over-sweet, vanilla-caramel-tonka accord. It even has a similar harsh opening as A*Men.
maxfile – :
This smells very similar to Musc Ravageur and Meharees L`Erbolario. A very good, beastly, fragrance for the price.
My only compliment was at work, from across the room—the performance is amazing. If Sai, Steven, or Jeremy did a positive review on this (to get the name out) it would be selling in bulk.
As for occasions to wear, I would not wear this in weather above 40-50 degrees F— It really “sings” in the frigid cold. For age range, I would say 25 and up and for semi formal, formal, and romantic occasions.
Mejjg127bedyWelty – :
I really don’t understand what everyone is getting out of this fragrance. Thankfully I sold it and won’t be buying another bottle. I bought it thinking it would be similar to Tobacco Vanille, but it is not to my nose. This plasticy tar/burning rubber/campfire stove type of smell dominates the whole fragrance. It’s almost like a camphor type smell or like the plastic note from Carmex lip balm. I can get hints of the tobacco and vanilla but they’ve just smothered by this one overbearing note. I’m guessing it’s a combination of oud, benzoin, and peru balsam that’s just not meshing well with my nose. You can give it a try, it isn’t that much money right now online. I should’ve bought Black Wood, that’s probably safer with it’s only risk being either generic or too similar to other fragrances.
A safer blind buy and a much better fragrance, in my opinion, is the original Cigar by Remy Latour. Like a less harsh Havana by Aramis but with sweet aspects of Burberry London. It’s one of my favorite fragrances to wear in fall/winter.
pompymvu712Negeltzex – :
Never try this in high heat to really appreciate this fragrance. I bought this in the summer because the price was great, but thought it was a little stanky but good in composition. Something smelled off. It was the oud (precious woods) note!
Not an oud expert, but I know I had a good one or “interpretation”. Tried it 4 more times. I went outside today, and the woods and vanilla are so natural and aromatic. So well blended. For a woody musk oud scent, it does not smell dated or a fragrance for a “old man”. Also, in the cool weather, the stanky smell was not detectable and mix well with the cinnamon and citrus notes.
This doesn’t smell synthetic to my nose, in the least. It smells like a niche fragrance level composition. However, it is spicy, woody, damp, and moist type fragrance. If you don’t like those type of fragrances, stay away.
It also doesn’t smell like a cigar “el cheapo” neither. NO TOBACCO SMELL, to me. It smells like an oud (interpretation), Tonka bean, and cinnamon fragrance…period. so well blended. In the cool air, it is a masculine aromatic weapon that is not too far for a woman to try and pull off either. So it is unisex for the adventurous lady–light application of course for all (beastly lol).
For clone of TF tobacco vanille, which I have, let’s just say I can …see…the comparison.
For FM Misc Rav.,…..I don’t know because I never smelled it.
Projection/longevity *****/5
Usage: cool/cold weather
Compliments ****/5
Overall ****1/2 out of 5 stars
YT shavenonthedarkside
Review coming soon
nct990JeomiWogkig – :
I tried layering this with Yacht Man Chocolate and they were both improved (IMO, of course) by doing so. One spray of RLBO is equal to 7 or 8 of YMC, in terms of my layering preference.
EXTEPHORT – :
I made a user just to review this. This cologne was a total blind buy for me. Let me be frank, I smell no oud in this and definitely no tobacco. It is very powdery and strong. Imagine smelling vanilla and a burnt lemon together. Also, do not apply and go. The opening smell is too strong and synthetic but the dry down is fantastic. I received many compliments. The scent also lasts a while. More of a mature smell to me.
frefrefilmsfre – :
I am a BIG fan of tradition masculine scents, such as tobacco, so I recently blind bought Black Wood and Black Oud from this house.
Black Oud is not what I was expecting. There is no Tobacco in this fragrance. I do get the references to Musc Ravaguer and Meharees though. This scent is Musk, with a side of musk. a little bit of wood and sweetness with just a touch of citrus.
Bottom line: This is a great value and well Worth the money!
Styopik-Graf – :
This smells like Musc Ravagour. I just did a side by side comparison.
vitross – :
I joined fragrantica just to write this review. I know this has been compared to Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille, but I really don’t get that. The reason I don’t is because as soon as I smelled this I knew it smelled very familiar and it wasn’t Tobacco Vanille. Black Oud smells just like Meharees by L’Erbolario – which many know as a clone to Musc Ravageur.
I am sitting here with Black Oud on one hand and Meharees on the other and they are pretty much identical. The funny thing is Black Oud actually gets better longevity and projection than Meharees on my skin. Looking for a cheap Musc Ravageur/Meharees clone? Well look no further.
zuza005 – :
Watch maximillian heusler youtube review on this one.
DiokstokHow – :
First off, I think after an hour or so, you get a vanillic quality similar to the one in Tobacco Vanille. However, at first you get what another reviewer described as a “burnt plasticy opening” (I’d go with “plastic bacon”). On the second wearing, though, I was thinking, “yes this could be what they mean by oud.” It’s not too sweet and you get some spices, but you don’t get the fruity quality of TV in this one, so I certainly wouldn’t call it a TV clone. I do think it’s worth $20 or so for 100 ml, if this is the kind of thing you are seeking, though I didn’t get much tobacco so I’d suggest something like Avant Garde by Lanvin if you want something somewhat similar to TV and possessing a noticeable tobacco note.
UPDATE: Wore it again. After the opening blast subsides, this has great contrast between the sweet (not too sweet) vanillic element and the dirty, oudy, woody, animalic, etc. (“dark”) element. If you like Dior’s Leather Oud but don’t want to pay the price, this is along the same lines, though it certainly isn’t a “clone.”
UPDATE #2: Another wearing and this time the sweet elements are stronger, at least after that meaty/leathery/oud element dissipates significantly (perhaps 1 to 2 hours), so now I get the A*Men comparison but there’s no mint or lavender, and the tar is replaced by that aforementioned animalic element. The vanilla is quite pronounced, though not too strong for me. A great value if this is what you want, because there’s nothing negative about it and the prices are very low. The original Remy Latour Cigar is a real “old school” musky scent, with cloying sweetness, so unless you are fan of that sort of thing (think Bijan for Men) I suggest you don’t blind buy that one.
diman211 – :
Not my kind of juice… It does last forever though…
avsan – :
This is very close to tobacco vanille
Everything is great the only dow side is the bottle design is kind a cheap
But guys is all about the juice
Whe my bottle of tom ford tobacco vanille is finish i dont think i will be buying another on
Remy latour last around 7 hours on my skin so no bad
Recomend blind buy
avantazia – :
Blind bought and extremely disappointed, just it repels me and everyone around, a big thumb down from my perspective.
oqx317Negeltzex – :
Yesterday received black oud .Today applied at 8.30 and presently 3.30. still going very strong with excellent projection.this gem is true clone and copy of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. The difference in dry down between both is almost none at least to my nose.I feel strongly once again that this fragrance smells just like Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille, yet costs very little.Though it is strong but not repulsive at all. A great winter night fragrance and a must buy for all perfume lovers.after wearing this all day i realised the real craftmanship involved to produce this diamond .Suitable for daring and brave hearts as for initial 30 minutes it is very rough.my ratings are–
Projection: 9/10
Longevity: 9/10
Sillage: 9/10
Smell/ 8/10 it smells weird but smells good
value for money-10/10