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JattajaPaneKto – :
The problem with Oud is that it can be quite medicinal and headache inducing for me, but not this fragrance. What a blend! The Oud is tame, the leather blending in nicely. As the fragrance progresses the chocolate lingers in the background, a lighter dark chocolate or even bordering on milk chocolate. There is a creaminess to the fragrance, it sits on my skin so well.
This isn’t a projection monster, making it perfect for close encounters and office settings.
gral1 – :
A very nice Western Oud fragrance…very smooth, elegant and very likable. Sadly, I have a ton of these “nice” Western oud interpretations so I won’t be purchasing a bottle.
Performance is quite nice is that it lasts 7-hours on my skin and projects moderately, which is just fine for this kind of fragrance. Although it is suitable for men and women, I personally feel it leans slightly more masculine. I am not a fan of chocolate when used in fragrance, but it’s stays in the background and is well-behaved.
Overall, a definite try for those who love Western Oud fragrances or are looking for a oud scent that isn’t too potent, medicinal or animalic…just a very nice Western Oud scent.
Xeroxffhmh – :
I like it… but it’s too much like Shay & Blue Black’s Club London. Same vibe. So why repeat myself? It’s quality, though.
Shooraamich – :
Warm and spicy. A lighter and less complex version of Amouage Interlude. Longevity is not as much as expected for me, sillage is moderate. For the money, I would stick to Amouage Interlude which is more complex and longer lasting.
melkykirov – :
I like this one a lot. Slightly sweet and slightly smoky oud. It is well blended and rather creamy. It is not over the top and very wearable. If it performed a little better I would be very happy. I got about 5 hours and then it is not projecting much at all.
wolga555 – :
A fragrance which starts of with earthy oud & creaminess, but then morphs into a clone of a famous Amouage fragrance…
I applied 6 heavy sprays
0 -3 hours – 1 foot projection. You are initially hit with a strong, earthy oud but after less than a minute you sense a creaminess, which balances this fragrance very well. I didn’t get the chocolate, instead a generic smoothness. I don’t see any similarity to Nasomatto Pardon
3 – 5 hours. 4 inch projection. Smoky ash starts to come in
5 – 8 hours. 1 inch projection. This fragrance radically morphs into a completely different fragrance. Introducing Amouage Interlude Pour Homme without the projection. Leather is distant but there
This is a well made fragrance with twists and turns.
Unisex to begin with but more masculine in the end
IMHO this is a fragrance more for lovers of oud, than chocolate or leather
Quite affordable
Good
pompygud849Diobtetty – :
This is quite possibly the best fragrance i have ever smelled.
cuba – :
It’s funny how my nose “develops” over time. Not in the physical sense of course, but when I first smelled this, I thought it was a cloying mess. Then the owner of a well known niche house told me, “niche fragrances tell a story, they are not to be discovered while standing at the counter and spaying on a tester strip, they are to be discovered and unfold piece by piece.” This statement makes so much sense and is why I am so into niche now and is all I collect.
This stuff is just complex. It’s sweet, but it’s not. It’s oud note is very strong and let’s you know it’s there at all times of the composition. I think the saffron note compliments the oud in a great way and the dark chocolate keeps things sweet and dark. The patch is what makes all this seem complicated because it’s there but I can’t detect it as a note, it’s like it blends with the other notes to make its own note. Very very interesting juice. It makes me want to see what else this house has to offer.
Lianelan – :
After 5 hours or so it’s a skin scent but it’s nice for the first few hours when sillage is within about a foot. This is one of the more discreet ouds and very wearable if you detest some of the loud offerings from Montale and Mancera. The leather is just as present as oud while the chocolate note is in the background. Very different from the normal oud but it’s a bit too tamed for my liking.
bexecoche – :
Quite interesting, moody, and happily delicious.
It is a harsh oud sweetened with dark chocolate, it’s like bokhoor in an assorted chocolate shop (godiva, Prestat, Nehaus) amazingly blended and beautifully luring.
Edit (15th Dec 2016) Umm, i guess i was mixing it with something else at the same time, when i tried it in their shop in London, it wasn’t anything like the sample i bought from one website, another typical oud so far. Pity.
belyaka – :
A friend gave me a big decant of this jus and every time I wear this, it always (always) reminds and strikes me as a softer version of the very potent Amouage Interlude for Men (my Interlude bottle is from the 1st/launch edition around 3 years ago). This is a very nice choice for daytime use and the Amouage Interlude for night. It creates an alluring and mysterious scent trail that wont offend those people who are very sensitive to strong spicy oriental scents. So if you find Amouage Interlude for Men too strong/potent, Oud Alif is an excellent alternative. Just my own opinion, me thinks 🙂
cheamirhan – :
This is amazing. I hate vanilla. I get a warm vanilla/amber at first with the oud but that quickly dries down into a deep, spicy, rich oud that is woody, leathery and dry. I used part of a small sample vial around 6:30 a.m. At 2 p.m. it still is going strong.
sasadada – :
This is a really, really good oud fragrance and not because it stands out but rather that it doesn’t.
I let out the obligatory oud sigh of appreciation so it scores on that front.
Oud Alif is so smooth and well done, it does have a leather quality to it and a creamy patchouli, I found it very impressive.
A gourmand oud is how I’d describe it and understandable considering the rest of Shay & Blue’s fragrances have that Food or at least fruit twist.
Performance was good but never in your face and the price won’t break the bank either.
The theme of this house is wearable scents and this one is certainly that. Brilliant stuff!
yori66638 – :
A very nice fragrance.
The notes detailed at the top are quite accurate. Leather more so than oud up front. Then the oud emerges and leather moves to the background. Sweet, but not sickly. I don’t get dark chocolate but perhaps some milk chocolate lurking in the background. Crème Brule part way through in the mix as well.
This is not a “moist” oud like say Tom Ford Oud wood, and not a dry oud like Creed Royal Oud….kinda half way between. Fantastic balance.
Having said this…I can’t see this being a real signature/distinctive scent for someone due to its balanced and even blending, but it is very-very nice. Will not offend, but will not wow either. Very pleasant.
The whole line reminds me of Parfums de Nicolai in quality, style, and the very well blended nature of the fragrances. More longevity with Shay & Blue though.
Nightmare123 – :
It
Is
Astounding!!!!!!!
Deep, voloptous, oudy/woody and ohhh so goody!!
I wore it some weeks ago during an informal fashion show a friend of mine threw. When mingling everyone stopped me asking what a wore and luckily I had the bottle with me….suddenly I found myself surrounded by ladies demanding to be sprayed and the bottle got more Iphone attention than the frocks did…..I have over 160 bottles in my collection and none has had this much attention!
Matz
Stockholm
8g7bi – :
Very smoky, dry oud fragrance that is more on the masculine side to my nose. I mostly get the oud and leather. Unfortunately I really don`t pick up any of the chocolate here. Quite a complex and challenging fragrance in a good way. Very well done, excellent quality, I get great longevity and good sillage.
Ксюша36b9 – :
This got the DNA of Memoirs Of A Trespasser, Its OK! Smoky sweet.
yuradaod – :
LOVELY. CREAMY, STRONG, SWEET FOODY, OUDY. It’s everything an oud should be. I sprayed Pardon on my other hand to get a contrast with the cocao and the dark chocolate in Alif. Alif started out STRONG and ready to start some trouble. 30minutes later…..Nothing but sweet, beautiful comforting chocolate creamy oud. It’s not SCREAMING out like Pardon, It’s permeating quietly. Can’t wait to spray up for a FULL wearing tomorrow. I’ll check back then.