misha258 – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

Terrible perfume in my opinion. A very harsh, peppery oud – feels unbalanced, unfinished and why is it called Purple Oud? I suspect because there is purple colour added to the liquid. A let down in the otherwise stunning Maison Christian Dior collection.

taxist27 – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

It is peppery and floral. Leans towards femininity, oud is in the background but never takes over. The Dior sales rep was spraying everyone with Oud Ispahan and promoting OI, which tells you something. It’s something new, but not groundbreaking and lags behind OI.

boris-list – 2022-06-06:

3 out of 5

Dior Purple Oud is a entry in the new Maison Christian Dior collection, which supplants the Dior Privee line launched early in the millennium. Purple Oud has the distinction, along with Santal Noir, of being an offering that is not available through standard retail means in the United States, but rather only on the UK and other websites worldwide, just not the US.
The name is bit perplexing, as well, as there’s nothing fruity or floral about the fragrance that conjures purple.
Regardless, the fragrance itself is a mix of orange, pink pepper, saffron, cedar, and eponymous oud. It opens with proportionately more citrus and then dries down to the spicy woody blend. It’s never really overpowering in any one aspect, but the citrus gives way to a woodier dominance on the dry down, with the saffron adding plenty of character and pepper adding some spiciness, predictably.
It comes off as a somewhat masculine-leaning classic, by no means a fougere as far as scent type, but surely a woody/spicy work that strikes me as a versatile offering for my own wearing, the splash of citrus providing just enough levity to keep this from being an evening/autumn/winter fragrance.
Purple Oud’s performance leaves something to be desired. While I’m unsurprised that a freshie like Balade Sauvage does not boast much longevity or projection, Purple Oud does not project for very long, and ideally it’d be a little bit more robust in this area. Still, modest projection with very good longevity is a combination that’s useful its own way as far as being inoffensive, though this scent is not likely to offend even if projecting or close proximity.
Overall, it’s an offering that is nice and has some gravitas, unlike the majority of the fragrances in the Maison Christian Dior collection that are available in the US.
8 out of 10

травыч – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

What I like most about this fragrance is the name Purple Oud which is not the best thing you could say about a fragrance don’t get me wrong it’s not by any means a bad fragrance it’s just not purple nor does it contain enough oud to add it to the title. Purple Oud essentially is a vetiver fragrance which was very confusing when I first tried it I checked the name twice to make sure I was spraying the right fragrance lol.
On to the smell of Purple Oud and just to let you know I’m only using my nose to dissect this fragrance no list of notes or anything. Purple Oud has a nice citrus opening bergamot maybe? also something that feels like sparkling champagne which I usually associate with aldehydes so far the fragrance feels like more of a sunny green in color than purple it’s very uplifting. The mid of the fragrance is all about the vetiver paired with a bit of patchouly and maybe a blend of woods it’s nicely smokey with earthy tones and there is the slightest bit of bitter dusty chocolate and color wise it feels dark green to brown now. Although I love the mid very much it’s reminds me a lot of another fragrance that I love and own which is Sycamore by Chanel so it doesn’t get any points from originality for me. In the dry down the fragrance doesn’t change much except I finally get some oud it’s adds this inky character to the fragrance which quite unique but again there isn’t enough oud there for it to be an oud fragrance. Longevity is excellent with 12+ hours and moderate to strong projection leaning more towards strong.
In conclusion, even though I find Purple Oud to be a very well made welll blended fragrance it feels to me like Dior is trying to milk the oud cow just by adding it to the name. Also there are no new surprises here with Purple Oud which is heavily inspired by Chanel’s Sycamore. Still I’m huge fan of the line and did enjoy many of the new lighter offerings.

GrPeegualgala – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

Love it! So different a take on Oud. Purple Oud = Pepper Oud.

Maxik21 – 2022-06-06:

3 out of 5

Quite simply…fantastic! I had hugely high, even unrealistic expectations about this one to the point I was preparing to be disappointed and it’s not! Purple Oud is a really impactful scent with a bold, provocative and highly original opening. Purple Oud is a Purple as Prince! It’s fruity, but not sweet and definitely not playing around, it means some serious business and although completely changes when settled, some scents you can feel the basenotes lurking from the very first slightest, waft, like gazing at a distant storm you know a short time from now will be right upon you. I’d say it’s berry like, blackcurrant and hints of dark licorice melt away into a leathery, woody, Oud smell, which is rubbery and with hints of skankiness and minimal touches of smoke. The very deep drydown after about 6 hours is a very low lying, clean woody smell. It’s intoxicating, interesting, even a little strange and challenging at times but Demachy has created something I think deserves a great amount of merit.

max_240598 – 2022-06-06:

3 out of 5

Of the three ouds in the Maison Christian Dior line, Purple Oud is the easiest to wear. It’s certainly not weak and has above average longevity, but it’s not as monsterous as Oud Ispahan and not as skanky as Leather Oud.
I’ve yet to figure out why it’s called Purple Oud. There’s nothing “purple” about it apart from the colour of the juice. Nothing about the smell profile seems to naturally conjure up the colour purple.
The opening has a prominent orange note (mandarin?) coupled with pink pepper. The orange recedes a little over time but never disappears. As it drifts into the background, the oud takes centre stage. Compared with the oud notes of OI and LO, it‘s cleaner and less piercing; no barnyard or fecal undertones. I also occasionally pick up a vetiver note, very similar to that found in Chanel Sycomore.
It’s a very unique scent, at times fresh and clean, at others spicy, smoky and a little dark. I’m happy to have it in my collection and I’m glad to have a Dior oud that I can wear without gassing my office co-workers!

loocuousa – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

A masculine spicy woody earthy rubbery vetiver/oud.
A beautiful start with mostly pink pepper and orange with some saffron. It does smell oudy and woody from the start though. I get a hint of a green note as well.
The woods (cedarwood) and vetiver quickly appear followed by an increase in the rubbery style Oud (not skanky nor animalic) that was in the background. Finally , I get some dark leather.
It’s a lovely masculine woody fragrance.
Projection and longevity are moderate.
overall score: 8.5/10

voodoo_nv86 – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

It seems to me something strange and equivocated that Dior has chosen both the name Purple Oud and such creation to be a one of their perfumes unique to the Arab public. The collection has both Leather Oud and Oud Ispahan who embody the caricature of potent Arabic Oud, both for the animalivc side, which is the case of the Leather Oud, azs for the more floral exotic side of the combo Rose and Oud, which is the case of Oud Isphan. Why then choose a perfume that seems to interpret the concept just in a more moderate and Western way?
Even the choice of name is wrong, because of purple the perfume does not have much. One might have expected an exotic aura in this scent from that name, perhaps a fruity, or a very remarkable spicy aroma to characterize the color. But when you see the description of the perfume it seems that even the one who chose the name did not take into account the design itself. The perfumer describes it as a polished and brilliant view of the idea where the oud is kept in the background (another strange feature when considering the audience for which it was made exclusive). But perhaps the biggest problem is that two of the names that would describe the perfume perfectly were already used by Tom Ford, who would be both Oud Wood and Mineral Oud.
A name and concept that would best reflect the aroma created is Vetiver Oud given that the impression I have is that both Vetiver and Agarwood are protagonists here, both very well balanced to convey the polished and sparkling idea that is sold. I believe Dior is using some new base because the same scent of oud and leather that appears in Santal Noir reveals itself more discreetly here, entering to anchor an oud built around the aroma of cypriol. Although saffron is present, it is the aroma of fresh spices that really dominates. There is some incense here as well, a frankincense incense that is anchored in some woody and mineral synthetic material that plays the role of vetiver.
From a safer to more challenging range, the 3 ouds that are now available in the collection Purple Oud is certainly the safest (with Leather Oud continuing to be the most challenging). It is a kind of Oud for those who are not fans of Oud or a perfume that since does not saturate the most exotic aspect of the concept can serve to get your nose accustomed. However, the wrong choice of name and a misplaced position at first can drive it away from achieving its real potential, which is to be for Dior what the Oud creation is for Maison Francis Kurkdjian.

sun_nick – 2022-06-06:

5 out of 5

The Privée line is hit or miss for me, I have a handful of favourites (Oud Ispahan, Jasmin des Anges and Bois D’Argent to name a few). When Dior gets it right, my oh my do they blow me away. Purple Oud and their other new fragrance Santal Noir, were formulated to perfection. Purple Oud opens with a heady blast of saffron, pink peppercorn and cardamom (I believe). I also detected a fleeting citrus note which was rather nice and uplifting. After a few minutes, the Oud emerged: carnal and unforgiving. Wow. I don’t tend to like very strong Oud – I’m one of those Oud with Turkish Rose or Tobacco lovers (overdone, I know but it always smells good) – so I was surprised that this was not only strong and pleasant but also narcotic as opposed to nauseating.This has an oriental feel to it with spicy and leathery undertones. Absolutely stunning, with excellent longevity {10+ hours on my skin} and projection.10/10
ETA: In comparison to Oud Ispahan, they are two distinct fragrances. Oud Ispahan is a sweeter, floral Oud whereas this is spicy and ‘darker’.

BARS28 – 2022-06-06:

5 out of 5

Dear La DamedeNoir,
Thank you for your comment.
I meant :
Dior Homme since 2007.
Addict the classic.
Miss dior.
Midnight poison.
Portifino.
All of these are respected work, high quality, and unique. They were all created by Francois.
Its true I wasn’t clear when I said 1947, in which I meant the start point was at that time, but also there is a perfume was created and called new look 1947. “ reflects classic , antique smell”. It has its own costumers.
I also agree with you in regards the quality is directed to business rather than quality recently. Let’s agree the perception of smelling is changing with age!
Usually elderly has hormonal changes. Testesterone is going down or androgens “ females hormone” is going slightly up. “ this will change men behaviors to become more gentle than they used in their youth. Look at Francois recent work,,, all creations show sort of lighter, and sweeter scents. So, the perception does change.
Look at Lancôme, they are using different perfume designers to create different ideas and have different perception in the la Maison collection. Pictachio and rose does reflect new work with high quality, although the rest of the new products is not that unique.
Lancôme has created really unique work of perfumery art that deserve to be remembered. The only issue with Lancôme is many of their unique work is being discontinued. Some of the products were discontinued over 2, and others over 7 years, yet you find people look for those products or maybe offer to re sell what is left of used bottle with higher price.
For example Mille rose et une rose, potetre, and “””” Aroma calm”””.

wka78 – 2022-06-06:

4 out of 5

@Prot_T:
“I was expecting more from Francois, but I still respect his work. He already created many perfumes that stayed in the market since 1947”.
Sorry? If you mean Miss Dior (the original, not thing that is currently sold with its name), the creators of this perfume were the ilustrious Jean Carles and Paul Vacher, who must by rolling in their graves, seeing the infamous way in which the horrid misers that currently own Dior have maimed and disfigured their beautiful masterpieces.
For me, it is a long time since Dior is no longer a house of my trust or my wanting to leave my meagre savings in it. There are far better options, cheaper and more honest, for a fraction of the prices they are asking for their watered-down, reformulated stuff.

Maximus350z – 2022-06-06:

3 out of 5

Thank you cupake. I think you are right!
I just removed the details of my work!
Thank you,

ares73rus – 2022-06-06:

5 out of 5

@Prof_th Thank you for your in depth review! I wish you all the best with your perfume business. Maybe you should edit your comment and keep the details about your business to yourself. 😉

Stas1999 – 2022-06-06:

3 out of 5

Dear all,
I hope everyone is doing well. I would like to give my own opinion of the latest 10 Dior products from the private collection includong Purple Pud and Santal noir. I respect everybody’s opinion and i am judging based on my nose.
Starting with both Purple Oud (PO) and Santal noir (SN). They are both smell differently and i would say they are almost new to dior collection especially PO.
Purple Oud smells definitely Oud and no one can mistake that there is an orange note there. This fragrance smells new to dior collection, but not new to the market. This product resembles one of the best selling in the private collection products in Chanel. I would say 70% resembles Sycamore. So, i would expect the selling could be high for this product.
On the other side, SN is not really new perfume smells, although it seems new only from the opening notes. Santal noir contains sandalwood and musk. There is also a very sweet component which i would expect to be Amber. I feel Amber is being overly used although i like sweet perfumes. I am an experience man on musk component and i feel the musk is used in this product “”may”” not be in very high quality. This product seems to be resembling a combination of “”” Ambre nuit and Feve delicieuse”. I would expect this product will be selling high because many people prefer ambre nuit.
Both product I just mention have longer longevity compared with the 8 products released 2018. However, they do not last long like Oud Ispahan.
Talking briefly about the new 8 products.
In my humble opinion, they are not my cup of tea. I feel that Francois is repeating himself. Each new fragrance is inspired from an older version from dior products with small manipulation. For example Tera Bella is a repeat of portifino with some alteration in the notes. Lucky is a repeat of diorsimo but maybe more bargemot is being added. Dioramour is a replication of Dior home. The only new fragrances from the 10 new products I would say ( purple Oud, Sakura “ cherry” , and savage balad “ fig” ).
I was expecting more from Francois, but I still respect his work. He already created many perfumes that stayed in the market since 1947.
My expectation was a bit high because:
1- I was expecting to produce new scents that they don’t exist in the market.
2- i was expecting to produce 1 or 2 new fragrances instead of 10 at once. ( it seems to me producing 10 different perfumes at once can cover many people’s taste. It also seems to be profitable idea in the market. “ Louis vouitton launched 10 perfumes at once in the market, and I don’t like companies copying others ideas and deliver it to people.
3- if this is the scenario of producing 10 at once, at least I was expecting to produce 5 lighter scents and other strong scents , so many people can enjoy.
“ I guess Lancôme and Tomford were the first companies who produced scents that contains chestnuts. “ that kind of idea I am looking for.
I am suggesting to start simple and produce Yalang yalang with “ new item that haven’t been explored in the market”.
Or Oud, cardamom, rose, amber and a signature “chocolate”. Or add milky creamy component. Sometimes if we want to go with normal repeated scents, then we should talk about higher quality.
I am planing to start my own small scale perfume collection by next year. My ideas will be different than today’s designers. I am going to produce perfumes characterized to 5 features of each different person. It’s more like personalized perfume. Hope i can succeed and deliver my ideas.
“ I still respect designers work, but recently I am against competing with others in the market, just to get profit”.
The idea of producing different versions of one perfume is really based on marketing. Dior homme the classic is super nice and unique perfume in the market, why do we need to make sport, cologn, and intense version? The only thing I can think of is to widen th range to cover more people taste and increase the marketing of that successful products. The other thing that comes to my mind, is that it is easier to manipulate a scent and twist it instead of creating a new fragrance from the scratch.
For examples;
Dior sauvage.
Chanel coco madmoisel intense,,, etc.
Chanel blue intense “ coming soon”.
And many other exampels …. etc.
Sorry to make it long, and excuse my spelling.
I hope my description is helpful to many people.
Thank you,
Prot_T.