Initio Oud For Greatness Eau De Parfum, 90 ml

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If they did use real oud, I wish they used a bit bigger concentration as that would most certainly give Oud For Greatness on heaviness. On the other hand, if they used aroma chemicals, they most certainly did an amazing job in blending it to the point where it can’t be figured out not even by the experts. Oud for Greatness is top notch! The fragrance is intoxicatingly opulent and has that certain something It all began when I entered a small but very well sorted niche perfumery in Florence, run by an elderly couple. Well, maybe you know this when you're in a perfumery and you immediately notice bottles that you've never seen before. It always makes you curious. But at this perfumery, everything except Creed, MFK and Amouage was foreign to me. Everything. As someone who smelled natural oud multiple times and the fact that I have a 100% natural oud oil in my collection, I personally wasn’t able to detect and verify they used real oud.

Silage is one more reason why you should definitely buy this woody and spicy aroma since the scent is very strong and you will certainly leave a 5-6 foot long trace behind you. Less costly but just as good on the designer side, there’s Chopard Oud Malaki EDP, Gucci Intense Oud EDP and Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir EDP to sniff out. For the record, none of these contain real oud but they still capture its beauty using synthetic and natural materials. As I already mentioned, Oud For Greatness can be very easily over-applied and if it happens, well, things can get pretty nasty. Because of the intensity, too many sprays will cause the fragrance to become aggressive, too pushy, and even offensive. Because of the woody and spicy scent, Oud For Greatness is definitely made for colder weather and lower temperatures — it works best in winter or fall, and maybe some chilly days of Spring. The summer is an absolute no-go as high temperatures will cause it not to open and perform properly. Oud and agarwood can be noticeable in the opening but they are not prominent or commanding. It’s more like a shadow hiding in the dark behind all that spiciness and warmness of top notes patiently waiting for its turn to take the throne.This greatness came out in 2018, released by Initio Parfums Prives, and it evoked the eruption of different impressions and comments — many considered it just another oud fragrance, while others immediately placed it as the best oud fragrance ever.

At the end of the day, this truly is a beautiful fragrance many will enjoy, and it’s best if you manage to tie it to memory — gifting it for a special occasion to your someone. It’s part of our best winter fragrances for men in the 2021 list, and it truly is among the best ones out there. Roja’s range of ouds– Aoud, Amber Aoud, Musk Aoud and Sweetie Aoud – show the British perfumer’s time in the Middle East was time well spent. And your hard-earned cash will be too on these expensive options. The opening of Oud For Greatness is fulfilled with the scent of Saffron as a dominant note that is very easily detectable with the first spray. What made this bomb so much more unique and interesting is the spiciness and warmth that comes from the nutmeg and it blended perfectly well with saffron as the main note and slight touches of lavender. The oud is woody and very fine, not a trace of animalistic and the smoky character it gets only in the later course. But there is always only one nuance and the smoky character never drowns out the woody part of the oud. There is a certain depth, or rather another layer, given to the fragrance by the oud, with the ostentatious sweetness providing the base note and the rest filling in the highs. The lavender provides a balanced freshness and nutmeg adds a bit of pep, so the fragrance finally becomes a bit more tangible, and they not only make the overall picture a bit more fruity in combination with the sweetness, but with the patchouli-musk base they also take responsibility for the masculine vein that is inherent in the fragrance. It should be mentioned that no note plays by itself, but all notes are well coordinated with each other. That makes all the notes individually recognizable, but if you concentrate on something else, even for a split second, the boundaries blur again and everything becomes one. After a few hours the oud gives way and becomes smokier and smokier, the patchouli takes up more space for itself and slowly comes to the fore, but without completely displacing the oud. As a result, the fragrance becomes increasingly velvety and grainy as time goes by, until it reaches the base note, which is surprisingly much more classic than the top note would have suggested. Once you get to the base note, the fragrance has shed its fruity character and appears somewhat drier and spicy, perhaps even a bit leathery. The oud no longer steams, the freshness fades away and it gets a bit cooler. One is left with a still image that doesn't change much in the picture, but only decreases in intensity. Considering the price, performance, uniqueness, and other aspects of its identity, Oud For Greatness is definitely a valuable piece to have in your collection, and definitely worth it.

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In my personal opinion, for a fragrance to be called the best oud fragrance, all the magic, power, and “colors” of oud need to be presented — it has to be a story about the oud, not a story where oud serves as a tool to bring it up.

The fragrance cuts the best figure on special occasions and occasions. As soon as it begins to dawn, the cool night forms a beautiful contrast to the opulence and the full charm of the fragrance becomes apparent. The fragrance is unisex with a masculine tendency, without excluding the feminine. All in all, the whole appearance looks so stylish, mysterious, luxurious, something you will be proudly showing off to every person that comes into your house and you will be probably admire it yourself for a long time after you get it. I usually wear it during night-time, for dinner dates, or for drinks with my friends, but it can be wearable during the daytime as well.

Oh, and did we mention its impressive sillage and longevity? Definitely a big part of its appeal. Similar Fragrances To Consider The good thing is that you pull this cloud a long way behind you and it is big. After 12h I was asked about it. You can only get it out of your clothes by washing them.

The debate that’s following this fragrance for quite some time now is, did Initio use real natural oud or did they use aroma chemicals?The projection also works great — I get around 3 hours of projection and after that, the scent sits closer to the skin but it’s still detectable. I know that for some people it can be a red flag but with the longevity being so great, it’s hard not to make a compromise.