Crazy Gambling Eau de Parfum THE HOUSE OF OUD

I love it, well balanced fragrance. The notes compliment each other well. This fragrance is a well oiled machine.

A smooth tobacco/leather that isn't overpowering and doesn't outlast its welcome. There's a whisper of bourbon in the mix, but it's neither prominent nor overpowering.

Performance is low-to-average. Reapplication is necessary after about three hours, which is disappointing for a scent in this price range.

I bought it on sale at Fragrancebuy for $140 CAD; at that price, it's quite competitive with its peers and worth a serious look for those looking for arid, masculine scents. The bottle and packaging are lovely, although the insert around the bottle looks like it was cut out by a Kindergartner: it was crooked and mashed, mishaps that clearly were not a result of the shipping process.

really nice rain/just rained/leafy scent

THoO don’t really get credit for just how niche some of their fragrances are. This one really makes no concessions for mass appeal.

I get a deeply woody, slightly nutty leather. Off the top I was most reminded of Bentley for Men Absolute, but that one has a sweatiness, also a sweetness, which this one lacks … also the cheaper Bentley is much flatter and shorter-lived. Gambling has an aromatic spiciness that gives the rough-textured feel of raw tobacco leaf. Combined with the whiskey and leather I’m reminded of Zoologist’s Rhinoceros, without that one’s wet, animalic barnyard side - this is more smoky-dry.

Because this one is so niche, my brain is scrambling to triangulate it. Ultimately it’s a very compelling portrait of its subject … leather-topped tables, whiskey and cigars, manly men with nothing sweet or floral in sight. I like it. Like other true leathers it’s not wearable in all situations, but I’ll wear it on days I’m mostly at home, largely for myself … or should I ever get dragged to a casino.

I'd really like to know where some peoples minds are! First you can forget the Britney Spears suggestion, as smells like. Second, you can forget the negative and down votes . . .some one left their children on here to play.
As for the fragrance; an almost "green whiskey" note . . .think scotch. Very well blended as so one note never out weighs the other. I get only a hint of coffee that lends a chocolate flair to the woods. A little dry leather appears in the dry down. A fragrance that is aptly named if you ever sat in a casino or around a poker table.