Empathy Eau De Parfum THE HOUSE OF OUD

Another fantastic delight from THOO. If you are an appreciator of the fragrance from Argos called Bacio Immortalle, this is similar to what you can expect. The difference between the two is Bacio heads toward a leathery / suede raspberry note on the drydown whereas this lovely gem goes to a beautiful airy ozonic raspberry type vibe. Both of these fragrances on my skin appear to have the same strength and projection which is a small personal bubble. I prefer Empathy over Bacio because it works better with my skin chemistry. If any of you have smelled Jul Et Mad's Stairway to Heaven...that is about the projection and airy type quality you will get. This is not an overly sweet fragrance btw. I have seen on the reviews some say it was super sweet and I would disagree. A super sweet syrupy fragrance would be Mancera's Black Vanilla. This is far from that due to its more ozonic air-like quality.

Note: I am in no way trying to discredit anyone else's thoughts on what one feels is sweet, just to my nose from the many fragrances I have smelled, although sweet, this is not overly sweet and cloying like some richer and darker gourmand like fragrances are, due to its light scent profile. And I do love my gourmands btw. :)

This smells like an extremely expensive raspberry shampoo, but nonetheless, 100% like a luscious raspberry shampoo and nothing else, and it's fantastic! The price is really steep but I would buy it, however I do love both raspberry and shampoo smells, and I actually used to use a raspberry scented shampoo and conditioner in high school. The bottle is wonderful and I adore the name, which is what made me try it. We could all use a little more empathy. :)

Raspberry sorbet flavor in a hashish bar. The tobacco adds a depth to the sweetness. Oud and benzoin ground it. Delicious, nostalgic and unique. I will have to keep trying before I decide on a full bottle but this is very pleasant to me.

Do not bash me please, but I think that this fragrance doesn't worth the price tag. I have a sample, and upon testing it I was hit by a very Lady Million-like scent... then it reminded me of an Oriflame perfume I loved as a young adolescent.
It is a very lovely scent indeed, yes, but you may buy 2-3 paco rabane on the price of this...though this is mellower than that perfume.

You're crawling in the desert, dehydrated and exhausted. For a moment, you look up from the dried sand, past the scattered and twisted, dried trees, and you see a siren. She's dancing in a cool mountain forest, breathing deeply behind a mist. She's picking raspberries out in those woods, singing, and you see yourself with her. You're paralyzed as she looks in your eyes, as she puts a raspberry in her mouth and chews once, as she leans over to whisper in your ear. But, you're in the desert, and now she's in the desert, off at a distance, teasing you with her naked form and a basket of fresh raspberries, laying on those twisted, dried trees. Empathy by The House of Oud.