Golden oud alexandre j eau de parfum

Very happy with this perfume. There is something that makes me inhale it again and again. Great for cold days. Typical arabian notes. Good for men.

Got this in a gift set along with a large size bottle of another fragrance in the line.

First of all I love the presentation of these fragrances. It's opulent kitsch at its finest. Especially the small trial size bottles are something else with their little dome (or onion?) shaped caps and they are perfect to take along in your purse.

As for the fragrance itself, the opening is a bit of a chemical punch to the back of the nose. And for the first five minutes that crass onslaught latches to the inside of my nostrils like there's no tomorrow. It's a bit like when you use bleach or any other strong chemical cleanser in a tiny bathroom and accidentally breath in a bit too deep.

However, it calms down very quickly to a pleasant and actually quite cozy musky soft oud. Other than that I don't really get any distinct notes. It's definitely more of a skin scent but I really do enjoy the drydown. Longevity is mediocre. I feel it lasts better on freshly moisturized skin. Definitely unisex.

In conclusion, i do like it and I am glad I got to try it through the gift set, but I wouldn't buy a whole bottle of it.

Edit: several days into testing I think what I'm perceiving as initial chemical onslaught is the oakmoss and vetiver. either way in the beginning it's still harsh to a point where it's really like an assault just to weirdly evaporate completely within 5-10 min leaving only musk and soft oud behind.

Final Edit: I do promise this is the last one. This is actually quite nice for layering. With the musk-oud dry down being quite gentle you can really give this any additional spin you want. I've enjoyed it with Lush's Cardamom Coffee just as much as with Nina Ricci's Rose Extase, and I'm sure there would be plenty of other good combinations. If that makes it worth buying a whole bottle though... I'd sample it first to be honest. Personally I won't.

I think this fragrance worth a bit better than the current reviews. Yes it does open with a bit harsh furniture chemical smell, but after 5 minutes, it became a really comforting and nice oud. It is synthetic, but with the perfume at this price point. It really pays off the longevity and nice oud dry down.

This bottle is majestic, oud is perfectly blended and I could say it is unique.
But, none of this you can see, smell or enjoy, because after half an hour, the smell disappears. Like, totally. I had to really inhale my wrist to smell something and no one else smelled it either. So I cannot even write a review on this one: firstly it was very good, masculine, but perfect oud blend (I find something sacral in oud, which gets me really intrigued) which develops to something feminine and nice, but I cannot tell what or where exactly because at that point, it was gone already.

I am so disappointed, and I wasn't even expecting anything.

The solar notes in the beginning are majestic. The vetiver and woody notes are sensual with the floral. The oud note is truly well blended close to the skin in the dry down. As a collector this one is a gem and a keeper.