Oud Satin Mood Eau de Parfum MAISON FRANCIS KURKDJIAN

I genuinely want to fuck myself after spraying a tester on myself.

This one is a Gem. Oud Satin Mood is one of the most beautiful fragrances my nose and brain have ever experienced. Sure, there are similar perfumes on the market; however, I have yet to find one that comes even close to this masterfully blended beauty. I tend to go for the sweeter, fruity, and jammy rose fragrances. Oud Satin Mood is neither. It is a gorgeous, realistic rose; paired with a soft, lightly sweetened vanilla; a luxurious, powdery, smooth-like-satin violet; and, an easy on the nose oud. This fragrance is classy, elegant, sophisticated, and sexy. If Oud Satin Mood were a song; it would be a classic.

Best way I can describe this scent:
On the initial spray, like a few other fragrances from FK, I think I’ve made a huge mistake. I’m overwhelmed. A tiny headache is coming on. My eyes water briefly.
On the dry down, my opinion starts to change. I keep smelling my arm. Begin to realize that I think if I could find a way to have sex with myself, I would.
By hours 2, my entire personality has changed. My husband and I aren’t that serious anyway.
I still have no idea if I like this fragrance.
Proceed with caution 🤣😭

I want to start with a warning - this stuff is nuclear. And as I say this I mean eventually if you use this daily on your clothing, there comes a day when you do not have to even put this perfume again, because your clothing is just RADIATING this smell. You open your closet and all you can smell is THIS PERFUME. And, at that moment, if you would put more of this perfume on those clothes, you and people around you definitely won't be able to grasp fresh air, because they will be breathing OUD Satin Mood. And I am not sure if this is good for your health. People... The bottle will last you FOREVER because you need max 2 sprays for a whole 24h. And if this perfume gets on your hair.... good luck with that, because even after washing your hair, you will get hints of this. So I will put an end to this question of longevity and sillage by saying... ETERNAL.
The scent itself is gorgeous, more for a late evening or fall/winter season, and in my opinion this scent has to be worn in the darker hours of the day. Definitely not office friendly and not for a casual day. This puts you in the mood. And by saying 'mood' I mean - sensual, a bit erotic but definitely not in a vulgar way, more in this siren-like, hypnotic, and a bit trippy. It creates this mysterious aura around you.
It is sweet but there is not even a hint of cheap sweetness. It is a very luxurious scent, very well blended, there are no sharp notes, everything feels smooth, finished, the oud is perfectly complemented by vanilla, personally, I can hardly sense rose notes here, because the vanilla note is more prominent. Here oud perfectly creates this deep, sinking, dark feeling. It is in no way a light cheerful scent. It's extatic, mysterious and very very alluring.

We bought the 200ml for my father's 60th birthday...I had no idea perfume could smell like this. My father saw how in awe I was of this perfume and he generously gave me the massive decant gift that came along with the large bottle. I had never smelled, let alone owned or worn a fragrance like Oud Satin Mood before. I could not stop smelling my clothes from that night. It smelled like some sort of insanely rich and opulent turkish delight of roses, smooth resinous oud, and breathtaking vanilla. I wore it to work and people literally told me that my office and I smelled delicious! Within a month I got myself the 70mL bottle.

In a word, the dry down is heavenly. Performance is incredible, the sillage is serious enough to cut through a packed wedding hall with all manner of "Allure Homme Bored To Extreme" and "Who De Chanel?"

Oud Satin Mood started my journey, and will always be special to me.

The smell is to die for. It changed my life.

Francis Kurkdjian is a legend and this is 2nd only to Baccarat Rouge 540 in my humble collection of what I consider to be masterpieces.

Update: I had the honor of meeting Francis Kurkdjian and he graciously signed my bottles...the penmanship was especially nice on Oud Satin Mood!